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* Continued work on GPX2 module for Geotools.
 
* Continued work on GPX2 module for Geotools.
 
* Continued work with volunteer OSGeo Journal Team.
 
* Continued work with volunteer OSGeo Journal Team.
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== Ragi Burhum ==
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=== Highlights ===
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* Started the San Francisco [http://www.meetup.com/geomeetup/ GeoMeetup] which has grown into a highly focused geo developer bi-monthly event with [http://www.meetup.com/geomeetup/members/ 450+ geo devs] from various Bay Area big and small companies. The meetings can draw 100+ attendees and have had sponsorship from O'Reilly, SimpleGeo, CBS Interactive, xCubeLabs, Trulia, Eventbrite, etc. Our  first meeting was an Introduction GIS and OSGeo by Ragi together with a presentation by Josh Livni from Google. The presentations usually heavily promote OSGeo. Brian has started to give away OSGeo Live DVDs as a price to the correct answers to his Trivia Section of the GeoMeetup where he asks questions about what the presentations itself - very amusing and highly effective!
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* Wrote and committed [http://www.gdal.org/ogr/drv_ao.html ArcObjects driver to GDAL]
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* Wrote and committed [http://www.gdal.org/ogr/drv_filegdb.html FileGDB driver to GDAL]
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*Brian and I have been working with [http://www.calthorpe.com/about local companies] to [http://www.calthorpe.com/news/critique-trb-sr-298 create and solve complex practical problems for CA] on top of Open Source GIS stacks in the CA government (like Caltrans).
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===Events===
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* Southern California Linux Expo - SCALE (Los Angeles): [http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale8x/presentations/building-your-own-google-maps-using-complete-open-source-and-open-data-stack.html Building your own Google Maps using a complete Open Source and Open Data stack]
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* PGWest 2010 (San Francisco): [https://www.postgresqlconference.org/content/how-build-your-own-mapping-website-using-open-source-geo-stack How to Build Your Own Mapping Website Using an Open Source Geo Stack]
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[[Category: California]]

Revision as of 09:30, 3 June 2011

This wiki page has been set-up so we can collect information on chapter activities in 2010 for the OSGeo Annual Report. Please contribute and help Landon get the report put together.

Chapter Events

Member Activities

Landon Blake

  • Continued work on GPX2 module for Geotools.
  • Continued work with volunteer OSGeo Journal Team.

Ragi Burhum

Highlights

  • Started the San Francisco GeoMeetup which has grown into a highly focused geo developer bi-monthly event with 450+ geo devs from various Bay Area big and small companies. The meetings can draw 100+ attendees and have had sponsorship from O'Reilly, SimpleGeo, CBS Interactive, xCubeLabs, Trulia, Eventbrite, etc. Our first meeting was an Introduction GIS and OSGeo by Ragi together with a presentation by Josh Livni from Google. The presentations usually heavily promote OSGeo. Brian has started to give away OSGeo Live DVDs as a price to the correct answers to his Trivia Section of the GeoMeetup where he asks questions about what the presentations itself - very amusing and highly effective!
  • Wrote and committed ArcObjects driver to GDAL
  • Wrote and committed FileGDB driver to GDAL
  • Brian and I have been working with local companies to create and solve complex practical problems for CA on top of Open Source GIS stacks in the CA government (like Caltrans).

Events

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