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Revision as of 15:39, 7 December 2012
Introduction
A local region based chapter of OSGeo on the west coast of the United States. California is home to Silicon Valley, some of the top Public Research/Teaching Universities and some very large industries.
Mission
(Proposed) To promote the use and development of open source geospatial software in California.
Objectives & Goals
- Influence Professional Groups
- Give Presentations to groups with an interest in Open Geospatial and/or Public Geodata (see list of available speakers)
- Demonstrate diplomacy and interoperability of the OSGeo stack with other solutions(Free or Not) through our activities.
- Represent OSGeo via booths, literature and presentations at academic and professional conferences in the Western US
- Development of OSGeo
- Maintain of list of local groups and events throughout California
- Promote Access to California Geodata
- Annual Award to the agency or institution in California that best exemplifies OSGeo's stance on Public Geodata
- Work with the Public Geodata Project to Generate a catalog of catalogs, search tools, and metadata harvesters to better enable public access to Geodata.http://www.osgeo.org/geodata
- Promote use of Public Geodata Catalogs
Events
The California Chapter maintains a presence at geospatial conferences and events around the West Coast of the United States. It also organizes its own events, including an annual meeting.
You can learn more on the California Chapter Events Page.
Membership
To be a member of the Chapter you simply need to state that by adding yourself to our California Chapter Membership Page. You should also subscribe to our mailing list.
Meetings
Meetings will be held annually at minimum and as needed in between.
2012
California Chapter 2012 Annual Meeting
2011
October Meeting
California Chapter 2011 Annual Meeting - October 22,2011
2010
March meeting
- What:
OSGeo informal social. Anyone interested in geo is invited! Let's get together and:
- Meet face to face and do some geo talk
- exchange ideas about geo projects you are using / working on / would like to learn about
- present some topic of interest
- BBQ, beers.
- Whatever else you feel like.
- Where:
680 Mission st Apt 34T San Francisco, CA 94105 GMaps
- When:
Saturday March 20th, 2010 11:30AM until 2:00pm (or more?)
- Phone number in case you get lost:
(951) 906-1765 (leave msg if nobody answers)
- Instructions:
An easy walk from the Montgomery BART. Put your name down below so I can leave it by the door and you have no trouble getting in.
- Attending: (write your name down to get a sense of the headcount)
- Ragi Burhum
- Landon Blake
- Brian Hamlin
- Josh Livni
- Silas Toms
- Amit Kharb
- Alex Mandel
- Michele Tobias
- Lokesh Bali
- Tim Caro-Bruce
Fund Raising and Accounts
See the California Chapter Fundraising page for more information on fundraising, donations, and the financial accounts for the California Chapter.
Chapter Outreach Speakers
You can find information about California Chapter members that are willing to serve as volunteer speakers at local events on the Outreach Speakers page. This page includes a short biography for each speaker and a list of topics they would be willing to present.
Meeting Minutes
Visit this wiki page for more information about California Chapter meeting minutes.
Community
Mailing List
The main arena for discuss events and ideas in California is the email list, please join. Mailing List Info Page (You subscribe to the mailing list at this page.)
Related Groups
For a list of local group contact information and events see California/Local
- Bay Area User Group (Social) [1]
California GIS Links
Moved to California/GIS
California Open Source Links
California Open Source Working Group
Documentation
2010 California Chapter Annual Report
Open Geospatial Data Award
The California Chapter awards the Open Geospatial Data Award each year to an organization in California. The award recognizes the organizations efforts to make quality geospatial data available to the public without restrictions or encumbrances. You can learn more about the award on Open Geospatial Data Award.