Ireland

This is a holding page for the Irish Local Chapter, which will be formalised in due course

Mission

The mission of the Irish OSGeo Local Chapter is to promote the development and use of free open-source software within the Irish geospatial community. The Irish LOC will also serve to promote GIS Education using OSGeo software in Irish third-level institutions and industry.

Objectives

• To increase and promote awareness of OSGeo Software within the Irish geospatial (industry & research) community.
• To provide a forum to discuss and gain experience with OSGeo Software
• To help educate people in the use of OSGeo Software in Ireland.

People

People interested in forming part of the Irish Local Chapter should include their names below:

• Daniel McInerney (Coillte Teoranta)
• Peter Mooney (Environmental Protection Agency)

Communication

• mailing list: http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ireland

Next Steps

The following is an informal list of potential items to address

• Formalise Irish LOC's mission statement and objectives
• Organise Irish Local Chapter Meet-up
• Establish mailman list
• Logo (?)
• ..

Draft Logo