MoU OGC/Review 2020

Review Team

Tom Kralidis
Rob Atkinson
Franz-Josef Behr
Rajat Shinde
Angelos Tzotsos
Dimitris Kotzinos

Introduction

Overview

At the OSGeo Board 2019 face-to-face meeting in Bucharest, one of the topics covered was the OSGeo / OGC Memorandum of Understanding. OSGeo and OGC agreed that it would be a good time to review and update the MOU as required to reflect current requirements and opportunities.

Purpose

The purpose of this activity is to analyze the current OSGeo/OGC MOU to articulate opportunities in support of a renewed MOU.

Scope

This activity is bound to the OSGeo/OGC relationship.

Background

Current State (2020-)

Reference implementations/demos
OSGeo certification service
6 membership slots
OSGeo Standards mailing list
OSGeo participation in OGC
OGC participation in OSGeo
OGC API efforts and OSGeo implementations

Analysis

OGC: increase in developer focus and engagement of software development community
increased collaboration via OGC API sprints
FOSS4G is beneficial to all/for all software

Opportunities

aligned missions: FAIR data principles
developer focus
more sprints/cross pollination
OSGeo participation innovation projects
OSGeo representation vs. individual membership
OSGeo contribution to developer.ogc.org
OSGeo single membership provides SWG voting rights

Next Steps

Draft Exhibit A for review by OSGeo and OGC