User:Bruce.bannerman

I've been working with spatial information for nearly thirty years.

I have a broad spatial and IT background covering GIS, Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry, Cartography, Surveying, IT Architecture, Management and a wide variety of other IT roles.

I'm an advocate for the use of Open Standards (e.g. OGC and ISO 19100 series) to avoid vendor lock-in and to ensure that data and services can be widely used with minimal effort.

I've used open source software for over seven years and am an advocate for its use within corporate environments (and just about everywhere else for that matter).

I'm involved with establishing the OSGeo-AustNZ Chapter and I'm a member of the FOSS4G-2009 Organising Committee.

I'm currently working with the Bureau of Meteorology in Victoria, Australia.

Open Source Project Mind Map

I have a Mind Map showing various Open Source spatial projects with summary of features and links to project urls.

A PDF summary is here.

I also have the original MindMap, complete with links to URLs in FreeMind format.

This information has been collated over a number of years from a number of sources including:

• Paul Ramsey's survey of open source applications.
• various email mailing lists, including OSGeo discuss, geowankers, GSDI, etc
• various online media, including Directions Media.
• OGC Web site
• Numerous Project sites

This information is now a little dated. I don't have the time at home to keep it up to date that I used to.

It would be good to see a OSGeo Architecture Project established to monitor global developments and to ensure a consistent, well integrated, quality, OSGeo product line.

Bruce