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== Introduction ==
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== Mission ==
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The project aims at creating and promoting curriculum material that supports the goals of the Foundation. The intent is to provide material that is accessible by a broad audience including academia, professionals, and the general public. Material supported through this project should directly or indirectly build and strengthen the open source geospatial user and developer communities. This can be accomplished by integrating the use of OSGeo endorsed tools in curricula that teach geospatial concepts and applications as well as the creating curricula to teach skills necessary for people to actively participate in supported OSGeo software and data projects.
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== Approach ==
  
 
The Core Curriculum Project of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation is currently in the "definition phase". ([[some comments]])
 
The Core Curriculum Project of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation is currently in the "definition phase". ([[some comments]])
 
The project aims at creating and promoting curriculum material that supports the goals of the Foundation. The intent is to provide material that is accessible by a broad audience including academia, professionals, and the general public. Material supported through this project should directly or indirectly build and strengthen the open source geospatial user and developer communities. This can be accomplished by integrating the use of OSGeo endorsed tools in curricula that teach geospatial concepts and applications as well as the creating curricula to teach skills necessary for people to actively participate in supported OSGeo software and data projects.
 
  
 
'''Likely scenario'''
 
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== Potential Members ==
 
== Potential Members ==
If you add people/orgs to this list, please indicate whether you're adding yourself/your organization or whether you are "nominating" the person/organization as a potential member.
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''If you add people/orgs to this list, please indicate whether you're adding yourself/your organization or whether you are "nominating" the person/organization as a potential member.''
  
 
=== Individuals ===
 
=== Individuals ===
 
* Scott Emmons (added by Tyler): University of Northern British Columbia - emmons at unbc.ca.
 
* Scott Emmons (added by Tyler): University of Northern British Columbia - emmons at unbc.ca.
 
* Ned Horning (added by self): American Museum of Natural History’s Center for Biodiversity and Conservation horning@amnh.org [http://www.geospatial.amnh.org www.geospatial.amnh.org]
 
* Ned Horning (added by self): American Museum of Natural History’s Center for Biodiversity and Conservation horning@amnh.org [http://www.geospatial.amnh.org www.geospatial.amnh.org]
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* Ari Jolma (added by self): Helsinki University of Technology, Finland ari.jolma at tkk.fi
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* Puneet Kishor (added by self): punkish at eidesis dot org; GeoAnalytics, Inc., soon to join [http://www.wisc.edu Univ of Wisconsin - Madison]
 
* Tyler Mitchell (added by markusN): Author of Web Mapping Illustrated [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/webmapping]. Seminars at local schools: University of Northern British Columbia, Canada  [http://gis.unbc.ca] and College of New Caledonia, Canada [http://cnc.bc.ca]. Email tylermitchell at shaw.ca.
 
* Tyler Mitchell (added by markusN): Author of Web Mapping Illustrated [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/webmapping]. Seminars at local schools: University of Northern British Columbia, Canada  [http://gis.unbc.ca] and College of New Caledonia, Canada [http://cnc.bc.ca]. Email tylermitchell at shaw.ca.
 
* Helena Mitasova (added by self): North Carolina State University, hmitaso@unity.ncsu.edu [http://skagit.meas.ncsu.edu/~helena/]
 
* Helena Mitasova (added by self): North Carolina State University, hmitaso@unity.ncsu.edu [http://skagit.meas.ncsu.edu/~helena/]
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* Charlie Schweik (added by self): University of Massachusetts, Amherst, cschweik at umass dot edu [http://people.umass.edu/cschweik people.umass.edu/cschweik]
 
* Charlie Schweik (added by self): University of Massachusetts, Amherst, cschweik at umass dot edu [http://people.umass.edu/cschweik people.umass.edu/cschweik]
 
* Ian Turton (added by self): Penn State Uni, State College, developed Open Web Mapping course at Uni of Leeds, UK [http://www.geog.leeds.ac.uk/courses/postgrad/geog5780/] now modifying it for PennState. ianturton at gmail com [http://www.geovista.psu.edu/members/turton/index.html work] [http://pennspace.blogspot.com/ blog]
 
* Ian Turton (added by self): Penn State Uni, State College, developed Open Web Mapping course at Uni of Leeds, UK [http://www.geog.leeds.ac.uk/courses/postgrad/geog5780/] now modifying it for PennState. ianturton at gmail com [http://www.geovista.psu.edu/members/turton/index.html work] [http://pennspace.blogspot.com/ blog]
* Ari Jolma (added by self): Helsinki University of Technology, Finland ari.jolma at tkk.fi
 
 
* Venkatesh Raghavan (added by self): Osaka City University, Japan raghavan at .media.osaka-cu.ac.jp
 
* Venkatesh Raghavan (added by self): Osaka City University, Japan raghavan at .media.osaka-cu.ac.jp
* Puneet Kishor (added by self): punkish at eidesis dot org; GeoAnalytics, Inc., soon to join [http://www.wisc.edu Univ of Wisconsin - Madison]
 
  
 
=== Organizations ===
 
=== Organizations ===
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Revision as of 14:53, 14 March 2006

Mission

The project aims at creating and promoting curriculum material that supports the goals of the Foundation. The intent is to provide material that is accessible by a broad audience including academia, professionals, and the general public. Material supported through this project should directly or indirectly build and strengthen the open source geospatial user and developer communities. This can be accomplished by integrating the use of OSGeo endorsed tools in curricula that teach geospatial concepts and applications as well as the creating curricula to teach skills necessary for people to actively participate in supported OSGeo software and data projects.

Approach

The Core Curriculum Project of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation is currently in the "definition phase". (some comments)

Likely scenario

  • Information gathering
  • Develop list of potential participants
  • Invite people/organizations to express interest
  • Discuss potential charter and project name.
  • Present charter to OSGeo Board for approval.
    • Charter should probably have "Terms of Reference" - i.e. what the group will do
    • Charter should probably have an initial list of participants/organizations (no need for membership)
    • Charter should name a Chair, and optionally a Vice-Chair or co-Chair and some initial members.
  • Assuming project is approved, or even before it is - Get to work!

Potential Members

If you add people/orgs to this list, please indicate whether you're adding yourself/your organization or whether you are "nominating" the person/organization as a potential member.

Individuals

  • Scott Emmons (added by Tyler): University of Northern British Columbia - emmons at unbc.ca.
  • Ned Horning (added by self): American Museum of Natural History’s Center for Biodiversity and Conservation horning@amnh.org www.geospatial.amnh.org
  • Ari Jolma (added by self): Helsinki University of Technology, Finland ari.jolma at tkk.fi
  • Puneet Kishor (added by self): punkish at eidesis dot org; GeoAnalytics, Inc., soon to join Univ of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Tyler Mitchell (added by markusN): Author of Web Mapping Illustrated [1]. Seminars at local schools: University of Northern British Columbia, Canada [2] and College of New Caledonia, Canada [3]. Email tylermitchell at shaw.ca.
  • Helena Mitasova (added by self): North Carolina State University, hmitaso@unity.ncsu.edu [4]
  • Pericles Nacionales (added by self): University of Minnesota, naci0002 at umn dot edu
  • Matthew Perry (added by self): University of California, Santa Barbara, perrygeo at gmail dot com
  • Charlie Schweik (added by self): University of Massachusetts, Amherst, cschweik at umass dot edu people.umass.edu/cschweik
  • Ian Turton (added by self): Penn State Uni, State College, developed Open Web Mapping course at Uni of Leeds, UK [5] now modifying it for PennState. ianturton at gmail com work blog
  • Venkatesh Raghavan (added by self): Osaka City University, Japan raghavan at .media.osaka-cu.ac.jp

Organizations

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Existing Work