Public Geospatial Data Committee

Mission and Approach

See Public Geospatial Data Project

Current Committee members

• Jo Walsh (chair)
• Michael Barton
• David Bitner (irc:bitner)
• Markus Neteler
• Allan Doyle
• Pericles (Perry) Nacionales
• Schuyler Erle
• Arnulf Christl
• Jeff McKenna
• Dan Putler
• Norman Vine

Committee Website and Discussion List

• http://geodata.osgeo.org
• discussion: geodata@geodata.osgeo.org

Task

Add basic description and references to the http://geodata.osgeo.org/ site

Documents

• Public Geospatial Data Project

Meeting Agenda and Minutes

Meeting in IRC #osgeo channel (irc.freenode.net)

• First meeting, 1500 UTC 22 March, 2006 (fixed time around the world)
• Second Meeting, 1500 UTC 29 March, 2006 (fixed time around the world)
• Third Meeting, moved! 1600 UTC 6 April, 2006 (fixed time around the world)
• Fourth Meeting, 1600 UTC 20 April, 2006 (fixed time around the world)
• Fifth Meeting, 1600 UTC 11 May, 2006 (fixed time)
• Sixth Meeting 1500 UTC 30th June 2006 (http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=6&day=30&year=2006&hour=15&min=0&sec=0&p1=0)

Milestones

Milestones will be developed by the working groups.

Working Groups

• Geodata Discovery Working Group
• Geodata Packaging Working Group
• Geodata Licensing Working Group

Outreach

• Open Letter regarding the INSPIRE Directive signed (3/2006)

Responses, References , Press

• http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/71921 (Heise is a commercial enterprise publishing around IT. They operate a /.-like forum in German language