WhereGroup
The WhereGroup GmbH & Co. KG is a Commercial Services provider for spatial Free and Open Source Software solutions based in Bonn, Germany. The WhereGroup's business philosophy follows a clear path and is dedicated to commercial development and deployment of user oriented solutions based on professional Open Source software components. This includes advancing current development in Open Source methodology and Free Software licensing, which increasingly influence the IT market due to the win-win situation for both, customers and software developers.
OSGeo Associate Sponsor
The WhereGroup is proud sponsor of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation and involved in core development of several FOSSGIS projects including the graduated OSGeo project Mapbender. As OSGeo sponsor the WhereGroup has a vital interest in helping promote Free Software business models and the [ Open Source stack of the OSGeo].
Range of Services
The WhereGroup supports the industry, public administration and private organizations throughout all aspects of introducing geospatial software components and solutions, licensed as Free Software and developed as Open Source. The range of services offered by the WhereGroup is extended by a comprehensive network of partners.
Consultancy
- User requirement analysis
- Project schedule development
- Managing Free and Open Source Software projects
- Legal advice, licensing
- FOSS business model adoption
Software Development
- Development of new functionality
- Core development
- Customization
- Migration support for customized functionality
Implementation
- Installation
- Configuration
- Operation
- Maintenance
- Upgrade support
Training
- Free and Open Source Software
- Introduction and basics
- Business models
- Contracts and legal background
- Customer care
- Geo Spatial Data Infrastructure (GDI or SDI)lectures
- Standards and interoperability lectures (OGC, ISO, W3C)
- Architecture design and security
- Customized training for the OSGeo Software Stack
Event Management
- Recurring German language FOSSGIS conference
- Support of OSGeo appearance at conferences and trade fairs