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<h1>Welcome to the Open Source Geospatial Foundation Website</h1>
<p>The Open Source Geospatial Foundation has been created to support and build the highest-quality open source geospatial software. The foundation's goal is to encourage the use and collaborative development of community-led projects. This website serves as a portal for users and developers to share their ideas and contribute to project development. As the Open Source Geospatial Foundation grows and changes, so will this website. Please check back often and sign up to the <a href="https://www.osgeo.org/content/faq/mailing_lists.html">mailing lists</a> to monitor developments. To get involved, check out the <a href="/content/faq/getting_started.html">Getting Started</a> page.
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<h3><span class="rss-title">Developer Spotlight: Tom Kralidis - 5/1/06</span></h3>
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Tom Kralidis is a participant at OSGeo.org and an employee of <a href="http://www.ec.gc.ca/">Environment Canada</a>. Tom is primarily a user of MapServer (and underlying packages) and mapbuilder and also supports OGC specifications for open source projects. Read on for more in <a href="https://news.osgeo.org/developer_spot/TomKralidis.html">the Tom Kralidis Developer Spotlight</a>.
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<h3><span class="rss-title"> MapGuide: Logo and Mascot Contest Starts!</span></h3>
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Do you have a flair for the artistic?
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The MapGuide Open Source project needs creative minds to help develop the "look" for the new MapGuide technology. In return you will receive recognition, the satisfaction that comes from helping the cause, and $150 worth of free swag featuring the new logo (sometime after the contest closes, obviously) and a 30g video iPod. <a href="http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wo/1.RSLID?mco=CC4D3CBB&nclm=iPod">[1]</a> We are looking for something similar to other open source sites with professional logos and a cool mascot.
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Please see the following link for the details of the contest and rules: <a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/MapGuide_Logo/Mascot_Contest">http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/MapGuide_Logo/Mascot_Contest</a>
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<h3><span class="rss-title"> Developer Spotlight: Paul Spencer (pagameba)</span></h3>
<p > Paul Spencer (pagameba) is one of the <a href="https://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation/members/voting_members.html">voting members</a> of the <a href="https://www.osgeo.org/">OSGeo Foundation</a>. Paul is participating in the governance through the <a href="https://incubator.osgeo.org/">incubation committee</a>. Read on for <a href="https://news.osgeo.org/developer_spot/paul_spencer.html">Paul's Spotlight interview</a>.
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<div class="h3"><h3> <span class="rss-title"> OSGeo booth at the LinuxTag 2006 in Wiesbaden, Germany</span></h3>
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The Open Source Geospatial Foundation will operate a booth hosting several of their projects at the <a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/LinuxTag_2006" title="LinuxTag 2006">LinuxTag 2006</a>. LinuxTag 2006 is presented in cooperation with the German Unix Users Group (GUUG) on May 3 - 6, 2006, in the Rhein-Main-Hallen, Wiesbaden, Germany.
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GDAL/OGR (incubating)
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GeoTools (incubating)
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GeoServer (friend of the OSGeo)
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Mapbender (incubating)
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MapServer (incubating)
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PostGIS (friend of the OSGeo)
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Come and learn about the mission of the OSGeo, how it is structured and what the incubation process involves. You can make individual appointments, please contact arnulf@osgeo.org for further information.
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<h3> <span class="rss-title">OSGeo Foundation Board of Directors Election Results - 3/18/06</span></h3>
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The Open Source Geospatial Foundation is pleased to announce the results
of the election to fill the four remaining seats on the OSGeo Board of
Directors. This election is another significant step in the development
of OSGeo. As many members of the community stated, the slate of nominees
was extremely strong and it was a difficult task to choose from among
them.
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With 97% of the OSGeo voting membership submitting ballots, the
following persons have been elected to the board:
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o Mark Lucas
<br />o Dave McIllhagga
<br />o Venkatesh Raghavan
<br />o Jo Walsh
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OSGeo would like to thank all of the members of the community for their
participation in this process, and we especially thank all of the
candidates for their willingness to volunteer their time and effort to
the Foundation.
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<b>OSGeo Foundation statement on supporting publicgeodata.org </b>
<p>Summary: In the domain of cartography and geospatial analysis, the term "Open Source" has an important meaning not simply for software, but for data, as well. In the absence of detailed and comprehensive data to work with, the utility of geospatial software becomes drastically reduced. The current petition at http://petition.publicgeodata.org/ aims at rejecting the directive proposal by the European Parliament. The INSPIRE Directive risks holding back the economic and social potential in maps and location-based technology in Europe by many years. The OSGeo Foundation supports the petition at publicgeodata.org. <a href="content/news/news_archive/support4publicgeodata20060312.html">Read more...</a>
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<b>MapGuide Open Source Project is now Online</b>
<p>MapGuide Open Source is now available as an <a href="https://mapguide.osgeo.org">active open source project</a>. You can participate as a user or application developer by downloading and installing the software, building applications, participating in online discussions, reporting defects, and making enhancement requests. We also invite you to participate by getting involved as a developer, making direct code contributions, fixing defects, working on enhancements, and getting involved in the future direction of the product.
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<b>Open Source Geospatial Foundation Created to Strengthen Collaborative Development of Open Geospatial Technologies
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<p>March 06, 2006 - The open source geospatial community today announced the formation of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation, a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to support and promote the collaborative development of open geospatial technologies and data. <a href="/content/news/news_archive/open_source_geospatial_foundation_initial_press_release.html">Read the full press release</a>
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<p><b>Secondary Voting Membership process complete</b>
<p>We have completed the second <a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Membership_Process">voting member selection process</a>, and have added an <a href="/content/news/news_archive/membership_20060304.html">additional 24 voting members</a> to the foundation.
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<p>An associate membership process is currently being worked on. We would like to stress that while the foundation needs a voting membership in order to insure that a board which is reasonably representative of the broad community is selected, in essentially all other ways anyone can contribute equally to the work of the foundation.
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<h2>Stay Informed, Get Involved</h2>
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<li>Stay informed with news from the Open Source Geospatial Foundation by subscribing to the <a href="https://www.osgeo.org/content/faq/mailing_lists.html#announce">foundation announcements e-mail list</a>.
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<li>Get involved with the Open Source Geospatial Foundation by subscribing to the <a href="https://www.osgeo.org/content/faq/mailing_lists.html#discuss">foundation discussion e-mail list</a>.
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<li>Start contributing by following the instructions on the <a href="/content/faq/getting_started.html">Getting Started</a> page.
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