<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
</head>
<body>
<div>Dear All</div>
<div>I'm attending the Conference GeoIoTworld in Brussels and I got the following mail by a friend of mine who is strongly involved in indoor mapping. Please consider if we, as OSGeo, are interested in the initiative. </div>
<div>Best regards</div>
<div>Maria </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 36.151pt; " original_font_attr="11pt" original_line_height_attr="">Dear Maria,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT" style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 36.151pt; " original_font_attr="11pt" original_line_height_attr=""><a href="calendar:T5:Tomorrow" original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr="" style="font-size: 36.151pt; ">Tomorrow</a> I will have the honor
to launch the “Global Statement for Indoor Maps as Accessible, Open Data” by ILA, OGC and i-locate at the closing plenary of GeoIoT World Conference.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 36.151pt; " original_font_attr="11pt" original_line_height_attr="">This is the climax of a long cooperation between the InLocationAlliance, the Open Geospatial Consortium and the i-locate project funded by the European
Commission, to promote the importance of open data for indoor mapping, especially of public spaces.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 36.151pt; " original_font_attr="11pt" original_line_height_attr="">The full text of the statement is available online at
<a href="http://inlocationalliance.org/global-statement-for-indoor-maps-as-accessible-open-data/" target="_BLANK" original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr="" style="font-size: 36.151pt; ">
http://inlocationalliance.org/global-statement-for-indoor-maps-as-accessible-open-data/</a>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 36.151pt; " original_font_attr="11pt" original_line_height_attr="">Companies, institutions, organizations are all invited to join the statement by sending a message to the secretariat of ILA (<a href="mailto:ILA-admin@ieee-isto.org)" original_font_attr="-1" original_line_height_attr="" style="font-size: 36.151pt; ">ILA-admin@ieee-isto.org)</a>
attaching their logo. The goal is to forward the statement to decision makers to show the importance of fostering an open data approach for indoor mapping.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 36.151pt; " original_font_attr="11pt" original_line_height_attr="">Do not hesitate to contact me, should you need any additional information and please forward this message to all the relevant channels.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 36.151pt; " original_font_attr="11pt" original_line_height_attr="">With kind regards,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 36.151pt; " original_font_attr="11pt" original_line_height_attr="">Giuseppe</span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 36.151pt;" original_font_attr="10.5pt" original_line_height_attr="">LinkedIn: it.linkedin.com/in/gconti/</span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><img id="1496786173261" src="cid:" height="287" width="1001" border="0"></span></p>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div id="composer_signature">
<div style="font-size:88%;color:#364f67" dir="auto">Sent from my Samsung device</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>