+1 for the Free GIS Book, still lacking development but with a lot of potential.<br><br>lorenzo<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/10/6 Landon Blake <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lblake@ksninc.com">lblake@ksninc.com</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">I'm interested in working with professional associations for land surveyors. I would want to start with my local state association, of course.<br>
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I'm not sure how much interest there is in this type of cross-organization collaboration.<br>
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Local OSGeo chapters are great, but how about existing non-OSGeo groups? Does OSGeo have a strategy to<br>
build communication with them?<br>
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Maxim<br>
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÷Ù ÐÉÓÁÌÉ 30 ÓÅÎÔÑÂÒÑ 2009 Ç., 11:03:35:<br>
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>> where the cost of software licenses is far to high for the<br>
>> budgets thay have. Naturally, some of the users use cracks, but it won't be<br>
>> that easy enymore, especially in the domain of web services. OSGeo could<br>
>> support education in FOSS4G in those countries - with active marketing,<br>
>> sending information letters to the bodies responsible for mapping and<br>
>> environment.<br>
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FW> I am a big believer in folks "pulling up their own socks" in this regard.<br>
FW> I am dubious about OSGeo trying to seed into countries without local<br>
FW> advocates, but there are things we can do to help support locals who<br>
FW> want promotional and training materials, and some introduction into<br>
FW> international circles.<br>
<br>
FW> Hopefully we can also provide an aura of deserved respectability<br>
FW> for our projects that will make it easier for decision makers to take<br>
FW> them seriously.<br>
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š>> OSGeo could also participate in dvelopment projects - like<br>
>> those small grants of GSDI, providing FOSS solutions, not mentioning<br>
>> European FP7 projects addressing Africa. For know the quite steep learning<br>
>> curve to get into FOSS4G is very often keeping the potential users away.<br>
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FW> There are things we can do, but to a large extent the benefits will go<br>
FW> to those users who realize some investment in learning is worthwhile.<br>
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>> Is OSGeo targeting those users now? If you look onto the map of registered<br>
>> members: <a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Category:OSGeo_Member" target="_blank">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Category:OSGeo_Member</a>, well, not<br>
>> everyone added himself to the map, but enyway, Africa, Asia and South<br>
>> America look quite empty (-;<br>
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FW> There are things we are doing now, including holding FOSS4G in South<br>
FW> Africa last year, and making an effort to involve geographically diverse<br>
FW> folks in the charter membership and board. šWe have also been supportive<br>
FW> (though perhaps we could be more so) of local chapters where they are<br>
FW> established by local advocates.<br>
<br>
FW> But, clearly we still have had only modest success getting folks in<br>
FW> the developing world actively involved in the global OSGeo activities.<br>
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FW> Best regards,<br>
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