<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Finally, I'll add that I think it is quite problematic that there appears to<br>
be no collaborative decision making process by which GeoForAll speaks out on<br>
issues like this one. If I'm wrong about that I'd be happy to be corrected.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Anthony - this is just to clarify:</div><div>we do have a collaborative decision making process to speak out -</div><div>the issues can be presented to geoforall advisory board for discussion and potential geoforall official statement or if it is a broader issue OSGeo board can take it up as well. But anybody can initiate an open discussion and I think that is what Suchith is doing - sharing his ideas and thoughts on his issue.</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Regards,<br>
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-Anthony<br>
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Anthony C. Robinson, PhD<br>
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography<br>
Director for Online Geospatial Education, John A. Dutton e-Education<br>
Institute<br>
Assistant Director, GeoVISTA Center<br>
The Pennsylvania State University<br>
<a href="http://sites.psu.edu/arobinson/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">sites.psu.edu/arobinson/</a><br>
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From: GeoForAll [mailto:<a href="mailto:geoforall-bounces@lists.osgeo.org">geoforall-bounces@<wbr>lists.osgeo.org</a>] On Behalf Of<br>
Suchith Anand<br>
Sent: Friday, June 2, 2017 9:39 AM<br>
To: <a href="mailto:geoforall@lists.osgeo.org">geoforall@lists.osgeo.org</a>; <a href="mailto:m.j.kraak@utwente.nl">m.j.kraak@utwente.nl</a>; <a href="mailto:sg@icaci.org">sg@icaci.org</a><br>
Subject: [Geo4All] UN SDG mapping book updates<br>
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Dear colleagues,<br>
<br>
As you are aware there is some excellent work done by our ICA colleagues by<br>
highlighting the value of cartography by “mapping” the UN sustainable<br>
development goals. Silvana and our colleagues have done excellent work<br>
highlighting the importance of openness in reducing inequalities.<br>
<br>
I believe this is a very important activity but recently I came to know<br>
that the book proposal that is planned to be developed from this is being<br>
planned to be published through a properitery GIS vendor ‘s publishing<br>
house. Hence I have written to Menno-Jan requesting him to consider<br>
publication on this important issue through any neutral academic publishing<br>
houses as publishing this through properitery GIS vendor ‘s publishing<br>
company is against the spirit of openness in geo education and ICA-OSGeo MoU<br>
. I think it is important to have both properitery and open solutions but<br>
ICA as an organisation should be neutral . Hence very important not to<br>
promote Properitery vendor agenda esp in UN SDG work by having the<br>
properitery GIS vendor publishing this. As an ordinary ICA volunteer I am<br>
disappointed to see this. I am grateful that Menno-Jan has understood my<br>
concern and I hope this will be rectified asap.<br>
<br>
I will keep you updated on the developments.<br>
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Best wishes,<br>
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Suchith<br>
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