<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><a class="gmail_plusreply" id="plusReplyChip-0" href="mailto:lexicon@lists.osgeo.org" tabindex="-1">+lexicon@lists.osgeo.org</a> <div><br></div><div>Looping in the OSGeo lexicon list (which has the other Glossary pilot participants).</div><div><br></div><div>Hi Vaclav,</div><div>Sorry for the delayed response. I was interrupted while responding, then this fell under a bunch of todos.</div><div><br></div><div>Yes, I'm very hopeful that our community and processes we are developing will help you folks in GRASS, although I want to be careful we don't over promise.</div><div>We also have plenty of questions in this space - but we also have commitment and expertise to work through these problems.</div><div><br></div><div>Re "what process will look like?":</div><div>I'd suggest:</div><div>* Ankita and Naini (tech writers) can help review how your terms are written and provide feedback if needed. Reese also from OGC and ISO/TC211 who has deep experience in writing spatial terms.</div><div>* We are standing up an OSGeo glossary software using Glossarist open source software. We can either include GRASS terms in there, and harmonize with existing terms, or stand up a separate GRASS glossary (see discussion below). Ron, the main software author should be able to help with this.</div><div>* We should set up a governance process. We want to write generic processes that others can customize. I'm hoping the GRASS project can work with us to help pilot that.</div><div><br></div><div>Timeframe for this will be to have something ready by ~ February/March 2021</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Further from our <a href="https://join.slack.com/t/thegooddocs/shared_invite/enQtODkyNjI5MDc0NjE0LTUyNGFiZmU1MjIzNDMwN2E3NmQwODQwZmRkYWI5MDhlMzdjYzg4Nzg4YjM3ODA0NGE4MTgyYzdkMGViMTI2MDM">slack chat</a> (in case you haven't seen it):</div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail-c-virtual_list__item" tabindex="-1" id="gmail-1606162670.012500" style="box-sizing:inherit;width:632.995px;color:rgb(29,28,29);font-family:Slack-Lato,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"><div class="gmail-c-message_kit__background gmail-c-message_kit__background--hovered gmail-p-message_pane_message__message gmail-c-message_kit__message" style="box-sizing:inherit;line-height:1.46668"><div class="gmail-c-message_kit__hover gmail-c-message_kit__hover--hovered" style="box-sizing:inherit"><div class="gmail-c-message_kit__actions gmail-c-message_kit__actions--default" style="box-sizing:inherit"><div class="gmail-c-message_kit__gutter" style="box-sizing:inherit;display:flex;padding:8px 20px"><div class="gmail-c-message_kit__gutter__right" style="box-sizing:inherit;min-width:0px;padding:8px 8px 8px 16px"><span class="gmail-c-message__sender gmail-c-message_kit__sender" style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:900;word-break:break-word"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="gmail-c-link gmail-c-message__sender_link" href="https://app.slack.com/team/UKTGLQNGG" style="box-sizing:inherit;text-decoration-line:none;display:inline-block">cameronshorter<span class="gmail-c-opens_in_new_tab" style="box-sizing:inherit"></span></a></span>  <a class="gmail-c-link gmail-c-timestamp" href="https://thegooddocs.slack.com/archives/C019A1EQJMC/p1606162670012500" style="box-sizing:inherit;text-decoration-line:none;font-size:12px"><span class="gmail-c-timestamp__label" style="box-sizing:inherit">7:17 AM</span></a><br style="box-sizing:inherit"><div class="gmail-c-message_kit__blocks gmail-c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text" style="box-sizing:inherit;max-width:none;margin-bottom:4px"><div class="gmail-c-message__message_blocks gmail-c-message__message_blocks--rich_text" style="box-sizing:inherit;max-width:none"><div class="gmail-p-block_kit_renderer" style="box-sizing:inherit;width:549.002px"><div class="gmail-p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper gmail-p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first" style="box-sizing:inherit;display:flex"><div class="gmail-p-rich_text_block" dir="auto" style="box-sizing:inherit;width:549.002px;line-height:1.46668"><div class="gmail-p-rich_text_section" style="box-sizing:inherit">This is really valuable feedback <span dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:inherit"><a class="gmail-c-link gmail-c-member_slug gmail-c-member_slug--light gmail-c-member_slug--link" tabindex="0" href="https://thegooddocs.slack.com/team/U01ABLZMV7E" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing:inherit;text-decoration-line:none;padding:0px 2px 1px;border-radius:3px">@Codrina Maria Ilie</a></span>. Thankyou for coordinating this. I believe we have enough information in here already that we could set up a GRASS collection of terms. As we are only doing a pilot, we could be using dummy terms, but using these GRASS terms is so much better. It is going to help us uncover use cases. In particular, GRASS have highlighted a use case I hadn't considered - where the same concept is called different things by different organizations. (In GRASS's case, it is difference between ESRI and GRASS). It seems obvious when we write it down.<br style="box-sizing:inherit">We have the option of creating a GRASS collection inside the OSGeo terms, or to stand up a separate GRASS glossary, and then we can work through the painful use case of trying to rationalize two glossaries. (Which I think is a use case worth pursuing) . It shouldn't be too much effort from the GRASS community, but will be a lot of effort for us around setting up the processes for integrating glossaries.<span class="gmail-c-message__edited_label" dir="ltr" style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap"> (edited) </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-c-message_actions__container gmail-c-message__actions" style="box-sizing:inherit;display:inline-flex"><div class="gmail-c-message_actions__group" style="box-sizing:inherit;line-height:1;margin-left:8px;border:unset;display:flex;padding:2px;border-radius:0.375em"><button class="gmail-c-button-unstyled gmail-c-icon_button gmail-c-icon_button--light gmail-c-icon_button--size_small gmail-c-message_actions__button" type="button" style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0px;background-image:none;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;font:inherit;margin:0px;overflow:initial;text-align:initial;vertical-align:initial;border-radius:4px;display:inline-flex;height:32px;width:32px"><i class="gmail-c-icon gmail-c-icon--add-reaction" type="add-reaction" style="box-sizing:inherit;display:inline-flex;width:20px;height:20px"></i></button><button class="gmail-c-button-unstyled gmail-c-icon_button gmail-c-icon_button--light gmail-c-icon_button--size_small gmail-c-message_actions__button" type="button" style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0px;background-image:none;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;font:inherit;margin:0px;overflow:initial;text-align:initial;vertical-align:initial;border-radius:4px;display:inline-flex;height:32px;width:32px"><i class="gmail-c-icon gmail-c-icon--comment-alt" type="comment-alt" style="box-sizing:inherit;display:inline-flex;width:20px;height:20px"></i></button><button class="gmail-c-button-unstyled gmail-c-icon_button gmail-c-icon_button--light gmail-c-icon_button--size_small gmail-c-message_actions__button" type="button" style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0px;background-image:none;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;font:inherit;margin:0px;overflow:initial;text-align:initial;vertical-align:initial;border-radius:4px;display:inline-flex;height:32px;width:32px"><i class="gmail-c-icon gmail-c-icon--forward" type="forward" style="box-sizing:inherit;display:inline-flex;width:20px;height:20px"></i></button><button class="gmail-c-button-unstyled gmail-c-icon_button gmail-c-icon_button--light gmail-c-icon_button--size_small gmail-c-message_actions__button" type="button" style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0px;background-image:none;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;font:inherit;margin:0px;overflow:initial;text-align:initial;vertical-align:initial;border-radius:4px;display:inline-flex;height:32px;width:32px"><i class="gmail-c-icon gmail-c-icon--bookmark" type="bookmark" style="box-sizing:inherit;display:inline-flex;width:20px;height:20px"></i></button><button class="gmail-c-button-unstyled gmail-c-icon_button gmail-c-icon_button--light gmail-c-icon_button--size_small gmail-c-message_actions__button" type="button" style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0px;background-image:none;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;border-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;font:inherit;margin:0px;overflow:initial;text-align:initial;vertical-align:initial;border-radius:4px;display:inline-flex;height:32px;width:32px"><i class="gmail-c-icon gmail-c-icon--vertical-ellipsis" type="vertical-ellipsis" style="box-sizing:inherit;display:inline-flex;width:20px;height:20px"></i></button></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-c-virtual_list__item" tabindex="-1" id="gmail-1606164824.018800" style="box-sizing:inherit;width:632.995px;color:rgb(29,28,29);font-family:Slack-Lato,appleLogo,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-variant-ligatures:common-ligatures"><div class="gmail-c-message_kit__background gmail-p-message_pane_message__message gmail-c-message_kit__message" style="box-sizing:inherit;line-height:1.46668"><div class="g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<br>
Thanks for the resources!<br>(...)<br>
<br>
I did add to our thread Cameron Shorter, that I mentioned earlier and <br>
Ankita, an experienced tech writer volunteering for the OSGeo glossary. <br>
They are much more experienced and thus can provide a clearer insight <br>
into the topic.<br>
<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Codrina<br>
<br>
On 23/11/2020 06:26, Vaclav Petras wrote:<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> On Sun, Nov 22, 2020 at 7:32 AM Codrina Maria Ilie <br>
> <<a href="mailto:codrina@geo-spatial.org" target="_blank">codrina@geo-spatial.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:codrina@geo-spatial.org" target="_blank">codrina@geo-spatial.org</a>>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
>     Hi, Vaclav,<br>
> <br>
>     I hope all is good on your side.<br>
> <br>
>     We are trying to advance with the pilot glossaries wihtin OSGeo and I<br>
>     was looking for resources where GRASS GIS terms are written down,<br>
>     defined and/or discussed in the attempt to include them.<br>
> <br>
>     I put together these resources:<br>
> <br>
>     [1] <a href="https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_Translation_Glossary" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_Translation_Glossary</a><br>
>     <<a href="https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_Translation_Glossary" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_Translation_Glossary</a>><br>
>     [2]<br>
>     <a href="https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Terminology_comparison_between_ArcGIS_and_GRASS_GIS" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Terminology_comparison_between_ArcGIS_and_GRASS_GIS</a><br>
>     <<a href="https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Terminology_comparison_between_ArcGIS_and_GRASS_GIS" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Terminology_comparison_between_ArcGIS_and_GRASS_GIS</a>><br>
>     [3] <a href="https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_7_Terminology" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_7_Terminology</a><br>
>     <<a href="https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_7_Terminology" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_7_Terminology</a>><br>
> <br>
>     Are there other wikis or docs or repositories that I've missed?<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Mostly valid even now:<br>
> <br>
> <a href="https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_6_Terminology" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_6_Terminology</a> <br>
> <<a href="https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_6_Terminology" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_6_Terminology</a>><br>
> <br>
> With some old discussion and attempts for rename:<br>
> <br>
> <a href="https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_7_Terminology" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_7_Terminology</a> <br>
> <<a href="https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_7_Terminology" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_7_Terminology</a>><br>
> <br>
> Some sections are terms with definitions:<br>
> <br>
> <a href="https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GIS_Concepts" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GIS_Concepts</a> <br>
> <<a href="https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GIS_Concepts" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GIS_Concepts</a>><br>
> <br>
> The above has links to documentation which sometimes has definitions, <br>
> most notably:<br>
> <br>
> <a href="https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/manuals/rasterintro.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/manuals/rasterintro.html</a> <br>
> <<a href="https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/manuals/rasterintro.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/manuals/rasterintro.html</a>><br>
> <a href="https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/manuals/vectorintro.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/manuals/vectorintro.html</a> <br>
> <<a href="https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/manuals/vectorintro.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/manuals/vectorintro.html</a>><br>
> <a href="https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/manuals/raster3dintro.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/manuals/raster3dintro.html</a> <br>
> <<a href="https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/manuals/raster3dintro.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/manuals/raster3dintro.html</a>><br>
> <a href="https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/manuals/temporalintro.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/manuals/temporalintro.html</a> <br>
> <<a href="https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/manuals/temporalintro.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/manuals/temporalintro.html</a>><br>
> <a href="https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/manuals/projectionintro.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/manuals/projectionintro.html</a> <br>
> <<a href="https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/manuals/projectionintro.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grass.osgeo.org/grass78/manuals/projectionintro.html</a>><br>
> <br>
> Even more, but mostly duplication of above:<br>
> <br>
> <a href="https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Location_and_Mapsets" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Location_and_Mapsets</a> <br>
> <<a href="https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Location_and_Mapsets" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Location_and_Mapsets</a>><br>
> <a href="https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_raster_semantics" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_raster_semantics</a> <br>
> <<a href="https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_raster_semantics" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_raster_semantics</a>><br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Probably, it would be best if you take out Anna, Vero and Moritz from <br>
> the email thread and include whomever you think should be part of the <br>
> conversation from your side.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
>     Any suggestion is highly appreciated.<br>
> <br>
>     Cheers,<br>
>     Codrina<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
>     On 09/11/2020 12:43, Codrina Maria Ilie wrote:<br>
>      > Hi, Vaclav,<br>
>      ><br>
>      > It seems that asynchronous communication works best for me as<br>
>     well in<br>
>      > these times. As the end of the year is approaching, tasks just<br>
>     keep on<br>
>      > pilling up.<br>
>      ><br>
>      > I will do my best to answer you questions, yet - if it is OK with<br>
>     you -<br>
>      > I'd also like to invite into our conversation Cameron Shorter. He<br>
>     is a<br>
>      > technical writer and mentor within The Good Docs Project [1] and the<br>
>      > main initiator of this initiative within OSGeo.<br>
>      ><br>
>      > Now, regarding your questions, for (1) and (2) - GRASS GIS would<br>
>     become<br>
>      > a pilot project for the OSGeo glossary Geolexica.<br>
>      ><br>
>      > At this point, OSGeo Geolexica [2] is populated with terms that have<br>
>      > been gathered over time by the GeoForAll group. The list is of<br>
>     course<br>
>      > far from exhaustive, but it is a good start. The terms you see there<br>
>      > have already been curated by the tech writers from the Lexicon<br>
>      > Committee.  You can take a look here [3] to get an idea on how<br>
>     things<br>
>      > evolved. It is a spreadsheet because the initial GeoForAll list<br>
>     was a<br>
>      > spreadsheet and it was faster to start as such, to get the ball<br>
>     rolling.<br>
>      ><br>
>      > Being a pilot project means that a collection will be added in OSGeo<br>
>      > Geolexica - lets say, named GRASS GIS - and you will be able to<br>
>     select<br>
>      > terms from the OSGeo "main" glossary to include into the GRASS GIS<br>
>      > collection. Working further, you can propose new terms relevant to<br>
>      > OSGeo, propose changes and opening discussions on existing ones.<br>
>      ><br>
>      > Technically speaking, for all these actions, we will have a<br>
>     bullet list<br>
>      > howto for the Geolexica desktop interface we'll use [4].<br>
>     Conceptually<br>
>      > speaking, regarding how a debate on a specific term is lead and<br>
>     how a<br>
>      > conclusion is reached - Cameron can help us both better<br>
>     understand the<br>
>      > process.<br>
>      ><br>
>      > Regarding question (3), it would be something like 2h /week<br>
>     initially.<br>
>      > Our volunteer tech writers need to understand the project, what<br>
>     are your<br>
>      > requirements, what are the processes you normally use to define<br>
>     GRASS<br>
>      > terms, what happens when a term become obsolete etc. Usually, for<br>
>     that<br>
>      > it's easier to have a call because it's faster, but it's not<br>
>     mandatory,<br>
>      > of course. We have a Slack channel we use for the Lexicon<br>
>     committee, you<br>
>      > can join that, or do it in a mail thread, whatever works.<br>
>      ><br>
>      > I hope I managed to shed a bit of light on your questions. Is it<br>
>     OK for<br>
>      > you if you also cc Cameron (<a href="mailto:cameron.shorter@gmail.com" target="_blank">cameron.shorter@gmail.com</a><br>
>     <mailto:<a href="mailto:cameron.shorter@gmail.com" target="_blank">cameron.shorter@gmail.com</a>>) in your next email?<br>
>      ><br>
>      ><br>
>      > Cheers,<br>
>      > Codrina<br>
>      ><br>
>      > [1] <a href="https://thegooddocsproject.dev/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://thegooddocsproject.dev/</a> <<a href="https://thegooddocsproject.dev/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://thegooddocsproject.dev/</a>><br>
>      > [2] <a href="https://osgeo.geolexica.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://osgeo.geolexica.org/</a> <<a href="https://osgeo.geolexica.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://osgeo.geolexica.org/</a>><br>
>      > [3]<br>
>      ><br>
>     <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1keonRLT3chmqlRZsMMF9UaCI_vzNEHmJx6t9LB3jBjM/edit#gid=32744342" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1keonRLT3chmqlRZsMMF9UaCI_vzNEHmJx6t9LB3jBjM/edit#gid=32744342</a><br>
>     <<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1keonRLT3chmqlRZsMMF9UaCI_vzNEHmJx6t9LB3jBjM/edit#gid=32744342" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1keonRLT3chmqlRZsMMF9UaCI_vzNEHmJx6t9LB3jBjM/edit#gid=32744342</a>><br>
> <br>
>      ><br>
>      > [4] <a href="https://github.com/glossarist/glossarist-desktop/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/glossarist/glossarist-desktop/</a><br>
>     <<a href="https://github.com/glossarist/glossarist-desktop/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/glossarist/glossarist-desktop/</a>><br>
>      ><br>
>      ><br>
>      ><br>
>      ><br>
>      > On 03/11/2020 06:20, Vaclav Petras wrote:<br>
>      >> Thank you for the explanation, Codrina. I especially like your<br>
>     point 4<br>
>      >> about translations. I have some more thoughts, but I will focus<br>
>     just<br>
>      >> on what should be the next step for us.<br>
>      >><br>
>      >> (1) Since standardization/harmonization is a goal (or the<br>
>     goal?), my<br>
>      >> question is how I or GRASS GIS should approach this? There is a<br>
>      >> precedence in icon themes which seems to still work out well,<br>
>     but this<br>
>      >> is much more complex. A recent usability survey for GRASS GIS<br>
>      >> suggested that working on terminology might be a good next step for<br>
>      >> GRASS GIS and that's of course not the first time this was<br>
>     brought up.<br>
>      >> Of course, if that would be straightforward, we would not be having<br>
>      >> this discussion in the first place.<br>
>      >><br>
>      >> Taking the first item from the ArcGIS vs GRASS GIS list as an<br>
>     example<br>
>      >> (which is sufficiently interesting and controversial :-), should<br>
>     GRASS<br>
>      >> GIS project now start arguing for its term /map/ (or /mapping/)<br>
>     to be<br>
>      >> used for basic unit of geographic data as /mapping/ is a more<br>
>      >> mathematically fitting term for what many use a<br>
>     visualization-oriented<br>
>      >> GIS term /layer/ which usually refers to one of flat components<br>
>     of a<br>
>      >> bigger object? Or should we go ahead and prepare for a big<br>
>     rename of<br>
>      >> /raster map/ to /image/ and /vector map/ to /feature collection/ or<br>
>      >> whatever is the most popular term for that these days. Or perhaps<br>
>      >> both? I'm to get a clear sense of what is expected from us.<br>
>      >><br>
>      >> (2) Regardless of the answer to the above question, it seems to me<br>
>      >> that there might be value in including the /current/ terms from<br>
>     GRASS<br>
>      >> GIS. Even in the scenario where they would become obsolete, it<br>
>     would<br>
>      >> be good as a reference. There seems to be a way to depreciate<br>
>     terms.<br>
>      >> However, I don't see multiple definitions for one term (which,<br>
>     e.g.,<br>
>      >> /map/ or /layer/ would need) or project-specific definitions<br>
>     marked as<br>
>      >> such, although some of the current definitions seem to be<br>
>     specific to<br>
>      >> specific projects.<br>
>      >><br>
>      >> (3) Finally, it is not clear to me what time commitment is<br>
>     required to<br>
>      >> participate in this. As there is no immediate benefit, it seems<br>
>     like<br>
>      >> something which is hard to do without direct funding. What is the<br>
>      >> system to get "your voice heard" with limited time commitment?<br>
>     Do the<br>
>      >> volunteer technical writers somewho fit into this?<br>
>      >><br>
>      >> Asynchronous email works better for me at this point. We can call<br>
>      >> later if needed.<br>
>      >><br>
>      >> Best,<br>
>      >> Vaclav<br>
>      >><br>
>      >> On Sun, Nov 1, 2020 at 3:33 PM Codrina Maria Ilie<br>
>      >> <<a href="mailto:codrina@geo-spatial.org" target="_blank">codrina@geo-spatial.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:codrina@geo-spatial.org" target="_blank">codrina@geo-spatial.org</a>><br>
>     <mailto:<a href="mailto:codrina@geo-spatial.org" target="_blank">codrina@geo-spatial.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:codrina@geo-spatial.org" target="_blank">codrina@geo-spatial.org</a>>>><br>
>     wrote:<br>
>      >><br>
>      >>     Hi, Vaclav,<br>
>      >><br>
>      >>     Thanks for getting back to me.<br>
>      >><br>
>      >>     The initiative is doing both, creating a terminology pool and<br>
>      >> allowing<br>
>      >>     standardization and harmonization of terms across all OSGeo<br>
>      >>     projects, as<br>
>      >>     well as outside OSGeo. Your work highlighting the<br>
>     differences between<br>
>      >>     GRASS and ArcGIS terminology is perfect to demonstrate the need<br>
>      >> for it<br>
>      >>     in the geospatial field.<br>
>      >><br>
>      >>     There are several aspects that - I think - makes this initiative<br>
>      >>     relevant:<br>
>      >><br>
>      >>     (1) we are aligned with OGC and ISO/TC 211. Rob Atkinson, who is<br>
>      >>     involved in the development, maintenance and research around<br>
>      >> sharing of<br>
>      >>     'definitions' in general and Reese Plews, who is the<br>
>     convenor of the<br>
>      >>     ISO/TC 211 Terminology Maintenance Group (TMG) - are both<br>
>     part of the<br>
>      >>     Lexicon Committee in OSGeo. This helps us with<br>
>     cross-organization<br>
>      >>     alignment of concepts or avoiding term duplication so<br>
>     hopefully, in<br>
>      >>     time, there will be no more need for terms comparison across<br>
>      >> solutions,<br>
>      >>     organizations, projects etc.<br>
>      >><br>
>      >>     We've also reached out to EU Re3gistry [1] trying to link to<br>
>     their<br>
>      >>     efforts as well, but without much success until now. I<br>
>     suppose this<br>
>      >>     would somehow exceed their EC requirements and responsibilities.<br>
>      >>     We'll see.<br>
>      >><br>
>      >>     (2) defining terms in a structure way, following best<br>
>     practices - for<br>
>      >>     this particular aspect we are working with 2 volunteer technical<br>
>      >>     writers.<br>
>      >><br>
>      >>     (3) we are using Geolexica [2], [3] for the actual<br>
>     development of the<br>
>      >>     glossary - which is an Open Source solution commissioned by<br>
>     ISO/TC211<br>
>      >>     specifically for their glossary [4]. Basically, the<br>
>     terminology is<br>
>      >>     stored in a gitlab repository to which an editor connects to<br>
>      >> through an<br>
>      >>     easy interface using hers/his git username. Of course, not<br>
>      >> everyone can<br>
>      >>     edit everything, there are some roles assigned etc. etc. but<br>
>     these<br>
>      >>     details are not relevant at this point.<br>
>      >><br>
>      >>     (4) it helps with the software and documentation creation and<br>
>      >>     translations. Geolexica supports multiple languages (example<br>
>     from<br>
>      >>     ISO/TC<br>
>      >>     211 [5]), so if you are a translator for Arabic, you can<br>
>     look for the<br>
>      >>     term in English and see if there is an official translation to<br>
>      >> use. If<br>
>      >>     not, you can propose one. Not to mention the help for new<br>
>      >> documentation<br>
>      >>     writers/translators volunteers that have one stop-shop for<br>
>     terms used<br>
>      >>     within the filed and within the specific software that they<br>
>     work at.<br>
>      >><br>
>      >>     (5) this way of working with terminology allows all kinds of<br>
>      >> automatic<br>
>      >>     integrations, such as inherit terms already defined and accepted<br>
>      >>     existing in the foundation glossary into one's documentations,<br>
>      >>     inserting<br>
>      >>     glossary-like functionalities into the software etc.<br>
>      >><br>
>      >>     I could go on a bit longer, but this email is shameless<br>
>     long, for<br>
>      >> which<br>
>      >>     fact I apologise :) I hope, though, that it gives a clearer<br>
>     view on<br>
>      >>     what<br>
>      >>     we're trying to do and why.<br>
>      >><br>
>      >>     To resume, we want to build up and then maintain the OSGeo<br>
>     glossary -<br>
>      >>     that is standardized and harmonized with the works of specific<br>
>      >> mandated<br>
>      >>     geo-institutions - and we can only do it with support from the<br>
>      >>     community.<br>
>      >><br>
>      >>     Please, don't hesitate to ask me if you have any other<br>
>     questions. We<br>
>      >>     can<br>
>      >>     even set a call, in hopes of escaping long emails. :)<br>
>      >><br>
>      >>     Cheers,<br>
>      >>     Codrina<br>
>      >><br>
>      >><br>
>      >>     [1] <a href="https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/solution/re3gistry" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/solution/re3gistry</a><br>
>     <<a href="https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/solution/re3gistry" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/solution/re3gistry</a>><br>
>      >>     [2] <a href="https://github.com/geolexica" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/geolexica</a> <<a href="https://github.com/geolexica" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/geolexica</a>><br>
>      >>     [3] <a href="https://osgeo.geolexica.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://osgeo.geolexica.org/</a> <<a href="https://osgeo.geolexica.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://osgeo.geolexica.org/</a>><br>
>      >>     [4] <a href="https://isotc211.geolexica.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://isotc211.geolexica.org/</a><br>
>     <<a href="https://isotc211.geolexica.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://isotc211.geolexica.org/</a>><br>
>      >>     [5] <a href="https://isotc211.geolexica.org/stats/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://isotc211.geolexica.org/stats/</a><br>
>     <<a href="https://isotc211.geolexica.org/stats/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://isotc211.geolexica.org/stats/</a>><br>
>      >><br>
>      >><br>
>      >>     On 01/11/2020 05:50, Vaclav Petras wrote:<br>
>      >>      > Hi Codrina,<br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      > Thanks for reaching out to us. I don't understand how this is<br>
>      >>     related to<br>
>      >>      > project-specific concepts or terminology. Is this just<br>
>     trying to<br>
>      >>     put all<br>
>      >>      > terms into one pool or is the idea to also standardize<br>
>     the terms<br>
>      >>     across<br>
>      >>      > projects? For example, I created /Terminology//comparison<br>
>     between<br>
>      >>     ArcGIS<br>
>      >>      > and GRASS GIS/ which shows some of the issues of different<br>
>      >>     terminologies.<br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      > Best,<br>
>      >>      > Vaclav<br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >><br>
>      >><br>
>     <a href="https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Terminology_comparison_between_ArcGIS_and_GRASS_GIS" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Terminology_comparison_between_ArcGIS_and_GRASS_GIS</a><br>
>     <<a href="https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Terminology_comparison_between_ArcGIS_and_GRASS_GIS" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Terminology_comparison_between_ArcGIS_and_GRASS_GIS</a>><br>
> <br>
>      >><br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      > On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 2:01 PM Codrina Maria Ilie<br>
>      >>      > <<a href="mailto:codrina@geo-spatial.org" target="_blank">codrina@geo-spatial.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:codrina@geo-spatial.org" target="_blank">codrina@geo-spatial.org</a>><br>
>     <mailto:<a href="mailto:codrina@geo-spatial.org" target="_blank">codrina@geo-spatial.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:codrina@geo-spatial.org" target="_blank">codrina@geo-spatial.org</a>>><br>
>      >>     <mailto:<a href="mailto:codrina@geo-spatial.org" target="_blank">codrina@geo-spatial.org</a><br>
>     <mailto:<a href="mailto:codrina@geo-spatial.org" target="_blank">codrina@geo-spatial.org</a>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:codrina@geo-spatial.org" target="_blank">codrina@geo-spatial.org</a><br>
>     <mailto:<a href="mailto:codrina@geo-spatial.org" target="_blank">codrina@geo-spatial.org</a>>>>><br>
>      >>     wrote:<br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      >     Hi, Anna, Vero, Vaclav and Moritz,<br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      >     I hope you all - as well as your close ones - are<br>
>     healthy and<br>
>      >>     OK during<br>
>      >>      >     these complicated times. Romania, like the rest of<br>
>     Europe, is<br>
>      >>     severely<br>
>      >>      >     hit by the second pandemic wave and the authorities<br>
>     seem to<br>
>      >>     be worried<br>
>      >>      >     more about political capital when deciding on potentially<br>
>      >>     life saving<br>
>      >>      >     restrictions.<br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      >     I am writing to you - at the suggestion of Markus -<br>
>      >> regarding an<br>
>      >>      >     initiative within OSGeo that you might have heard at<br>
>     the AGM<br>
>      >>     or saw the<br>
>      >>      >     email below sent to the OSGeo discuss list - OSGeo<br>
>     Geolexica.<br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      >     What we - the Lexicon Committee - are trying to do<br>
>     now is set<br>
>      >>     up some<br>
>      >>      >     pilot glossaries for specific OSGeo projects that can<br>
>     feed<br>
>      >>     from the<br>
>      >>      >     OSGeo Geolexica [1].<br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      >     I was wondering if any of you would be interested to<br>
>      >>     contribute on<br>
>      >>      >     behalf of GRASS, or any other of OSGeo projects you're<br>
>      >>     working on. That<br>
>      >>      >     would translate into activities like reviewing terms<br>
>     from the<br>
>      >>     OSGeo<br>
>      >>      >     glossary and deciding whether they should be included<br>
>     in your<br>
>      >>     pilot or<br>
>      >>      >     identify new terms that are specific for you.<br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      >     The initiative is built together with OGC and ISO/TC211.<br>
>      >>     We've also<br>
>      >>      >     reached out to EU Re3gistry trying to link to their<br>
>     efforts<br>
>      >>     as well,<br>
>      >>      >     but<br>
>      >>      >     without much success until now. I suppose this would<br>
>     somehow<br>
>      >>     exceed<br>
>      >>      >     their EC requirements and responsibilities. We'll see.<br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      >     More details on the initiative are in our Manifesto<br>
>     [2] or<br>
>      >> on the<br>
>      >>      >     Lexicon Committee wiki [3]. Of course, if you have any<br>
>      >>     questions, feel<br>
>      >>      >     free to ask away.<br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      >     So, please let me know if any of this is of interest and<br>
>      >> also, of<br>
>      >>      >     course, if your time allows any engagements.<br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      >     Cheers,<br>
>      >>      >     Codrina<br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      >     [1] <a href="https://osgeo.geolexica.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://osgeo.geolexica.org/</a><br>
>     <<a href="https://osgeo.geolexica.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://osgeo.geolexica.org/</a>><br>
>      >>      >     [2]<br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >><br>
>      >><br>
>     <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fjrl34ErnYammel9WmvXJ3rMWFANjoSiiGyyNSYOXUg/edit" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fjrl34ErnYammel9WmvXJ3rMWFANjoSiiGyyNSYOXUg/edit</a><br>
>     <<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fjrl34ErnYammel9WmvXJ3rMWFANjoSiiGyyNSYOXUg/edit" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fjrl34ErnYammel9WmvXJ3rMWFANjoSiiGyyNSYOXUg/edit</a>><br>
> <br>
>      >><br>
>      >>      >     [3] <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Lexicon_Committee" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Lexicon_Committee</a><br>
>     <<a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Lexicon_Committee" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Lexicon_Committee</a>><br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      >     -------- Forwarded Message --------<br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      >     Hi all,<br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      >     I am writing to let you know of a new initiative<br>
>     within our<br>
>      >>     community -<br>
>      >>      >     the OSGeo Glossary - led by the Lexicon committee (in<br>
>      >>     formation) with<br>
>      >>      >     the scope of defining and managing geospatial terms<br>
>     across<br>
>      >>     communities.<br>
>      >>      >     First operative steps have already been made with<br>
>     setting up<br>
>      >>     OSGeo<br>
>      >>      >     Geolexica [1] for managing the lexicon database, as<br>
>     well as<br>
>      >>     an initial<br>
>      >>      >     load of terms that was done by a bulk load from cleaned<br>
>      >> terms and<br>
>      >>      >     definitions compiled by the GeoForAll group.<br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      >     The work is done in collaboration with folks from<br>
>     ISO/TC 211,<br>
>      >>     OGC and<br>
>      >>      >     The Good Docs Project [2] that have joined the Lexicon<br>
>      >>     committee, which<br>
>      >>      >     is very constructive given their decades long<br>
>     experience in<br>
>      >>      >     terminology,<br>
>      >>      >     as well as helping us with cross-organization<br>
>     alignment of<br>
>      >>     concepts or<br>
>      >>      >     avoiding term duplication.<br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      >     Gracefully helping us with the groundwork are two<br>
>     experienced<br>
>      >>     technical<br>
>      >>      >     writers that I’d like to introduce to our community,<br>
>     Ankita<br>
>      >>     and Naini -<br>
>      >>      >     in cc. Their contributions will support us in doing a<br>
>     clean,<br>
>      >>     sharp job<br>
>      >>      >     when it comes to the actual process of glossary<br>
>     construction.<br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      >     A next big step for the Lexicon Committee is setting<br>
>     up pilot<br>
>      >>     glossary<br>
>      >>      >     projects for specific OSGeo projects, irrespective of<br>
>     their<br>
>      >>     status,<br>
>      >>      >     incubated, in the process or community. So, if this<br>
>     could<br>
>      >> be of<br>
>      >>      >     interest<br>
>      >>      >     to you, please let me, Cameron, Ankita or Naini know<br>
>     or by<br>
>      >>     joining and<br>
>      >>      >     presenting yourself on the Lexicon mailing list [3]<br>
>     or Slack<br>
>      >>     channel<br>
>      >>      >     [4].<br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      >     Cheers and stay safe,<br>
>      >>      >     Codrina<br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >>      >     [1] <a href="https://osgeo.geolexica.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://osgeo.geolexica.org/</a><br>
>     <<a href="https://osgeo.geolexica.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://osgeo.geolexica.org/</a>><br>
>      >>      >     [2] <a href="https://thegooddocsproject.dev/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://thegooddocsproject.dev/</a><br>
>     <<a href="https://thegooddocsproject.dev/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://thegooddocsproject.dev/</a>><br>
>      >>      >     [3] <a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/lexicon" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/lexicon</a><br>
>     <<a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/lexicon" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/lexicon</a>><br>
>      >>      >     [4]<br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >><br>
>      >><br>
>     <a href="https://thegooddocs.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-be2gay0m-Ukq_5SI0MHp20IQP3auQjg#/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://thegooddocs.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-be2gay0m-Ukq_5SI0MHp20IQP3auQjg#/</a><br>
>     <<a href="https://thegooddocs.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-be2gay0m-Ukq_5SI0MHp20IQP3auQjg#/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://thegooddocs.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-be2gay0m-Ukq_5SI0MHp20IQP3auQjg#/</a>><br>
> <br>
>      >><br>
>      >>      ><br>
>      >><br>
> <br>
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