<div>If no one minds, I can fill in some information for discussion over the next few days. My experience interacting with federal GIS data is mainly limited to the DOD realm, but as far as large multi-faceted bureaucracies goes you can't get much bigger...
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<div>-Mike<br><br> </div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 4/17/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Chris Holmes</b> <<a href="mailto:cholmes@openplans.org">cholmes@openplans.org</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Cool, I've started the page:<br><br><a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Response_to_RFI_for_US_Gov_GeoSpatial">
http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Response_to_RFI_for_US_Gov_GeoSpatial</a><br><br>I'll try to put some time in the next couple of weeks, and perhaps Ned<br>and I can meet up May 1st or 2nd and have a bit of a sprint.<br><br>
Anyone else feel free to jump aboard and help out.<br><br>Chris<br><br>Dave McIlhagga wrote:<br>> Early May I can support this as well.<br>><br>> The next two weeks are booked solid for me.<br>><br>> Dave<br>
><br>><br>> Ned Horning wrote:<br>><br>>> Chris,<br>>><br>>> I'm interested. I have a little time this week but I'll be traveling a<br>>> bit -<br>>> next week I'm on vacation - and the first week of May I could put some
<br>>> more<br>>> time into it.<br>>> Ned<br>>><br>>><br>>>> -----Original Message-----<br>>>> From: Chris Holmes [mailto:<a href="mailto:cholmes@openplans.org">cholmes@openplans.org
</a>]<br>>>> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 3:21 PM<br>>>> To: <a href="mailto:discuss@mail.osgeo.org">discuss@mail.osgeo.org</a><br>>>> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Request for Information (RFI) Geospatial
<br>>>> Line<br>>><br>>><br>>> of<br>>><br>>>> Business<br>>>><br>>>> Is anyone else interested in working on this? I could put some decent<br>>>> time in, and think it could be important, presenting some compelling
<br>>>> arguments as to why the US government should invest in open source<br>>>> geospatial.<br>>>><br>>>> I can devote a few cycles to OSGeo over the next few weeks, and this<br>>>> sounds like just the sort of thing we want the organization to do, and
<br>>>> can reuse the answers elsewhere. We could start a wiki page and<br>>>> collaborate there...<br>>>><br>>>> Chris<br>>>><br>>>> Ned Horning wrote:<br>>>>
<br>>>>> Mark,<br>>>>><br>>>>> This is a good find. I quickly went through the RFI (request for<br>>>>> information) questionnaire and I think OSGeo is in a great position to
<br>>>>> promote the advantages of open source in a response. There is a good<br>>><br>>><br>>> amount<br>>><br>>>>> of work to prepare a response but answering the questionnaire might
<br>>><br>>><br>>> promote<br>>><br>>>>> some discussion that would benefit the foundation in the long run. I<br>>><br>>><br>>> think<br>>><br>>>>> this is a great opportunity for the Foundation but it would be good to
<br>>><br>>><br>>> hear<br>>><br>>>>> what others think.<br>>>>><br>>>>> I noticed that there is Practitioners Day for the Geospatial LoB (line<br>>><br>>>
<br>>> of<br>>><br>>>>> business) will be on April 18, 2006 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT in<br>>>>> Washington, DC. Are there any DC people who could attend this?<br>>><br>>>
<br>>> Registration<br>>><br>>>>> has to happen by the 14th (Friday). Responses for the RFI must be in by<br>>><br>>><br>>> May<br>>><br>>>>> 5th.<br>>>>>
<br>>>>> Ned<br>>>>><br>>>>> -----Original Message-----<br>>>>> From: Mark Lucas [mailto:<a href="mailto:mlucas17@mac.com">mlucas17@mac.com</a>]<br>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 10:39 AM
<br>>>>> To: <a href="mailto:discuss@mail.osgeo.org">discuss@mail.osgeo.org</a><br>>>>> Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Request for Information (RFI) Geospatial Line<br>>><br>>><br>>> of
<br>>><br>>>>> Business<br>>>>><br>>>>> Here is an opportunity to pitch open source Geo-spatial software<br>>><br>>><br>>> solutions<br>>><br>>>>> to the US Federal government.
<br>>>>><br>>>>> The US Government has put out an RFI looking for how to proceed on<br>>>>> Geo-spatial capabilities.<br>>>>><br>>>>> <a href="http://www1.fbo.gov/spg/GSA/V/VC/GSV06PD00089/SynopsisR.html">
http://www1.fbo.gov/spg/GSA/V/VC/GSV06PD00089/SynopsisR.html</a><br>>>>><br>>>>> from <a href="http://slashgisrs.org">slashgisrs.org</a><br>>>>><br>>>>> "The US Office of Management and Budget
<br>>>>> <<a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/">http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/</a>><br>>>>> (OMB) is asking the geospatial private sector for advice on how it<br>>><br>>><br>>> should
<br>>><br>>>>> spend the new geospatial line of business in the federal budget via an<br>>><br>>><br>>> RFI<br>>><br>>>>> questionnaire<br>>>>> <<a href="http://www1.fbo.gov/spg/GSA/V/VC/GSV06PD00089/Attachments.html">
http://www1.fbo.gov/spg/GSA/V/VC/GSV06PD00089/Attachments.html</a>><br>>><br>>><br>>> (direct<br>>><br>>>>> file link<br>>>>><br>>>><br>>>> <<a href="http://www1.fbo.gov/EPSData/GSA/Synopses/22142/GSV06PD00089/RFIQuestio">
http://www1.fbo.gov/EPSData/GSA/Synopses/22142/GSV06PD00089/RFIQuestio</a><br>>>> nnair<br>>>><br>>>>> eforGeospatial.doc> ). [Responses due by 5/5/06] "This RFI is<br>>>>> soliciting
<br>>>>> information to support the development of a common solution for the<br>>><br>>><br>>> Federal<br>>><br>>>>> government-wide Geospatial LoB. Responses to this RFI should come from
<br>>><br>>><br>>> the<br>>><br>>>>> perspective of being a geospatial user, provider or consultant. The RFI<br>>><br>>><br>>> is<br>>><br>>>>> to: Solicit information from industry, government, academia, and
<br>>><br>>><br>>> non-profit<br>>><br>>>>> organizations on strategies, alternatives, and experiences in<br>>>>> developing<br>>><br>>><br>>> and<br>>>
<br>>>>> implementing programs and innovative practices that have been effective<br>>><br>>><br>>> in<br>>><br>>>>> increasing geospatial effectiveness and efficiency;" Full
<br>>><br>>><br>>> details/updates<br>>><br>>>>> <<a href="http://www1.fbo.gov/spg/GSA/V/VC/GSV06PD00089/listing.html">http://www1.fbo.gov/spg/GSA/V/VC/GSV06PD00089/listing.html</a>> ."
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