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Hi OSGeo Board,<br>
<br>
I request the board support an OSGeo Community developed Open Letter
aimed at protecting open LiDAR standards.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/LIDAR_Format_Letter">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/LIDAR_Format_Letter</a><br>
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Proposal 1: The OSGeo Board agree to include the following statement
(or similar wording) into the letter:<br>
<br>
= Cover Letter from the OSGeo Board =<br>
<br>
The board of the [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://osgeo.org">http://osgeo.org</a> Open Source Geospatial
Foundation] (OSGeo) is presenting this letter to the OGC, ESRI and
ASPRS. The letter highlights concerns about fragmentation in LiDAR
standards from many people within the OSGeo community. As always, if
there is anything the OSGeo board can do to help, then please let us
know.<br>
<br>
Signed: <OSGeo Board Members><br>
<br>
Proposal 2:<br>
Once the letter has completed the signature phase, the letter be
emailed from the OSGeo President to key people within these
organisations:<br>
<br>
Mark Reichardt <mreichardt AT opengeospatial.org>, OSGeo
President<br>
David Danko <DDanko AT esri.com>, ESRI's Senior Consultant for
GIS Standards<br>
Stephen D. DeGloria <
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sdd4 AT cornell.edu>, President of the ASPRS<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/04/2015 12:14 pm, Cameron Shorter
wrote:<br>
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Hi all,<br>
A number of us have been collaboratively developing an Open Letter
asking key stakeholders to avoid fragmentation in LiDAR standards.<br>
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It starts:<br>
<i>We, the undersigned, are concerned that the current
interoperability between LiDAR applications, through use of the
open "LAS" format, is being threatened by ESRI's introduction
and promotion of an alternative "Optimized LAS" proprietary
format. This is of concern since the fragmentation of the LAS
format will lead to reduced interoperability between
applications and organisations, and introduce vendor lock-in.</i><br>
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Could all interested please:<br>
1. Review and provide feedback to this standards email list<br>
2. If you agree with the letter, please add your name to the
"Signed" section<br>
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Cameron Shorter,
Software and Data Solutions Manager
LISAsoft
Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf,
26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009
P +61 2 9009 5000, W <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.lisasoft.com">www.lisasoft.com</a>, F +61 2 9009 5099</pre>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Cameron Shorter,
Software and Data Solutions Manager
LISAsoft
Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf,
26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009
P +61 2 9009 5000, W <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.lisasoft.com">www.lisasoft.com</a>, F +61 2 9009 5099</pre>
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