[OSGeo-Announce] University of Colorado Denver's FOSS4G Lab

[Anne Ghisla]

The global ICA-OSGeo-ISPRS labs http://www.geoforall.org/ are pleased
to announce the launch of the University of Colorado Denver's FOSS4G
Lab. Thanks to Dr. Rafael Moreno-Sanchez who has been leading this at
University of Colorado, Denver, USA. It is also great to see the
establishment of an international advisory board for the lab  to review
plans and activities and provide advice for the growth and future
direction of the lab. Details at
http://geospatial.ucdenver.edu/foss4g/advisory-board

The University of Colorado Denver's FOSS4G Lab is supported by a
diverse group of faculty from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
and the College of Architecture and Planning, all of whom have a
particular interest in FOSS4G. The faculty collective is constantly
expanding into new departments and colleges, adding to the breadth of
knowledge and expertise in Geospatial Science. The initial lab faculty
include Dr. Peter Anthamatten, Dr. Joshua French, Michael Hinke, Dr.
Wesley Marshall, Dr. Carolyn McAndrews, Dr. Rafael Moreno-Sanchez, Dr.
Deborah Thomas, Dr. Austin Troy, Dr. Amanda Weaver, Dr. Michael Wunder,
Suzanne Anderson, Tim Stalker and Valerie Kraucunas.

Details at http://geospatial.ucdenver.edu/foss4g/faculty


They also offer a wide diversity of geospatial training with
certificate programs in the Department of Geography and Environmental
Science, the College of Architecture of Planning, and the School of
Engineering. More details of the University of Colorado Lab at
http://geospatial.ucdenver.edu/foss4g/home-2

University of Colorado is the 18th University in the USA to establish
Open Geospatial Lab in the last 2 years and joins a great family of
other key research universities (University of Massachusetts ,Harvard
University, University of California, University of North Carolina,
University of Kansas, Arizona State University, Kent State University
etc). We are looking forward to receiving more applications from other
universities in USA to establish research labs and expand our research
in Open Geospatial Science in the United States and globally.

There is also good news on  Open Education  with the U.S. Open
Government Partnership: National Action Plan that is released. Details
at
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/new_nap_commitments_report_092314.pdf

Thanks to all who made this possible and  this will have a domino
effect...
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