[AtlanticCanada] Introduction

Tue Feb 1 09:16:56 EST 2011

FYI,
Just an observation.

On the talk-ca mailing list, where i have attended and creating osm -
'mapping parties', i have noticed where the difference is from an
osgeo 'informal meeting'

The OSGeo Community (all things geo-related) is a much more
professional group.  The group members tend to be professional gis
people (in their day jobs).

Where-as, for OSM, there is a tendency (or at least in the begining)
for it to be 'weekend hobbiests, and geocaching, and maaping
inthusiasts'

So there is a contrast, which is known, but perhaps not apparent,
especially when writing notes to each mailing list.

Just an observation.  If OpenStreetMap Canada wants to become
osgeo-canada .... this is where the data licence conflicts.

I can freely talk about 'commonmap and open map features, and
alternate api's at a osgeo-canada meetup, but that discussion is
'shunned' on the osm-ca mailing list and meetups.

Just an observation,

cheers,
sam

On 2/1/11, Timothy Astle <timothy.astle at caris.com> wrote:
> Great to hear from you Jarrett!
>
> To start off with, I'm not a GRASS user, so I can't help you there.  I'm
> sure that the GRASS mailing lists are the way to go for detailed
> discussions.  http://grass.fbk.eu/community/support.php
>
> You'll have to come out to our next meeting.  The meetings are informal
> social events to discuss all things GIS and of course, the free and open
> source software available.  It's a great way to network, learn and share
> ideas.
>
> Definitely get the word out on this group to your peers.  The more
> people that are involved, the better it is for all of us.
>
> Best wishes!
>
>
> Tim
>
> On 31/01/2011 6:51 PM, Jarrett Totton wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I just figured I would introduce myself. My name is Jarrett Totton and
>> I am a student at NBCC Moncton taking the GIS Diploma program. I am
>> quite familiar with ESRI software, but when I came across GRASS it
>> piqued my interest being a powerful GIS analysis engine without the
>> powerful price-tag. I am not a programmer, my background is in
>> forestry, but I want to master the use of GRASS (I am still in the
>> learning phases, I know how to run it but am just learning where
>> everything is) and learn how to develop my own modules in
>> python(someday). I am quite interested in how people in the industry
>> are using GRASS and other open source geospatial software and for what
>> they are using it for. Also as a student I am interested in making
>> myself as employable as possible for when I graduate and feel that
>> GRASS and other free software will help with this.
>>
>> But enough about me. I also read in some of your previous emails that
>> you as a group were seeking more involvement from schools and the
>> like. I am sue if someone was interested they would be more than
>> welcome to come to my school and introduce the organisation, and I
>> could help arrange this.
>>
>> I would be very interested in sitting in on a meeting of the Atlantic
>> Chapter of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation and would also like
>> learning more about OSM and how I can contribute and how the data from
>> OSM can be used in other projects and in what formats it can be used
>> in.
>>
>> To end my short introduction of myself I would like to make a call for
>> ideas for a project I have to do for school. I would be interested in
>> solving a real world problem that has readily available data and would
>> show the capabilities of GRASS.
>>
>> Thank you for your time,
>>
>> Jarrett Totton
>> _______________________________________________
>> AtlanticCanada mailing list
>> AtlanticCanada at lists.osgeo.org
>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/atlanticcanada
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