[Board] Agenda Item - Broadband Mapping (p-o-c)

[Brian Hamlin]

Request for OSGeo  Board Meeting Agenda item:

   The US Federal Stimulus Act of 2009 ("ARRA") is creating both 
challenges and new opportunities as projects declared in the Act get 
underway. With regard to the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration - Broadband Technology Opportunities Program 
created by the ARRA, the OSGeo Board has issued a letter dated 03July09 
stating a strong backing of the concept of transparent and public 
geodata, and an interest in contacting principals close to the issue. 
Some members of the Board expressed that they may not have time to give 
this matter their full attention, if and when it proceeds.

   I propose that OSGeo designate a Point of Contact (p-o-c) in the US 
for this program. Further I propose that the Board designate this 
project as a priority for OSGeo in the United States.