[Board] Re: F2F meeting

Tue Nov 10 05:44:53 PST 2009

> Arnulf,
> 'I can contribute three high level use cases using OSGeo software
>  at municipal, federal and European level.'
> Pl email some pointers. I need some work already done to plan my
> Rajahmundry-GIS, Phase-II, for a small city of south India. (I presented
> at Capetown)
>
> Ravi

Ravi,
find an online use case of the federal geoportal at:
http://www.mapbender.org/Gallery#Geoportal_-_Rhineland_Palatinate_SDI
It is a good example for a national SDI with 1400 WMS and several thousand
layers.

I gave a presentation on the Pollution Release and Transfer Registry of
the German Environmental Agency in Germany, of interest because an OSM map
is used for background. It is available here:
http://arnulf.us/publications/case_study_pollutant%20_release_and_transfer_registry.odp
http://arnulf.us/publications/case_study_pollutant%20_release_and_transfer_registry.pdf

There are three dozen + municipal map portal sites listed in the Mapbender
Wiki at: http://www.mapbender.org/Gallery

My presentations detailing the municipal applications are all in German
language but I can translate one of them if you let me know what content
would be of most interest for you. There are applications for tourism,
cadastral base map, waste removal plans, etc.

Best regards,
Arnulf.

> --- On Tue, 10/11/09, Ravi <ravivundavalli at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Ravi <ravivundavalli at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Board] Re: F2F meeting
>> To: board at lists.osgeo.org
>> Date: Tuesday, 10 November, 2009, 4:43 PM
>> Hi Arnulf,
>> very encouraging indeed. We at OSGeo India are discussing
>> this out
>> and will get back soon.
>> Ravi
>>
>> I have set my Dreams in motion
>>
>>
>> --- On Tue, 10/11/09, Arnulf Christl (OSGeo) <arnulf at osgeo.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > From: Arnulf Christl (OSGeo) <arnulf at osgeo.org>
>> > Subject: Re: [Board] Re: F2F meeting
>> > To: board at lists.osgeo.org
>> > Date: Tuesday, 10 November, 2009, 3:57 PM
>> > > Hi Arnulf,
>> > > the developing world including India can benefit
>> from
>> > FOSS GIS
>> > > in many ways, reducing corruption, saving
>> exchequers
>> > money, guiding
>> > > the farmer.. many more.
>> > > But the catch22 prevents true penetration of FOSS
>> GIS.
>> > Unless jobs are
>> > > there few students are interested, and unless
>> students
>> > with knowledge of
>> > > FOSS GIS are there jobs cannot be created. Unless
>> jobs
>> > are there no
>> > > educational institute wants to embark on a FOSS
>> GIS
>> > project.. and Unless
>> > > proven projects are there, no one wants to launch
>> a
>> > new project.
>> > >
>> > > It is only awareness building that can change it
>> for
>> > us, through
>> > > workshops, seminars for teachers and students
>> alike.
>> > >
>> > > So if a priority has to be set, with the meager
>> > resources  it must focus
>> > > on creating awareness as top priority.
>> > >
>> > > Would be very happy if the board can meet F2F in
>> > India. That will give us
>> > > a great boost, as we will invite the concerned
>> Indian
>> > departments to see
>> > > some demos/ talks by OSGeo board. In India 90%
>> GIS
>> > work is government
>> > > controlled.
>> > >
>> > > Love to be at Barselona, to proudly announce
>> OSGeo
>> > India's bid for FOSS4G.
>> > > 'Thousands of dream like expectations,  But
>> each
>> > one saps my breath'
>> > > (Urdu shair: Hazaron Quaishen nikle, magar, har
>> Quaish
>> > me dum nikla)
>> > >
>> > > Cheers
>> > > Ravi
>> > >
>> > > ThanQ Venkatesh, and the Urdu Shair must sum up
>> the
>> > situation.
>> >
>> > Ravi,
>> > I understand. Let us work on something in that
>> direction.
>> >
>> > Aiming high; Could you imagine that an executive
>> summit on
>> > Open Source
>> > Geospatial with an invitation of the OSGeo board to
>> India
>> > would be a good
>> > idea? We could organize it as a two day micro
>> conference
>> > with the first
>> > running high level workshops for more technically
>> oriented
>> > folks (CTOs)
>> > and the second with introductions to Free Software
>> > licensing and Open
>> > Source development models followed by presentations
>> > showcasing productive
>> > and successful use cases of the public administration
>> using
>> > FOSSS4G. I can
>> > contribute three high level use cases using OSGeo
>> software
>> > at municipal,
>> > federal and European level.
>> >
>> > I guess even if not all directors can make it we could
>> get
>> > together a
>> > fairly high profile group of people for such an event.
>> The
>> > board (or at
>> > least those members who can make it) can have an f2f
>> > following this micro
>> > conference.
>> >
>> > With enough advance planning we might even find a
>> high
>> > level sponsor form
>> > the Indian government to fund such an event - or is
>> that
>> > already dreaming?
>> >
>> > Best regards,
>> > Arnulf.
>> >
>> > > --- On Sun, 8/11/09, Venkatesh Raghavan
>> <raghavan at media.osaka-cu.ac.jp>
>> > > wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> From: Venkatesh Raghavan <raghavan at media.osaka-cu.ac.jp>
>> > >> Subject: Re: [Board] Re: F2F meeting
>> > >> To: board at lists.osgeo.org
>> > >> Date: Sunday, 8 November, 2009, 6:03 PM
>> > >> Hi Arnulf, Ravi,
>> > >>
>> > >> Arnulf Christl (OSGeo) wrote:
>> > >> ...
>> > >> > Ravi,
>> > >> > I can follow you for the first part. I
>> do
>> > not
>> > >> understand "The philosophy
>> > >> > of OSGeo translating into priorities
>> will
>> > make a local
>> > >> chapter spend their
>> > >> > meager resources in organising
>> awareness."
>> > though. Can
>> > >> you please explain?
>> > >>
>> > >> I guess, what Ravi means is the he might as
>> well
>> > spend his
>> > >> (OSGeo-India Chapter's) meager resources to
>> > organize an
>> > >> OSGeo awareness campaign
>> > >> (workshop's, seminars etc.) in India.
>> > >>
>> > >> Could be worth considering to have an F2F in
>> > Ravi's home
>> > >> turf.
>> > >> That would kill two birds with one stone.
>> > >>
>> > >> Best regards
>> > >>
>> > >> Venka
>> > >>
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