[Board] [OSGeo-Standards] Please review: Open Letter asking to avoid format fragmentation in LiDAR standards

[Bart van den Eijnden]

Hello board,

do people still need time to comment on the letter or can we call for a motion on this?

Best regards,
Bart

> On 16 Apr 2015, at 13:52, Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi OSGeo Board,
> 
> I request the board support an OSGeo Community developed Open Letter aimed at protecting open LiDAR standards.
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/LIDAR_Format_Letter <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/LIDAR_Format_Letter>
> 
> Proposal 1: The OSGeo Board agree to include the following statement (or similar wording) into the letter:
> 
> = Cover Letter from the OSGeo Board =
> 
> The board of the [http://osgeo.org <http://osgeo.org/> 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.
> 
> Signed: <OSGeo Board Members>
> 
> Proposal 2:
> Once the letter has completed the signature phase, the letter be emailed from the OSGeo President to key people within these organisations:
> 
> Mark Reichardt <mreichardt AT opengeospatial.org>, OSGeo President
> David Danko <DDanko AT esri.com>, ESRI's Senior Consultant for GIS Standards
> Stephen D. DeGloria < sdd4 AT cornell.edu>, President of the ASPRS
> 
> 
> On 11/04/2015 12:14 pm, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> A number of us have been collaboratively developing an Open Letter asking key stakeholders to avoid fragmentation in LiDAR standards.
>> 
>> It starts:
>> 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.
>> 
>> Could all interested please:
>> 1. Review and provide feedback to this standards email list
>> 2. If you agree with the letter, please add your name to the "Signed" section
>> 
>> -- 
>> 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 www.lisasoft.com <http://www.lisasoft.com/>,  F +61 2 9009 5099
> 
> -- 
> 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 www.lisasoft.com <http://www.lisasoft.com/>,  F +61 2 9009 5099
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