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

[Jachym Cepicky]

I'm fine with that

pá 17. 4. 2015 v 8:56 odesílatel Bart van den Eijnden <bartvde at osgis.nl>
napsal:

> 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
>
> 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 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,  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,  F +61 2 9009 5099
>
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