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

[Massimiliano Cannata]

Thare are interesting discussions running on the italian chapter list.
It would be nice if someone could wrap-up a short summary of interesting
points.

I could do it in the next days if none is available.

Maxi

2015-04-20 10:30 GMT+02:00 Jachym Cepicky <jachym.cepicky at gmail.com>:

> 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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