[Board] Motion on Open lidar letter

Cameron Shorter cameron.shorter at gmail.com
Thu Apr 23 15:19:42 PDT 2015


Well written Jeff,

Once you are comfortable with the wording, I suggest either:
1. Copy the cover letter text into 
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/LIDAR_Format_Letter (preferred)
2. Or reference the cover letter wiki from the LiDAR Format Letter

On 23/04/2015 11:11 pm, Jeff McKenna wrote:
> Thanks Maxi.
>
> A first draft of the Board cover letter is at 
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/LIDAR_Format_Letter_Board_Cover It would be 
> good for all Board members to take a look and edit that page if need be.
>
> -jeff
>
>
>
> On 2015-04-23 9:33 AM, Massimiliano Cannata wrote:
>> Dear All,
>> With 6 votes +1 and 3 votes +0 I declare the motion to support the
>> letter on LiDAR open standard passed.
>>
>> The board will draft a support letter.
>>
>> Best,
>> Maxi
>>
>>
>>
>> 2015-04-23 12:01 GMT+02:00 Jachym Cepicky <jachym.cepicky at gmail.com
>> <mailto:jachym.cepicky at gmail.com>>:
>>
>>     +0
>>
>>     With comment: -1 for the tone, +1 for the "idea" of the letter
>>
>>     Requesting and pointing at "one evil" does not bring solutions, only
>>     builds walls. Therefore also not signing the letter as private
>>     person. If someone else takes the power, I can only say: that this
>>     is not my way.
>>
>>     Sorry for the delay
>>
>>     Jachym
>>
>>     čt 23. 4. 2015 v 7:15 odesílatel Massimiliano Cannata
>>     <massimiliano.cannata at supsi.ch
>>     <mailto:massimiliano.cannata at supsi.ch>> napsal:
>>
>>         My vote is +0,
>>         I support the idea but not the tone of the letter.
>>
>>         Maxi
>>
>>
>>         Il giorno gio 23 apr 2015 01:13 AM Cameron Shorter
>>         <cameron.shorter at gmail.com <mailto:cameron.shorter at gmail.com>>
>>         ha scritto:
>>
>>             I think all board members have now voted? Thankyou for your
>>             support.
>>             Massimo, as you raised this motion, do you wish to declare
>>             its result?
>>
>>             Next actions:
>>             * Declare result of motion (Massimo)
>>             * Update the Open Letter wiki with cover letter. There is
>>             proposed text
>>             below. I'm happy to do this, unless someone else does it 
>> first.
>>             * Send the Open Letter to key stakeholders (emails below).
>>             Jeff, do you
>>             wish to do that? Would you like any help?
>>
>>             Regards,
>>             Cameron
>>
>>             On 23/04/2015 1:44 am, Vasile Craciunescu wrote:
>>              > +1
>>              >
>>              > I totally agree with Jorge.
>>              >
>>              > Best,
>>              > Vasile
>>              >
>>              > On 4/22/15 8:27 AM, Massimiliano Cannata wrote:
>>              >> I do not enter in detail of your debate about media. I
>>             can just say that
>>              >> the board is slow because there is discussion on the
>>             form of the letter
>>              >> you prepared.
>>              >>
>>              >> At this point I officially make the motion to vote on
>>             beard official
>>              >> support of the letter on lidar standard as it is
>>              >> athttp://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/LIDAR_Format_Letter
>> <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/LIDAR_Format_Letter>
>>              >> <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/LIDAR_Format_Letter>
>>              >>
>>              >> Maxi
>>              >>
>>              >> Hello Jeff and the OSGeo Board,
>>              >>
>>              >> Our next step is to deliver the Open Letter, as
>>             suggested earlier in
>>              >> this thread. (see below)
>>              >>
>>              >> We are waiting on an answer from the earlier proposal
>>             for the OSGeo
>>              >> Board to present this Open Letter. Is another 48 hours
>>             enough time to
>>              >> respond?
>>              >>
>>              >> The alternative is that some one else from the OSGeo
>>             community delivers
>>              >> this letter.
>>              >>
>>              >>> On 16/04/2015 9:52 pm, Cameron Shorter 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
>>             <http://opengeospatial.org>
>>              >>>> <http://opengeospatial.org>>, OSGeo President
>>              >>>> David Danko <DDanko AT esri.com <http://esri.com>
>>             <http://esri.com>>, ESRI's Senior
>>              >>>> Consultant for GIS Standards
>>              >>>> Stephen D. DeGloria < sdd4 AT cornell.edu
>>             <http://cornell.edu> <http://cornell.edu>>,
>>              >>>> President of the ASPRS
>>              >> --
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