[Board] Fwd: UPDATE: Open AR Cloud (OARC) is Ready for Liftoff!

Thu Nov 1 09:33:02 PDT 2018

Part of my email was to consider what our partners are asking - if having
some financial ties are important to their story we can set that up ... if
a partner sponsors us and we can turn around and use that money to "cross
sponsor" or take out a "membership" if that is what they need to see.
Personally I find "guest" memberships like we have with LocationTech to be
more straight forward...

I want to be sensitive to groups that work in this fashion (with financial
ties) and provide an avenue for them to work with us (even if they do not
like the "cross sponsorship" approach especially much). It is our role as a
board to build up these relationships so we can experiment with how to do
that works...

Speaking of ... I would like to see much more recognition of how *we* work,
and emphasis our expectation that partner relationships produce solid
participation in our open source community. It is not quite enough to
promote the use of open source, I would like to see OSGeo promote
participation as a key benefit of of our approach. *If our partners are
only using open source we are doing them a disservice, they are missing out
on the value of the approach.*

--
Jody Garnett

On Thu, 1 Nov 2018 at 09:11, Massimiliano Cannata <
massimiliano.cannata at supsi.ch> wrote:

> +1 for Jody mail
> We contribute with software, other gave us a free membership as
> recognition of this, so I don't see any reason to adopt a different
> approach this time.
>
> Maxi
>
> Il giorno mer 31 ott 2018, 15:23 María Arias de Reyna <delawen at gmail.com>
> ha scritto:
>
>> What do the rest think of it? I like Jody's approach.
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 20, 2018 at 1:56 AM Cameron Shorter <
>> cameron.shorter at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> +1, I believe that OSGeo should manage the allocation of our funds to
>>> OSGeo initiatives, typically through OSGeo committees. I don't think we
>>> should be paying membership to other organisations which is effectively
>>> delegating the responsibility of distributing funds to another organisation.
>>>
>>> Cameron.
>>>
>>> On 19/10/18 1:58 am, Jody Garnett wrote:
>>>
>>> I would like to be firm in our stance on contributing free software to
>>> these relationships (this goes for LocationTech and OGC as well).
>>>
>>> I am open to the reciprocal support for organizations such as this one
>>> that are focused on having membership include a financial component.
>>>
>>> So if they would like to sponsor us we can turn around and take out a
>>> membership with that money.
>>>
>>> We can also suggest a “guest membership” which is what we have with a
>>> LocationTech to formalize the relationship without a financial commitment.
>>>
>>> I do think it is important to meet organizations with the tools they are
>>> comfortable with (rather than turnning everything into a MOU).
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 12:35 AM María Arias de Reyna <delawen at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I received this news from OpenAR initiative, which is going forward. We
>>>> signed a letter to support them and now they are asking us to be founding
>>>> members. Membership appears to be a paid thing.
>>>>
>>>> I don't know how you see this, but as this is still not part of OSGeo
>>>> software, maybe we should not go further. I would say we should focus our
>>>> budget inside, not outside.
>>>>
>>>> On the other hand, we can make it part of OSGeo as a requirement to be
>>>> members and include the membership as part of the budget for those projects
>>>> (in incubation, at first). Not so sure how this could evolve, or if this
>>>> will be an unfair treatment with other projects.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>>>> From: Jan-Erik Vinje <jan-erik.vinje at norkart.no>
>>>> Date: Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 4:31 PM
>>>> Subject: Fwd: UPDATE: Open AR Cloud (OARC) is Ready for Liftoff!
>>>> To: María Arias de Reyna <delawen at gmail.com>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Maria,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This summer Open-ARCloud initiatives joined forces with similar
>>>> initiatives. We are going to launch publicly tomorrow at AWE EU as Open AR
>>>> Cloud
>>>>
>>>> HTTPS://openarcloud.org
>>>>
>>>>  We have the same mission and goals and hope that OSGeo.org will
>>>> consider joining Norkart, Kartverket.no, Open Geospatial Consortium and the
>>>> rest of the 16 current Founding Partners. Founding Partners have at least
>>>> one year of free membership
>>>>
>>>>  If OSGeo would like to become a Founding Partner you will need to
>>>> decide by the 1st of November. Details on how to join is listed below.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Jan-Erik Vinje, Managing Director of Open AR Cloud
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Open AR Cloud (OARC) is Ready for Liftoff!*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Join us in Münich, October 18 for the first official working group
>>>> meetings in the history of OARC at 3pm in room K4 at Augmented World Expo
>>>> (AWE).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> We believe that an open and interoperable AR Cloud ecosystem is
>>>> critical to the future of spatial computing.   We believe that a democratic
>>>> and collaborative effort that upholds the values of privacy and freedom and
>>>> balances the need for personal and public safety is essential.  We believe
>>>> NOW is the time to start designing, building and creating the AR
>>>> Cloud...together.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Sign up now to become a Founding Memberbefore November 1st!*
>>>>
>>>> Visit this site to sign up and choose your working-groups or suggest a
>>>> new one -  and make a dent in the universe!  https://openarcloud/
>>>> <https://openarcloud.org>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Founding Members will have at least one year of free membership in OARC
>>>> and will be known as pioneers of the spatial computing era, and mentioned
>>>> on our site.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Make your organization a Founding Partnerbefore November 1st!*
>>>>
>>>> If your organization would like to contribute to this effort and you
>>>> support the mission of OARC, please send an email to OARCs Managing
>>>> Director jan-erik.vinje at norkart.no
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Include these items in the email:
>>>>
>>>> 1.    Contact Details:  including name, title and email
>>>>
>>>> 2.    Organization Logo:  svg or high res png format preferred
>>>>
>>>> 3.    Statement of Support:  include one-liner or short paragraph
>>>> stating support or endorsement of OARC organization or values.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *We choose interoperability as a foundational principle for all our
>>>> efforts*
>>>>
>>>> The success and impact of web-technology rests in large part on the
>>>> fact that it “just works” across a huge range of platforms and devices.
>>>> This is possible because the web allows anyone to build a browser, a web
>>>> page or a powerful web app based on a shared set of standards and formats.
>>>> Open AR Cloud is inspired by the interoperability of the web and will
>>>> encourage the tech sector to leave the walled gardens and silos behind to
>>>> make interoperability a foundational principle of AR Cloud technology.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *The Open AR Cloud Index + Shared Frame of Reference for
>>>> GeoPose/Geo6Dof*
>>>>
>>>> There is going to be a real need for shared interoperable indices for
>>>> the many layers of data that will provide value in spatial computing. We
>>>> expect many private and parallel indexes, and will work to ensure they are
>>>> built on common protocols and accessible by all platforms.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> We are planning to start designing and building*“The Open AR Cloud
>>>> Index”*. We want to make it available as a shared decentralized
>>>> infrastructure, accountable and open for the whole world.  To build this,
>>>> we must establish a shared geospatial frame of reference for the position
>>>> and orientation of all things, including xr-devices, digital, spatial and
>>>> sensor data and objects, vehicles, drones, robots and more.  We are
>>>> considering a distributed ledger of Geo6DOF/GeoPose references to AR Cloud
>>>> datasets (including where they are hosted & and how they are consumed).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Privacy and Security:*
>>>>
>>>> We have drafted a*“Manifesto for AR Cloud Solutions”* that will be
>>>> published during our official launch on October 18th. This is an expression
>>>> of a set of 7 principles that we believe every participant in the spatial
>>>> computing sector should support. These are early days and much is unknown,
>>>> so please join in the discussion and help us bring in a wider community of
>>>> stakeholders to this critical conversation.The plan is to get the
>>>> manifesto codified as a version 1.0 early next year.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *About Open AR Cloud (OARC):*
>>>>
>>>> We are a non-profit organization with a mission to coordinate and drive
>>>> the development of open and interoperable AR Cloud technology, data and
>>>> standards in order to connect the physical and digital worlds for the
>>>> benefit of all. We offer membership for individuals and organizations who
>>>> can participate in working groups and projects. We intent to design,
>>>> create, build and deploy an open, interoperable AR Cloud ecosystem for all
>>>> of humanity.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Founding Partners as of today*
>>>>
>>>> These are the 15 Founding Partners who have joined us so far:AWE
>>>> <https://www.awecompany.com>,AugmentedReality.org
>>>> <http://www.augmentedreality.org>,Shape Immersive
>>>> <https://www.shapeimmersive.com>,Perey <https://www.perey.com>,
>>>> PointMedia <https://www.pointmedia.no>,ContextGrid
>>>> <https://www.contextgrid.com>,MovieMask <https://www.moviemask.io>,
>>>> Norkart <https://www.norkart.no>,SuperVentures
>>>> <http://www.superventures.com>,Verses <https://verses.io>,Xperiel
>>>> <https://xperiel.com>,YouAR <https://youar.io>,Kartverket
>>>> <https://www.kartverket.no/en/>,ITS-Norway <https://its-norway.no/>,
>>>> and  Open Geospatial Consortium <http://www.opengeospatial.org/>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Current Team:*
>>>>
>>>> We have a great team working hard to make sure we can deliver on our
>>>> vision and provide real, lasting value to our and other industries.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The OARC Governing board includes: Jan-Erik Vinje, Managing Director,
>>>> Colin Steinman, CFO & Secretary, Christine Perey, Steven Swanson, Arka
>>>> Bala, Ori Inbar, Alex Hertel
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The OARC Advisory Board includes: Alex Chuang (chair), Dave Lorenzini
>>>> and Tony Parisi, with other key industry figures in spatial computing to be
>>>> announced soon.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Our Deepest Thanks  *
>>>>
>>>> We remain enthusiastic and optimistic that the actions we take today
>>>> will lay a proper foundation for the world of possibilities ahead.  Best
>>>> regards from Jan-Erik Vinje and the rest of the OARC team and we hope to
>>>> see you in Münic or at a future event!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Why was I sent this email?:*
>>>>
>>>> You or someone at your organization signed up to receive updates The
>>>> Open AR Cloud or similar initiatives.  If you do not wish to get more
>>>> emails write an email with «NO OARC» in the subject and send it to
>>>> jan-erik.vinje at norkart.no
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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