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

Sat Nov 3 08:33:31 PDT 2018

+1 to Jody's approach.

Best,
Angelos

On 10/31/18 4:23 PM, María Arias de Reyna wrote:
> 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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