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

Thu Oct 18 07:58:08 PDT 2018

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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