[Board] Fwd: UPDATE: Open AR Cloud (OARC) is Ready for Liftoff!
Cameron Shorter
cameron.shorter at gmail.com
Fri Oct 19 16:55:50 PDT 2018
+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 <mailto: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
> <mailto: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
> <mailto: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 Member/before 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 Partner/before 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
> <mailto: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 tojan-erik.vinje at norkart.no <mailto:jan-erik.vinje at norkart.no>
>
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