[Board] Board Digest, Vol 179, Issue 1

Mon Sep 13 13:54:40 PDT 2021

Thanks again to all the support from OsGeo Board members to get this MoU
between OsGeo and HOT in place.

Can't wait to see more and more collaborations happening between the two
organizations.

Thanks again,

*Miriam González*
President, Board of Directors
*Humanitarian OpenStreetMap *
miriam at hotosm.org
@mapanauta

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>    1. Fwd: [OSGeo-Discuss] The Open Source Geospatial Foundation
>       signs MoU with HOT the HUMANITARIAN OPENSTREETMAP TEAM UNITED
>       STATES INC. (Astrid Emde (OSGeo))
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> Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2021 18:14:32 +0000
> From: "Astrid Emde (OSGeo)" <astrid_emde at osgeo.org>
> To: Miriam Gonzalez <miriam at hotosm.org>, board at hotosm.org,
>         tyler.radford at hotosm.org, carly.redhead at hotosm.org, Board
>         <board at lists.osgeo.org>
> Subject: [Board] Fwd: [OSGeo-Discuss] The Open Source Geospatial
>         Foundation signs MoU with HOT the HUMANITARIAN OPENSTREETMAP TEAM
>         UNITED STATES INC.
> Message-ID: <612de75deec16a8d3c095e74437ea8b8 at posteo.de>
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> Hello all,
>
> I created a news item about our new partnership. It is at the website
>
> https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/the-open-source-geospatial-foundation-signs-mou-with-hot-the-humanitarian-openstreetmap-team-united-states-inc/
> and was send to the mailing lists.
>
> @HOT - You are listed now as a partner at:
> https://www.osgeo.org/partners/
> https://www.osgeo.org/partners/hot-humanitarian-openstreetmap-team/
> -> You are welcome to improve the partners page and add information.
> Please let me know who would like to edit the page and i will give you
> the edit rights.
>
> Looking forward to our partnership.
>
> See you Astrid
>
>
>
> -------- Originalnachricht --------
> Betreff: [OSGeo-Discuss] The Open Source Geospatial Foundation signs MoU
> with HOT the HUMANITARIAN OPENSTREETMAP TEAM UNITED STATES INC.
> Datum: 13.09.2021 20:10
> Von: "Astrid Emde \(OSGeo\) via Discuss" <discuss at lists.osgeo.org>
> An: Announce <announce at lists.osgeo.org>, Discuss
> <discuss at lists.osgeo.org>
> Antwort an: astrid_emde at osgeo.org
>
> 2021-09-13
> see OSGeo Foundation News:
>
> https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/the-open-source-geospatial-foundation-signs-mou-with-hot-the-humanitarian-openstreetmap-team-united-states-inc/
>
> OSGeo and HOT [1] signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the goal of
> fostering the use of open source geospatial software, to enable
> participatory community-driven development.
>
> The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team United States, Inc. (HOT), applies
> the principles of open source and open data sharing for humanitarian
> response
> and economic development. Founded in the wake of the Haiti earthquake of
> 2010, responders and organizations recognized the need for accurate,
> accessible maps to aid in humanitarian response and the potential for
> international development interventions.
> Since then, HOT has utilized its network of tens of thousands of
> volunteers to contribute to OpenStreetMap, the free and editable map of
> the world. HOT?s network and tools enable everyone, local or
> international, to have an impact by putting places and areas home to
> people on the map.
>
> The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) is a not-for-profit
> organization whose mission is to support and promote the collaborative
> development of open source geospatial software, data and education. The
> foundation provides financial, organizational and legal support to the
> broader open source geospatial community. It also serves as an
> independent legal entity to which community members can contribute code,
> funding and other resources, secure in the knowledge that their
> contributions will be maintained for public benefit. OSGeo also serves
> as an outreach and advocacy organization for the open source geospatial
> community, and provides a common forum and shared infrastructure for
> improving cross-project collaboration. The foundation's projects are all
> freely available at https://osgeo.org and usable under an OSI-certified
> open source license.
>
> Together the organizations have agreed to find synergistic ways to
> promote common goals.
>
> Starting in 2021, HOT and OSGeo will work together to contribute to the
> following shared objectives:
>
> A. OSGeo to communicate about HOT's tools on OSGeoLive
> (https://live.osgeo.org)
> B. HOT and OSGeo to promote development of open geospatial communities
> (e.g. OSGeo chapters and OSM community groups) in HOT priority countries
> (list of 94 countries). This should include connecting OSGeo local
> chapters with Open Mapping Hubs supported by HOT in Asia Pacific,
> Eastern & Southern Africa (ESA), West Africa, and Latin America & the
> Caribbean, with the goal of facilitating delivery of training and
> funding (Microgrants) where relevant to OSGeo local chapters.
> C. HOT to promote use of open source geospatial tools (such as GeoNode
> and QGIS) in HOT projects and with the humanitarian mapping community
> D. HOT and OSGeo to show visibility of partners on both sides during
> events
> E. HOT and OSGeo to work together over conferences including HOT Summit
> & FOSS4G
>
> Angelos Tzotsos (President of OSGeo) and Tyler Radford (Executive
> Director of HOT) signed the MOU in August/September 2021.
>
> For more information about OSGeo contact board at osgeo.org
>
> For more information about HOT contact  board at hotosm.org
>
> MoU details at https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/MOU_HOT
>
> About the Open Source Geospatial Foundation
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> The Open Source Geospatial Foundation is a not-for-profit 501(c)(4)
> organization to empower everyone with open source geospatial. The
> software foundation directly supports projects serving as an outreach
> and advocacy organization providing financial, organizational and legal
> support for the open source geospatial community.
>
> OSGeo works with GeoCat, OPENGIS.ch and other sponsors, along with our
> partners to foster an open approach to software, standards, data and
> education.
>
> [1] https://www.hotosm.org/
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