[Board] Proposal: Research Organisation Registry entry for OSGeo

[Angelos Tzotsos]

https://github.com/ror-community/ror-updates/issues/1527

On 11/7/22 15:16, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> The application was just submitted.
> I will forward the progress information here when our application is 
> processed.
>
> Best,
> Angelos
>
> On 10/31/22 18:59, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
>> Hi Peter,
>>
>> We have just approved this during our meeting:
>> https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/osgeo/todo/issues/131
>> https://www.loomio.com/d/2NztCM6x/register-osgeo-to-research-organization-registry 
>>
>>
>> I have an action item to make this happen.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Angelos
>>
>> On 9/13/22 17:41, Peter Löwe via Board wrote:
>>> Hello Board,
>>>
>>> here's a proposal about persistent identifiers (PID).
>>> OSGeo already uses PIDs such as DOI (for publications (e.g. 
>>> https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W1-2022-1-2022, 
>>> 2022), data, software repos (e.g. 
>>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/DOI#DOI_for_OSGeo_Projects) and video 
>>> (e.g. https://doi.org/10.5446/s_1233)) and ORCID (for persons, e.g. 
>>> https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3161-5561).
>>>
>>> Recently, a new kind of PID has been created to identify research 
>>> organisations, the Research Organisation Registry.
>>>
>>> I want to propose that the OSGeo Foundation gets registered in the 
>>> Research Organisation Registry.
>>>
>>> One benefit is that OSGeo can be officially referred to in proposals 
>>> for scientific research funding from agencies such as NSF or 
>>> european counterparts. This will make it easier to request money for 
>>> OSGeo related research (wich will lead to more and better OSGeo code).
>>>
>>> The process is straightforward and well documented. No costs involved.
>>>
>>> Details here:
>>> https://ror.readme.io/docs
>>> Application form: 
>>> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJYaMTCwS7muuTa-B_CnAtCSkKzt19lkirAKG4u7umH9Nosg/viewform
>>>
>>> If necessary I will gladly volunteer to support the Board in getting 
>>> a ROR entry.
>>>
>>> By the way, this is the ROR entry for ESRI: https://ror.org/0428exr50
>>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>> Peter
>>>
>>> <peter.loewe at gmx.de>
>>>
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>>
>

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Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
President
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
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