[OSGeo-Discuss] Request for Information (RFI) Geospatial Line of Business

[Ned Horning]

Chris,

I'm back from vacation and plan to get into the RFI this afternoon. Would
you have time to talk sometime today or tomorrow?

I took a look at the various documents and read through the Open Standards,
open source, and open innovation documents (thanks for the heads-up).

Ned 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Holmes [mailto:cholmes at openplans.org]
> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 5:06 PM
> To: discuss at mail.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Request for Information (RFI) Geospatial Line
of
> Business
> 
> Cool, I've started the page:
> 
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Response_to_RFI_for_US_Gov_GeoSpatial
> 
> I'll try to put some time in the next couple of weeks, and perhaps Ned
> and I can meet up May 1st or 2nd and have a bit of a sprint.
> 
> Anyone else feel free to jump aboard and help out.
> 
> Chris
> 
> Dave McIlhagga wrote:
> > Early May I can support this as well.
> >
> > The next two weeks are booked solid for me.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > Ned Horning wrote:
> >
> >> Chris,
> >>
> >> I'm interested. I have a little time this week but I'll be traveling a
> >> bit -
> >> next week I'm on vacation - and the first week of May I could put some
> >> more
> >> time into it.
> >> Ned
> >>
> >>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Chris Holmes [mailto:cholmes at openplans.org]
> >>> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 3:21 PM
> >>> To: discuss at mail.osgeo.org
> >>> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Request for Information (RFI) Geospatial
> >>> Line
> >>
> >>
> >> of
> >>
> >>> Business
> >>>
> >>> Is anyone else interested in working on this?  I could put some decent
> >>> time in, and think it could be important, presenting some compelling
> >>> arguments as to why the US government should invest in open source
> >>> geospatial.
> >>>
> >>> I can devote a few cycles to OSGeo over the next few weeks, and this
> >>> sounds like just the sort of thing we want the organization to do, and
> >>> can reuse the answers elsewhere.  We could start a wiki page and
> >>> collaborate there...
> >>>
> >>> Chris
> >>>
> >>> Ned Horning wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Mark,
> >>>>
> >>>> This is a good find. I quickly went through the RFI (request for
> >>>> information) questionnaire and I think OSGeo is in a great position
to
> >>>> promote the advantages of open source in a response. There is a good
> >>
> >>
> >> amount
> >>
> >>>> of work to prepare a response but answering the questionnaire might
> >>
> >>
> >> promote
> >>
> >>>> some discussion that would benefit the foundation in the long run. I
> >>
> >>
> >> think
> >>
> >>>> this is a great opportunity for the Foundation but it would be good
to
> >>
> >>
> >> hear
> >>
> >>>> what others think.
> >>>>
> >>>> I noticed that there is Practitioners Day for the Geospatial LoB
(line
> >>
> >>
> >> of
> >>
> >>>> business) will be on April 18, 2006 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT in
> >>>> Washington, DC. Are there any DC people who could attend this?
> >>
> >>
> >> Registration
> >>
> >>>> has to happen by the 14th (Friday). Responses for the RFI must be in
by
> >>
> >>
> >> May
> >>
> >>>> 5th.
> >>>>
> >>>> Ned
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: Mark Lucas [mailto:mlucas17 at mac.com]
> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 10:39 AM
> >>>> To: discuss at mail.osgeo.org
> >>>> Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Request for Information (RFI) Geospatial
Line
> >>
> >>
> >> of
> >>
> >>>> Business
> >>>>
> >>>> Here is an opportunity to pitch open source Geo-spatial software
> >>
> >>
> >> solutions
> >>
> >>>> to the US Federal government.
> >>>>
> >>>> The US Government has put out an RFI looking for how to proceed on
> >>>> Geo-spatial capabilities.
> >>>>
> >>>> http://www1.fbo.gov/spg/GSA/V/VC/GSV06PD00089/SynopsisR.html
> >>>>
> >>>> from slashgisrs.org
> >>>>
> >>>> "The US Office of Management and Budget
> >>>> <http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/>
> >>>> (OMB) is asking the geospatial private sector for advice on how it
> >>
> >>
> >> should
> >>
> >>>> spend the new geospatial line of business in the federal budget via
an
> >>
> >>
> >> RFI
> >>
> >>>> questionnaire
> >>>> <http://www1.fbo.gov/spg/GSA/V/VC/GSV06PD00089/Attachments.html>
> >>
> >>
> >> (direct
> >>
> >>>> file link
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> <http://www1.fbo.gov/EPSData/GSA/Synopses/22142/GSV06PD00089/RFIQuestio
> >>> nnair
> >>>
> >>>> eforGeospatial.doc> ). [Responses due by 5/5/06] "This RFI is
> >>>> soliciting
> >>>> information to support the development of a common solution for the
> >>
> >>
> >> Federal
> >>
> >>>> government-wide Geospatial LoB. Responses to this RFI should come
from
> >>
> >>
> >> the
> >>
> >>>> perspective of being a geospatial user, provider or consultant. The
RFI
> >>
> >>
> >> is
> >>
> >>>> to: Solicit information from industry, government, academia, and
> >>
> >>
> >> non-profit
> >>
> >>>> organizations on strategies, alternatives, and experiences in
> >>>> developing
> >>
> >>
> >> and
> >>
> >>>> implementing programs and innovative practices that have been
effective
> >>
> >>
> >> in
> >>
> >>>> increasing geospatial effectiveness and efficiency;" Full
> >>
> >>
> >> details/updates
> >>
> >>>> <http://www1.fbo.gov/spg/GSA/V/VC/GSV06PD00089/listing.html> ."
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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> >>> The Open Planning Project
> >>> thoughts at: http://cholmes.wordpress.com
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