[OSGeo-Discuss] UN FAO and FOSS / OSGEO Projects

[Stefan Steiniger]

Geonetwork OpenSource is FAO sponsored
http://geonetwork-opensource.org/documentation/articles


Noli Sicad schrieb:
> Hi Joseph,
> 
> Thanks. Nice to know about OSGeo in Africa.
> 
> Correction to my earlier posting, the project below is of course LGPL.
> uDig is LGPL. I am just thinking where we can download it. It seems
> that everybody is clamoring for Mobile GIS System, yet this is one
> developed already by Reflaction and FAO but not available for public
> download based on the information below.
> 
>> Mobile GIS System for Agriculture Monitoring – United Nations Food and
>> Agriculture Organization
>> http://www.refractions.net/expertise/casestudies/2005-12-unfao/
> 
> Noli
> 
> On 7/21/10, Joseph Reeves <iknowjoseph at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Now, do you know any other UN FAO sponsored FOSS / Geo projects?
>> Not only software, but data too; the FAO have released Africover data:
>> http://www.africover.org/
>>
>> This has made its way into OpenStreetMap:
>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Africover/DEPHA
>>
>> Cheers, Joseph
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 20 July 2010 23:25, Noli Sicad <nsicad at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am googling on the topic in GIS / mobile GIS for farming, forestry,
>>> forest management and forestry carbon applications
>>>
>>> I found out that  Refractions did a UN FAO Mobile GIS System for
>>> Agriculture Monitoring.
>>>
>>> Mobile GIS System for Agriculture Monitoring – United Nations Food and
>>> Agriculture Organization
>>> http://www.refractions.net/expertise/casestudies/2005-12-unfao/
>>>
>>> There is no screenshot of the software and no proper web link to the
>>> actual project which you can download the software.  It is just
>>> www.fao.org. is this LGPL project?
>>>
>>> UN FAO probably sponsored some FOSS projects.
>>>
>>> I know that FAO sponsored the VB bindings for GDAL but I never saw the
>>> FAO project that uses this VB bindings - the actual FAO software /
>>> application.
>>>
>>> OSCAR is also sponsored by FAO.
>>> http://www.fao.org/docrep/012/i1447e/i1447e.pdf
>>> http://source.otago.ac.nz/oscar
>>> http://source.otago.ac.nz/oscar/OSCAR_Home
>>>
>>> Geoff, could we see a screenshot of OSCAR.
>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss@lists.osgeo.org/msg05931.html
>>>
>>> I hope we can download OSCAR soon.
>>>
>>> Now, do you know any other UN FAO sponsored FOSS / Geo projects?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Regards, Noli
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