[OSGeo-Discuss] time for inspire committee at osgeo?

Wed May 15 07:03:47 PDT 2013

Hi Jachym,

I'd also like to support the idea of having a dedicated INSPIRE unit in
OSGeo (if it's not too late may be having a bof on FOSS4G [1] or a
little meeting at the FOSSGIS-Konferenz [2] in Rapperswil?).

Marco

chairman FOSSGIS e.V.
OSGeo local chapter D-A-CH

[1] http://2013.foss4g.org/
[2] http://www.fossgis.de/konferenz/2013/

Am 15.05.2013 14:52, schrieb Coetzee Serena:
> I support the idea of widening the group to SDIs in general which would be more inclusive (even if it is initiated and dominated by INSPIRE) - the use and application of open source for SDIs in developing countries is very relevant.
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> On 15 May 2013, at 13:56 , Rafał Wawer wrote:
>
> Hi Jachym,
> A dedicated unit within OSGeo targeting INSPIRE and more broadly SDI would is IMO a great idea Jachym.
>
> I recall, I proposed OSGeo to play a role of SDIC (http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/index.cfm/pageid/181  ) already  good 4 years ago. :)
>
> From the user point of view, making the OSGeo desktop software INSPIRE-compliant would be a great asset - especially extending data interoperability to be able to export datasets to INSPIRE data models and automatically creates corresponding metadata.
>
> INSPIRE network services, well, at least those I know: discovery, view, download; are close to OGC WCS, WMS and WFS -  services already implemented in OSGeo software projects.
>
> Cheers:
> RAf
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Jachym Cepicky
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 1:18 PM
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> Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] time for inspire committee at osgeo?
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> Hi,
>
> I'm working on some presentation about OSGeo relationship to INSPIRE directive (some preliminary czech version of presentation, which should be presented at this years INSPIRE conference [1])
>
> And it came to my mind, that OSGeo does not have any body, related to INSPIRE [2]
>
> While I agree, INSPIRE is mainly EU-only topic, I think, implementing INSPIRE has big market potential and software, which does not indicate support for INSPIRE is banned from to be used in public organizations in EU. I believe, also "rest of the world" can profit from changes, necessary to be implemented in EU.
>
> Therefore I would consider INSPIRE committee in OSGeo as important body, which would coordinate efforts of OSGeo projects towards INSPIRE, so that we could declare: OSGeo projects are INSPIRE ready or we are working on it.
>
> Any opinions to this? I'm personally usually against forming "yet another committee", but in this case, I do not see the topic to be covered and it really is important issue here.
>
> Jachym
>
> [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/INSPIRE_conference_2013-paper
> [2] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/INSPIRE
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