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

Thu May 16 00:55:26 PDT 2013

Hi Cameron,

I have no problems keeping the discussions about SDI on discuss-list as
long as the traffic does not increase to bothering people here. I see
this move as an indicator for the relevance of the SDI topic and hope it
will result in a (massive) push of this topic in OSGeo (and local
chapters e.g. D-A-CH aka. FOSSGIS e.V.)

Marco

Am 16.05.2013 05:53, schrieb Cameron Shorter:
> I think it great to hear people wanting to work on / solve INSPIRE /
> SDI type issues, but isn't that a large part of what we do as core
> business at OSGeo? Maybe it would be best to avoid splitting off
> another list, and keep conversation on osgeo-discuss
>
> Looking at Goals/Methods on the wiki:
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/SDI_Committee
>
> *Goals*
> * Coordinate efforts of development teams
> /--- Yes, done under the OSGeo banner./
>
> * Help to make OSGeo software stack the best choice for SDIs
> implementation
> /--- Yes, done under the OSGeo banner.
>
> /Promote OSGeo software stack, as the best choice for SDIs implementation
> /--- Yes, done under the OSGeo banner.
>
> /*Methods*
> * Checklists
> * Tests
> * Reference implementations
> /Could be done under an OSGeo banner/
>
> * Relevant case studies
> /Yes: //http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Case_Studies/
>
> On 16/05/2013 5:23 AM, Jachym Cepicky wrote:
>> OK,
>>
>> Let's call it "OSGeo SDI committee"
>>
>> To board: There was proposal to start new committee at OSGeo, which
>> would be focused (as Jeff and Serena pointed out) at SDI in general.
>> Now, INSPIRE is big issue to most OSGeo projects and this committee
>> would take care on it, but it should be focused, as mentioned, more general.
>>
>> I'll start some wiki page about it and add new item to our agenda for
>> the next meeting.
>>
>> Jachym
>>
>> Dne 15.5.2013 17:48, Jeff McKenna napsal(a):
>>> Hi Jachym,
>>>
>>> This is a great idea, and I agree is missing as a direct goal by the
>>> existing OSGeo committees.  As Serena mentioned, it should be focused
>>> on SDIs in general.  Would you be willing to start a wiki draft of
>>> this SDI committee? (containing goals, responsibilities, communication
>>> methods, structure [chair, members],...)
>>>
>>> You can then take that to the Board for their thoughts.
>>>
>>> Thanks for championing this for OSGeo.  (I agree, INSPIRE may be EU
>>> focused but it affects all of our projects, and there could be other
>>> global directives that this committee could help guide OSGeo through).
>>>
>>> -jeff
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2013-05-15 8:17 AM, Jachym Cepicky wrote:
>>>> 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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