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

[Stephan Meißl]

On 05/15/2013 01:17 PM, 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


Hi Jachym,

great idea, thanks for your initiative.

cu
Stephan