[OSGeo-Discuss] [Ica-osgeo-labs] The LAS format, the ASPRS, and the “LAZ clone” by ESRI

[P Kishor]

Thanks Patrick for surfacing this. Yes, this should be opened up for
scrutiny by the entire community and we should all weigh in.

On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 4:13 PM, Suchith Anand <
Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:

> Hi Patrick,
>
> Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I believe the OSGeo Board need
> to look into this and prepare a position paper with inputs from the
> community as this has wider implications. This also need to be discussed
> with like minded organisations. We all can provide the needed support for
> this.
>
> Jeff and OSGeo Board - please add this to the next month Board meeting's
> agenda items. Thanks.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Suchith
>
>
> ________________________________________
> From: ica-osgeo-labs-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [
> ica-osgeo-labs-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Lene Fischer [
> lfi at ign.ku.dk]
> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 6:29 PM
> To: Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX); ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [Ica-osgeo-labs] The LAS format, the ASPRS, and the “LAZ
> clone” by ESRI
>
> +1
>
>
> Lene Fischer
> Associate Professor
>
> Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management
> University of Copenhagen
>
> MOB +45 40115084
> lfi at ign.ku.dk<mailto:lfi at ign.ku.dk>
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> Fra: ica-osgeo-labs-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:
> ica-osgeo-labs-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] På vegne af Hogan, Patrick
> (ARC-PX)
> Sendt: 27. februar 2015 18:48
> Til: ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org
> Emne: [Ica-osgeo-labs] The LAS format, the ASPRS, and the “LAZ clone” by
> ESRI
>
> Dear OSGEO,
> For what our good name is worth. . .
> Do we have an opinion on something so essential as an open standard for a
> data format?
> Speak now, or forever hand over your wallet. Individual and collective
> response encouraged.
>
> Can OSGEO provide a short position paper commenting on our values? I.e.,
> “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all [data] are created
> equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
> Rights, that among these [is Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Openness].”
>
> The LAS format, the ASPRS, and the “LAZ clone” by ESRI
> http://rapidlasso.com/2015/02/22/lidar-las-asprs-esri-and-the-laz-clone/
>
> [First paragraph]
> We are concerned about ESRI’s next moves in forcing yet another
> proprietary format into wide-spread deployment. Forwarded emails, retold
> conversations, and personal experiences suggest that sneaky tactics<
> http://rapidlasso.com/2014/11/06/keeping-esri-honest/> are being used to
> disrupt the harmony in open LiDAR formats that we have enjoyed for many
> years.
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>
> Thanks much,
> -Patrick
>
> Patrick.Hogan at nasa.gov<mailto:Patrick.Hogan at nasa.gov>
>  Project Manager
> NASA World Wind
> (650) 604-5656 (office)
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Puneet Kishor
Manager, Science and Data Policy
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