[OSGeo-Discuss] [OSGeo-Standards] sponsoring / relevance / standard

[Cameron Shorter]

Hi Henrique,
It sounds like you are looking to build a ground swell of usage of a 
spatial encoding system. This is a difficult task, and not something 
that OSGeo or OGC processes are set up for.

First there needs to be a number of users all calling out for this 
standard, then OGC will help these users work together to formalise the 
standard, then software will start getting written to support the 
standard, then OSGeo will help with branding this software as quality 
software. (I'm grossly simplifying).

The very hard part, which I think is your challenge, is to build a 
ground swell of people calling out for this standard. I wish you luck, 
but I think it will be a hard.

Cameron

On 18/10/2015 9:53 pm, Munich Orientation Convention wrote:
>
> Hi Cameron,
>
> thank you for the kind support. According to Mahatma Gandhi, the 
> stages for innovations are:
>
> First they ignore you,
>
> then they laugh at you,
>
> then they fight you.
>
> Then you win.
>
> OGC didn’t reach the second stage.
>
> From my side, I’m open for any proposals in favor of the consumer, e. 
> g. 50% of the humankind who think to be unable to read maps 
> www.volksnav.de/YouAreHere <http://www.volksnav.de/YouAreHere>.
>
> Henrique
>
> *Von:*Cameron Shorter [mailto:cameron.shorter at gmail.com]
> *Gesendet:* Sonntag, 18. Oktober 2015 11:29
> *An:* Munich Orientation Convention; Standards at lists.osgeo.org
> *Cc:* isaac at volksnav.bi; libere at volksnav.bi; donatien at volksnav.bi; 
> Scott Simmons
> *Betreff:* Re: [OSGeo-Standards] sponsoring / relevance / standard
>
> Hi Henrique,
> I suspect that you would be better served to develop a standard under 
> the umbrella of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC).
> The OGC is specifically set up to develop spatial standards, where as 
> OSGeo has a focus on Open Source geospatial software (which typically 
> makes use of OGC standards).
>
> Have you reached out to the OGC community yet? If not, I suggest 
> getting in touch with them. I've CCed Scott Simmons from the OGC, who 
> is also on this list.
>
> Warm regards,
> Cameron
>
> On 18/10/2015 7:30 pm, Munich Orientation Convention wrote:
>
>     Hello Jeff,
>
>     I'm deeply grateful that I've been invited to propose to this
>     discussion forum the possibility to let the Munich Orientation
>     Convention be an OSGeo standard.
>
>     So Burundian authorities could discover and prove the benefits of
>     the system. They have already effectuated the creation of the
>     VolksNav S.a www.volksnav.bi <http://www.volksnav.bi> which will
>     now be the local provider of better orientation tools. VolksNav
>     S.a will also produce maps with clock based search grids and plans
>     to reproduce all introduced systems in other African countries.
>     Investors are already knocking on the door.
>
>     The dominoes will fall from there, the Convention will be a
>     de-facto standard and OSGeo will have no relevance within this
>     process.
>
>     I'd like to return the favor in 2016 as a sponsor. Would this be
>     possible or are there restrictions on that?
>
>     Henrique
>
>
>
>
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> Cameron Shorter,
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Cameron Shorter,
Software and Data Solutions Manager
LISAsoft
Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf,
26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009

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