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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=DE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Cameron,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>thank you for the kind support. According to Mahatma Gandhi, the stages for innovations are:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>First they ignore you,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>then they laugh at you,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>then they fight you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Then you win.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>OGC didn’t reach the second stage.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>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 <a href="http://www.volksnav.de/YouAreHere">www.volksnav.de/YouAreHere</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Henrique <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:DE'>Von:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:DE'> Cameron Shorter [mailto:cameron.shorter@gmail.com] <br><b>Gesendet:</b> Sonntag, 18. Oktober 2015 11:29<br><b>An:</b> Munich Orientation Convention; Standards@lists.osgeo.org<br><b>Cc:</b> isaac@volksnav.bi; libere@volksnav.bi; donatien@</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:DE'>volksnav.bi; Scott Simmons<br><b>Betreff:</b> Re: [OSGeo-Standards] sponsoring / relevance / standard<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hi Henrique,<br>I suspect that you would be better served to develop a standard under the umbrella of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC).<br>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).<br><br>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.<br><br>Warm regards,<br>Cameron<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 18/10/2015 7:30 pm, Munich Orientation Convention wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Hello Jeff,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>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. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>So Burundian authorities could discover and prove the benefits of the system. They have already effectuated the creation of the VolksNav S.a <a href="http://www.volksnav.bi">www.volksnav.bi</a> 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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The dominoes will fall from there, the Convention will be a de-facto standard and OSGeo will have no relevance within this process.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>I'd like to return the favor in 2016 as a sponsor. Would this be possible or are there restrictions on that?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Henrique<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:DE'><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Standards mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:Standards@lists.osgeo.org">Standards@lists.osgeo.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/standards">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/standards</a><o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:DE'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre>-- <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Cameron Shorter,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Software and Data Solutions Manager<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>LISAsoft<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf,<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>P +61 2 9009 5000, W <a href="http://www.lisasoft.com">www.lisasoft.com</a>, F +61 2 9009 5099<o:p></o:p></pre></div></body></html>