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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">This planet needs to find a path forward together.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Open source software is a beautiful driver for achieving that.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Buona Fortuna!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">-patrick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 12, 2018 2:34 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX)<br>
<b>Cc:</b> OSGeo Discussions; OsGeo, GeoForAll<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Geo4All] osgeo board request world wind consider joining the foundation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Just want to publicly say thanks for all you have done and the energy and the direction you have brought to the GeoForAll community. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I'm sure I speak for many others when I say that I have always appreciated your insights and encouragement. What I've taken as a core message from you, over time, is that we are one world, and we should be working on shared "commons" to
work to improve this world. You've certainly done that here in tangible and intangible ways. You exemplify what global public service is all about. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am also inspired knowing you now are turning your attention to littler ones who also need to learn your teachings.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All the best, stay in touch, and a sincere thank you.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 1:06 PM Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX) <<a href="mailto:patrick.hogan@nasa.gov">patrick.hogan@nasa.gov</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a name="m_6806094133468469010__MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Luis,</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Dearly appreciate your concern and support!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">If WorldWind is not sufficient to be part of the OSGeo family as is,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">maybe being grand-mothered in, given its age,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">a good five years older than OSGeo,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">We simply have not the time to navigate the obstacle course,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">despite being as Open Source Geospatial as it gets,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">both in principle and in action, for quite some time.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I have always considered ESA-NASA WorldWind as part of OSGeo by default.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Luís Moreira de Sousa [mailto:<a href="mailto:luis.de.sousa@protonmail.ch" target="_blank">luis.de.sousa@protonmail.ch</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 11, 2018 8:46 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Suchith Anand<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX); OSGeo-incubator; ML osgeo discuss; <a href="mailto:geoforall@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">
geoforall@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Geo4All] [OSGeo-Discuss] osgeo board request world wind consider joining the foundation</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I am a member of the PyWPS PSC, a project that graduated just recently. PyWPS was in active incubation for 3 years; it was indeed a long process, but along the way it was generally
clear what we were missing to reach the finish line.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I would suggest the Worldwind PSC to share the project incubation check list and publicly seek help to complete the most difficult items.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Luís Moreira de Sousa<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">On June 11, 2018 1:58 AM, Suchith Anand <<a href="mailto:Suchith.Anand@nottingham.ac.uk" target="_blank">Suchith.Anand@nottingham.ac.uk</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Hi Patrick,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Thanks for your email and your contributions to OSGeo Principles over the years . Though I do not have background knowledge of the incubation discussions that
you went through in OSGeo , I do hope that Worldwind becomes part of the OSGeo family in the near future. We will keep trying.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">GeoForAll have always welcomed Worldwind and other <span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010size"> like minded initiatives as part of our outreach efforts
in education and we are hoping that this will lead in the future for building more </span>synergies<span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010size"> . The Europa challenge has been a great boost for GeoForAll education efforts and we are grateful for your tireless
work over the years for making this possible.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010size"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">I want to wish you the very best for the next chapter of your life. Great idea to go back to school teaching
after your retirement. That will also help the GeoForAll School Education efforts ... Thanks again for your contributions to Open Principles in education.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Discuss <<a href="mailto:discuss-bounces@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">discuss-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>> on behalf of Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX) <<a href="mailto:patrick.hogan@nasa.gov" target="_blank">patrick.hogan@nasa.gov</a>></span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
<span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010colour"><b>Sent:</b> 09 June 2018 23:31</span><br>
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<span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010colour"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] osgeo board request world wind consider joining the foundation</span>
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<p class="gmail-m6806094133468469010xmsonormal"><a name="m_6806094133468469010_x__MailEndCompose" id="gmail-m_6806094133468469010LPlnk561446"><span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010size"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Jody,
Howdy!</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-m6806094133468469010xmsonormal"><span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010size"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-m6806094133468469010xmsonormal"><span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010size"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Despite every attempt to support OSGeo and the principles therein, WorldWind seems to
always be met with something missing. I am not WorldWind. WorldWind is an open source platform that has been dedicated to delivering geospatial data for 15 years now.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-m6806094133468469010xmsonormal"><span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010size"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-m6806094133468469010xmsonormal"><span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010size"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I’m sure WorldWind would like to be embraced by OSGeo, but somehow it seems WorldWind
has never learned the special handshake. I am old now and retiring soon, so others will need to take the lead, if there is one to take. I have repeatedly expressed the desire for WorldWind to be, as you put it, “a part of the OSGeo family.”</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-m6806094133468469010xmsonormal"><span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010size"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-m6806094133468469010xmsonormal"><span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010size"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">As an ESA-NASA open source project, in full support of OSGeo principles, I do not understand
why WorldWind is not “part of the OSGeo family.” I hope OSGeo will choose to ^adopt^ ESA-NASA WorldWind someday as part of their family, someday.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-m6806094133468469010xmsonormal"><span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010size"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-m6806094133468469010xmsonormal"><span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010size"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">For my part, I plan to return to my former career, some 30-plus years ago, as a High
School science teacher. Now I am looking forward to work with Kindergarten kids, pretty much the ‘unhinged’ ^wild bunch^ with whom I feel closest too.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="gmail-m6806094133468469010xmsonormal"><span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010size"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">May OSGeo be the ‘big tent’ it can be for the world of Open Source Geospatial software.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="gmail-m6806094133468469010xmsonormal"><span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010size"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">-Patrick</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="gmail-m6806094133468469010xmsonormal"><span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010size"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">From:</span></b></span><span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010size"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">
Jody Garnett [mailto:<a href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com" target="_blank">jody.garnett@gmail.com</a>]
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<span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010size"><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, June 9, 2018 10:05 AM</span><br>
<span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010size"><b>To:</b> Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX); OSGeo-incubator</span><br>
<span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010size"><b>Subject:</b> osgeo board request world wind consider joining the foundation</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="gmail-m6806094133468469010xmsonormal"><span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010size"><span style="color:black">Morning Patrick (and incubation list).</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="gmail-m6806094133468469010xmsonormal"><span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010size"><span style="color:black">The most recent board meeting has a request for the incubation committee to ask you about World Wind joining OSGeo. See <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2018-06-06#Discuss_and_approve_OSGeo_as_partner_for_UN_World_Challenge_2018" target="_blank" id="gmail-m_6806094133468469010LPlnk75188">Discuss
and approve OSGeo as partner for UN World Challenge 2018</a>.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="gmail-m6806094133468469010xmsonormal"><span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010size"><span style="color:black">As I understand it the GeoForAll is wanting to take part due to the educational outreach nature of the challenge, but feels awkward since
the project is not part of the OSGeo family. The way I figure it is that GeoForAll, just like the foundation, has a goal of supporting the adoption of all open source spatial projects. And should be held back by what projects have decide to join our foundation.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="gmail-m6806094133468469010xmsonormal"><span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010size"><span style="color:black">By the same token our website lists all open source mapping projects, including
<a href="https://www.osgeo.org/projects/esa-nasa-worldwind/" target="_blank" id="gmail-m_6806094133468469010LPlnk237955">
ESA-NASA World Wind</a>. That page is really sparse and does not tell the public very much about the project, perhaps that is something to work on? Indeed if you fill in some more information it will show up in choose-a-project when visitors are seeking new
software.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="gmail-m6806094133468469010xmsonormal"><span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010size"><span style="color:black">With respect to World Wind joining the foundation as a community project the invitation is made to all open source mapping projects, we are
here if you have time to take part in our family. Until then we are happy to support world wind in a more limited capacity (Website,GeoForAll).</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="gmail-m6806094133468469010xmsonormal"><span class="gmail-m6806094133468469010size"><span style="color:black">All the best and happy mapping</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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