[OSGeo-Edu] Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] open <geospatial> data access

[SteveC]

Run a mapping party :)

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On 18 Apr 2007, at 08:35, P Kishor wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> In a workshop I will be attending in Brazil in a few weeks time, I
> have been asked to propose a "cooperative activity" that would improve
> access to digital scientific data, particularly in Latin America.
> Well, I turn to your collective and collaborative brainpower to come
> up with ideas for such an activity as it concerns digital "geospatial"
> data.
>
> My immediate thought is to work on developing a licensing/contracting
> framework that might be suitable for the Latin American context. But,
> perhaps that is too messy and complicated. The next thought is for
> setting up a digital spatial warehouse of some sort -- more do-able,
> no?
>
> I particularly welcome ideas from OSGeo/list members who are from
> Latin America. So, thinking solely of advancing the cause of open
> access to digital geospatial information --
>
> What would such an activity be?
> Who could be involved in it?
> What would be the main steps to initiating and running it?
> How long could this take?
> What would be the recognizable milestones?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> -- 
> Puneet Kishor http://punkish.eidesis.org/
> Nelson Inst. for Env. Studies, UW-Madison http://www.nelson.wisc.edu/
> Open Source Geospatial Foundation http://www.osgeo.org/education/
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have fun,

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