[FOSS4G2016] "Geo4All - MapStory Challenge" - FOSS4G 2016 Student Competitions
till.adams at fossgis.de
till.adams at fossgis.de
Wed Sep 30 08:32:50 PDT 2015
Hi Suchith,
perfect - if anything we do would be that easy ;-)
Regards, Till
Am 2015-09-30 17:26, schrieb Suchith Anand:
> Thanks Till. That is excellent idea. I also see no reason why we
> should limit to only one student competition. So we will have an
> OSGeo
> award based on OSGeo projects and also awards for any additional
> student competitions.
>
> I will discuss with MapStory colleagues (and i am confident we will
> be able to find a sponsor for the "Geo4All-MapStory Challenge" ).
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Suchith
> ________________________________________
> From: till.adams at fossgis.de [till.adams at fossgis.de]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 4:20 PM
> To: Suchith Anand
> Cc: Jeff McKenna; Suchith Anand; Christopher Tucker; Jonathan Marino;
> Elżbieta Wołoszyńska-Wiśniewska; Ron C Fortunato; Charles Schweik;
> Nikos Lambrinos; Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX); list
> Subject: RE: "Geo4All - MapStory Challenge" - FOSS4G 2016 Student
> Competitions
>
> Hi Suchith,
>>
>> The main principle for Geo4All is Openness in GeoEducation. So we
>> will follow up this idea in Geo4All. We can make this an "Geo4All -
>> MapStory Challenge" ; (not for the main FOSS4G conference) but for
>> some other opportunities in the future . I will discuss ideas for
>> that in the Geo4All lists and get everyone's inputs/ideas on how we
>> can make that happen.
>
> why not including that award also into the FOSS4G as well? In Seoul
> there have been two student awards and I do not see a problem for
> this
> at all. All i wanted to, is to make sure, that we have an OSgeo award
> based on OSGeo projects on the conference, and I guess that is, what
> Jeff also supports.
>
> Till
>
>
>
>>
>> Suchith
>> ________________________________________
>> From: till.adams at fossgis.de [till.adams at fossgis.de]
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 3:33 PM
>> To: Jeff McKenna
>> Cc: Suchith Anand; Christopher Tucker; Jonathan Marino; Elżbieta
>> Wołoszyńska-Wiśniewska; Ron C Fortunato; Charles Schweik; Nikos
>> Lambrinos; Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX); list
>> Subject: Re: "Geo4All - MapStory Challenge" - FOSS4G 2016 Student
>> Competitions
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I follow Jeffs argumentation, I didn't check for the license of
>> MapStory. In general it is like Jeff told: If this is an OSGeo
>> event,
>> at
>> least for the OSgeo award (and I do not see any alternative on that)
>> should follow OSGeo guidelines.
>>
>> So in general I stand also and support an OSgeo student award based
>> on
>> OSGeo projects.
>>
>> If there is another award (like in Seoul there was) which is paid by
>> someone else, the guidelines might be different.
>>
>> (and I added the f4g 2016 local team list in the "CC's")
>>
>> Till
>>
>>
>> Am 2015-09-29 21:39, schrieb Jeff McKenna:
>>> OSGeo has about 10 projects in incubation, actually craving for
>>> attention, publicity, help, to build their community, plus over 20
>>> full OSGeo projects also wanting to continue building their strong
>>> communities. If we are speaking of FOSS4G regional events, that
>>> are
>>> actually not hosted by OSGeo, of course, please do promote any
>>> software, but since this original message was in regards to FOSS4G
>>> 2016 and sent directly to Till, the chair, yes I must make a stand,
>>> for all of our projects in incubation and under our umbrella - the
>>> student awards are a perfect place to promote our projects, as I've
>>> said before, as students are the future of the industry. Getting
>>> students using these projects is one of the keys to success for our
>>> community.
>>>
>>> I hope this thread now moves to the public lists, where you can
>>> share
>>> my thoughts as-is.
>>>
>>> If anyone has thoughts that I am not open to other communities: I
>>> go
>>> out of my way to accept other communities and projects (I even
>>> worked
>>> with Esri developers as part of a past FOSS4G benchmarking exercise
>>> in
>>> 2009). But for the closing plenary of our big event, the eyes of
>>> OSGeo are on us, and yes we must promote our community's software.
>>>
>>> I realize that I may be the only one making this stand. But, as
>>> OSGeo President, as a founding co-chair of GeoForAll, as one of the
>>> 3
>>> founders of FOSS4G, I hope you listen to my opinion and then
>>> discuss
>>> this with the GeoForAll community (talking is important).
>>> Decisions
>>> like this might seem minor, but impact a lot of people.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> -jeff
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jeff McKenna
>>> President, OSGeo
>>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jeff_McKenna
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2015-09-29 3:54 PM, Jeff McKenna wrote:
>>>> Hi Suchith,
>>>>
>>>> It is unfortunate that you suggest removing OSGeo's sponsorship,
>>>> very
>>>> drastic. I also never mentioned any project by name. I did
>>>> however
>>>> request that you follow these guidelines for future FOSS4G events.
>>>> It
>>>> is unfortunate that you disagree. In that case, please do bring
>>>> this
>>>> discussion public (it should not be a private thread with just me
>>>> defending OSGeo in its own conference).
>>>>
>>>> I can tell you that I get feedback (imagine in the closing plenary
>>>> of
>>>> FOSSS4G, in a big room filled with OSGeo project leads and
>>>> developers)
>>>> and then seeing software that is not truly Open Source and OSGeo.
>>>>
>>>> There are lots of conferences and events, but FOSS4G is hosted by
>>>> OSGeo,
>>>> and we must promote our projects.
>>>>
>>>> Please do bring this to the public list. You can leave all of my
>>>> words
>>>> as-is.
>>>>
>>>> -jeff
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2015-09-29 3:48 PM, Suchith Anand wrote:
>>>>> Hi Jeff,
>>>>>
>>>>> Apologies if i did not correctly understand correctly. My humble
>>>>> opinion is that we have to be Open minded NOT narrow minded in
>>>>> terms
>>>>> of education. I cannot understand why MapStory platform cannot be
>>>>> used
>>>>> for running a student competition.
>>>>>
>>>>>> From what i understand, MapStory is an openly licensed data
>>>>>> commons,
>>>>>> an Open Educational Resource, that is OGC compliant, built on
>>>>>> open
>>>>>> source geo http://www.GeoNode.org. It is intended explicitly for
>>>>>> students to be able to organize and share what they know about
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> world spatially and temporally.This is exactly the kind of
>>>>>> spatial
>>>>>> learning platform we need for expanding geoeducation for
>>>>>> schools.
>>>>>> Just because it is not an OSGeo project does not mean it should
>>>>>> be
>>>>>> not be used. The main principle we need to look into is Openness
>>>>>> in
>>>>>> GeoEducation.
>>>>>
>>>>> We should support and make use ofMapStory.org , as an alternative
>>>>> to
>>>>> proprietary ones like ArcGISOnline, so that students and teachers
>>>>> can
>>>>> make use of this for learning purposes without being dependent on
>>>>> the
>>>>> mercy of the proprietary vendor.
>>>>>
>>>>> For me , OSGeo represents Openness and welcome to everyone who
>>>>> follows
>>>>> the ideals. If we want to truly expand Geoeducation then please
>>>>> welcome and support other initiatives into OSGeo and not look
>>>>> down
>>>>> at
>>>>> them (just because they are not OSGeo projects). This is the
>>>>> kind
>>>>> of
>>>>> spirit that we need , if we truly want to expand geoeducation
>>>>> opportunities for all.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you think the 1k USD sponsorship for student awards is the
>>>>> issue,
>>>>> then no problem , we can try to find another sponsor who will be
>>>>> open
>>>>> minded to support this.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>>
>>>>> Suchith
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ________________________________________
>>>>> From: Jeff McKenna [jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com]
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 6:42 PM
>>>>> To: Suchith Anand; till.adams at fossgis.de
>>>>> Cc: Christopher Tucker; Jonathan Marino; Elżbieta
>>>>> Wołoszyńska-Wiśniewska; Ron C Fortunato; Charles Schweik; Nikos
>>>>> Lambrinos; Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX)
>>>>> Subject: Re: "Geo4All - MapStory Challenge" - FOSS4G 2016 Student
>>>>> Competitions
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Suchith, Till, all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I think if we are speaking openly now, we should always remember
>>>>> that
>>>>> the global FOSS4G is hosted by the OSGeo foundation; in that
>>>>> sense,
>>>>> I
>>>>> feel that it is extremely important to showcase the OSGeo
>>>>> software
>>>>> projects, and yes, especially to the students. What I saw at
>>>>> some
>>>>> past
>>>>> FOSS4G events was student competitions based around other
>>>>> software
>>>>> (software that has nothing to do with OSGeo's event in fact, and
>>>>> arguably software that is not even truly Open Source).
>>>>>
>>>>> In terms of branding, this is a small detail but if we follow
>>>>> this,
>>>>> this
>>>>> helps expand the name OSGeo, point out our strong standards and
>>>>> benefits
>>>>> of being a part of the OSGeo community, and helps the foundation
>>>>> grow
>>>>> globally.
>>>>>
>>>>> This could also be a great time to discuss these other projects
>>>>> that you
>>>>> like to promote to enter into the OSGeo umbrella, through our
>>>>> incubation
>>>>> process. There is a whole team of volunteers willing to help
>>>>> here.
>>>>>
>>>>> So I hope we can always keep this in mind, for each and every
>>>>> FOSS4G
>>>>> event.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> -jeff
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Jeff McKenna
>>>>> President, OSGeo
>>>>> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jeff_McKenna
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2015-09-29 2:32 PM, Suchith Anand wrote:
>>>>>> Hi Till,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I would like to start putting our ideas for the Student
>>>>>> competition for
>>>>>> FOSS4G 2016. You can get some ideas of our thinking based on our
>>>>>> discussions below.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Our thinking is to organise the Student competitions for FOSS4G
>>>>>> global
>>>>>> conference using the MapStory platform as it will be excellent
>>>>>> tool for
>>>>>> widening participation (esp. to school level). The biggest
>>>>>> advantage of
>>>>>> using MapStory platform in addition to its openness is also the
>>>>>> simplicity. So schools with very little resources even in
>>>>>> developing
>>>>>> countries can also participate (all they need is an internet
>>>>>> connected
>>>>>> PC ).Having Geo4All MapStory Challenge put in place, which we
>>>>>> can
>>>>>> aim to
>>>>>> run every year at FOSS4G main conference will be excellent for
>>>>>> spreading
>>>>>> the message and building up global momentum.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Based on feedbacks from the community, Geo4All will do the
>>>>>> background
>>>>>> work of the competition (in close links with the LOC and
>>>>>> MapStory
>>>>>> Foundation).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> With MapStory Challenge , we can now open up new opportunities
>>>>>> for
>>>>>> high
>>>>>> school level students and their teachers to also participate in
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> Student competitions at the main FOSS4G conference. Also
>>>>>> MapStory
>>>>>> is a
>>>>>> good example of spatial learning platform we want to encourage
>>>>>> for
>>>>>> expanding geoeducation for schools as an alternative to
>>>>>> proprietary ones
>>>>>> and having a dedicated competition will be big boost for our
>>>>>> efforts. We
>>>>>> will need lot of efforts to get a good system in place for the
>>>>>> competition.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Also to make it clear - We have only small budget (maximum 1000
>>>>>> USD )
>>>>>> from the OSGeo Foundation for the Student Awards . Maybe some
>>>>>> others
>>>>>> might join in (like in Seoul, though we cannot confirm as of
>>>>>> now)
>>>>>> BUT we
>>>>>> are very lucky to have a dedicated team of amazing people who
>>>>>> will
>>>>>> help
>>>>>> us make this possible including support from Chris Tucker of
>>>>>> MapStory
>>>>>> Foundation for providing the competition platform.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We look forward to your ideas/inputs on how we can move forward.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Suchith
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>> *From:* Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX) [patrick.hogan at nasa.gov]
>>>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, September 17, 2015 4:39 AM
>>>>>> *To:* Charles Schweik; Nikos Lambrinos
>>>>>> *Cc:* Christopher Tucker; Suchith Anand; Jonathan Marino;
>>>>>> Elżbieta
>>>>>> Wołoszyńska-Wiśniewska; Ron C Fortunato
>>>>>> *Subject:* RE: "Geo4All - MapStory Challenge"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nikos and Chris,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Howdy! I just wanted to chime in with what Charlie has to say.
>>>>>> It
>>>>>> is
>>>>>> very encouraging to hear the words of Nikos and sense the level
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> dedication and commitment to excellence. We often feel ourselves
>>>>>> as very
>>>>>> lonely peaceful warriors for a better world, but in fact there
>>>>>> are
>>>>>> many
>>>>>> pressing forward with all their might, so that the future might
>>>>>> be
>>>>>> better for all. Without a better future, there is none. We must
>>>>>> all be
>>>>>> as informed as possible as to the state of our world. This is
>>>>>> greatly
>>>>>> helped if we can share our story, and it should feel good to
>>>>>> share, or
>>>>>> if not good, at least feel like we are helping truth to be more
>>>>>> visible.
>>>>>> A life with purpose is a full one that reverberates deeply in
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> sweetest possible way.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Patrick
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *From:*Charles Schweik [mailto:cschweik at pubpol.umass.edu]
>>>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 16, 2015 11:20 AM
>>>>>> *To:* Nikos Lambrinos
>>>>>> *Cc:* Christopher Tucker; Suchith Anand; Hogan, Patrick
>>>>>> (ARC-PX);
>>>>>> Jonathan Marino; Elżbieta Wołoszyńska-Wiśniewska; Ron C
>>>>>> Fortunato
>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: "Geo4All - MapStory Challenge"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Inspiring Nikos, and thank you for your amazing commitment. I
>>>>>> know
>>>>>> I was
>>>>>> thinking of you (even though we haven't met in person) during
>>>>>> those
>>>>>> tough days this summer with your country's financial issues and
>>>>>> hope
>>>>>> things become better!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> One thing we can do is continue to work in small subteams toward
>>>>>> going
>>>>>> after funding and then keep trying to leverage those
>>>>>> collaborative
>>>>>> ideas
>>>>>> in other funding opportunities. A sort of hybrid open source
>>>>>> grant-getting I guess, between subsets of our community members
>>>>>> with
>>>>>> shared visions.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Charlie
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 2:03 PM, <labrinos at eled.auth.gr
>>>>>> <mailto:labrinos at eled.auth.gr>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear All,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I read all this discussion which is very interesting. I would
>>>>>> like
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> add my experience.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In general I agree with Patrick because in our times nothing is
>>>>>> easy to
>>>>>> done without funding. Yes, not easy but not impossible.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> When, three years ago, I applied for the establishment of the
>>>>>> Hellenic
>>>>>> digital earth Centre of Excellence I was asked who is going to
>>>>>> finance
>>>>>> the Centre. I said, no one. They couldn’t believe that it will
>>>>>> work. I
>>>>>> said that it will be supported by volunteers. And, if it works
>>>>>> then it
>>>>>> will be great, if it doesn’t then we have nothing to lose.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> After three years the Centre has a lot of activities to show,
>>>>>> lot
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> seminars and workshops, and lot of teaching materials for the
>>>>>> teachers
>>>>>> and students. The only problem is that we can’t do things
>>>>>> quickly.
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> have spent a lot of money from my pocket and I will keep
>>>>>> spending
>>>>>> until
>>>>>> the Centre gets funding. I am not going to quit. Everything
>>>>>> would
>>>>>> be
>>>>>> easier if the Centre was funded (I have tried it but haven’t
>>>>>> succeeded
>>>>>> yet due to the financial crisis in Greece) but me and my
>>>>>> colleagues will
>>>>>> keep working for the Centre.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is the spirit. Don’t lose your courage.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Wishes to all wonderful people of the network
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nikos
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dr. Nikos Lambrinos
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Associate Professor
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dept. of Primary Education
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Greece, GR-54124
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tel. +30 2310 991201
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Email: labrinos at eled.auth.gr <mailto:labrinos at eled.auth.gr>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Web pages: _http://labrinos.webpages.auth.gr/digital_geography/_
>>>>>>
>>>>>> _http://www.digital-earth.edu.gr/_
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *From:*Christopher Tucker [mailto:christopher.tucker at gmail.com
>>>>>> <mailto:christopher.tucker at gmail.com>]
>>>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 16, 2015 5:56 PM
>>>>>> *To:* Suchith Anand
>>>>>> *Cc:* Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX); labrinos at eled.auth.gr
>>>>>> <mailto:labrinos at eled.auth.gr>; Jonathan Marino; Elżbieta
>>>>>> Wołoszyńska-Wiśniewska; Charlie Schweik
>>>>>> (cschweik at pubpol.umass.edu
>>>>>> <mailto:cschweik at pubpol.umass.edu>); Ron C Fortunato
>>>>>> (ron at trilliumlearning.com <mailto:ron at trilliumlearning.com>)
>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: "Geo4All - MapStory Challenge"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Suchith,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I really appreciate what Patrick is trying to communicate.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As a "startup guy" who has started up a number of things, I
>>>>>> appreciate
>>>>>> his characterization of what it takes to succeed without a large
>>>>>> purse!
>>>>>> - "a combination of a ridiculous amount of politicking,
>>>>>> sorcery,
>>>>>> favors, friendships, good luck, and just plain stupendous
>>>>>> investment of
>>>>>> work, blue-collar, grass-root, white-collar, directorial work,
>>>>>> then more
>>>>>> work." !!!! ;-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My question to Patrick is "what is the minimum purse size to get
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> attention of the vast majority of our target population. $10k
>>>>>> might be
>>>>>> feasible. $250k would not be.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I share your (Suchith) enthusiasm, and am happy to move forward
>>>>>> without
>>>>>> a huge purse, just to get the word out, without any illusions
>>>>>> that
>>>>>> we
>>>>>> will get the response that a large purse would enable. Patrick,
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> believe is spot on. But, alas, starting things up is a painful
>>>>>> process
>>>>>> that startup folks have to embrace! ;-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dr. Christopher K Tucker
>>>>>> Chairman of the Board of Trustees
>>>>>> The MapStory Foundation
>>>>>> @MapStory
>>>>>> tucker at mapstory.org <mailto:tucker at mapstory.org>
>>>>>> 703-981-9373 <tel:703-981-9373>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chris
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 703-981-9373 <tel:703-981-9373>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sep 15, 2015, at 11:11 PM, Suchith Anand
>>>>>> <Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>>> <mailto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk>>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Patrick,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I know it is hard work but if we want to expand
>>>>>> geoeducation
>>>>>> using
>>>>>> Open principles to schools globally , i see this as a great
>>>>>> opportunity
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What is suggest is if MapStory Foundation (Chris, Jon) are
>>>>>> happy to
>>>>>> do what Maria Brovelli and Politecnico di Milano did for
>>>>>> Europa
>>>>>> challenge then that is a good starting point. More
>>>>>> importantly, the
>>>>>> competion will help spread wide awareness among teacher
>>>>>> community
>>>>>> worldwide that there is an alternative to ArcGIS Online and
>>>>>> they
>>>>>> can
>>>>>> freely make use of MapStory if they want.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We will request all our labs to send the info. out to their
>>>>>> students, so even if we get 20 labs to participate in the
>>>>>> first
>>>>>> year
>>>>>> it is a good start. Because the entry level is low (they do
>>>>>> not
>>>>>> even
>>>>>> need to be programmers!) we will have more participation.
>>>>>> Slowly
>>>>>> based on experience we will build upon it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chris - what do you think? Will you be able to provide
>>>>>> background
>>>>>> support for this competition?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Suchith
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *From:*Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX) [patrick.hogan at nasa.gov
>>>>>> <mailto:patrick.hogan at nasa.gov>]
>>>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 16, 2015 3:54 AM
>>>>>> *To:* Suchith Anand; Christopher Tucker
>>>>>> *Cc:* labrinos at eled.auth.gr <mailto:labrinos at eled.auth.gr>;
>>>>>> Jonathan
>>>>>> Marino; Elżbieta Wołoszyńska-Wiśniewska; Charlie Schweik
>>>>>> (cschweik at pubpol.umass.edu
>>>>>> <mailto:cschweik at pubpol.umass.edu>); Ron
>>>>>> C Fortunato (ron at trilliumlearning.com
>>>>>> <mailto:ron at trilliumlearning.com>)
>>>>>> *Subject:* RE: "Geo4All - MapStory Challenge"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Suchith,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You need the cold trout treatment, one good whack upside
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> head!
>>>>>> $1,000 is peanuts. It’s a financial fig-leaf. A very nice
>>>>>> gesture
>>>>>> but not anything that will drive interest. Nor will judging
>>>>>> panels
>>>>>> **unless** they are ‘required’ to find contestant teams.
>>>>>> And
>>>>>> yes,
>>>>>> good ones are hard to find, even without them working to
>>>>>> generate
>>>>>> contestant teams. I am just trying to let you know, that
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> level
>>>>>> of activity to generate ‘’real’ tangible interest is a
>>>>>> combination
>>>>>> of a ridiculous amount of politicking, sorcery, favors,
>>>>>> friendships,
>>>>>> good luck, and just plain stupendous investment of work,
>>>>>> blue-collar, grass-root, white-collar, directorial work,
>>>>>> then
>>>>>> more
>>>>>> work. Do not be fooled that a good idea gets a good
>>>>>> following. You
>>>>>> will need to pound the bushes long and hard. I’m trying to
>>>>>> sober
>>>>>> you
>>>>>> up now rather than have you face disappointment later. And
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> would
>>>>>> love to be completely off-base here. Just giving you a bit
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> voice
>>>>>> from my three-year experience. And without Prof Maria
>>>>>> Brovelli and
>>>>>> Politecnico di Milano at Como, we would have never even
>>>>>> gotten off
>>>>>> the ground!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Patrick
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (650) 604-5656 <tel:%28650%29%20604-5656> (office)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (650) 269-2788 <tel:%28650%29%20269-2788> (cell)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *From:*Suchith Anand
>>>>>> [mailto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk]
>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 15, 2015 7:22 PM
>>>>>> *To:* Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX); Suchith Anand; Christopher
>>>>>> Tucker
>>>>>> *Cc:* labrinos at eled.auth.gr <mailto:labrinos at eled.auth.gr>;
>>>>>> Jonathan
>>>>>> Marino; Elżbieta Wołoszyńska-Wiśniewska; Charlie Schweik
>>>>>> (cschweik at pubpol.umass.edu
>>>>>> <mailto:cschweik at pubpol.umass.edu>); Ron
>>>>>> C Fortunato (ron at trilliumlearning.com
>>>>>> <mailto:ron at trilliumlearning.com>)
>>>>>> *Subject:* RE: "Geo4All - MapStory Challenge"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Oh, i now understand . True, we do not have a big purse but
>>>>>> atleast
>>>>>> we can start with the 1000USD that we have from OSGeo. I
>>>>>> can
>>>>>> also
>>>>>> send requests to ICA and ISPRS to contribute. But you are
>>>>>> absolutely
>>>>>> right, this is something we need to think of how to attract
>>>>>> more
>>>>>> participation.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But IMHO , more than the prize money, it is also getting
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> judging
>>>>>> panels, infrastucture etc in place that is hard work. With
>>>>>> MapStory
>>>>>> platform in place (and we will need to get bit of help from
>>>>>> Chris,
>>>>>> Jon to setup a dedicated website and introductory tutorial
>>>>>> links,
>>>>>> instructions to teachers, participants etc) we are well
>>>>>> placed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Suchith
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *From:*Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX) [patrick.hogan at nasa.gov
>>>>>> <mailto:patrick.hogan at nasa.gov>]
>>>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 16, 2015 3:10 AM
>>>>>> *To:* Suchith Anand; Christopher Tucker
>>>>>> *Cc:* labrinos at eled.auth.gr <mailto:labrinos at eled.auth.gr>;
>>>>>> Jonathan
>>>>>> Marino; Elżbieta Wołoszyńska-Wiśniewska; Charlie Schweik
>>>>>> (cschweik at pubpol.umass.edu
>>>>>> <mailto:cschweik at pubpol.umass.edu>); Ron
>>>>>> C Fortunato (ron at trilliumlearning.com
>>>>>> <mailto:ron at trilliumlearning.com>)
>>>>>> *Subject:* RE: "Geo4All - MapStory Challenge"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Suchith,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That’s what I am trying to inform you of. You can promote
>>>>>> it
>>>>>> worldwide and with plenty of chutzpah, but without a big
>>>>>> purse
>>>>>> ($$$), you just don’t get traction. Without a big purse
>>>>>> (which
>>>>>> attracts too many teams to judge on this scale anyway, you
>>>>>> need to
>>>>>> actually find the teams directly (I mean **directly**),
>>>>>> then
>>>>>> encourage others accordingly (*directly*). I’d like to be
>>>>>> wrong or
>>>>>> at least rich so I could help more with the ($$$). But I am
>>>>>> just
>>>>>> letting you know, it’s not a **promote it** and they will
>>>>>> come’
>>>>>> kind
>>>>>> of success story. You need to fight it hand-to-hand down in
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> “mud, blood and beer” (from ‘A Boy Named Sue’ by Johnny
>>>>>> Cash).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Patrick
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *From:*Suchith Anand
>>>>>> [mailto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk]
>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 15, 2015 6:58 PM
>>>>>> *To:* Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX); Suchith Anand; Christopher
>>>>>> Tucker
>>>>>> *Cc:* labrinos at eled.auth.gr <mailto:labrinos at eled.auth.gr>;
>>>>>> Jonathan
>>>>>> Marino; Elżbieta Wołoszyńska-Wiśniewska; Charlie Schweik
>>>>>> (cschweik at pubpol.umass.edu
>>>>>> <mailto:cschweik at pubpol.umass.edu>); Ron
>>>>>> C Fortunato (ron at trilliumlearning.com
>>>>>> <mailto:ron at trilliumlearning.com>)
>>>>>> *Subject:* RE: "Geo4All - MapStory Challenge"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Patrick, We have to put lot of efforts to get prospective
>>>>>> teams to
>>>>>> apply but i am confident if we plan the MapStory
>>>>>> competition
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> work hard to get it launched at Geography2050 and promote
>>>>>> it
>>>>>> through
>>>>>> all our networks (ICA, OSGeo, ISPRS etc) , we will get good
>>>>>> response. The Barbara Petchenik Competition map drawing
>>>>>> competition for children run by ICA is an excellent example
>>>>>> that we
>>>>>> should look into . The aim of the contest is to promote
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> creative representation of the world in graphic form by
>>>>>> children.
>>>>>> Details are at http://icaci.org/petchenik/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> With MapStory Challenge , we can now open up new
>>>>>> opportunities for
>>>>>> high school level students and their teachers to also
>>>>>> participate in
>>>>>> the G4A Student competitions at the main FOSS4G conference.
>>>>>> Also
>>>>>> MapStory is a good example of spatial learning platform we
>>>>>> want to
>>>>>> encourage for expanding geoeducation for schools as an
>>>>>> alternative
>>>>>> to proprietary ones and having a dedicated competition will
>>>>>> be big
>>>>>> boost for our efforts. We will need lot of efforts to get a
>>>>>> good
>>>>>> system in place for the competition. All ideas/inputs
>>>>>> welcome.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The Europa Challenge as we discussed, we will expand with
>>>>>> Research
>>>>>> Data Alliance IGs to setup G4A-RDA-NASA "Smart City
>>>>>> challenge".
>>>>>> With Ron's and Charlie's help i am sure we will be able to
>>>>>> expand
>>>>>> this also.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Suchith
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *From:*Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX) [patrick.hogan at nasa.gov
>>>>>> <mailto:patrick.hogan at nasa.gov>]
>>>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 16, 2015 1:59 AM
>>>>>> *To:* Suchith Anand; Christopher Tucker
>>>>>> *Cc:* labrinos at eled.auth.gr <mailto:labrinos at eled.auth.gr>;
>>>>>> Jonathan
>>>>>> Marino; Elżbieta Wołoszyńska-Wiśniewska; Charlie Schweik
>>>>>> (cschweik at pubpol.umass.edu
>>>>>> <mailto:cschweik at pubpol.umass.edu>); Ron
>>>>>> C Fortunato (ron at trilliumlearning.com
>>>>>> <mailto:ron at trilliumlearning.com>)
>>>>>> *Subject:* RE: "Geo4All - MapStory Challenge"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Suchith,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So I am the ‘spiritual brain’ of the Europa Challenge?!
>>>>>> There’s an
>>>>>> oxymoron for you! Or something quite beyond, yet still
>>>>>> adding
>>>>>> things
>>>>>> up, a kind of Sufi Astrophysicist or Banking Buddha (a.k.a.
>>>>>> It’s a
>>>>>> Wonderful Life).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The one thing to know is that it is nowhere near ‘build it
>>>>>> and they
>>>>>> will come.’ You must blow on the coals round-the-clock with
>>>>>> all
>>>>>> your
>>>>>> might. . .inquire, nurture, sustain, cajole, threaten and
>>>>>> beg
>>>>>> for
>>>>>> prospective teams to apply themselves to the ‘worthy’
>>>>>> effort.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Another thought is to benefit from what Ron Fortunato is
>>>>>> doing with
>>>>>> www.aWorldBridge.com <http://www.aWorldBridge.com>, whether
>>>>>> it’s
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> Global Earthquake Forecast System or the environmental
>>>>>> evaluation
>>>>>> work Ron is doing with Charlie Schweik. Both have lots of
>>>>>> tech,
>>>>>> plenty of science and all geospatial.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.edlinesites.net/pages/America_Bridge_Project/Europa_Challenge/
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://westemthefuture.wordpress.com/summer-2015/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Patrick
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (650) 604-5656 <tel:%28650%29%20604-5656> (office)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (650) 269-2788 <tel:%28650%29%20269-2788> (cell)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *From:*Suchith Anand
>>>>>> [mailto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk]
>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 15, 2015 1:20 PM
>>>>>> *To:* Christopher Tucker; Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>>> <mailto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk>
>>>>>> *Cc:* labrinos at eled.auth.gr <mailto:labrinos at eled.auth.gr>;
>>>>>> Jonathan
>>>>>> Marino; Elżbieta Wołoszyńska-Wiśniewska; Hogan, Patrick
>>>>>> (ARC-PX)
>>>>>> *Subject:* RE: "Geo4All - MapStory Challenge"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Excellent Chris. Let us then plan ideas for this with Jon
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> others
>>>>>> to make this happen.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The good news is we now have the mandate and opportunity to
>>>>>> fully
>>>>>> organise the Student competitions for FOSS4G events (both
>>>>>> global
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> regional) and i believe competitions build on MapStory
>>>>>> platform
>>>>>> will
>>>>>> be excellent for widening participation (esp. to school
>>>>>> level).I
>>>>>> think the biggest advantage of using MapStory platform in
>>>>>> addition
>>>>>> to its openness is also the simplicity. So schools with
>>>>>> very
>>>>>> little
>>>>>> resources even in developing countries canalso participate
>>>>>> (all
>>>>>> they
>>>>>> need is an internet connected PC )
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ela (cc in) is already planning our inputs for FOSS4G 2016
>>>>>> Bonn and
>>>>>> having Geo4All MapStory Challenge put in place, which we
>>>>>> can
>>>>>> aim to
>>>>>> runevery year at FOSS4G main conference will be excellent
>>>>>> for
>>>>>> spreading the message and building up global momentum.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Patrick (cc in) is the spiritual brain behind the
>>>>>> successful
>>>>>> Europa
>>>>>> challenge http://eurochallenge.como.polimi.itI am sure he
>>>>>> will be
>>>>>> happy to share any inputs needs from his experiences andwe
>>>>>> canlearn
>>>>>> many things from Europa challenge, for example having
>>>>>> student
>>>>>> teams
>>>>>> to participate (each team with a teacher and 3-5 students).
>>>>>> This
>>>>>> will also help us to expand the Teacher Training activities
>>>>>> using
>>>>>> MapStory platform.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Geography2050 will be an excellent platform to launch this
>>>>>> initiative (if you are attending this, then please use that
>>>>>> opportunity to launch this). This empowerment of teachers
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> students
>>>>>>
>>>>>> and openness is what we want Geography education to look in
>>>>>> 2050.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Suchith
>>>>>>
>>>>>> PS: Don't worry ,Next time you are at Nottingham, i will
>>>>>> make
>>>>>> arrangements so you can be at England’s first pub :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *From:*Christopher Tucker [tucker at mapstory.org
>>>>>> <mailto:tucker at mapstory.org>]
>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 15, 2015 7:36 PM
>>>>>> *To:* Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>>> <mailto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk>
>>>>>> *Cc:* labrinos at eled.auth.gr <mailto:labrinos at eled.auth.gr>;
>>>>>> Jonathan
>>>>>> Marino
>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: "Geo4All - MapStory Challenge"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Suchith,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You rock.What a great idea.Would love to support this.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am not at the Nottingham meetings.Wish I were!Last time I
>>>>>> was
>>>>>> there, I was hoping to go to England’s first pub, but I
>>>>>> missed it!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I would love to move the ball forward on a Geo4All MapStory
>>>>>> Challenge.Let me research how the Europa Challenge
>>>>>> unfolded.I
>>>>>> am
>>>>>> afraid I did not watch it closely enough.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any general input on how we should think about
>>>>>> this?November
>>>>>> would
>>>>>> be a good timeframe for doing something.Our relaunched site
>>>>>> is
>>>>>> coming imminentlyAnd, we have a few features and bugs that
>>>>>> we
>>>>>> hope
>>>>>> to clear out by mid-October.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for thinking of us!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chris
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dr. Christopher K Tucker
>>>>>> Chairman of the Board of Trustees
>>>>>> The MapStory Foundation
>>>>>> @MapStory
>>>>>> tucker at mapstory.org <mailto:tucker at mapstory.org>
>>>>>> 703-981-9373 <tel:703-981-9373>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *From:*Suchith Anand
>>>>>> <Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>>> <mailto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk>>
>>>>>> *Date:* September 15, 2015 at 8:47:54 AM EDT
>>>>>> *To:* Christopher Tucker <tucker at mapstory.org
>>>>>> <mailto:tucker at mapstory.org>>, Suchith Anand
>>>>>> <Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>>> <mailto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk>>
>>>>>> *Cc:* "labrinos at eled.auth.gr
>>>>>> <mailto:labrinos at eled.auth.gr>"
>>>>>> <labrinos at eled.auth.gr
>>>>>> <mailto:labrinos at eled.auth.gr>>,
>>>>>> Jonathan Marino <marino at mapstory.org
>>>>>> <mailto:marino at mapstory.org>>
>>>>>> *Subject:* *"Geo4All - MapStory Challenge"*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Chris,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hope you are doing well Are you participating in
>>>>>> OGC
>>>>>> Nottingham meetings?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Will need to plan ideas for more collaborations
>>>>>> forMapStory.
>>>>>> From the success of Patrick's Europa challenge, i
>>>>>> am
>>>>>> thinking of having a similar challenge for MapStory
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I saw details of http://www.geography2050.org
>>>>>> <http://www.geography2050.org/>. May i suggest that
>>>>>> we use
>>>>>> this opportunity to launch "Geo4All - MapStory
>>>>>> Challenge" .
>>>>>> Geo4All will also be pleased to be one of the
>>>>>> symposium
>>>>>> partners for Geography 2050. What do you think?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Suchith
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *From:*Christopher Tucker [tucker at mapstory.org
>>>>>> <mailto:tucker at mapstory.org>]
>>>>>> *Sent:* Saturday, July 04, 2015 1:04 AM
>>>>>> *To:* Suchith Anand
>>>>>> *Cc:* labrinos at eled.auth.gr
>>>>>> <mailto:labrinos at eled.auth.gr>;
>>>>>> Jonathan Marino
>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [Ica-osgeo-labs] Paper about FOSS
>>>>>> into
>>>>>> geospatial education
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Suchith,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sorry for my delay.I did not see this email when it
>>>>>> first
>>>>>> came across my inbox.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nikos,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Unfortunately, my Greek is not very good! ;-)But, I
>>>>>> did
>>>>>> click on some of the links.And, some of them are
>>>>>> clearly
>>>>>> about change over time.These are perfect for
>>>>>> MapStory.org
>>>>>> <http://mapstory.org/>!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As for mapping local history, an early leader in
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> MapStory community, Nitin Gadia mapped his home
>>>>>> town,
>>>>>> Ames
>>>>>> Iowa, building by building and parcel by parcel
>>>>>> from
>>>>>> 1862
>>>>>> until now:http://mapstory.org/maps/475/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> He did this in 80 hours of his own time, getting
>>>>>> data
>>>>>> from
>>>>>> the city, state, and Ames Historical Society and
>>>>>> putting it
>>>>>> in to MapStory.In retrospect, he was sure he could
>>>>>> have
>>>>>> done
>>>>>> the same in 5 hours.So, he dubbed his effort
>>>>>> “MapStory
>>>>>> Local” and put together a cookbook that people
>>>>>> could
>>>>>> follow
>>>>>> in their home towns.
>>>>>> (http://wiki.mapstory.org/wiki/MapStory_Local,
>>>>>> http://www.thenittygritty.org/mapstorylocal).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And, he is not really a GIS guy.Just a reasonably
>>>>>> smart guy
>>>>>> who had a goal.So, I think the same thing could be
>>>>>> done by
>>>>>> smart high-school kids around the world.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Of course, there are many other cool
>>>>>> spatio-temporal
>>>>>> datasets and stories that students and classes
>>>>>> could
>>>>>> put
>>>>>> together and share as part of interesting learning
>>>>>> experiences.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We would be happy to talk if you think there is any
>>>>>> value in
>>>>>> MapStory to you and your classes!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Let me know if we can be of help.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chris
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dr. Christopher K Tucker
>>>>>> Chairman of the Board of Trustees
>>>>>> The MapStory Foundation
>>>>>> @MapStory
>>>>>> tucker at mapstory.org <mailto:tucker at mapstory.org>
>>>>>> 703-981-9373 <tel:703-981-9373>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jun 21, 2015, at 1:02 PM, Suchith Anand
>>>>>> <Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>>> <mailto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks Nikos for sharing this.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am ccing Chrisas well, as maybe we can think of
>>>>>> ideas of
>>>>>> enabling this "The introduction of GIS and GPS
>>>>>> through
>>>>>> local
>>>>>> history teaching in primary school"using MapStory,
>>>>>> so
>>>>>> that
>>>>>> other teachers can start using the idea for thier
>>>>>> teaching.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chris - what do you think?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Suchith
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ________________________________________
>>>>>> From: labrinos at eled.auth.gr
>>>>>> <mailto:labrinos at eled.auth.gr>
>>>>>> [labrinos at eled.auth.gr
>>>>>> <mailto:labrinos at eled.auth.gr>]
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 5:47 PM
>>>>>> To: 'Suchith Anand'
>>>>>> Cc: labrinos at eled.auth.gr
>>>>>> <mailto:labrinos at eled.auth.gr>
>>>>>> Subject: RE: [Ica-osgeo-labs] Paper about FOSS into
>>>>>> geospatial education
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear Suchith,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is exactly what the Hellenic digital earth
>>>>>> Centre of
>>>>>> Excellence is
>>>>>> doing the last two years. We use ArcGIS Online in
>>>>>> primary
>>>>>> schools and the
>>>>>> children have done wonderful job like, tourist maps
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> their
>>>>>> village etc.
>>>>>> You can see these maps in
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.digital-earth.edu.gr/index.php/el/newsmodule/2015-05-14-20-50-38/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> schoolrelated which is in Greek but you can have an
>>>>>> idea of
>>>>>> what we have
>>>>>> achieved almost with no cost. The students have
>>>>>> been
>>>>>> responding responsibly
>>>>>> and this gives us more courage to continue in the
>>>>>> coming
>>>>>> years.
>>>>>> Anyone interested in this can download the article
>>>>>> "The
>>>>>> introduction of GIS
>>>>>> and GPS through local history teaching in primary
>>>>>> school" from
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.eurogeographyjournal.eu/articles/2.THE%20INTRODUCTION%20OF%20GIS%
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <http://www.eurogeographyjournal.eu/articles/2.THE%20INTRODUCTION%20OF%20GIS%25>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 20AND%20GPS%20THROUGH%20LOCAL%20HISTORY%20TEACHING%20IN%20PRIMARY%20SCHOOL-2
>>>>>>
>>>>>> pdf
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best regards
>>>>>> Nikos
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----------
>>>>>> Dr. Nikos Lambrinos
>>>>>> Associate Professor
>>>>>> Dept. of Primary Education
>>>>>> Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki
>>>>>> Greece, GR-54124
>>>>>> Tel. +30 2310 991201
>>>>>> Email: labrinos at eled.auth.gr
>>>>>> <mailto:labrinos at eled.auth.gr>
>>>>>> Web pages:
>>>>>> http://labrinos.webpages.auth.gr/digital_geography/
>>>>>> http://www.digital-earth.edu.gr/
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: ica-osgeo-labs-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
>>>>>> <mailto:ica-osgeo-labs-bounces at lists.osgeo.org>
>>>>>> [mailto:ica-osgeo-labs-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On
>>>>>> Behalf Of
>>>>>> Suchith Anand
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 7:26 PM
>>>>>> To: Mueller, Thomas; Vaclav Petras; ICA OSGeo Labs
>>>>>> list
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Ica-osgeo-labs] Paper about FOSS into
>>>>>> geospatial education
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Great work Vaclav.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I understand from Dr. Christopher K Tucker
>>>>>> (Chairman
>>>>>> of the
>>>>>> Board of
>>>>>> Trustees, The MapStory Foundation) cc in that when
>>>>>> MapStory
>>>>>> http://MapStory.org <http://mapstory.org/>
>>>>>> relaunched
>>>>>> later
>>>>>> in June, it will be an openly licensed
>>>>>> data commons, an Open Educational Resource, that is
>>>>>> OGC
>>>>>> compliant, built on
>>>>>> open source geohttp://www.GeoNode.org
>>>>>> <http://www.geonode.org/> .It is intended
>>>>>> explicitly
>>>>>> for
>>>>>> students to be able to organize and share what they
>>>>>> know
>>>>>> about the world
>>>>>> spatially and temporally.And, in the redesign, they
>>>>>> will
>>>>>> open up
>>>>>> distributed versioned editing of change over time,
>>>>>> so
>>>>>> that
>>>>>> students can
>>>>>> collaborate on data collection projects, and then
>>>>>> tell
>>>>>> their
>>>>>> own stories
>>>>>> with this data. This is exactly the kind of spatial
>>>>>> learning
>>>>>> platform we
>>>>>> need for expanding geoeducation for schools.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I suggest that,GeoForAll should support and make
>>>>>> use
>>>>>> ofMapStory.org <http://mapstory.org/>,
>>>>>> as an alternative to proprietary ones like
>>>>>> ArcGISOnline, so
>>>>>> that students
>>>>>> and teachers can make use of this for learning
>>>>>> purposes
>>>>>> without being
>>>>>> dependent on the mercy of the proprietary vendor.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please let me know your thoughts/ideas. We will add
>>>>>> MapStory
>>>>>> to our training
>>>>>> resources section and promote this to all
>>>>>> educators.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Suchith
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