[FOSS4G2016] "Geo4All - MapStory Challenge" - FOSS4G 2016 Student Competitions
Christopher Tucker
christopher.tucker at gmail.com
Wed Sep 30 15:55:58 PDT 2015
Amen. yes. Getting $1k will not be a problem. The question is what is our high end financial exposure to make this work.
Chris
703-981-9373
> On Sep 30, 2015, at 6:54 PM, Marc vloemans <marcvloemans1 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Suggestion; MapStory....Boundless....sponsor for related....
>
> Vriendelijke groet,
> Marc Vloemans
>
>
>> Op 30 sep. 2015 om 17:32 heeft till.adams at fossgis.de het volgende geschreven:
>>
>> 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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