[Ica-osgeo-labs] Urban Science - City analytics - thematic labs

[Chris Pettit]

Hi All,

I am keen to know which other labs might be interested and have a focus in
the area of urban science / city analytics and might be interested in
establishing such a thematic?

Cheers

Chris

On 14/02/2015 3:44 am, "Suchith Anand" <Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk>
wrote:

>Sergio, this is good idea to build thematic networks within the Geo4All
>initiative to support  different needs such as language etc.
>
>I suggest you take the lead to establish Spanish thematic and setup
>separate maillists etc in Spanish (in the osgeo maillist like
>geoforall-spanish at lists.osgeo.org )  but feedback the important ideas
>back to all of us also to build synergies.
>
>Also any others who wish to setup other thematic networks, please take
>the initiative and establish it.
>
>Suchith
>________________________________________
>From: SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA [sergio.acostaylara at mtop.gub.uy]
>Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 2:57 PM
>To: Antoni Pérez Navarro; patrick.hogan at nasa.gov;
>maria.brovelli at polimi.it; Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk
>Cc: ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org
>Subject: RE: [Ica-osgeo-labs] Geo for All - "Open Education Award"
>
>Hi. I would like to bring -again- attention to something related to this
>thread and is my concern with translation efforts (in both ways) that are
>needed to achieve a true efficient global lab network. I also suggested
>some time ago (related to this also) the need to build thematic networks
>within the Geo4all initiative, for example regional networks that share a
>language and/or similar economic, cultural or social characteristics. In
>my opinion this can strengthen the initiative by widening the possibility
>of joining the ICA-OSGeo-ISPRS lab network. It will be easier and more
>effective for instance if Spanish speaking members discuss these and
>other topics between each other and give their point of view. If any in
>the list agrees with this please let me know.
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>Sergio Acosta y Lara
>Sección Sistemas de Información Geográfica
>Dirección Nacional de Topografía
>Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas
>URUGUAY
>________________________________
>De: ica-osgeo-labs-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
><ica-osgeo-labs-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> en nombre de Antoni Pérez
>Navarro <aperezn at uoc.edu>
>Enviado: lunes, 09 de febrero de 2015 14:59
>Para: patrick.hogan at nasa.gov; maria.brovelli at polimi.it;
>Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk
>Cc: ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org
>Asunto: Re: [Ica-osgeo-labs] Geo for All - "Open Education Award"
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>Thank you Suchit.
>Therefore, the template would be:
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>+ Title in english
>+ Language
>+ Original title.
>+ ECTS credits/Hours
>+ Number of editions
>+ Kind: Virtual, face-to-face, blended
>+ Target (professionals, technical students, children, teenager, embedded
>in a wider program, etc.)
>+ Medium number of students per edition
>+ Goal (maximu 150 words): what is the goal of this course in its
>socio-economical context and why the course was created?
>+ Contents
>+ Links to course, materials, contents, etc.
>+ Licenses of every single material
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>Antoni Pérez Navarro
>Estudis d'Informàtica, Multimèdia i Telecomunicació [Responsable de les
>assignatures de Física i Sistemes d'Informació Geogràfica]
>Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
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>aperezn at uoc.edu
>22@ (Rambla Poblenou, 156 / 08018 Barcelona)
>@tonipereznavarr
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>Aquest missatge s'adreça exclusivament a qui va destinat i pot contenir
>informació privilegiada o confidencial i dades de caràcter personal, la
>difusió de les quals és regulada per la Llei orgànica de protecció de
>dades i la Llei de serveis de la societat de la informació. Si no sou la
>persona destinatària indicada (o la responsable de lliurar-lo a qui va
>destinat), no heu de copiar aquest missatge ni lliurar-lo a tercers per
>cap concepte. Si heu rebut aquest missatge per error o l'heu aconseguit
>per altres mitjans, us demanem que ens ho comuniqueu immediatament per
>aquesta mateixa via i l'elimineu irreversiblement.
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>--- Missatge original de Suchith Anand <Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk>
>per a "patrick.hogan at nasa.gov" <patrick.hogan at nasa.gov>,Antoni Pérez
>Navarro (aperezn at uoc.edu),"maria.brovelli at polimi.it"
><maria.brovelli at polimi.it> amb còpia a "ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org"
><ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org> enviat el 09.02.2015 13:32
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>Thanks Antoni. This is a good template for sending nominations to
>Charlie. Only thing i will add is also info if the teaching materials are
>available in Open Licences (Creative Commons) for others to use/reuse as
>needed .If there is url/weblinks it will help a lot to get some overview
>of the course irrespective of the language/regions.
>
>Suchith
>________________________________________
>From: Antoni Pérez Navarro [aperezn at uoc.edu]
>Sent: Monday, February 09, 2015 10:21 AM
>To: patrick.hogan at nasa.gov; maria.brovelli at polimi.it;
>Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk
>Cc: ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org
>Subject: RE: [Ica-osgeo-labs] Geo for All - "Open Education Award"
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>O.K. thank you, very much.
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>Maybe a template for the nomination can be created. A first approximation:
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>+ Title in english
>+ Language
>+ Original title.
>+ ECTS credits/Hours
>+ Number of editions
>+ Kind: Virtual, face-to-face, blended
>+ Target (professionals, technical students, children, teenager, embedded
>in a wider program, etc.)
>+ Medium number of students per edition
>+ Goal (maximu 150 words): what is the goal of this course in its
>socio-economical context and why the course was created?
>+ Contents
>+ Links to course, materials, contents, etc.
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>Antoni Pérez Navarro
>Estudis d'Informàtica, Multimèdia i Telecomunicació [Responsable de les
>assignatures de Física i Sistemes d'Informació Geogràfica]
>Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
>
>aperezn at uoc.edu
>22@ (Rambla Poblenou, 156 / 08018 Barcelona)
>@tonipereznavarr
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>Aquest missatge s'adreça exclusivament a qui va destinat i pot contenir
>informació privilegiada o confidencial i dades de caràcter personal, la
>difusió de les quals és regulada per la Llei orgànica de protecció de
>dades i la Llei de serveis de la societat de la informació. Si no sou la
>persona destinatària indicada (o la responsable de lliurar-lo a qui va
>destinat), no heu de copiar aquest missatge ni lliurar-lo a tercers per
>cap concepte. Si heu rebut aquest missatge per error o l'heu aconseguit
>per altres mitjans, us demanem que ens ho comuniqueu immediatament per
>aquesta mateixa via i l'elimineu irreversiblement.
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>--- Missatge original de Suchith Anand <Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk>
>per a "patrick.hogan at nasa.gov" <patrick.hogan at nasa.gov>,Antoni Pérez
>Navarro (aperezn at uoc.edu),"maria.brovelli at polimi.it"
><maria.brovelli at polimi.it> amb còpia a "ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org"
><ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org> enviat el 09.02.2015 11:11
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>Hi Antoni,
>
>Thank you for these two good points. We greatly welcome nominations for
>educators who have created GIS courses from different languages and
>regions in developing and developed world. The nominator can send the
>summary details in English along with the nomination which will help the
>committee members to understand its impact. For example, you will have
>more ideas on the various Spanish GIS courses and its impact . So please
>nominate them with their details.
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>All ideas/inputs welcome.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Suchith
>
>________________________________________
>From: Antoni Pérez Navarro [aperezn at uoc.edu]
>Sent: Monday, February 09, 2015 9:00 AM
>To: patrick.hogan at nasa.gov; maria.brovelli at polimi.it;
>Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk
>Cc: ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org
>Subject: Re: [Ica-osgeo-labs] Geo for All - "Open Education Award"
>
>Dear all,
>
>I am sorry if I say something that you probably have taken into account.
>
>I find a very good iniciative the award, but how can be taken into
>account the different languages of several courses?  I know many GIS
>courses in Spain, but most of them are in Spanish.
>
>On the other hand, I think that the basis have to be very well
>established and considering the social environment to which the course
>belongs and its target. It is not the same a course in a country with low
>GIS penetration, than in a country where GIS is a common tool in several
>companies and administration.
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>Well, these are only two items I was thinking about.
>
>Best regards,
>
>
>Antoni Pérez Navarro
>Estudis d'Informàtica, Multimèdia i Telecomunicació [Responsable de les
>assignatures de Física i Sistemes d'Informació Geogràfica]
>Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
>
>aperezn at uoc.edu
>22@ (Rambla Poblenou, 156 / 08018 Barcelona)
>@tonipereznavarr
>
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>Aquest missatge s'adreça exclusivament a qui va destinat i pot contenir
>informació privilegiada o confidencial i dades de caràcter personal, la
>difusió de les quals és regulada per la Llei orgànica de protecció de
>dades i la Llei de serveis de la societat de la informació. Si no sou la
>persona destinatària indicada (o la responsable de lliurar-lo a qui va
>destinat), no heu de copiar aquest missatge ni lliurar-lo a tercers per
>cap concepte. Si heu rebut aquest missatge per error o l'heu aconseguit
>per altres mitjans, us demanem que ens ho comuniqueu immediatament per
>aquesta mateixa via i l'elimineu irreversiblement.
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>--- Missatge original de "Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX)"
><patrick.hogan at nasa.gov> per a Suchith Anand
><Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk>,Polimi <maria.brovelli at polimi.it> amb
>còpia a "ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org" <ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org>
>enviat el 08.02.2015 01:22
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>Suchith,
>
>Thanks! Go FOSS4G 2015 Como!!!
>http://europe.foss4g.org/2015/
>OSGEO is a lightning rod for OS leading the world by example!
>
>And if any of you OSGEO leaders are not eligible,
>which doesn't seem fair, but oh well. . .
>i.e., http://wiki.osgeo.osuosl.org/wiki/Ica-osgeo-isprs_award
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>Please get your 'stuff' to a GIS teacher who is! Or a super TA!
>Let's begin the constructive collaborating now!!!
>Maybe even post your stuff, and advertise so others can plagiarize,
>the highest form of flattery!
>:-)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Suchith Anand [mailto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk]
>Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2015 3:52 PM
>To: Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX); Polimi
>Cc: ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org
>Subject: RE: Geo for All - "Open Education Award"
>
>Hi Patrick,
>
>Great points and i couldn't agree more...
>
>Thank you for this kind offer. I will ensure that if no one match funds
>your offer, i will do that.
>
>I really hope OSGeo Board will take positive decision on the Student
>Awards proposal that we submitted on behalf of Geo for All. We will be
>happy to provide any further info needed. Once this is done and OSGeo
>Treasurer agrees to be in charge of the Student Award accounts, we can
>easily get many organisations to contribute.
>
>Time is the essence. For example, we were able to take quick action to
>support this Open Education week because of the funding we had within the
>5k USD from OSGeo budget for ICA-OSGeo lab activities. Investing in
>education for the future generations is the best investment we make and i
>am sure OSGeo Board will strongly support our Education investment.
>
>Best wishes,
>Suchith
>
>________________________________________
>From: Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX) [patrick.hogan at nasa.gov]
>Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2015 7:26 PM
>To: Suchith Anand; Polimi
>Cc: ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org
>Subject: RE: Geo for All - "Open Education Award"
>
>Dear Open GeoSpace, Open Minds and Open Source Folks,
>
>A challenge. . .
>Please note, this FOSS4G crystal bull is a ^matching grant^ that is
>challenging others to donate as well, at whatever level. So, this one
>comes forward as long as another ?200 comes in from others, whether alone
>or combined. Alternatively, if it is recommended to receive cash instead
>of a trophy, I am glad to do that instead. A ?20 here-and-there adds up.
>Let?s recognize the best with a boost!
>
>Please help us find organizations to donate!!! We want Charlie Schweik to
>have a real kitty to work with. Maria Brovelli needs help too! She is
>trying to make generous accommodations for students and others at the
>best FOSS4G yet! The website is a gorgeous start! Como should be very
>proud to host such an auspicious event!
>
>A thought. . .
>There is no more important profession on the planet than welcoming our
>children to this world we find ourselves in, and that welcome should be
>with the best education possible. Rewarding those who do this well,
>especially when they share their ?how-to? talents with the rest of us, is
>an honor we must strongly commit to.
>
>A concern. . .
>These are especially challenging times of a rapidly warming world that
>will continue to impact our ability to survive, as does the increasing
>concentration of wealth that wants to accelerate consumption and greatly
>limit democratic choices for a more sustainable future.
>
>-Patrick
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Suchith Anand [mailto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk]
>Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2015 12:44 AM
>To: Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX); Polimi; ica-opensource at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>Cc: ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org
>Subject: Geo for All - "Open Education Award"
>
>Hi Patrick,
>
>Many thanks for this kind contribution to the "Open Education Award" we
>will give to honour and thank the greatest contributions to Open
>Education principles in the Geo domain. I will speak with Maria and
>should be able to arrange free conference registration for the winner to
>attend FOSS4G-Europe. As Jeff will be there at FOSS4G-E , he as the OSGeo
>President can directly give the award to the winner.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Suchith
>
>______________________________________
>From: Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX) [patrick.hogan at nasa.gov]
>Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 11:07 PM
>To: Polimi; Suchith Anand
>Cc: ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org; cschweik at pubpol.umass.edu
>Subject: RE: [Ica-osgeo-labs] Open Education Week (9-13 March 2015):
>                Call for Participation - Spread the News and Participate
>
>Maria and Suchith and Charlie and OSGEO Community,
>
>If anyone else will donate to this ?Teacher Award?
>
>maybe to help cover their travel expenses, I am willing to ?match? that
>with one NASA crystal bull
>
>(~?200 Euros out of my own pocket)
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>See it here:
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>http://eurochallenge.como.polimi.it/
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>But it will have different text, maybe:
>
>              ?YOUR NAME?
>  GeoforAll Educator of the Year
>
>-Patrick
>
>______________________________________
>From: Polimi [mailto:maria.brovelli at polimi.it]
>Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 2:16 PM
>To: Suchith Anand
>Cc: Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX); ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org;
>cschweik at pubpol.umass.edu
>Subject: Re: [Ica-osgeo-labs] Open Education Week (9-13 March 2015):
>                        Call for Participation - Spread the News and
>Participate
>
>Yes!! Great idea!!!
>
>Maria
>
>----------------------------------------------------
>Prof. Maria Antonia Brovelli
>Vice Rector for Como Campus and GIS Professor Politecnico di Milano
>FOSS4G EUROPE - Don't miss it!  Home<http://europe.foss4g.org/2015>
>
>______________________________________
>Il giorno 06/feb/2015, alle ore 21:51,
>Suchith Anand <Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk
>ha scritto:
>
>Hi Patrick,
>
>This is great idea that will help to further make impact in Openness in
>GeoEducation .
>
>Out of the 5k USD we have got allocated for ICA-OSGeo labs from OSGeo
>budget we have earmarked 3500 USD for website development requirements (
>to be finalized with more inputs from all and OSGeo Board) and 1000 USD
>for NASA WW Challenge student winner teams, so we still have 500 USD to
>plan some activity to further our aims.
>
>So i suggest that we plan an award for the Course leader/Lecturer of the
>best Geospatial course ( online or class based) based on Open Principles
>. That will be a great way to honour and recognise the educators who made
>it possible and will be an inspiration to others to build upon  for
>future years. We will use the same Award Committee that we set up for the
>ICA-OSGeo-ISPRS student awards to decide the best course based on
>nominations received to Charlie Schweik (chair of the Award Committee)
>cschweik at pubpol.umass.edu before 28th Feb 2015. Please note that all
>members of the Award Committee
>
>http://wiki.osgeo.osuosl.org/wiki/Ica-osgeo-isprs_award will not be
>eligible even if they are running excellent programs - sorry folks :)
>
>The Award will be announce on 9th March (start of Open Education Week)
>and given at FOSS4G Europe conference in Como. We will send a formal call
>on this Course leader Award soon.
>
>We have some courses run by many universities in our list itself, so feel
>free to nominate those courses and we now have opportunity to recognise
>both the students and educators.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Suchith
>
>________________________________________
>From: Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX) [patrick.hogan at nasa.gov
>Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 7:59 PM
>To: Suchith Anand; ica-osgeo-labs at lists.osgeo.org
>Subject: RE: [Ica-osgeo-labs] Open Education Week (9-13 March 2015):
>                        Call for Participation - Spread the News and
>Participate
>
>Suchith,
>
>How about an award for the best GIS course! Teachers need GIS love too!
>
>1. This can be the complete syllabus for the class, as open source! This
>would allow other teachers to benefit and improve the course (still open
>source). The next year's award might go to who has improved that course
>the most! This is the beauty of open source, we continually rise to
>collectively-stand on each other's shoulders. And ^all^ of our students
>are the beneficiaries.
>
>2. And maybe another category for best ^online^ GIS course (open source
>of course).
>
>3. And maybe an award for the best student-produced GIS app (open
>source). To make this a more reasonable exercise for the 'judges,' each
>GIS teacher would be able to submit just one of their student-team's
>projects, or maybe one for each class taught. That would help improve and
>narrow the field of candidates.
>
>-Patrick
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