[Geo4All] [OSGeo-Discuss] The future of Geo is Open

Cameron Shorter cameron.shorter at gmail.com
Fri Jul 7 11:28:18 PDT 2017


Suchith,

Feel free to draw upon material from my "The Elusive Open Business" 
presentation:

http://cameronshorter.blogspot.com.au/2016/11/the-elusive-open-business.html


On 7/7/17 6:38 pm, Franz-Josef Behr wrote:
>
> Dear Suchith,
>
>
> Eddie Pickle, DigitalGlobe, gave an inspiring presentation at our ICA 
> commission's workshop last weekend: How and why open source software 
> has become mainstream for GIS.
>
>
> A PDF of his presentation is available at our commissions website [1].
>
>
> Best regards - Franz-Josef
>
>
> [1] 
> http://sdistandards.icaci.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/SDIOpen2017_Pickle_HowAndWhyOpenSourceSoftwareHasBecomeMainstreamForGIS20170630a.pdf
>
>
> Am 06.07.2017 um 19:15 schrieb Suchith Anand:
>> Thanks Jody. That is excellent. This synergies now expanding with 
>> like minded communities (Open Education, Open Data, Open Standards ) 
>> has created huge momentum for us. We need to further build upon and 
>> expand these ideas for the future.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Suchith
>> ________________________________________
>> From: Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
>> Sent: 06 July 2017 4:02 PM
>> To: Anand Suchith; OSGeo Discussions
>> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] The future of Geo is Open
>>
>> Great timing, I have just finished collecting those ideas for the 
>> website/rebranding push.
>>
>> Open Geospatial
>>
>> OSGeo is pleased to be at the forefront of the shift towards open 
>> geospatial:
>>
>>      *   Open Source: securing a collaborative approach to software 
>> development.
>>      *   Open Data: providing freely available information to use as 
>> you wish.
>>      *   Open Standards: enabling interoperable software to avoid 
>> lock-in.
>>      *   Open Education: removing the barriers to learning and teaching.
>>
>> Together these approaches define a new way of addressing the world's 
>> needs. OSGeo is pleased to celebrate our partners and friends shaping 
>> this future.
>>
>> (Insert partner logos here, and friends such as OSM)
>>
>> I hope that helps? I like that we are hitting the same ideas / concepts.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jody Garnett
>>
>> On 6 July 2017 at 01:24, Suchith Anand 
>> <Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk>> 
>> wrote:
>> Dear colleagues,
>>
>> This is a request for help as I need inputs from the wider community 
>> to get more ideas for my presentation at FOSS4G-Europe 2017 later 
>> this month.
>>
>> My keynote presentation will be on “The future of Geo is Open” and I 
>> would like to invite ideas/inputs for this. It is also an good time 
>> to reflect on the developments in Open Geospatial Science [1],[2],[3] 
>> as it is over a decade now since we started working on the philosophy 
>> of Openness in Geospatial Science  and Education.
>>
>> I am looking forward to discussing new ideas with you all at 
>> FOSS4G-Europe 2017.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Suchith
>>
>>
>> [1] http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijgi/special_issues/science-applications
>> [2] 
>> http://www.springer.com/earth+sciences+and+geography/geography/journal/40965 
>>
>> [3] 
>> http://www.geoconnexion.com/uploads/publication_pdfs/uk_v15i18-058-059-Op951AF3.pdf 
>>
>>
>>
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