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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A">Chris,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A">This certainly doesn’t speak well for either party. Without truth and integrity, there is no soul in life. Which speaks ‘well’ to its demise, after one helluva
part for a few, but not the even sweeter party if we truly challenged ourselves to fantastic wonder and delightful indulgence.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A">-Patrick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> Christopher Tucker [</span><a href="mailto:christopher.tucker@gmail.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">mailto:christopher.tucker@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">]
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 16, 2015 4:44 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX)<br>
<b>Cc:</b> </span><a href="mailto:ica-osgeo-labs@lists.osgeo.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">ica-osgeo-labs@lists.osgeo.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Ica-osgeo-labs] Open Letter: the need for Open Standards in LiDAR<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Patrick,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Esri is responsible for significant portions of advertising revenue for every GIS and remote sensing magazine. They will not press the letter because they know the consequences.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chris<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">703-981-9373<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>
On Apr 16, 2015, at 7:09 PM, Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX) <<a href="mailto:patrick.hogan@nasa.gov">patrick.hogan@nasa.gov</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Cameron,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">And if media is ‘deathly’ quiet, we should be guided in how to write ‘letters to the editor’ for each publication, and all of us act on that, so their allegiance
and lack of integrity with their community will become a matter of record. It will be interesting to see which publications carry this story and how they carry it (or not). If not, that will be a story for social media an maybe another open letter about media’s
silent contract with. . .</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">-Patrick</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">
</span><a href="mailto:ica-osgeo-labs-bounces@lists.osgeo.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">ica-osgeo-labs-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">
[</span><a href="mailto:ica-osgeo-labs-bounces@lists.osgeo.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">mailto:ica-osgeo-labs-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Cameron Shorter<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 16, 2015 4:02 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> </span><a href="mailto:ica-osgeo-labs@lists.osgeo.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">ica-osgeo-labs@lists.osgeo.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Ica-osgeo-labs] Open Letter: the need for Open Standards in LiDAR</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Hi Patrick,<br>
I've asked the OSGeo board to officially support this letter. Once board support is provided, and we have collated signatures from all who wish to add their support, then I suggest we approach the media.<br>
<br>
This should be ~ mid next week.<br>
<br>
Cameron.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On 16/04/2015 9:57 am, Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX) wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Dear OSGeo Community,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Should this also be broadcast in the geospatial newsletters? Like MundoGeo, Sensors and Systems, etc.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I don’t know how to get these online publications to run the story, but we should give them the opportunity.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The subject may not be endearing to corporate sponsors, but it is undoubtedly the right thing to do.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Our ability to communicate freely, data exchange included, seems an essential element to the life.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">And why Martin Isenburg has worked so beautifully for so long! The classic David vs Goliath story!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">It is now time for us to stand with him and stand strong, decidedly in the interest of all.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/LIDAR_Format_Letter"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/LIDAR_Format_Letter</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">-Patrick</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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