[Aust-NZ] RE: [Fwd: [Geodata] Themes and Direction from FOSS4G] [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Ben.Searle at ga.gov.au]

Cameron,

Many thanks for your email and the attached email.

I agree with your general summation about the potential OSDM and OSGeo
partnership although exactly how and what would need some careful thinking.
I no that some ASIBA members are already concerned at my desire to use open
source for the metadata tool (GeoNetwork).

Having said this, I also believe that GeoNetwork has considerable potential
to provide a cornerstone to for a spatial data infrastructure and we should
be developing expertise with this software.

If you have any specific ideas, I would be happy to hear them, but at this
stage I need to think through some of the issues relating to OSGeo and OSDM
linkages. 

Regards 
 
Ben Searle
General Manager,
Australian Government
Office of Spatial Data Management

Phone: 02 6249 9298
Mobile: 0439-995-785
Fax: 02 6249 9942
Email: ben.searle at osdm.gov.au
Postal address: GPO Box 378, Canberra ACT 2601
 


-----Original Message-----
From: Cameron Shorter [mailto:cameron.shorter at gmail.com] 
Sent: Saturday, 6 October 2007 2:22
To: Searle Ben
Cc: Aust-NZ OSGeo
Subject: [Fwd: [Geodata] Themes and Direction from FOSS4G]


Ben Searle,
This email originating out of the OSGeo Data community highlights a 
beneficial partnership that could be created between OSDM and OSGeo.

As I see it, both the OSDM and the OSGeo Data community want to catalog 
large datasets and address issues like licenses.

OSGeo Data has (limited) access to an international community of 
developers and enthusiasts.
OSDM has (limited) access to resources to address hosting, software 
development etc.

By aligning OSDM's resources with an OSGeo project, OSDM will benefit 
from the growing community and software as happens with Open Source 
projects. (Think Opportunity Management.)

I'd encourage you to view the email thread (link from the email) and 
engage in the discussion.
As always, I'd be happy to talk through the opportunities. Contact 
details below.

-- 
Cameron Shorter
Systems Architect, http://lisasoft.com.au
Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050
Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254