[OSGeo Oceania] Geospatial industry representation

[Andrew Jeffrey]

Hi,

Does anyone here intend to join any of these geospatial industry
representation bodies that are popping up?

I noticed one announced today in Victoria for Victorians but it's probably
too early to tell what their intention is -
https://www.spatialsource.com.au/new-state-based-geospatial-body-launches/

So far all three have indicated they are filling the void left by GCA, but
I'm not clear what void that left? I'm sure they existed for a reason, but
them not being around hasn't had a visible impact from my perspective.

Recently, I attended the first Locus Alliance webinar; about 30 people were
present. They conducted a poll at the start asking about professions, and
over half chose "GIS professional". However, their presentation focused on
surveyors and recognisining national accreditation for surveyors........so
Locus Alliance is a no from me.

Getting to my point: I remember the early OO conversations focused on it
existing to support the local FOSS4G conference. It's since done other
great things supporting grassroots events and other activities in the
region. More recently with the "Map the Mappers" project it looks to be
promoting and advocating for open source professionals and businesses in
the region. I know it's incredibly hard finding the time for anything else
in life as a volunteer and that OO runs on volunteer power. But would OO
have the capacity to represent the open source community if we needed an
industry voice? Not as a fulltime business like GCA was, but as a vehicle
for rallying the troops if we collectively need a voice on an issue? Or is
joining one of these new bodies beneficial for that purpose?

Thanks
Andrew
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