[OpenCitySmart] List migrated

Sun Nov 15 09:45:20 PST 2015

Charlie,

Thanks for the moderator support!

And it will be good to hear that the NSF RCN proposal “The Open Geographical Science for Urban Vulnerability” is being awarded! Fingers crossed.

As for a collaborative grant, all we need is one enlightened city to take a lead role and we’ll be out of the gate and moving at full speed!

Springfield Oregon began this once with WorldWind Java, http://nsdinow.org/SDI_Now_02/Technical_Support.html. But now with the extraordinary accessibility of a web app (JavaScript) providing flexible dynamics for city operations such as field coordination, and nothing to install client-side, with updates simply installed at the server, there is now a fantastic opportunity for an OpenCitySmart app to serve all cities well.

OpenCitySmart ^must succeed^ if this planet is going to have a bottom-up approach to solving our very common needs. Our children will thank us for the better world this will give them to grow into. As Eleanor Roosevelt said “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” Without beauty to our future, there is none, certainly not one we want. OpenCitySmart must succeed if we are to have a chance at that beautiful future.

-Patrick

From: Charles Schweik [mailto:cschweik at pubpol.umass.edu]
Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2015 8:50 AM
To: Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX)
Cc: Suchith Anand; Jorge Sanz; opencitysmart at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: Re: [OpenCitySmart] List migrated

Hi,

I'm fine with being added on as a moderator.

In addition to teams going after the Europa challenge, I think we have to keep going after collaborative grants. Is anyone else thinking about going after something to move us collectively forward?

The one I submitted with others in this group is currently under review. It may be another 2-3 months before we hear back.

Cheers
Charlie

On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 11:35 AM, Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX) <patrick.hogan at nasa.gov<mailto:patrick.hogan at nasa.gov>> wrote:
Jorge,

Nice work! Thanks for the extra effort!

I don't if Charlie would mind, but it would be great if he might also be a moderator for this group, if he doesn't mind.

So now we can get about the extraordinarily beautiful business of getting cities to work for each other while working for themselves. What better way to bring the world closer together, while also equally benefitting 'less endowed' cities with the fruits of everyone's labor.

OpenCitySmart could be the seed crystal that facilitates the kind of national and international collaboration that not only saves everyone stupid amounts of money but gets them to better appreciate just how much they share in their common needs. OpenCitySmart could do more for this world than anything else to increase our sense of oneness and allow cities to see that working together is the most productive thing they can do.

Jorge, thanks again for your help in getting this all straightened out! And thanks to Charlie for raising the issue.

Now, how can we make OpenCitySmart be more than a great idea?
Here is one thought, http://eurochallenge.como.polimi.it/

-Patrick

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From: OpenCitySmart [mailto:opencitysmart-bounces at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:opencitysmart-bounces at lists.osgeo.org>] On Behalf Of Suchith Anand
Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2015 5:18 AM
To: Jorge Sanz; opencitysmart at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:opencitysmart at lists.osgeo.org>
Subject: Re: [OpenCitySmart] List migrated

Many thanks Jorge. Looks like the mailling list migration is working fine and archives all fine.

Best wishes,

Suchith
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From: OpenCitySmart [opencitysmart-bounces at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:opencitysmart-bounces at lists.osgeo.org>] on behalf of Jorge Sanz [xurxosanz at gmail.com<mailto:xurxosanz at gmail.com>]
Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2015 1:07 PM
To: opencitysmart at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:opencitysmart at lists.osgeo.org>
Subject: [OpenCitySmart] List migrated

As requested[1] I've migrated the "geoforall-urbanscience" to "opencitysmart" lists. The process involved creating a new list and migrating all subscribers and archives so you should all have received a welcome message.

Sorry for the delay but this process needed a time slot bigger than usual.

Hope everything runs smooth, but let me know if there's any issue.

Cheers!!

[1] https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/1553

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