[Pacific] FOSS4G Pacific Islands
Edwin Liava'a
liavaa.edwin at gmail.com
Mon Dec 4 16:50:42 PST 2017
Tonnes of thanks Vasiti and Nome.
Very well said Indeed.
Nome, great initiative doing partnership with NUS to do courses in UAV
Mapping, very much interested.
A blessed day.
cheers,
Ed
On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 1:19 PM, Nomeneta Saili <nome.saili at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes good idea to start small and especially to start with the next
> generation of geospatial professionals as well.
>
> My hope is that more kids not only get involved in Osgeo not just as users
> but also contributors to many different open source GIS projects in the
> future. This I believe would open up more doors not just for them but also
> for the region as a whole.
>
> I have been disillusioned with how the industry has developed or rather the
> lack of development here in Pacific. My first conference was 10 years ago
> and even now they are still talking about the same thing that they were
> talking about then.
>
> Nothing really is filtering down to grass root and making any real
> difference at least here in Samoa. GIS/RS is the same as it were 10 years
> ago. SPC/SOPAC haver tried their best but not much of the projects they have
> pushed have had any real impact from my observation at least.
>
> It just seems like all the great ideas that were discussed in the conference
> stays and dies in those conference.
>
> Ed, I am actually looking at doing a partnership with our NUS to do some
> basic course in UAV Mapping to start getting more people at least in UAV
> Mapping then go from there.
>
> Regards,
>
> Nome
>
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 12:57 PM, Yahoo Mail Team <vasiti.soko at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I like jeff's end quote.." follow the passion"
>>
>> Happy to help and contribute to this Ed
>>
>> Vinaka
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
>>
>> On Tue, 5 Dec 2017 at 7:15, Jeff McKenna
>> <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com> wrote:
>> My advice is to start small, assume small, have an affordable event at a
>> university; and grow the FOSS4G-Pacific Islands event each year. If we
>> listened to every message of "well odds are against it" then no FOSS4G
>> event would have ever happened, anywhere in the world :)
>>
>> Follow the passion.
>>
>> -jeff
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2017-12-04 3:36 PM, Martin Isenburg wrote:
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > not to douse anyone's excitement, but having just attended the main
>> > annual geospatial event in the region (the Pacific GIS and RS 2017
>> > conference) whose attendance numbers were not that great, I wonder how
>> > realistic a separate conference event FOSS4G Pacific really is. Travel
>> > money seems ***incredibly*** tight in the region so I have my doubts
>> > that you can bring together a crowd large enough to have an actual
>> > conference. That said the enthusiasm for geospatial open source seems
>> > great and the severe lack of money makes open source a strong candidate
>> > for many sectors usually dominated by commercial GIS. I could imagine
>> > that a series of smaller event such as workshops that can travel from
>> > island to island could be a successful approach for the Pacific Islands.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > Martin
>> >
>> > On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 8:17 PM, Edwin Liava'a <liavaa.edwin at gmail.com
>> > <mailto:liavaa.edwin at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Greetings Nome,
>> >
>> > Tonnes of thanks for the positive response.
>> >
>> > Definitely working towards making FOSS4G a reality for the Pacific
>> > Islands region.
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> > Ed
>> >
>> > On Sun, Dec 3, 2017 at 2:00 PM, Nomeneta Saili <nome.saili at gmail.com
>> > <mailto:nome.saili at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> > > This is excellent. Yes definitely support this. Will definately
>> > come as well
>> > > as one other staff for any future events Ed.
>> > >
>> > > Malo lava
>> > >
>> > > Regards,
>> > >
>> > > Nome
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 8:45 PM, Edwin Liava'a
>> > <liavaa.edwin at gmail.com <mailto:liavaa.edwin at gmail.com>>
>> > > wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >> Tonnes of thanks Vasiti,
>> > >>
>> > >> We are still working on logistics and our infrastructure.
>> > >>
>> > >> Once we have completed setting-up our Server and network all
>> > >> workstations then we will bring you all up-to-date on our
>> > courses.
>> > >>
>> > >> On the same note, I have NOT tried using IntraMaps but will give
>> > it a try.
>> > >>
>> > >> A blessed evening to you.
>> > >>
>> > >> cheers,
>> > >>
>> > >> Ed
>> > >>
>> > >> On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 5:38 PM, Yahoo Mail Team
>> > <vasiti.soko at yahoo.com <mailto:vasiti.soko at yahoo.com>>
>> > >> wrote:
>> > >> > Thanks Ed,
>> > >> >
>> > >> > And well done on the move by far...i have some staff asking
>> > whether
>> > >> > uni.fiji
>> > >> > has started course on prommaning language? Java, python?
>> > >> >
>> > >> > In addition to the above, just a call out, has anyone used
>> > intramaps
>> > >> > roam?
>> > >> > Its open source and used mainly for gis mobility?
>> > >> >
>> > >> > If you have please can you share some lights as to your
>> > experience on
>> > >> > the
>> > >> > software?
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Many thanks,
>> > >> > Vasiti
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
>> > >> >
>> > >> > On Tue, 14 Nov 2017 at 7:04, Edwin Liava'a
>> > >> > <liavaa.edwin at gmail.com <mailto:liavaa.edwin at gmail.com>>
>> > wrote:
>> > >> > Greetings All,
>> > >> >
>> > >> > As part of our logistics to start mobilizing FOSS4G Pacific
>> > Islands, I
>> > >> > would like to invite to you all to participate in designing a
>> > logo for
>> > >> > the event.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > We would also start an initiative here with the Students at
>> > the
>> > >> > University of Fiji and GeoForAll Lab.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > On the same token we will also provide the Server IP address
>> > soon.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > A blessed day to you all.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 6:34 AM, Jeff McKenna
>> > >> > <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
>> > <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>> wrote:
>> > >> >> Hi Ed,
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> Great, I'm happy to help and promote, as it will be great for
>> > the local
>> > >> >> community. (sorry for the odd domain suggestion ha)
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> I wonder also, if a local student or designer would be
>> > interested in
>> > >> >> drafting a logo, that includes the FOSS4G ribbon of course
>> > (see ribbons
>> > >> >> at
>> > >> >> http://foss4g.org) for the potential FOSS4G-Pacific Islands
>> > event?
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> Or am I going too fast? Just thinking out loud.
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> Exciting.
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> -jeff
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> On 2017-11-13 1:24 PM, Edwin Liava'a wrote:
>> > >> >>>
>> > >> >>> Greetings Jeff,
>> > >> >>>
>> > >> >>> Tonnes of thanks for your kind support and yes, a FOSS4G
>> > event will be
>> > >> >>> a
>> > >> >>> great booster to our local community.
>> > >> >>>
>> > >> >>> Cheers,
>> > >> >>>
>> > >> >>> Ed
>> > >> >>>
>> > >> >>> On Nov 14, 2017 2:16 AM, "Jeff McKenna"
>> > <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>
>> > >> >>> <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
>> > <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>>> wrote:
>> > >> >>>
>> > >> >>> Hi Ed,
>> > >> >>>
>> > >> >>> I think creating a FOSS4G-Pacfic Islands event is a
>> > wonderful idea.
>> > >> >>> Indeed the Pacific Islands chapter of OSGeo has been so
>> > active and
>> > >> >>> with a lot of history back to 2012. Please add me to
>> > these
>> > >> >>> discussions, I would like to help create this first
>> > FOSS4G event
>> > >> >>> with your vibrant local community. (I am also a member
>> > of your
>> > >> >>> chapter mailing list now) Can I suggest that a first step
>> > be to
>> > >> >>> purchase a domain name for the event? Something like:
>> > >> >>> http://foss4g.com/fj
>> > >> >>>
>> > >> >>> thanks,
>> > >> >>>
>> > >> >>> -jeff
>> > >> >>>
>> > >> >>>
>> > >> >>>
>> > >> >>>
>> > >> >>> On 2017-11-12 10:13 PM, Edwin Liava'a wrote:
>> > >> >>>
>> > >> >>> Greetings Colleagues,
>> > >> >>>
>> > >> >>> It's a pity that the Pacific Islands GIS/RS
>> > Conference is now a
>> > >> >>> predominantly owned SPC initiative.
>> > >> >>>
>> > >> >>> Maybe they should rename it to SPC GIS/RS Conference
>> > because
>> > >> >>> they
>> > >> >>> won't allow GeoForAll a presentation slot even-though
>> > we've
>> > >> >>> already
>> > >> >>> registered for it.
>> > >> >>>
>> > >> >>> Anyway, let by-gones-be-by-gones. I am totally
>> > grateful for
>> > >> >>> this
>> > >> >>> eye-opener so we can start logistics on mobilizing a
>> > Pacific
>> > >> >>> FOSS4G
>> > >> >>> event for all Pacific Islanders and NOT just the SPC
>> > Elite:)
>> > >> >>>
>> > >> >>> A blessed day to you all.
>> > >> >>>
>> > >> >>> cheers,
>> > >> >>>
>> > >> >>> Ed
>> > >> >>> _____
>> > >> >>>
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