[Portugal] Open Source Geospatial Foundation and Centre for Geospatial Science Sign MoU

[Artur Gil]

Nottingham, UK ,September 22, 2010 - The Open Source Geospatial Foundation 
(OSGeo) and the Centre for Geospatial Science (CGS), University of Nottingham 
have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the establishment of an Open 
Source Geospatial Lab (OSGL) and to develop collaboration opportunities for 
academia, industry and government organisations in open source GIS software and 
data in the UK.
 
Professor Mike Jackson, Director of the Centre of Geospatial Science, said "The 
MOU between OSGeo and the Centre for Geospatial Science at the University of 
Nottingham is an indication of the close collaboration between the two 
organisations which has already underpinned two very successful Conferences on 
open source research in the geospatial domain. CGS is funding two research 
internships to help progress joint research activities and welcomes both offers 
of funding for further internee sponsorships and approaches from potential 
visiting scientists who may wish to spend a period of time based at the Centre 
in Nottingham to work on open source geospatial research."
 
Arnulf Christl, President of OSGeo, said, "The Foundation has successfully 
achieved it's first primary goal: To support Free and Open Source Software 
projects in the geospatial realm. One of the other two pillars of the foundation 
is supporting education which is much harder for a developer driven organization 
to achieve on it's own. Therefore this Memorandum of Understanding with CGS is a 
great success from OSGeo's point of view and will mark the start of an ongoing 
strong partnership with academia. In the long run this will enhance education 
and research in the Open Source geospatial realm in a broader context as other 
institutes recognize the opportunity and join forces."
 
Tyler Mitchell, Executive Director of OSGeo said "Engaging academia at several 
levels is crucial to meeting our common long term missions of advancing open 
source geospatial technology.  OSGeo's relationship with CGS serves as a 
proactive template for how other institutions can also engage with OSGeo at a 
more formal level.  This will open up additional exciting opportunities that we 
haven't even thought of yet."
 
The MOU provides for the establishment of a research laboratory for supporting 
development of open-source geospatial software technologies, training and 
expertise. It also provides provision of internship opportunities for high 
quality students. An Advisory Board/Steering Committee coordinated by the OSGeo 
Board and CGS, is to be setup and will be comprised of key members of OSGeo, 
OSGeo:UK, eminent academics, industry leaders, etc. to give strategic input and 
direction for Open Source Geospatial Lab and its open source activities.
 
The OSGeo is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2006 whose mission is to 
support and promote the collaborative development of open source geospatial 
technologies and data. Details at http://www.osgeo.org/   
 
The University of Nottingham is a world-class research intensive University and 
in the top 1% of all universities worldwide. The Centre for Geospatial Science 
is the key leader in the Open Source Geospatial domain within the UK. CGS is 
actively involved in multiple Open Source geospatial initiatives. Details at 
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/cgs/  
 
The first phase of internships are now released at 
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/cgs/news/internships.aspx  
 
Best wishes,
 
Suchith Anand
 
Dr Suchith Anand
Centre for Geospatial Science
The Nottingham Geospatial Building 
University of Nottingham  NG7 2 TU
Tel: (0)115 82 32750
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~lgzwww/contacts/staffPages/SuchithAnand/Suchith%20Anand.htm

http://www.opensourcegis.org.uk/
http://ica-opensource.scg.ulaval.ca/
 

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