[Portugal] The Open Source Geospatial Foundation turns 10

[Artur Gil]

----- Mensagem encaminhada -----
De: Suchith Anand


Dear colleague,

The Board of Directors of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation have
send their greetings to everyone on the happy occassion of 10th
Anniversary of when our Foundation was founded (4th Feb 2006) at
http://www.osgeo.org/node/1672

Also i take this opportunity to welcome our  new OSGeo President
Professor Venkatesh Raghavan and our new  Vice Presidents Professor
Helena Mitasova and Dirk Frigne.

Details at http://www.osgeo.org/node/1667

By coincidence, i was reading today, the  United Nations report on
Future trends in geospatial information management: the five to ten
year vision report . It is very interesting and relevant.

Executive Summary
. . .the most significant changes in the geospatial industry will come
not through a single technology, but rather from linking multiple
technologies and policies. [ this is exactly what OSGeo & Geo4All are
doing :)]

and
Due to increased global urbanisation, it is expected that more focus
will be placed on urban environments. The integration of smart
technologies and efficient governance models will increase and the
mantra of ‘doing more for less’ is more relevant than ever before. The
emerging trends of Smart Cities and the Internet of Things, coupled
with of smart resource management and interoperable services, will
lead to a focus on citizen services, better land management, and the
sustainability of resources. [ This is exactly our OpenCitySmart - -
The Open platform for Smart Cities ideas in action [1], [2]  :) ]


Details at http://ggim.un.org/docs/UN-GGIM-Future-trends_Second%20edition.pdf

Happy birthday to OSGeo Foundation and may God's grace and blessings
be with all of us and OSGeo for our efforts to empower everyone with
open geo principles  to help create a world that is more accessible,
equitable and full of innovation and opportunities for everyone.

Best wishes,

Suchith Anand
http://www.geoforall.org/


[1]  http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2016-January/015555.html
[2]  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWuMfMMPfPw