[sr.org] Discussion of open and authoritative projection databases

[manfred at egger-gis.at]

Look here: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Maegger

I think the first step is done...

Best regards,

Manfred

-----Original Message-----
From: "manfred at egger-gis.at" <manfred at egger-gis.at>
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2016 12:22am
To: spatialreference.org at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: Discussion of open and authoritative projection databases

Hello,

Please read email below. If we have found a good database format and started a github-project, we or osgeo should contact also UN and inform the UN about our idea including to run services like projfinder.com by Aaron.

Last week i wrote a request to be a osgeo member with a wiki link. I think i have to wait some time?

But i think the first real action is to start a github project to include everyone who is interested in this initiative.

Should i make a new user account or using a account by one of us?

Maybe we call this project "pre-study open source projection databases" ?

Best regards,

Manfred


-----Original Message-----
From: "Maria Antonia Brovelli" <maria.brovelli at polimi.it>
Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2016 12:18pm
To: "geoforall at lists.osgeo.org" <geoforall at lists.osgeo.org>, "discuss osgeo" <discuss at lists.osgeo.org>
Cc: "Diego Gonzalez Ferreiro" <gonzalezferreiro at un.org>, "eom at un.org" <eom at un.org>, "Ki-Joune Li" <lik at pnu.edu>
Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] UN Open GIS Capacity Building Initiative

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http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discussDear All

tomorrow we will start a first GeoAcademy QGIS Course in the frame of UN Open GIS Capacity Building.

We will have four editions (one every month) for the UN Staff of Operational Field (Peacekeeping Missions).

GeoAcademy will be strongly involved as well as some colleagues of Universities and I want to thank Rick Smith, Tom Mueller and Youngok Kang, who are the first tutors. I want also to let you know that many other educators have given generously their availability and they will help in next editions.

Diego Gonzales of UN also deserves a very big thank for the wonderful co-chairing of this capacity building working group.


In my opinion the general UN Open GIS initiative aiming at approaching UN to Open Source is relevant for our communities (both OSGeo and G4A). It means that UN will start using open source GIS and this gives new opportunities to all people involved in open source development, documenting, teaching and training.

It is true that few pieces of software have been taken into account so far. But, please, consider that this initiative started in March and all this process requires time to be implemented. And the time for attending courses of UN Operational Field staff  is limited.


I will keep you informed.

Have a pleasant and fruitful week.

Maria


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