[OSGeo-Standards] Please review: Open Letter asking to avoid format fragmentation in LiDAR standards

[Cameron Shorter]

Hi OSGeo Board,

I request the board support an OSGeo Community developed Open Letter 
aimed at protecting open LiDAR standards.
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/LIDAR_Format_Letter

Proposal 1: The OSGeo Board agree to include the following statement (or 
similar wording) into the letter:

= Cover Letter from the OSGeo Board =

The board of the [http://osgeo.org Open Source Geospatial Foundation] 
(OSGeo) is presenting this letter to the OGC, ESRI and ASPRS. The letter 
highlights concerns about fragmentation in LiDAR standards from many 
people within the OSGeo community. As always, if there is anything the 
OSGeo board can do to help, then please let us know.

Signed: <OSGeo Board Members>

Proposal 2:
Once the letter has completed the signature phase, the letter be emailed 
from the OSGeo President to key people within these organisations:

Mark Reichardt <mreichardt AT opengeospatial.org>, OSGeo President
David Danko <DDanko AT esri.com>, ESRI's Senior Consultant for GIS Standards
Stephen D. DeGloria < sdd4 AT cornell.edu>, President of the ASPRS


On 11/04/2015 12:14 pm, Cameron Shorter wrote:
> Hi all,
> A number of us have been collaboratively developing an Open Letter 
> asking key stakeholders to avoid fragmentation in LiDAR standards.
>
> It starts:
> /We, the undersigned, are concerned that the current interoperability 
> between LiDAR applications, through use of the open "LAS" format, is 
> being threatened by ESRI's introduction and promotion of an 
> alternative "Optimized LAS" proprietary format. This is of concern 
> since the fragmentation of the LAS format will lead to reduced 
> interoperability between applications and organisations, and introduce 
> vendor lock-in./
>
> Could all interested please:
> 1. Review and provide feedback to this standards email list
> 2. If you agree with the letter, please add your name to the "Signed" 
> section
>
> -- 
> Cameron Shorter,
> Software and Data Solutions Manager
> LISAsoft
> Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf,
> 26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009
>
> P +61 2 9009 5000,  Wwww.lisasoft.com,  F +61 2 9009 5099

-- 
Cameron Shorter,
Software and Data Solutions Manager
LISAsoft
Suite 112, Jones Bay Wharf,
26 - 32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009

P +61 2 9009 5000,  W www.lisasoft.com,  F +61 2 9009 5099

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