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Empowering Geospatial Communities: Understanding OSGeo

Dive into the world of Free and Open Source Solutions for Geoinformatics with OSGeo. Explore its mission, projects, and impact. Learn about the vibrant FOSS4G community and explore the role of local chapters and service providers. Discover the future of open data and standards, and find out how you can contribute. The journey to enhance geospatial technology begins here!

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Empowering Geospatial Communities: Understanding OSGeo

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  1. About FOSS4G and OSGeo • Venkatesh Raghavan • Osaka City University, Japan FOSS4G = Free and Open Source Solutions for Geoinformatics OSGeo = Open Source Geospatial Foundation

  2. Outline • What is OSGeo? • FOSS4G • Community

  3. Community? “a body of persons of common andespecially professional interestsscattered through a larger society”

  4. What is OSGeo? • Open Source Geospatial Foundation (www.osgeo.org) • A non-profit organization • Legally registered in Delaware, United States • Started in February 2006 • Today is the leading voice for free geospatial software • Similar in operation to the Apache Foundation • Everyone is a volunteer

  5. OSGeo's Mission Statement “To support the development of open source geospatial software, and promote its widespread use.”

  6. What is OSGeo? • Open Source Geospatial Foundation (www.osgeo.org) • A non-profit organization • Legally registered in Delaware, United States • Started in February 2006 • Today is the leading voice for free geospatial software • Similar in operation to the Apache Foundation • Everyone is a volunteer

  7. http://www.osgeo.org FDO MapGuide Open Source MapBuilder GRASS

  8. Sponsors of OSGeo

  9. osgeo.jposgeo.inosgeo.krosgeo.cn….

  10. OSGeo Projects (part 1) GRASS Marble Desktop QGIS

  11. OSGeo Projects (part 2) deegree geomajas GeoMoose Web mapping Web mapping GeoServer Mapbender Mapfish MapGuide Open MapServer OpenLayers

  12. OSGeo Projects (part 3) FDO GEOS Geospatial libraries GDAL GeoTools OSSIM PostGIS Metadata Catalog GeoNetwork

  13. OSGeo Projects in Incubation ZOO Project Team Engine gvSIG opticks MetaCRS rasdaman pycsw

  14. web mapping Quantum GIS MapServer OSSIM Quantum GIS OpenStreetMap GRASS GIS MapServer uDig MapNik gvSIG Geopublisher deegree GeoMajas KOSMO deegree GIS desktop GIS ZOO Project MapFish GMT GDAL/OGR MapGuide OS FDO OpenLayers GeoKettle GeoServer GeoTools GEOS Mapbender pycsw PostGIS GeoNetwork MetaCRS Viking SpatialLite metadata libraries

  15. Requirements to Become an OSGeo Project • Code is under an OSI approved license • Geospatial software • Mature software • Substantial user community • Diverse developer community • Support relative standards • Links to existing OSGeo projects (see: http://www.osgeo.org/incubator/process/evaluation.html)

  16. Local Chapters British ColumbiaCanada China Germany French Language India Italy Japan Japan Japan Korea Korea New MexicoUnited States OttawaCanada Poland QuebecCanada SpanishLanguage Twin CitesUnited States United Kingdom In formation: Africa, Australia & New Zealand, Brazilian, Greek, Finland, Portugal, Taiwan Cascadia

  17. Role of Local Chapters • Bring a more local context to OSGeo • Provide networking opportunities • Provide training and support to local community • Promote OSGeo through events • Translate documents, websites, software

  18. ICA-OSGeo Labs Network

  19. ICA-OSGeo Labs Network • Goal 1 – Establishing research and training opportunities in open source GIS • Goal 2 -Provide worldwide learning platform • Goal 3 – Build teaching and research infrastructure worldwide • New website: http://www.geoforall.org/

  20. OSGeo is mentor organization • 22 students accepted for 2013 summer • From India, Bangladesh, Russia, Germany, Czech Republic, Spain, Italy, USA, Canada, Peru

  21. OSGeo Service Providers • Small-medium sized companies offering professional support for OSGeo projects • Becoming very important

  22. Ten years ago it was FOSS4G! FOSS/GRASS User Conference in Bangkok

  23. FOSS4G is now a worldwide phenomenon • FOSS4G2006 held at Lausanne, Switzerland http://2006.foss4g.org/ • FOSS4G2007 held at Victoria, Canada http://2007.foss4g.org/ • FOSS4G2008 held at Cape Town, South Africa http://2008.foss4g.org • FOSS4G2009 held at Sydney, Australia http://2009.foss4g.org • FOSS4G2010 held at Barcelona, Spain http://2010.foss4g.org/ • FOSS4G2011 to be held at Denver, USA http://2011.foss4g.org/ • FOSS4G2012 was to be held at Beijing, China http://2012.foss4g.org/ • FOSS4G 2013 Nottingham, UK • http://2013.foss4g.org/ Home Brew Japan, Korea, India, Malaysia, The Philippines…and Asia

  24. 2014 10 Years of FOSS4G!!

  25. 2014 27-29 June 2004 @Hokkaido 13-14 Sept. 2014 @ Okinawa 26-28 October 2014 @ Osaka 31 Oct-2 Nov. 2014 @ Tokyo

  26. www.foss4g-asia.org 2-5 December 2014 2015 in Seoul

  27. 2014 and beyond Moving from Point A(wareness) to B(elow) • Brain-Power (New Ideas, Students) • Better Data • Buck$ (Funding needed) • Bug-fixes • Brotherhood (collaborations and more collaborations…)

  28. 2014 and beyond More Open Data & Improved Open Standards • Crowd Sourcing • Citizen Science • Internet of Things (Open Hardware) • Open Source in Monozukuri (3D printers/cutters) • Augmented Reality • What is your guess?

  29. What Does the Community Need? • YOU! • Helping with documentation • Testing/providing feedback • Answering questions mailing lists • Sharing your passion

  30. Questions? Venkatesh Raghavan, Osaka City University, Japan venkat@osgeo.org

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