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Local Chapter: Ottawa

Local Chapter: Ottawa. Past and Future Activities. Presentation Outline. Past History Meetings Monthly Presentations Future Promo Events Conferences Monthly Presentation Contact Us. Past: History. OMSUG Meets OGUG

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Local Chapter: Ottawa

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  1. Local Chapter: Ottawa Past and Future Activities

  2. Presentation Outline • Past • History • Meetings • Monthly Presentations • Future • Promo Events • Conferences • Monthly Presentation • Contact Us

  3. Past: History • OMSUG Meets OGUG • Mapserver users group (Formed 2003) approaches GRASS users group (Formed 2005) • Concept meeting held at DM Solutions • Both groups merged concepts and resources (July 2006)

  4. Past: Mission The OSGeo Ottawa Chapter exists to : • Provide support for local users of Open Source Geospatial software. • Promote the goals and projects of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation. • Focus on the National Capital Region around Ottawa with • Provide networking, support and educational opportunities to the local members.

  5. Past: Meetings • Ingredients: • A pub with a private room • LCD projector and screen • A 30 to 60 minute presentation • Food, Beer, Stories, Lies

  6. Past: Meetings • Attendees • Private companies (open source and proprietary) • Google / PCI / Waypoint / DM Solutions / Autodesk / Contractors / Others • Government • Mainly Federal • Not for profit • Ottawa Bicycle Club / Centre for Sustainable Watersheds • Education • Professors • Undergrads / graduate • OGC Conference Attendees (2007)

  7. Past: Presentations • Current State of GDAL/OGR • Current State of PROJ4 • Geoserver • GRASS • Mapbuilder • Nunaliit • Antarctic Atlas • Mapnik

  8. Future: Various Ideas • Local Promo Events • Postgres Conference • BSD Conference • Software Freedom Day • GIS Day • ASPRS Conference (October) • American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing • Mini Conference • For those who can’t make it to international conferences.

  9. Contact Us: • WIKI • http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Ottawa_Chapter • Mailing List • http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/Ottawa_users • Fox and Feather Pub • One Thursday a month • 6pm to whenever • Presentations welcome

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