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Local Chapter: Ottawa. Past and Future Activities. Past: History. OMSUG Meets OGUG Mapserver users group (Formed 2003) approaches GRASS users group (Formed 2005) Concept meeting held at DM Solutions Agreed to merge: concepts and resources (July 2006). Mission.
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Local Chapter: Ottawa Past and Future Activities
Past: History • OMSUG Meets OGUG • Mapserver users group (Formed 2003) approaches GRASS users group (Formed 2005) • Concept meeting held at DM Solutions • Agreed to merge: concepts and resources (July 2006)
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.
Meetings • Ingredients: • A pub with a private room • LCD projector and screen • A 30 to 60 minute presentation • Food, Beer, Stories, Lies • Attendees • Private companies (open source and proprietary) • Google / PCI / Waypoint / DM Solutions / Autodesk / Contractors / Ingres … • Government • NGOs (Ottawa Bicycle Club / Centre for Sustainable Watersheds) • Education (faculty, students) • OGC Conference Attendees (2007)
Past: Presentations • Current State of GDAL/OGR • Current State of PROJ.4 • Geoserver • GRASS • Mapbuilder • Nunaliit • Antarctic Atlas • Mapnik
Future: Ideas/Plans • Local Promo Events • Postgres Conference • BSD Conference • Software Freedom Days • GIS Days • ASPRS Conference (October) • American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing • Mini Conference • For those who can’t make it to international conferences.
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