Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Calling for OSGeo Advocate profiles
Thanks Cameron for this initiative. It is looking good with around 40 already added. Currently there are only few OSGeo advocates from Africa, Asia, South America regions which need to be increased for more impact globally for this initiative. We should aim to reach 100 or more OSGeo Advocates before July end, so please add you details if you think you can contribute for this. Many thanks. Suchith -Original Message- From: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Cameron Shorter Sent: 21 June 2012 12:46 To: OSGeo Discussions Cc: OSGeo Marketing Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Calling for OSGeo Advocate profiles Are you passionate about OSGeo? Do you know a lot about aspects of Geospatial Open Source, and are prepared to stand up in public and talk about it? Then please consider adding your name to OSGeo Advocate list [1]. Background: With my role on the marketing committee, increased number of foss4g related conferences, and with the success of the OSGeo-Live DVD, I'm now regularly being asked to recommend speakers who can talk about OSGeo related topics. Arnulf, as chair of OSGeo, similarly reports being invited to present at more conferences than he can sustain. So the OSGeo Marketing committee has created a space to show off the breadth of experience amongst our OSGeo community, which at the same time will allow conference organisors find local OSGeo experts. Is this something you can help with? If so, please register [2] within the next month, before the end of July 2012, when we intend to officially launch. [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Advocate [2] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Advocate#Process_for_becoming_an_OSGeo_Advocate -- Cameron Shorter Geospatial Solutions Manager Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050 Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254 Think Globally, Fix Locally Geospatial Solutions enhanced with Open Standards and Open Source http://www.lisasoft.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system: you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Charter Member Nomination: Doug Newcomb
+1 -Original Message- From: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Helena Mitasova Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 9:05 AM To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Charter Member Nomination: Doug Newcomb I would like to nominate Doug Newcomb, a GIS guru at the US Fish and Wildlife office in Raleigh, NC as OSGeo charter member. For many years he has been a fantastic advocate of FOSS4G in the government agencies offering not only presentations, organization of sessions and meetings but also technical help with Mapserver, GDAL/OGR tools and GRASS GIS. His work with lidar data is famous for breaking records in the amount of data processed and information extracted with minimal resources. He has contributed to testing GRASS and other lidar tools and helped many people to get started with FOSS4G. I believe that we need more people like Doug and Michael Smith (also nominated this year by Jeff McKenna) who can promote FOSS and OSGeo in the government agencies not only by talking about it but also by using it and demonstrating how well it works for important agency tasks and cutting edge applications. I believe Doug would be a great representative of OSGeo and provide a much needed connection to government agencies as an active charter member. Helena Helena Mitasova Associate Professor Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences 2800 Faucette Drive, Rm. 1125 Jordan Hall North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-8208 hmit...@ncsu.edu All electronic mail messages in connection with State business which are sent to or received by this account are subject to the NC Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Advocates - an Issue/Point
Possibly on the edges of this discussion, but let me raise this point focused at OSGeo Advocates here as well as practitioners in general. I'm the project leader on a free Open Source project that makes available a Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) application, typically used by emergency response teams, whether fire, medicine/ambulance, or police. (See www.ticketscad.org) Location information - of incidents, response units,treatment facilities, etc. - is clearly a fundamental CAD requirement, and most/all modern applications include geo in some form. Commercial CAD applications can be quite expensive, which helps explain the 40% non-USA download rate from SourceForge among other sites, including our own at www.ticketscad.org. By name, it's Tickets. While I understand that the focus of many geo practitioners here can be other than run-of-the-mill applications like CAD, I like to point out the importance of CAD in the day-to-day operations of many important services provided by local government agencies, volunteer teams, and commercial operations. Its ubiquity in so many familiar venues can obscure the fact that the costs of CAD acquisition and deployment too often deters its use in operations where it can assist in raising the effectiveness levels for often overworked teams. Which remains our motivation. Under the heading of full disclosure: While we have a conversion to base the geo components on OpenStreetMap/Openlayers, at this writing we're not yet there, and are using one of the GYM engines. My purpose here is to raise the awareness level of the OS Geo Advocates and enthusiasts re an application area - Computer-Aided-Dispatch - which may not often be considered under the general OS Geo rubric, but deserves to be, IMO. AS ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[OSGeo-Discuss] New charter members!
We received 22 nominations for the 2012 Charter Members. There were 20 membership positions available, but the board acted over the weekend to increase that number to 22. Therefore, on behalf of the OSGeo Board and the entire OSGeo community, I am pleased to welcome the following people as OSGeo Charter Members for 2012: Barend Kobben Netherlands Angelos Tzotsos Greece Anita GraserAustria Victor OlayaSpain Pedro-Juan Ferrer Spain Andrea AimeeItaly Jean-Roc Morreale France Serena Coetzee South Africa Michael Smith USA Karel Charvat Czech Republic Jan Jezek Czech Republic Vasile Craciunescu Romania Thomas Bonfort France Mauricio MirandaArgentina Peter Löwe Germany Massimiliano CannataItaly P.K.Sinha India Brian HamlinUSA Ragi Yaser Burhum Peru Dimitris Kotzinos Greece César MedinaChile Doug NewcombUSA Congratulations to all! _mpg ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[OSGeo-Discuss] Do you want to be on the OSGeo Board?
The nomination period for 2012 OSGeo Board Members starts in two weeks. As a long-time member of the OSGeo community and as a current Board member, I can say that this organization that has helped build a fantastic and supportive community over the past several years. However, there are always ongoing discussions about areas where we could improve our impact on the open source geospatial ecosystem. If you are interested in helping set the direction for OSGeo over the next couple years and/or have some ideas about the strategic issues we face, I encourage you to start a discussion on either the Board or Discussion lists. _mpg ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] New charter members!
Welcome everybody! Y. Le lundi 9 juillet 2012 18:19:25, Michael P. Gerlek a écrit : We received 22 nominations for the 2012 Charter Members. There were 20 membership positions available, but the board acted over the weekend to increase that number to 22. Therefore, on behalf of the OSGeo Board and the entire OSGeo community, I am pleased to welcome the following people as OSGeo Charter Members for 2012: Barend Kobben Netherlands Angelos Tzotsos Greece Anita Graser Austria Victor Olaya Spain Pedro-Juan Ferrer Spain Andrea Aimee Italy Jean-Roc Morreale France Serena CoetzeeSouth Africa Michael Smith USA Karel Charvat Czech Republic Jan Jezek Czech Republic Vasile CraciunescuRomania Thomas BonfortFrance Mauricio Miranda Argentina Peter LöweGermany Massimiliano Cannata Italy P.K.Sinha India Brian Hamlin USA Ragi Yaser Burhum Peru Dimitris Kotzinos Greece César Medina Chile Doug Newcomb USA Congratulations to all! _mpg ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Yves Jacolin ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] New charter members!
Welcome to All of you!! Maria Def. Quota Michael P. Gerlek m...@flaxen.com: We received 22 nominations for the 2012 Charter Members. There were 20 membership positions available, but the board acted over the weekend to increase that number to 22. Therefore, on behalf of the OSGeo Board and the entire OSGeo community, I am pleased to welcome the following people as OSGeo Charter Members for 2012: Barend Kobben Netherlands Angelos Tzotsos Greece Anita GraserAustria Victor OlayaSpain Pedro-Juan Ferrer Spain Andrea AimeeItaly Jean-Roc Morreale France Serena Coetzee South Africa Michael Smith USA Karel Charvat Czech Republic Jan Jezek Czech Republic Vasile Craciunescu Romania Thomas Bonfort France Mauricio MirandaArgentina Peter Löwe Germany Massimiliano CannataItaly P.K.Sinha India Brian HamlinUSA Ragi Yaser Burhum Peru Dimitris Kotzinos Greece César MedinaChile Doug NewcombUSA Congratulations to all! _mpg ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] New charter members!
On 07/09/2012 07:19 PM, Michael P. Gerlek wrote: We received 22 nominations for the 2012 Charter Members. There were 20 membership positions available, but the board acted over the weekend to increase that number to 22. Therefore, on behalf of the OSGeo Board and the entire OSGeo community, I am pleased to welcome the following people as OSGeo Charter Members for 2012: Barend Kobben Netherlands Angelos Tzotsos Greece Anita GraserAustria Victor OlayaSpain Pedro-Juan Ferrer Spain Andrea AimeeItaly Jean-Roc Morreale France Serena Coetzee South Africa Michael Smith USA Karel Charvat Czech Republic Jan Jezek Czech Republic Vasile Craciunescu Romania Thomas Bonfort France Mauricio MirandaArgentina Peter Löwe Germany Massimiliano CannataItaly P.K.Sinha India Brian HamlinUSA Ragi Yaser Burhum Peru Dimitris Kotzinos Greece César MedinaChile Doug NewcombUSA Congratulations to all! _mpg ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss Dear all, It is a great honor for me to be accepted as an OSGeo Charter Member. I would like to thank Cameron for nominating me as well as all those who supported my nomination during the last 2 weeks. I would also like to thank all the people I have been working with on various OSGeo projects, for giving me the chance to contribute to the community. Best regards, Angelos -- Angelos Tzotsos Remote Sensing Laboratory National Technical University of Athens http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] New charter members!
I love how international the new charter members are! Welcome friends! :) -jeff On 12-07-09 1:19 PM, Michael P. Gerlek wrote: We received 22 nominations for the 2012 Charter Members. There were 20 membership positions available, but the board acted over the weekend to increase that number to 22. Therefore, on behalf of the OSGeo Board and the entire OSGeo community, I am pleased to welcome the following people as OSGeo Charter Members for 2012: Barend Kobben Netherlands Angelos Tzotsos Greece Anita Graser Austria Victor Olaya Spain Pedro-Juan Ferrer Spain Andrea Aimee Italy Jean-Roc Morreale France Serena CoetzeeSouth Africa Michael Smith USA Karel Charvat Czech Republic Jan Jezek Czech Republic Vasile CraciunescuRomania Thomas BonfortFrance Mauricio Miranda Argentina Peter LöweGermany Massimiliano Cannata Italy P.K.Sinha India Brian Hamlin USA Ragi Yaser Burhum Peru Dimitris Kotzinos Greece César Medina Chile Doug Newcomb USA Congratulations to all! ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] New charter members!
To: OSGeo Discussions discuss@lists.osgeo.org Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] New charter members! Message-ID: 019601cd5dee$9c9bfac0$d5d3f040$@flaxen.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 We received 22 nominations for the 2012 Charter Members. There were 20 membership positions available, but the board acted over the weekend to increase that number to 22. Therefore, on behalf of the OSGeo Board and the entire OSGeo community, I am pleased to welcome the following people as OSGeo Charter Members for 2012: Barend Kobben Netherlands Angelos Tzotsos Greece Anita GraserAustria Victor OlayaSpain Pedro-Juan Ferrer Spain Andrea AimeeItaly Jean-Roc Morreale France Serena Coetzee South Africa Michael Smith USA Karel Charvat Czech Republic Jan Jezek Czech Republic Vasile Craciunescu Romania Thomas Bonfort France Mauricio MirandaArgentina Peter L?we Germany Massimiliano CannataItaly P.K.Sinha India Brian HamlinUSA Ragi Yaser Burhum Peru Dimitris Kotzinos Greece C?sar MedinaChile Doug NewcombUSA Congratulations to all! _mpg Thank you very much for accepting me as an OSGeo Charter Member. Together with the OSGeo-CA chapter, I will continue to do my best to raise awareness about OSGeo in the Bay Area. Thanks again! - Ragi ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] New charter members!
Hi, 2012/7/9 Michael P. Gerlek m...@flaxen.com: We received 22 nominations for the 2012 Charter Members. There were 20 membership positions available, but the board acted over the weekend to increase that number to 22. Therefore, on behalf of the OSGeo Board and the entire OSGeo community, I am pleased to welcome the following people as OSGeo Charter Members for 2012: congratulations to the new members! Happy to see two people from Czech Republic regarding that the Czech is so small nation ;-))) Martin (from GRASS Development Team) -- Martin Landa landa.martin gmail.com * http://geo.fsv.cvut.cz/~landa ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] New charter members!
On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 6:19 PM, Michael P. Gerlek m...@flaxen.com wrote: We received 22 nominations for the 2012 Charter Members. There were 20 membership positions available, but the board acted over the weekend to increase that number to 22. Therefore, on behalf of the OSGeo Board and the entire OSGeo community, I am pleased to welcome the following people as OSGeo Charter Members for 2012: Woot! Cheers Andrea -- Ing. Andrea Aime GeoSolutions S.A.S. Tech lead Via Poggio alle Viti 1187 55054 Massarosa (LU) Italy phone: +39 0584 962313 fax: +39 0584 962313 mob:+39 339 8844549 http://www.geo-solutions.it http://geo-solutions.blogspot.com/ http://www.youtube.com/user/GeoSolutionsIT http://www.linkedin.com/in/andreaaime http://twitter.com/geowolf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[OSGeo-Discuss] Did anyone else see this article on OSGeo?
It was in GPS World: http://www.gpsworld.com/gis/gss-weekly/open-source-gis-12997?utm_source=GSSutm_medium=emailutm_campaign=Geospatial-Weekly_05_17_2012utm_content=open-source-gis-12997 Landon ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
