[OSGeo-Discuss] r100 generator
Hi everybody, looking for a way to reform the enigmatic house numbering in Japan, I've accidentally invented a system which can reform all orientation tools including signage, post codes and room numbers. The system makes smarter, sharpens the orientation sense and bases on imaginary clocks, a method used by soldiers, pilots, boy scouts, the blind etc. for more than 100 years. For a mass application, only a Convention was missing. When we compare house numbers or milestones, we guide ourselves. Location codes and special pictograms allow us to guide ourselves around an indoor/urban/global pole as elegantly as in Rio de Janeiro around the Christ statue: - inwards/outwards and - clockwise/counter clockwise and this in harmony with codes for targets, crossings www.volksnav.de/lollipop, stations www.volksnav.de/TokyoMetro, stop points, bridges, tunnels etc. and in harmony with imagination, signage, cartography, intelligent post codes, online applications www.volksnav.de/search, mobile applications like www.volksnav.de/blindInTheCity for the blind etc. Possible licensees are listed on www.volksnav.de/flyer and the fees are basically symbolical. A proposal to OSGeo Cuba according to www.volksnav.de/r100Cuba generated the idea to declare the tool called r100 as OpenStandard. Confirm yourself the nakedness of the emperor: just compare the FOSS4G map on http://2015.foss4g.org/ with www.volksnav.de/r100Seoul. So I'd appreciate if all maps for cities listed in www.volksnav.de/mapplet would include r100 or open this possibility. This list grows continuously and suggestions are more than welcome. Please consider that uncontrolled changes of elements of the Convention would work against the idea of an orientation standard, that means, against you as consumer. Forums can be idea killers. I'm sure this forum will be an idea amplifier and am eager to hear your ideas around this proposal. Henrique ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Ica-osgeo-labs] [TC-Discuss] Open Letter for the need for Open Standards in LiDAR
Colleagues, I would like to invite inputs from the geocommunity so I can include all concerns of the wider geospatial community in my email response . Please do email your inputs to me before 25th April 2015 for this. If you have not yet signed the letter at http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/LIDAR_Format_Letter may I request that all who wish to support this effort to protect Open Standards for Geospatial data to kindly add your name , email, affiliation details to the wikipage directly or email Patrick Hogan (Email - patrick.ho...@nasa.govmailto:patrick.ho...@nasa.gov ) with the subject heading Support for Open Geo Standards and the following fields (Name, Email, Affiliation ) and we will gladly add this to the wiki. Best wishes, Suchith From: TC-Discuss [tc-discuss-boun...@lists.opengeospatial.org] On Behalf Of Keith Ryden [kry...@esri.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 7:54 PM To: tc-disc...@lists.opengeospatial.org Subject: Re: [TC-Discuss] Open Letter for the need for Open Standards in LiDAR Regarding Dr. Anand’s concerns and the referenced letter below: Esri has long understood the importance of interoperability between systems and users of geographic information and services. Esri has participated in the development of national, information community, OGC, and ISO TC 211 standards from the development of the US Spatial Data Transfer Standard in the 1980s through the development of OGC Geopackage today. As a sustaining member of ASPRS and a Principle member of OGC, Esri would gladly participate in efforts to further the development of open LIDAR and point cloud standards. Keep in mind that ASPRS owns and maintains LAS, along with other spatial information standards, and would have the lead in moving it into OGC or ISO TC211 for further work if they so desired. Esri will continue to support and use the ASPRS LAS standard; the Optimized LAS (see FAQ at https://github.com/Esri/esri-zlas-io-library) is not intended to replace LAS but to enhance access to remotely stored LIDAR information for our users. Regards, Keith Ryden ESRI Software Development From: TC-Discuss [mailto:tc-discuss-bounces+kryden=esri@lists.opengeospatial.org] On Behalf Of Suchith Anand Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 10:30 AM To: discuss@lists.osgeo.org; ica-osgeo-l...@lists.osgeo.org; tc-disc...@lists.opengeospatial.org Subject: [TC-Discuss] Open Letter for the need for Open Standards in LiDAR To all colleagues in Academia, Government and Industry who have interest in maintaining Open Standards: On behalf of Geo for All community, http://www.geoforall.orghttp://www.geoforall.org/, I would like to bring to your kind attention a significant development that can lead to undermining our principle for Open Geospatial Standards. I request you review the wikipage http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/LIDAR_Format_Letter that is meant to represent our concern and allow for ongoing input and expression by our geospatial community. We specifically thank Martin Isenburg (author of LASzip and LAStools, http://laszip.orghttp://laszip.org/ and http://lastools.orghttp://lastools.org/) for bringing this matter to our attention (email below) and an email thread of our initial discussion of this subject that highlight the wider implication of this issue http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/ica-osgeo-labs/2015-March/001225.html We request all who wish to support this effort to protect Open Standards for Geospatial data to kindly add your name , email, affiliation details to the wikipage directly or email Patrick Hogan (Email - patrick.ho...@nasa.govmailto:patrick.ho...@nasa.gov ) with the subject heading Support for Open Geo Standards and the following fields (Name, Email, Affiliation ) and we will gladly add this to the wiki. There is current interest by the OGC in pursuing point cloud encoding standards, including a member-initiated mechanism to extend LAS data with OGC-standard XML content. The OGC invites interested members who wish to work on this effort to please contact Scott Simmons (Executive Director, Standards Program E-mail : ssimm...@opengeospatial.orgmailto:ssimm...@opengeospatial.org ) to register their interest and discuss details. OGC will also be holding an ad hoc session at our next Technical Committee meeting in Boulder, CO, USA in June 1st (more details will be send soon) to bring together all interested from all sectors (government, industry, academia) for this and plan next steps. We welcome feedback and input from Esri and invite them to join this effort to support open LIDAR formats. I thank you all again for your attention and support for this important matter. Best wishes, Suchith Anand Founder, GeoForAll http://www.geoforall.orghttp://www.geoforall.org/ Forwarded Message Subject: Please review: Open Letter asking to avoid format fragmentation in LiDAR standards Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2015 12:14:51 +1000
[OSGeo-Discuss] About deadline for submission to Academic Track at FOSS4G Seoul 2015
Dear All, On behalf of the Academic Track Committee of FOSS4G-2015 Seoul, I would like to inform you the new (and Final) deadline for submission of abstracts for presentation at the academic track. Final Academic Abstract Submission will be closed on 15th, May 2015. Final Academic Abstract Selection will be made on 15th, June 2015. Final Full paper Submission of selected abstracts 15th, August 2015. Only abstracts need to be submitted initially and full paper's need to be submitted subsequent (by 15 Aug 2015) to the acceptance of abstract. We are planning to publish a digital version of the Academic Track Proceedings and include it in the Conference Kit. Also, efforts are being made to bring out FOSS4G-2015 Special Issue in collaboration with some academic journals after the FOSS4G-2015 event concludes. Details of the Academic Track are available at [1]. I request you to spread this information and look forward for excellent submissions, an exciting Academic Track and great FOSS4G-2015 event in Seoul. Best Venka [1] http://2015.foss4g.org/programme/academic-track/ -- Prof. Venkatesh Raghavan Osaka City University Chair, FOSS4G-2015 Academic Track Committee ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[OSGeo-Discuss] Only one week to submit your presentation for FOSS4G Seoul 2015
Dear All, FOSS4G Seoul team would like to remind you that there is only one week left for FOSS4G Seoul presentation submissions. Presentation submission closes on 24th April. If you haven’t yet submitted your presentation topics, please submit your topics through FOSS4G Seoul page[1]. Presentations are the heart of the conference. We expect many interesting presentations during the conference showing the uses of open-source geospatial solutions in various fields and benefits of open-source geospatial solutions. Each individual presentations will be allowed about 25 minutes and 5 minutes for QA. International FOSS4G 2015 will take place from 14th to 19th in Seoul, South Korea for the first time in Asia. There will be Asia Special Session discussing past, present and future of open-source geospatial in Asia during FOSS4G Seoul. Also FOSS4G Seoul conference will be co-hosted with SmartGeoExpo[2] - the largest geospatial event in Korea - at the same venue. FOSS4G Attendees can go to any talks or exhibition booth at SmartGeoExpo without additional cost. Thus FOSS4G Seoul will be your ideal point to share your brilliant recent works with more broader audiences. Hope to see many interesting talks here in Seoul in September. Best, Sanghee [1] http://2015.foss4g.org/programme/presentations/ http://2015.foss4g.org/programme/presentations/ [2]http://smartgeoexpo.kr/eng/main http://smartgeoexpo.kr/eng/main --- Sanghee Shin, Chair of FOSS4G 2015 Seoul Toward Diversity! FOSS4G Bigbang from Seoul! http://2015.foss4g.org Twitter: @foss4g Facebook: FOSS4G2015 email: foss4gch...@osgeo.org ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
