[OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo strategy and marketing : Call for ideas on osgeo activities

[Marc Vloemans]

Steven, Gert Jan et al

Please feel free to add, comment, fill in blanks and disagree with my 
discussion piece in wiki Marketing Committee Discussion tab!

My intention was to gather insights etc from others, while still framing the 
discussions on our strategy, stakeholders,  questionnaire etc.
As well as finding common semantics (eg Eco-system vs community, marketing vs 
promotion).

This way we can provide those less familiar with strategy-making processes and 
marketing decisions/activities with some blue print and back ground. (Like more 
tech-savvy colleagues explained software architecture to me in the past ;-)

Vriendelijke groet,
Marc Vloemans


> Op 27 apr. 2016 om 13:20 heeft Gert-Jan van der Weijden - Stichting OSGeo.nl 
>  het volgende geschreven:
> 
> Steven, Maxi
> 
> @Steven: Thanks for writing down for what is also my personal experience.
> Even though I followed the process of setting up these strategic outcomes 
> from a rather nearby position, 
> it's hard to feel engaged with the questionnaire.
> 
> Let's try to analyse:
> The Board has as first steps (re-)written down a Vision, a Mission and Core 
> Values.
> The next two steps ("identification of ecosystems" and "identification of 4 
> strategic objectives" have also been done by the Board solely). 
> 
> So now, in the 4th step, the Charter Members are asked for the first time for 
> their input. 
> But in fact you have already lost me in defining the ecosystem: what's the 
> role of the 8 identified parties in this ecosystem? And how come OSGeo.org 
> itself not part of the ecosystem? 
> 
> And a few suggestions:
> 1. I think the Google Form would be easier to understand if it contained one 
> page for every of the 4 Strategic Objectives (so 5 pages in total). 
> 2. The last question ("ecosystems involved") has two components: the "who is 
> the main beneficiary", but also "who is the main actor". 
> 
> 
> 
> regards, 
> 
> Gert-Jan
> 
> 
> 
> -Oorspronkelijk bericht-
> Van: Discuss [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] Namens Steven Feldman
> Verzonden: dinsdag 26 april 2016 21:35
> Aan: Marc Vloemans
> CC: discuss@lists.osgeo.org
> Onderwerp: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Call for ideas on osgeo activities
> 
> I just tried to complete the questionnaire. I found it very difficult to 
> understand. It seemed to be pushing me down a line of commenting on a web 
> site redesign
> 
> It didn't give me enough context of why the strategic outcomes were strategic 
> and it didn't allow me to suggest any alternatives. The mandatory questions 
> force a choice from a predetermined list with no option to suggest 'other' or 
> 'none of the above'
> 
> If we want to poll the Charter members, I think we need to provide more 
> explanation and perhaps consider a two stage process where the first stage is 
> more open ended and then at a late stage we ask for responses to specific 
> questions arising from the first stage
> 
> Steven
> 
>> On 26 Apr 2016, at 17:00, Marc Vloemans  wrote:
>> 
>> Alternatively
>> 
>> What is going to happen to the outcome?
>> Some extra communication on that may enlist more entries.
>> 
>> 
>> Vriendelijke groet,
>> Marc Vloemans
>> 
>> 
>>> Op 26 apr. 2016 om 00:41 heeft Dirk Frigne  het 
>>> volgende geschreven:
>>> 
>>> We can try to discuss the first results on BOF on FOSS4G-NA, GWF and 
>>> other activities going on... Discussing Face2f can help in getting feedback.
>>> 
>>> I will put this on the agenda during the workshop about OSGeo Europe 
>>> on the GWF OSGeo day on May 24, 2016 in Rotterdam.
>>> 
>>> just my 2c
>>> 
>>> Dirk
>>> 
 On 26-04-16 00:07, Massimiliano Cannata wrote:
 we didn't set any end-date for the survey. 
 Nevertheless few answers have today been received, any action to 
 better involve members is more then welcome.
 
 Maxi
 
 2016-04-25 23:33 GMT+02:00 Jody Garnett >:
 
  What is the timeframe here Maxi? You may also consider writing an
  news post, or as project leads to pass this opportunity on to the
  developer lists.
 
  --
  Jody Garnett
 
  On 24 April 2016 at 03:12, Massimiliano Cannata
  > wrote:
 
  Dear members
  The survey to collect your actions proposal is still open
  waiting for your contribution.
 
  Maxi
 
  -- Messaggio inoltrato --
  Da: "Massimiliano Cannata" >
  Data: 12/Apr/2016 18:41
  Oggetto: 2016 OSGeo's actions - Survey
  A: "OSGeo Discussions" >
  Cc:
 
  Dear OSGeo Community member,
  during the Face to 

[OSGeo-Discuss] GIS support for OMEGA Project

[Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX)]

The OMEGA Global Initiative (OGI) is working to establish a demonstration 
project for OMEGA in coastal cities.

OMEGA is a system of floating platforms that produces green energy (solar 
electricity, heat, biofuels), clean water (wastewater to potable water), and 
sustainable food (multi trophic aquaculture) all of which support a circular 
economy and prepare coastal cities for sea-level rise.

An OMEGA feasibility study was done with support from NASA and the California 
Energy 
Commission
 and OGI formed as a non-profit to promote and facilitate OMEGA development 
worldwide (for info please see OGI website: http://www.omegaglobal.org).  We 
are negotiating to do a project that will improve the social and environmental 
conditions in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam-a UNESCO World Heritage 
Site; arguably one of the 
most beautiful places in the world.

The plan is to use OMEGA to process wastewater, produce energy, and food for Ha 
Long village in an inner bay and prevent eutrophication of the outer bay with 
the many beautiful islands.  Initially, we want to map and model all features 
and dynamics of the proposed site.  Our seed-funding proposal submitted to 
USAID includes opportunities for student interns.  I can elaborate, but is 
there anyone in the group that could help us?

Thanks, Jonathan

[cid:C0AB33D0-2A86-4ADD-975F-E7BAA085100F]Jonathan Trent, Ph.D.
Director, OMEGA Global Initiative (OGI)
Skype: jonathandtrent
http://www.omegaglobal.org

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[OSGeo-Discuss] Requirements for an OSGeo Git service

[Sandro Santilli]

Following recent experiment toward the provision of an OSGeo Git
service, I've drafted a page to gather requirements from projects
developers:

   https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GitServiceRequirement

If you're interested in such a service, please add your name under
an existing requirement line and/or add your own requirements.

The current experiemental git services are described on this page:

   https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/SAC:Git_Service

Thanks in advance.

PS: please forward this mail to your project mailing list, for wider
visibility.

--strk; 
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[OSGeo-Discuss] [OSGeo-UK] FOSS4GUK 2016 early bird tickets will be released tomorrow

[Suchith Anand]

Hi Jo,

Great to hear updates on the FOSS4G UK 2016 conference and thanks to you and 
everyone in the local chapter for your efforts. I am looking forward to seeing 
you all at Southampton soon. I am also happy to see OSGeo:UK chapter now firmly 
established and expanding fast. I think it will be really helpful if OSGeo:UK 
chapter can lead ideas for National level strategy for Open Principles in 
Geospatial in the UK.  It will also help other local chapters around the world 
to build upon these ideas .

I have summarized my thoughts/ideas on the need for National level strategy for 
Open Principles in Geospatial at 
http://opensourcegeospatial.icaci.org/2016/03/national-level-strategy-for-open-principles-in-geospatial-ideas-and-inputs-needed/

Earlier this month , Dr Seraphim Alvanides ran an  OpenGIS event at Northumbria 
University. Thank you Seraphim for this excellent event to bring together local 
authority officers and academics . It was a half-day inaugural event for 
setting up QGIS Northern England User Group, bringing together, mostly local 
authority officers and academics. The event info and programme overview at 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/qgis-northern-england-users-group-inaugural-meeting-at-northumbria-university-tickets-24220042800
   btw I am hoping Seraphim wil prepare a summary from the event for Geo4All 
newsletter also. It just shows the tremendous interest in this from all sectors.

So it important that we have OSGeo UK chapter take this role to bring together  
nationally (central government, local authorities, academics, industry, SMEs , 
NGOs etc) and put forward and support National level strategy for Open 
Principles in Geospatial in the UK. Please make use of FOSS4G UK  2016 
opportunity to make this happen.

Best wishes,

Suchith

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Subject: [OSGeo-UK] FOSS4GUK 2016 early bird tickets will be released tomorrow

Hi Lists.

Just to let you know that tomorrow morning we are releasing our first batch of 
early bird tickets for the FOSS4GUK 2016 event at the Ordnance Survey offices 
in Southampton, UK from the 14th to the 16th of June. We expect these to be 
very popular, so if you're keen to come along, get in quick!

Check http://uk.osgeo.org/foss4guk2016/ for more information- tomorrow morning 
(BST) we will release the eventbrite link for booking.

We're all really excited about this event, and we look forward to seeing lots 
of you there!

Jo

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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Call for ideas on osgeo activities

[Gert-Jan van der Weijden - Stichting OSGeo.nl]

Steven, Maxi

@Steven: Thanks for writing down for what is also my personal experience.
Even though I followed the process of setting up these strategic outcomes from 
a rather nearby position, 
it's hard to feel engaged with the questionnaire.

Let's try to analyse:
The Board has as first steps (re-)written down a Vision, a Mission and Core 
Values.
The next two steps ("identification of ecosystems" and "identification of 4 
strategic objectives" have also been done by the Board solely). 

So now, in the 4th step, the Charter Members are asked for the first time for 
their input. 
But in fact you have already lost me in defining the ecosystem: what's the role 
of the 8 identified parties in this ecosystem? And how come OSGeo.org itself 
not part of the ecosystem? 

And a few suggestions:
1. I think the Google Form would be easier to understand if it contained one 
page for every of the 4 Strategic Objectives (so 5 pages in total). 
2. The last question ("ecosystems involved") has two components: the "who is 
the main beneficiary", but also "who is the main actor". 



regards, 

Gert-Jan



-Oorspronkelijk bericht-
Van: Discuss [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] Namens Steven Feldman
Verzonden: dinsdag 26 april 2016 21:35
Aan: Marc Vloemans
CC: discuss@lists.osgeo.org
Onderwerp: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Call for ideas on osgeo activities

I just tried to complete the questionnaire. I found it very difficult to 
understand. It seemed to be pushing me down a line of commenting on a web site 
redesign

It didn't give me enough context of why the strategic outcomes were strategic 
and it didn't allow me to suggest any alternatives. The mandatory questions 
force a choice from a predetermined list with no option to suggest 'other' or 
'none of the above'

If we want to poll the Charter members, I think we need to provide more 
explanation and perhaps consider a two stage process where the first stage is 
more open ended and then at a late stage we ask for responses to specific 
questions arising from the first stage

Steven

> On 26 Apr 2016, at 17:00, Marc Vloemans  wrote:
> 
> Alternatively
> 
> What is going to happen to the outcome?
> Some extra communication on that may enlist more entries.
> 
> 
> Vriendelijke groet,
> Marc Vloemans
> 
> 
>> Op 26 apr. 2016 om 00:41 heeft Dirk Frigne  het 
>> volgende geschreven:
>> 
>> We can try to discuss the first results on BOF on FOSS4G-NA, GWF and 
>> other activities going on... Discussing Face2f can help in getting feedback.
>> 
>> I will put this on the agenda during the workshop about OSGeo Europe 
>> on the GWF OSGeo day on May 24, 2016 in Rotterdam.
>> 
>> just my 2c
>> 
>> Dirk
>> 
>>> On 26-04-16 00:07, Massimiliano Cannata wrote:
>>> we didn't set any end-date for the survey. 
>>> Nevertheless few answers have today been received, any action to 
>>> better involve members is more then welcome.
>>> 
>>> Maxi
>>> 
>>> 2016-04-25 23:33 GMT+02:00 Jody Garnett >> >:
>>> 
>>>   What is the timeframe here Maxi? You may also consider writing an
>>>   news post, or as project leads to pass this opportunity on to the
>>>   developer lists.
>>> 
>>>   --
>>>   Jody Garnett
>>> 
>>>   On 24 April 2016 at 03:12, Massimiliano Cannata
>>>   >>   > wrote:
>>> 
>>>   Dear members
>>>   The survey to collect your actions proposal is still open
>>>   waiting for your contribution.
>>> 
>>>   Maxi
>>> 
>>>   -- Messaggio inoltrato --
>>>   Da: "Massimiliano Cannata" >>   >
>>>   Data: 12/Apr/2016 18:41
>>>   Oggetto: 2016 OSGeo's actions - Survey
>>>   A: "OSGeo Discussions" >>   >
>>>   Cc:
>>> 
>>>   Dear OSGeo Community member,
>>>   during the Face to Face board meeting held in February in Eide
>>>   (Holland) a new 2026 OSGeo strategy has been formulated. We are
>>>   now in a phase of community engagement to define the tactics to
>>>   be implemented in the 2016 so that we can advance toward our goals.
>>> 
>>>   For this reason, the board kindly ask you to participate in the
>>>   survey by filling (as many time as your ideas are) the form at
>>>   this url: http://goo.gl/forms/HTGTlKv7SB [1]
>>> 
>>>   Details on the process and on the strategy are available
>>>   at http://www.slideshare.net/cannata/osgeo-2026-strategy [2] and
>>>   are described in the preamble of the survey.
>>> 
>>> 
>>>   In the name of the Board of Directors,
>>>   Thanks and Best regards,
>>>   Maxi
>>> 
>>> 
>>>   [1] http://goo.gl/forms/HTGTlKv7SB
>>> 
>>>   [2]  http://www.slideshare.net/cannata/osgeo-2026-strategy
>>> 
>>>   -- 
>>>