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From: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org
[mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Chris Puttick
Sent: 15 October 2009 12:36
To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Finding an OSGEO-related job in London
http://www.osgeo.org/uk
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- "Matthew Pulis" wrote:
> Thanks every
http://www.osgeo.org/uk
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- "Matthew Pulis" wrote:
> Thanks everyone for the comments. I'm reading and learning :)
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> With regards to your reply Tyler, is there any UK chapter to which I
> can subscribe please? If yes where chan I check for it?
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> Thanks!
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> On Thu, Oct 15, 2009
Thanks everyone for the comments. I'm reading and learning :)
With regards to your reply Tyler, is there any UK chapter to which I can
subscribe please? If yes where chan I check for it?
Thanks!
On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 7:40 AM, Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) wrote:
> To add to Chris' comments... I sug
Just to add a few more regarding Geo jobs:
1. Geospatial is a niche in the general IT industry (much more FOSS
variant). Therefore, you need to look for a specific kind of GIS
company that fits your skill set.
2. Try research and non-profit institutions. They are generally more
receptive to FO
Just to add a few more regarding Geo jobs:
1. Geospatial is a niche in the general IT industry (much more FOSS
variant). Therefore, you need to look for a specific kind of GIS
company that fits your skill set.
2. Try research and non-profit institutions. They are generally more
receptive to FO
Just to add a few more regarding Geo jobs:
1. Geospatial is a niche in the general IT industry (much more FOSS
variant). Therefore, you need to look for a specific kind of GIS
company that fits your skill set.
2. Try research and non-profit institutions. They are generally more
receptive to FO
To add to Chris' comments... I suggest any job seeker offer to host an
OSGeo-UK meetup... bring the employers to you instead :)
Seriously though - there may be an opportunity here for those who have some
momentum for a local OSGeo chapter nearby. Get on the mailing list, ask for
ideas for a venue
And of course OA Digital, but while in the UK is not London. London is under
the influence of the "if it don't cost, it ain't worth nothing" although we're
hopeful revent gov't policy announcements and news like that of the recent
systems change at the London Stock Exchange might change that; if
Matthew,
It doesn't look like anyone responded to your post, so I will offer some
brief comments. I don't think it likely that you will find a job focused
specifically on open source GIS. I am one of the moderator of the OSGeo
Jobs mailing list, and job postings there are quite rare in our curr
