OSGeo is a non-profit organization that supports collaborative development of open source geospatial software. It was started in 2006 and has grown each year, with 312 charter members in 2016 from around the world. OSGeo facilitates numerous open source geospatial projects across web mapping, desktop applications, libraries, and outreach. It is focused on building an active community to both develop and promote open source geospatial software.

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Think Global – Act Local
celebrating 10th anniversary
ir. Dirk Frigne – Vice President OSGeo[1]
Twitter: @DFrigne
[1] non-for-profit organisation for fostering
open source for the Geospatial domain

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FOSS4G 2016 – Thanks for inviting OSGeo

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Enjoying Bonn

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OSGeo: What – Who
OSGeo is a not-for-profit organisation
• to support the collaborative development of
open source geospatial software, and promote
its widespread use
• started in 2006
• community of communities of geo-Open Source
Software Projects
• growing every year
• worldwide active – local presence
[1] Dirk Frigne, Opening presentation FOSS4G.be 2015

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OSGeo in one sentence:
[1] Jeff McKenna, former president OSGeo
“It is all about the community”[1]

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community[1]
• /K mju n ti/əˈ ː ɪ
1. a group of people living in the same place or
having a particular characteristic in common.
2. the condition of sharing or having certain
attitudes and interests in common.
3. Ecology
a group of interdependent plants or animals
growing or living together in natural conditions
or occupying a specified habitat.
[1]Google: definition: community

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“It's all about the network”[1]
[1] Dirk Frigne, Vice president OSGeo

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net work· [1]
•/ net w rk/ˈ ˌ ə
1. an arrangement of intersecting horizontal and vertical
lines.
2. a group or system of interconnected people or things.
[1]Google: definition: network

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May the FOSS be with you
Champion community building through
• horizontal (local chapters) engagement
and through
•vertical (sector specific) agreements
with like-minded organistions;

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Strong through partnerships
SIGTESIGTE

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OSGeo in one experiment
“celebrating 10 year #osgeo
long live #foss4g #opensource”
@DFrigne

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OSGeo is a community of communities
Source: Blog of Arnulf Christl

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Sponsored by a lot of companies
Source: Slide Jeff McKenna

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Support through
Professional Service Providers
A few logos out of many....
http://www.osgeo.org/search_profile
Source: Slide Astrid Emde

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OSGeo membership
• You don't to be a member to: use / adapt /
spread OSGeo software
– Open Source Software is Free – not as in
• “Free Beer”
– but as in
• “Free Speech”
• OSGeo Membership is Free
– Free as in “Free Beer”
• You become a member as an individual

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How to become involved?
• For many, their first contact is a FOSS4G conference, like
this one
• If you like the atmosphere and want more
– Try out the software
– Subscribe to one or more mailing lists
– Follow the discussions
– Contribute to the discussons
– Contact your local group
• If you are a developer
– Goto a codesprint
– Contribute to one or more projects

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How to become involved? Cont ...
• If you are a user
– Go to a codesprint
– Contribute to one or more projects
– Write documentation
– Write a testimonal of your usage experience
• If you are a manager/enterpreneur
– Let your people use the software
– Get supported through a Professional Service
Provider
– Provide Professional Support to others

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How to become involved? Cont (2) ...
• If you are from a governmental organisation
– Let your people use the software
– Promote & contribute the use of OSS
• If you are a professor/teacher
– Get involved with Geo4All
– Use the material that is readily available for teaching
– Cocreate more teaching material
• If you are an academic researcher
– Contribute to OSGeo projects
– Use FOSS where you can
– Cite the software in your publications

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Geo4All restructered as an OSGeo
committee

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109 Labs – are you next?

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Source: Dirk Frigne 2016, CC-BY-SA

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https://gist.github.com/tkardi/e36ded3f718630ad932767283091e032

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OSGeo governance structure (**)
(*) 312 charter members in 2016
(**) founded in 2006 Source: Christl/Neteler 2016, adapted by DFrigneCC-BY-SA

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OSGeo governance structure (**)
(*) 312 charter members in 2016
(**) founded in 2006 Source: Christl/Neteler 2016, adapted by DFrigneCC-BY-SA

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Charter members distribution
Map: Jsanz 2016

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OSGeo governance structure (**)
(*) 312 charter members in 2016
(**) founded in 2006 Source: Christl/Neteler 2016, adapted by DFrigneCC-BY-SA

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OSGeo Board 2016
Image: Jody 2016, CC-BY-SA

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OSGeo governance structure (**)
(*) 312 charter members in 2016
(**) founded in 2006 Source: Christl/Neteler 2016, adapted by DFrigneCC-BY-SA

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OSGeo Officers 2016
Image: Dfrigne 2016, CC-BY-SA
Todo – fotosession Reception
President, Vice president,Treasurer, Secretary,
Committee Chairs, Project PSC Chairs

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OSGeo governance structure (**)
(*) 312 charter members in 2016
(**) founded in 2006 Source: Christl/Neteler 2016, adapted by DFrigneCC-BY-SA

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OSGeo Projects
Web Mapping
deegree
geomajas
GeoMOOSE
GeoServer
Mapbender
MapBuilder
MapFish
MapGuide Open Source
MapServer
OpenLayers
Desktop Applications
GRASS GIS
gvSIG
Marble
QGIS
Geospatial Libraries
FDO
GDAL/OGR
GEOS
GeoTools
OSSIM
PostGIS
Metadata Catalogs
GeoNetwork
pycsw
Outreach Projects
Public Geospatial Data
Education and Curriculum
OSGeo Live

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Incubating Projects
Web Mapping
istSOS
PyWPS
Team Engine
ZOO-Project
Desktop Applications
Opticks
Geospatial Libraries
MetaCRS
Orfeo ToolBox (OTB)
Content Management Systems
GeoNode

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OSGeo Community Projects
Geoinformatica
GeoWebCache
pgRouting
Postal Address Geo-Coder
MapProxy
Virtual Terrain Project
More details...

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OSGeo Projects
Web Mapping
deegree
geomajas
GeoMOOSE
GeoServer
Mapbender
MapBuilder
MapFish
MapGuide Open Source
MapServer
OpenLayers
Desktop Applications
GRASS GIS
gvSIG
Marble
QGIS
Geospatial Libraries
FDO
GDAL/OGR
GEOS
GeoTools
OSSIM
PostGIS
Metadata Catalogs
GeoNetwork
pycsw
Outreach Projects
Public Geospatial Data
Education and Curriculum
OSGeo Live

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OSGeo Projects
Web Mapping
deegree
geomajas
GeoMOOSE
GeoServer
Mapbender
MapBuilder
MapFish
MapGuide Open Source
MapServer
OpenLayers
Desktop Applications
GRASS GIS
gvSIG
Marble
QGIS
Geospatial Libraries
FDO
GDAL/OGR
GEOS
GeoTools
OSSIM
PostGIS
Metadata Catalogs
GeoNetwork
pycsw
Outreach Projects
Public Geospatial Data
Education and Curriculum
OSGeo Live

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OSGeo governance structure (**)
(*) 312 charter members in 2016
(**) founded in 2006 Source: Christl/Neteler 2016, adapted by DFrigneCC-BY-SA

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• The committees are part of the official structure of OSGeo. Committees meet on the IRC or via
conference calls as well as operating by email list.
• From the committees' pages you will find the missions, names of the people involved, and links
to the working documents. Interested parties are encouraged to join committee mailing lists,
contribute, and potentially formally join the committees.
Board of Directors
Code of Conduct Committee
Conference Committee
Finance Committee
Geo for All
Incubation Committee
Marketing Committee
Open GeoScience Committee
Project Steering Committees
Public Geospatial Data Committee
System Administration Committee (SAC)
UN Committee
Website Committee

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• The committees are part of the official structure of OSGeo. Committees meet on the IRC or via
conference calls as well as operating by email list.
• From the committees' pages you will find the missions, names of the people involved, and links
to the working documents. Interested parties are encouraged to join committee mailing lists,
contribute, and potentially formally join the committees.
Board of Directors
Code of Conduct Committee
Conference Committee
Finance Committee
Geo for All
Incubation Committee
Marketing Committee
Open GeoScience Committee
Project Steering Committees
Public Geospatial Data Committee
System Administration Committee (SAC)
UN Committee
Website Committee

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OSGeo governance structure (**)
(*) 312 charter members in 2016
(**) founded in 2006 Source: Christl/Neteler 2016, adapted by DFrigneCC-BY-SA

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25 Official OSGeo Chapters
Belgium OSGeo Chapter
British Columbia, Canada OSGeo Chapter
Cascadia OSGeo Chapter
California, USA OSGeo Chapter
China OSGeo Chapter
Czech OSGeo Chapter
Dutch Language OSGeo Chapter
FOSSGIS e.V.: German Language OSGeo Chapter
French language OSGeo Chapter
Finland OSGeo Chapter
India OSGeo Chapter
Italian language OSGeo Chapter
Japan OSGeo Chapter
Korean Language OSGeo Chapter
New Mexico, USA OSGeo Chapter
Ottawa, Canada OSGeo Chapter
PDX-OSGeo Chapter
Poland OSGeo Chapter
Romanian OSGeo Chapter
Quebec OSGeo Chapter
Sénégal OSGeo Chapter
Spanish Language OSGeo Chapter
Twin Cities, USA OSGeo Chapter
United Kingdom OSGeo Chapter
Vietnam OSGeo Chapter
25 OSGeo Chapters “In Formation”
Africa OSGeo Chapter
Alberta OSGeo Chapter
Atlantic Canada OSGeo Chapter
Australia & New Zealand OSGeo Chapter
Bolivia OSGeo Chapter
Brazilian OSGeo Chapter
Croatia OSGeo Chapter
Danish OSGeo Chapter
Europe OSGeo Chapter
Greek Language OSGeo Chapter
Hungary OSGeo Chapter
Indonesia OSGeo Chapter
Nepal OSGeo Chapter
North American Regional Chapter
Pacific Islands OSGeo Chapter
Perú OSGeo Chapter
Philadelphia OSGeo Chapter
Philippines OSGeo Chapter
Portugal OSGeo Chapter
Russia OSGeo Chapter
Sudamerica OSGeo Chapter
Taiwan OSGeo Chapter
Thailand OSGeo Chapter
Washington DC OSGeo Chapter
Yukon OSGeo Chapter

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The European Local Chapter
Request for recognition
Status: In Formation
Focus:
FOSS4G Europe conference
H2020 Projects aid
INSPIRE Flavor of Live
Connect to specific European organisations
Missing: discussions on various lists

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The European Local Chapter
...
Local
Chapter
Europe
Local
Chapter
Finland
Local
Chapter
UK
Local
Chapter It

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The European Local Chapter
...
Local
Chapter
Europe
Local
Chapter
Finland
Local
Chapter
UK
Local
Chapter It

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The European Local Chapter
...Local
Chapter
Europe
Local
Chapter
Finland
Local
Chapter
UK
Local
Chapt
er It
Fi
Gov /
users
UK Gov
/ users
EU / JRC/
Dierectories
It
Gov /
users

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New OSGeo Vision & Mission

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More about Vision & Mission
• Thursday , August 25 – 14:00 –
• Jody Garnett, board member
• “A new vision for OSGeo”
• Plenary Office

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FOSS4G Conferences

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FOSS4G Conferences
• Almost every week, there is a FOSS4G
conference going on – somewhere in the world.
• https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Global_conferences_overv
• This is the work of the 'Local Chapters'
• Please Add your own FOSS4G conference and update links to websites,
proceedings, contact persons, The number of people attending, etc ...

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Long live OSGeo!
• The Joy to share idea's about work
• The value of working together in a code sprint
• The pleasure of seeing to give away usefull tools
for free
• The fact that people want to help you
• Experience the atmosphere!

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Thank you for your attention
Now, Enjoy the FOSS4G conference!
This presentation is offered free of charge under a CC-BY-SA license and available on OSGeo SVN