EGU GA 2014 OSGeo Townhall
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Introductionary slidestack from the first OSGeo Townhall meeting at the EGU GA 2014
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- 1. http://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.org OSGeo Townhall 2014 Peter Löwe Based on presentations by C. Shorter and A. Christl, an OSGeo-Live Project Overviews, by OSGeo-Live authors
- 2. http://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.org 2222 Thanks for coming ! Open/Freedom in modern Geosciences • Trust in our work • Sharing of know-how, tools and data • Improving available tools/ressources and create new one's • Get credit for all of this Cross-cutting topic
- 3. http://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.org 3333 Free and Open Source @ EGU 2014 • HS3.3 PICO Hydrological Science (Tuesday 13:30-15:00) • ESSI2.7: Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) for Geoinformatics and Geosciences Posters: Wednesday, 17:30–19:00 / Red Posters Orals: Thursday, Room G1, 8:30-10:25 • TS82: Supercontinent assembly and disintegration Orals: Thursday, Room B13, 08:30–12:00 (Posters: Friday, 10:30–12:00 / Blue Posters) [Random Sample – FOSS in many more sessions ]
- 4. http://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.org 4444 Who's the guy • Peter Loewe • Geographer • Head of Development @ German National Library of Science and Technology • EGU/AGU: 7 years • Open Source GIS: 15 years • OSGeo predecessors (GAV/FOSSGIS): 13 years • OSGeo Charter Member 4 SimulationSimulation Scientific FilmsScientific Films 3D Objects3D Objects TextTextResearch DataResearch Data SoftwareSoftware
- 5. http://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.org 5555 Who are these people ? Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) Global Non Profit Umbrella for: • GeoSpatial Open Source Software • Education • Open Data
- 6. http://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.org 6666 Free and Open Source in Science Free and Open Source Software Licensing • Not as in "free beer" (libre vs. graduit) but as in free speech • This gives the freedom to: use it anywhere for any purpose understand and improve it adjust it to suit your needs collaborate with anybody else
- 8. http://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.org 8888 OSGeo Mission Statement Support and promote the highest quality Open Source Geospatial Software
- 9. http://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.org 9999 OSGeo Goals • Provide resources for FOSS4G projects: Infrastructure Legal Financial • Promote free and open spatial data • Create and maintain a quality brand • Create and promote free curricula • Promote and contribute to standards
- 10. http://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.org 10101010 Formal Structure Board of 9 Directors and President Local Chapters Local Chapters Local Chapters Officers Officers 25 Officers Local Chapters Local Chapters Foundation Projects Committees Committees Committees elected by Membership Executive Director Charter Members Charter Members vote appoints represent Sponsors 181 Free!
- 11. http://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.org 11111111 Formal Structure Board of 9 Directors and President Local Chapters Local Chapters Local Chapters Officers Officers 25 Officers Local Chapters Local Chapters Foundation Projects Committees Committees Committees elected by Membership Executive Director Charter Members Charter Members vote appoints represent Sponsors 181 Free! Charter Members
- 12. http://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.org 12121212 OSGeo Committees Journal Marketing Education Geodata Sysadmin Website Conference other... Incubation Committees self organize. Based on volunteer work. Open communication with mailing lists, IRC, meetings, etc. Anybody is welcome to join and actively participate in all processes.
- 13. http://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.org 13131313 Software Incubation process • Software projects can apply for inspection by the OSGeo Incubation Committee. • Project have to abide by OSGeo rules and satisfy a catalog of criteria • OSGeo graduation is a proof of quality All processes are open and public
- 14. http://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.org OSGeo Annual Conferences Global Level Regional Level National Level Overview: http://foss4g.org
- 15. http://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.org Take home message OSGeo works because people participate. Participation includes using, learning and then contributing back to the community Quality-checked Free and Open Source makes science and research a safe investment.
- 16. http://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.org 16161616 Take home DVD http://live.osgeo.org OSGeo-Live 7.9OSGeo-Live 7.9 March 2014March 2014 7 Desktop GIS 8 Browser GIS 13 Webservices 4 Data Stores 6 Navigation / Maps 8 Spatial Tools 5 Domain specific GIS 4 Data Sets 7 Geospatial libraries
- 17. http://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.orghttp://live.osgeo.org Want to know more ? • Chat with us tonight! We will be disappointed if you don't • Stay tuned: Leave your E-Mail address on the list • Visit FOSS4G conferences • Join us at OSGeo: It's free, it's fun, we have Townhalls Get involved in a local Chapter OSGeo Foundation http://osgeo.org Conferences: http://foss4g.org
Editor's Notes
- This OSGeoLive Lightening Overview, compiled by Cameron Shorter from LISAsoft is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. It is derived from OSGeoLive Project Overviews, which are authored by the numerous OSGeoLive authors as referenced in the credits page at the end of this presentation, and also at http://live.osgeo.org. We have created this presentation in the hope that it will help increase the awareness and uptake of the breath of quality GeoSpatial Open Source. Please feel free to use these slides, or a subset of these slides, for whatever purposes you see fit, but please credit us authors. The latest version of this presentation, and accompanying script, slides, and abstract are available at https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/livedvd/promo/trunk/en/presentation These slides have been recorded into a video here: http://live.osgeo.org/en/presentation.html
- To boot from the DVD, insert it and switch on your machine. You might have to reconfigure your BIOS to boot from the disc, which normally involves hitting something like F2 during initial startup and going through a menu system. On corporate machines, you may find your BIOS is password-protected, in which case you will have to ask an administrator to unlock it.
- To boot from the DVD, insert it and switch on your machine. You might have to reconfigure your BIOS to boot from the disc, which normally involves hitting something like F2 during initial startup and going through a menu system. On corporate machines, you may find your BIOS is password-protected, in which case you will have to ask an administrator to unlock it.
- This has just been a taster, do you want to know more? You can see project descriptions or download the OSGeo-Live DVD at our website. The OSGeo Foundation provides links to all things GeoSpatial and Open Source. There are many conferences worth attending, in particular the annual FOSS4G conference. And in Australia and New Zealand, LISAsoft provide commercial support and training courses for GeoSpatial Open Source.
- To boot from the DVD, insert it and switch on your machine. You might have to reconfigure your BIOS to boot from the disc, which normally involves hitting something like F2 during initial startup and going through a menu system. On corporate machines, you may find your BIOS is password-protected, in which case you will have to ask an administrator to unlock it.
- This has just been a taster, do you want to know more? You can see project descriptions or download the OSGeo-Live DVD at our website. The OSGeo Foundation provides links to all things GeoSpatial and Open Source. There are many conferences worth attending, in particular the annual FOSS4G conference. And in Australia and New Zealand, LISAsoft provide commercial support and training courses for GeoSpatial Open Source.