Jo Cook gives a presentation on open source GIS in the UK, with a focus on archaeology. She notes that open source use is growing in universities and heritage organizations. Preconceptions about open source include beliefs that it is only for home use and lacks support, but open source offers advantages like transparency, interoperability, and sustainability. For archaeology specifically, open source is attractive due to needs for long-term data preservation and limited budgets. She highlights the open source GIS tools gvSIG, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, and OpenLayers/Mapfish. Overall, she encourages giving open source GIS a chance.
The document discusses the radical shift in information technology (IT) for education due to democratization and increased access. IT is now ubiquitous, with services available anywhere through the cloud from various providers rather than just educational institutions. This has implications for the types of IT services universities should provide and how they are delivered. It provides examples of steps taken by SURF, a non-profit organization in the Netherlands, to modernize IT services and infrastructure for higher education in response to these changes, such as shared authentication, collaboration tools, and open access publishing support.
1. The document discusses creating a portable GIS system on a USB stick to make GIS tools more accessible for beginners without requiring complex installation or setup.
2. The USB stick would contain desktop GIS programs like GRASS and QGIS, as well as tools, databases, and web mapping programs to allow for a complete GIS system.
3. Challenges in creating the portable GIS system included difficulties installing and upgrading some programs when the USB drive letter changed and issues with Windows restrictions, but the document proposes ways to address these such as improved documentation and versions for other platforms.
Databases and web mapping the Open Source wayJoanne Cook
This document provides an introduction to using open source tools for databases, web mapping, and geospatial querying. It discusses using PostgreSQL with PostGIS for spatial databases, connecting to databases from MapServer, and using OpenLayers to add interactive maps to web pages. Finally, it mentions additional open source web mapping tools like MapGuide Open Source, Mapfish, and Mapchat.
The OSGeo UK Local Chapter provides support for local open source geospatial software users and developers to further the mission and goals of OSGeo in the UK. It runs a mailing list and monthly IRC meetings for advice and information about training courses and events. Getting involved allows one to access advice on open source GIS, learn about geospatial events and courses, and network with others interested in open source geospatial software.
This document provides an overview of using open source tools for databases, map servers, and web mapping. It discusses using PostgreSQL with PostGIS for spatial databases, loading data with shp2pgsql, querying data with SQL, spatial queries in PostGIS, MapServer for map services, and basic map file syntax. Examples are given of spatial queries to find counties by name or location. The goal is to help understand how to store, access, and display spatial data on the web using open source software.
This document provides an overview of using open source tools for web mapping, including databases, map servers, and web servers. It discusses setting up a PostgreSQL/PostGIS database and loading spatial data. It then covers using a map server to display the spatial data on a web page and perform spatial queries. Hands-on tasks guide working with these open source tools to create a basic web mapping application.
This document discusses how Oxford Archaeology uses open source software throughout the archaeological process. They have adopted an "open ethos" of open access to data, open standards, and open source software. Some challenges in transitioning to open source included changing workflows and overcoming misconceptions, but benefits include greater staff engagement, opportunities for innovation, and the ability to better meet company goals. Overall, the open source approach has helped the company survive difficult economic times and find new opportunities.
The document discusses open source GIS software and data in the UK. It introduces some popular open source GIS programs like gvSIG and PostgreSQL/PostGIS, highlights data sources from the Ordnance Survey and OpenStreetMap, and encourages giving open source GIS a chance for its advantages like being modular and free. The document promotes more use and sharing of open geospatial data and software.
The document discusses the radical shift in information technology (IT) for education due to democratization and increased access. IT is now ubiquitous, with services available anywhere through the cloud from various providers rather than just educational institutions. This has implications for the types of IT services universities should provide and how they are delivered. It provides examples of steps taken by SURF, a non-profit organization in the Netherlands, to modernize IT services and infrastructure for higher education in response to these changes, such as shared authentication, collaboration tools, and open access publishing support.
1. The document discusses creating a portable GIS system on a USB stick to make GIS tools more accessible for beginners without requiring complex installation or setup.
2. The USB stick would contain desktop GIS programs like GRASS and QGIS, as well as tools, databases, and web mapping programs to allow for a complete GIS system.
3. Challenges in creating the portable GIS system included difficulties installing and upgrading some programs when the USB drive letter changed and issues with Windows restrictions, but the document proposes ways to address these such as improved documentation and versions for other platforms.
Databases and web mapping the Open Source wayJoanne Cook
This document provides an introduction to using open source tools for databases, web mapping, and geospatial querying. It discusses using PostgreSQL with PostGIS for spatial databases, connecting to databases from MapServer, and using OpenLayers to add interactive maps to web pages. Finally, it mentions additional open source web mapping tools like MapGuide Open Source, Mapfish, and Mapchat.
The OSGeo UK Local Chapter provides support for local open source geospatial software users and developers to further the mission and goals of OSGeo in the UK. It runs a mailing list and monthly IRC meetings for advice and information about training courses and events. Getting involved allows one to access advice on open source GIS, learn about geospatial events and courses, and network with others interested in open source geospatial software.
This document provides an overview of using open source tools for databases, map servers, and web mapping. It discusses using PostgreSQL with PostGIS for spatial databases, loading data with shp2pgsql, querying data with SQL, spatial queries in PostGIS, MapServer for map services, and basic map file syntax. Examples are given of spatial queries to find counties by name or location. The goal is to help understand how to store, access, and display spatial data on the web using open source software.
This document provides an overview of using open source tools for web mapping, including databases, map servers, and web servers. It discusses setting up a PostgreSQL/PostGIS database and loading spatial data. It then covers using a map server to display the spatial data on a web page and perform spatial queries. Hands-on tasks guide working with these open source tools to create a basic web mapping application.
This document discusses how Oxford Archaeology uses open source software throughout the archaeological process. They have adopted an "open ethos" of open access to data, open standards, and open source software. Some challenges in transitioning to open source included changing workflows and overcoming misconceptions, but benefits include greater staff engagement, opportunities for innovation, and the ability to better meet company goals. Overall, the open source approach has helped the company survive difficult economic times and find new opportunities.
The document discusses open source GIS software and data in the UK. It introduces some popular open source GIS programs like gvSIG and PostgreSQL/PostGIS, highlights data sources from the Ordnance Survey and OpenStreetMap, and encourages giving open source GIS a chance for its advantages like being modular and free. The document promotes more use and sharing of open geospatial data and software.
A presentation by Daniel Lewis of the Open Knowledge Foundation.
Delivered at the Cataloguing and Indexing Group Scotland (CIGS) Linked Open Data (LOD) Conference which took place Fri 21 September 2012 at the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation.
The 2008 national survey by OSS Watch showed that open source is becoming more popular in both the Higher and Further Education sectors in the UK. In this presentation Ross Gardler presents some highlights from the survey and illustrates some of the main trends and concerns within the Further Education sector.
ODI Node Vienna: Best Practise Beispiele für: Open Innovation mittels Open DataMartin Kaltenböck
Vortrag im Rahmen des Data Pioneers Workshop am 10.10.2016 am BMVIT zum Thema Open Innovation und Open Data (Open Innovation mittels Open Data) seitens Elmar Kiesling (TU Wien) und Martin Kaltenböck (SWC) für den ODI (Open Data Institute) Node Vienna.
The document provides an agenda for a conference on open data policies hosted by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) in Dresden, Germany. The agenda includes an overview of OGC, its programs and processes, how OGC standards are developed, and the importance of communities and participation. OGC is a non-profit standards organization with over 400 members from industry, government, and academia working to develop open standards to support the sharing and analysis of geospatial data.
The document summarizes a talk given by Dr. Johannes Keizer on the CIARD (Coherence in Information for Agricultural Research for development) initiative and a global infrastructure for linked open data (LOD). The CIARD initiative aims to provide open access to agricultural research by promoting standards and sharing information. It involves institutions contributing their research outputs through the CIARD RING and adopting standards. The infrastructure proposed includes distributed repositories linked through vocabularies and LOD. Tools are being developed to generate LOD and link datasets through shared concepts.
This is one out of a series of presentations which I have given during a recent trip to the United States. I will make them all public, but content does not vary a lot between some of them
Publishing Linked Open Data on the Web & the Role of OntologiesMaría Poveda Villalón
This document contains information about a presentation given by María Poveda Villalón on publishing linked open data on the web and the role of ontologies. It provides details about María's background and work at the Ontology Engineering Group in Madrid. It also gives an overview of the group's research areas including ontological engineering, linked data technologies and applications, and involvement in various projects and standardization activities.
This document discusses open source geospatial software and the OSGeo Foundation. It provides an overview of open source geospatial software development and standards. It also describes how the non-profit OSGeo Foundation supports open source geospatial developers and users, and promotes the use and development of open source geospatial tools through local chapters and events like FOSS4G. Finally, it discusses how an archaeology organization has benefited from using open source geospatial software.
Open Source Geospatial and the OSGeo Foundationgssg
This document discusses open source geospatial software and the OSGeo Foundation. It provides an overview of open source geospatial software history and examples. It also discusses how Oxford Archaeology uses open source geospatial software and data. Finally, it outlines how the OSGeo Foundation supports users, developers, and promotes open source geospatial software through local chapters and events like FOSS4G conferences.
This document discusses navigating the open source geospatial ecosystem. It begins by defining open source for geospatial as having four components: open data, open standards, open source software, and open communities. It describes major organizations in the ecosystem, including the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) for standards, OpenStreetMap for open data, and the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) as a central organization. It then discusses ecosystems and monetizing open source software, outlining a software value chain and some business tactics for intercepting and adding value at different steps in the chain.
This presentation is specific created for the FOSS4G Europe conference 2018. The goal is to address the people from the OSGeo comminity, but also the people coming for the first time to a FOSS4G conference, experiencing a great time. Also the theme of the conference 'remembering how we started' was addressed. A video of the presentation will be published on the website of the conference soon. https://europe.foss4g.org/2018
A first announcement of the OSGeo Europe Eco system was announced.
Desafios e Oportunidades derivados da Explosao de Dados (Big Data)Francisco Pires
Apresentação : "Desafios e Oportunidades derivados da Explosão de Dados (Big Data) ": nas Jornadas ANPRI - Associação Nacional dos Profissionais de Informática - em Coimbra no dia 16 de Junho de 2012 - Por Francisco Lavrador Pires : FB - https://www.facebook.com/francisco.l.pires ; Twitter @flpires
Open Data (and Software, and other Research Artefacts) -A proper managementOscar Corcho
Presentation at the event "Let's do it together: How to implement Open Science Practices in Research Projects" (29/11/2019), organised by Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, where we discuss on the need to take into account not only open access or open research data, but also all the other artefacts that are a result of our research processes.
This presentation discusses how open innovation meets geographic information. Open innovation is defined as "the use of purposive inflows and outflows of knowledge to accelerate internal innovation, and expand the market for external use of innovation." Open data allows for jointly moving the boundaries of firms and makes ecosystems more flexible by enabling new uses of the same data. The presentation argues that open innovation and open data meet in open ecosystems, where active user and developer communities are key to innovation.
Presentation at the Open Knowledge Festival: Open Research and Education Stream, 20 September 2012, Helsinki; also
Presentation at the DINI-Jahrestagung - Bausteine für Open Science, 24 September 2012, Karlsruhe;
also Belgian Open Access Week: Open Access to Excellence in Research, 22 October 2012, Brussels.
Open Science: políticas e herramientas en Europa - Universidad de CantabriaPedro Príncipe
The document discusses open science policies and tools in Europe. It provides an overview of open access and open data policies in Horizon 2020, the European Union's research and innovation programme. Key points include:
- Horizon 2020 requires open access publication of research results and open data sharing where possible.
- OpenAIRE provides services and infrastructure to support open access, open data, and compliance with Horizon 2020 policies through depositing publications and research data.
- OpenAIRE offers discovery, reporting, and helpdesk services to help researchers and projects share results openly.
This document discusses open science and the role of OSGeo (Open Source Geospatial Foundation) in supporting open science. It notes that open science allows for broad data sharing across disciplines and open verification of research results. Funding agencies are increasingly requiring open science as part of research grants. OSGeo supports open geospatial technologies and ensures their long-term maintenance through community software projects. It has established criteria to evaluate software projects and designate them as official OSGeo projects. OSGeo has supported many open source geospatial projects over its 10+ year history.
dusjagr & nano talk on open tools for agriculture research and learningMarc Dusseiller Dusjagr
Open Tools for Research, Learning, Sharing in Agriculture and
Society as a whole.
Remote lecture by Marc Dusseiller and Fernando "nano" Castro on open science hardware for agriculture and edication, held for students of microbiology at UGM, Yogyakarta (remote - online )
Consuming open and linked data with open source toolsJoanne Cook
This document discusses consuming and using open and linked data with open source tools. It outlines the available data and distribution technologies like RDF, SPARQL and linked data. It then explains the typical software stack used including tools for querying, storing and visualizing the data. The document provides an example of actually retrieving data and doing something useful with it. It also notes some potential issues or "gotchas" and provides further resources for working with open data.
Intro to the Open Source Geospatial FoundationJoanne Cook
Jo Cook gave a presentation on the open source geospatial stack. The presentation introduced open source software and OSGeo, and discussed the key components of the open source geospatial stack, including data, map servers, web services, and desktop and web clients. OSGeo promotes the collaborative development and widespread use of open source geospatial software.
A presentation by Daniel Lewis of the Open Knowledge Foundation.
Delivered at the Cataloguing and Indexing Group Scotland (CIGS) Linked Open Data (LOD) Conference which took place Fri 21 September 2012 at the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation.
The 2008 national survey by OSS Watch showed that open source is becoming more popular in both the Higher and Further Education sectors in the UK. In this presentation Ross Gardler presents some highlights from the survey and illustrates some of the main trends and concerns within the Further Education sector.
ODI Node Vienna: Best Practise Beispiele für: Open Innovation mittels Open DataMartin Kaltenböck
Vortrag im Rahmen des Data Pioneers Workshop am 10.10.2016 am BMVIT zum Thema Open Innovation und Open Data (Open Innovation mittels Open Data) seitens Elmar Kiesling (TU Wien) und Martin Kaltenböck (SWC) für den ODI (Open Data Institute) Node Vienna.
The document provides an agenda for a conference on open data policies hosted by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) in Dresden, Germany. The agenda includes an overview of OGC, its programs and processes, how OGC standards are developed, and the importance of communities and participation. OGC is a non-profit standards organization with over 400 members from industry, government, and academia working to develop open standards to support the sharing and analysis of geospatial data.
The document summarizes a talk given by Dr. Johannes Keizer on the CIARD (Coherence in Information for Agricultural Research for development) initiative and a global infrastructure for linked open data (LOD). The CIARD initiative aims to provide open access to agricultural research by promoting standards and sharing information. It involves institutions contributing their research outputs through the CIARD RING and adopting standards. The infrastructure proposed includes distributed repositories linked through vocabularies and LOD. Tools are being developed to generate LOD and link datasets through shared concepts.
This is one out of a series of presentations which I have given during a recent trip to the United States. I will make them all public, but content does not vary a lot between some of them
Publishing Linked Open Data on the Web & the Role of OntologiesMaría Poveda Villalón
This document contains information about a presentation given by María Poveda Villalón on publishing linked open data on the web and the role of ontologies. It provides details about María's background and work at the Ontology Engineering Group in Madrid. It also gives an overview of the group's research areas including ontological engineering, linked data technologies and applications, and involvement in various projects and standardization activities.
This document discusses open source geospatial software and the OSGeo Foundation. It provides an overview of open source geospatial software development and standards. It also describes how the non-profit OSGeo Foundation supports open source geospatial developers and users, and promotes the use and development of open source geospatial tools through local chapters and events like FOSS4G. Finally, it discusses how an archaeology organization has benefited from using open source geospatial software.
Open Source Geospatial and the OSGeo Foundationgssg
This document discusses open source geospatial software and the OSGeo Foundation. It provides an overview of open source geospatial software history and examples. It also discusses how Oxford Archaeology uses open source geospatial software and data. Finally, it outlines how the OSGeo Foundation supports users, developers, and promotes open source geospatial software through local chapters and events like FOSS4G conferences.
This document discusses navigating the open source geospatial ecosystem. It begins by defining open source for geospatial as having four components: open data, open standards, open source software, and open communities. It describes major organizations in the ecosystem, including the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) for standards, OpenStreetMap for open data, and the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) as a central organization. It then discusses ecosystems and monetizing open source software, outlining a software value chain and some business tactics for intercepting and adding value at different steps in the chain.
This presentation is specific created for the FOSS4G Europe conference 2018. The goal is to address the people from the OSGeo comminity, but also the people coming for the first time to a FOSS4G conference, experiencing a great time. Also the theme of the conference 'remembering how we started' was addressed. A video of the presentation will be published on the website of the conference soon. https://europe.foss4g.org/2018
A first announcement of the OSGeo Europe Eco system was announced.
Desafios e Oportunidades derivados da Explosao de Dados (Big Data)Francisco Pires
Apresentação : "Desafios e Oportunidades derivados da Explosão de Dados (Big Data) ": nas Jornadas ANPRI - Associação Nacional dos Profissionais de Informática - em Coimbra no dia 16 de Junho de 2012 - Por Francisco Lavrador Pires : FB - https://www.facebook.com/francisco.l.pires ; Twitter @flpires
Open Data (and Software, and other Research Artefacts) -A proper managementOscar Corcho
Presentation at the event "Let's do it together: How to implement Open Science Practices in Research Projects" (29/11/2019), organised by Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, where we discuss on the need to take into account not only open access or open research data, but also all the other artefacts that are a result of our research processes.
This presentation discusses how open innovation meets geographic information. Open innovation is defined as "the use of purposive inflows and outflows of knowledge to accelerate internal innovation, and expand the market for external use of innovation." Open data allows for jointly moving the boundaries of firms and makes ecosystems more flexible by enabling new uses of the same data. The presentation argues that open innovation and open data meet in open ecosystems, where active user and developer communities are key to innovation.
Presentation at the Open Knowledge Festival: Open Research and Education Stream, 20 September 2012, Helsinki; also
Presentation at the DINI-Jahrestagung - Bausteine für Open Science, 24 September 2012, Karlsruhe;
also Belgian Open Access Week: Open Access to Excellence in Research, 22 October 2012, Brussels.
Open Science: políticas e herramientas en Europa - Universidad de CantabriaPedro Príncipe
The document discusses open science policies and tools in Europe. It provides an overview of open access and open data policies in Horizon 2020, the European Union's research and innovation programme. Key points include:
- Horizon 2020 requires open access publication of research results and open data sharing where possible.
- OpenAIRE provides services and infrastructure to support open access, open data, and compliance with Horizon 2020 policies through depositing publications and research data.
- OpenAIRE offers discovery, reporting, and helpdesk services to help researchers and projects share results openly.
This document discusses open science and the role of OSGeo (Open Source Geospatial Foundation) in supporting open science. It notes that open science allows for broad data sharing across disciplines and open verification of research results. Funding agencies are increasingly requiring open science as part of research grants. OSGeo supports open geospatial technologies and ensures their long-term maintenance through community software projects. It has established criteria to evaluate software projects and designate them as official OSGeo projects. OSGeo has supported many open source geospatial projects over its 10+ year history.
dusjagr & nano talk on open tools for agriculture research and learningMarc Dusseiller Dusjagr
Open Tools for Research, Learning, Sharing in Agriculture and
Society as a whole.
Remote lecture by Marc Dusseiller and Fernando "nano" Castro on open science hardware for agriculture and edication, held for students of microbiology at UGM, Yogyakarta (remote - online )
Consuming open and linked data with open source toolsJoanne Cook
This document discusses consuming and using open and linked data with open source tools. It outlines the available data and distribution technologies like RDF, SPARQL and linked data. It then explains the typical software stack used including tools for querying, storing and visualizing the data. The document provides an example of actually retrieving data and doing something useful with it. It also notes some potential issues or "gotchas" and provides further resources for working with open data.
Intro to the Open Source Geospatial FoundationJoanne Cook
Jo Cook gave a presentation on the open source geospatial stack. The presentation introduced open source software and OSGeo, and discussed the key components of the open source geospatial stack, including data, map servers, web services, and desktop and web clients. OSGeo promotes the collaborative development and widespread use of open source geospatial software.
The document discusses open source GIS software as an alternative to proprietary GIS software. It defines what open source means, including allowing free redistribution, access to source code, allowing modifications, and non-discrimination. It also discusses concerns about open source adoption in government. However, it argues that open source GIS software can meet requirements for fitness of purpose, value for money, and low risk. Choosing sustainable open source projects with large user bases can help minimize risks. Open source GIS software is now mature and interoperable enough to consider for commercial use.
The document discusses how open source and open data can help make the UK public sector more effective. It notes that open source enables innovation without legal fees and can reduce avoidable contact through channel shifting. Studies found direct financial benefits of open data agreements in Europe and significant increases in commercial use of public datasets when they were made freely available. The document suggests open source and open data can help with integration and realizing true potential by connecting to something larger than any individual organization.
Consuming and Publishing Ordnance Survey Open Data with Open Source SoftwareJoanne Cook
The document outlines steps to consume Ordnance Survey open data using open source software in 2 hours. It describes downloading sample OS data and mastermap data, preparing and loading the data into a PostgreSQL/PostGIS database using Python scripts. It then explains configuring a MapServer mapfile to serve the data, and viewing the results in a web browser using OpenLayers and in Quantum GIS desktop GIS software. The goal is to go from raw OS data to viewing it in a web and desktop GIS using only open source tools.
This document discusses opportunities for archaeology organizations to transition to open source digital tools for on-site data collection and archiving. It acknowledges challenges like resistance to change, differing expectations, and software dependencies. However, it argues that open source can work for professional geospatial applications and examines potential opportunities like better staff engagement, cost savings, and greater control over data. The conclusion is that organizations should examine their current workflows and software to evaluate the true costs of not investigating open source alternatives.
This document summarizes a presentation on open source GIS tools for databases, mapping, and web mapping. It discusses using PostgreSQL and PostGIS for spatial databases, loading data with OGR2OGR and QGIS plugins. It also covers using MapServer and OpenLayers to publish maps on the web from spatial databases or shapefiles.
This document provides an overview of using open source GIS tools like Quantum GIS, PostgreSQL, and MapServer to work with spatial data. It discusses downloading and installing plugins, connecting QGIS to a PostgreSQL database, loading shapefiles into PostgreSQL using tools like OGR2OGR and SPIT, performing spatial queries, creating map files to display data in MapServer, and using OpenLayers to display maps in a web browser. The goal is to demonstrate practical open source tools for working with spatial data.
This document provides an overview of creating web maps using open source tools, including:
1) It discusses using databases (PostgreSQL), map servers (MapServer), and web servers to store, serve, and display spatial data on the web.
2) It provides instructions on loading spatial data into a PostgreSQL database using Quantum GIS, then querying and styling the data for display in a web map using MapServer.
3) It describes basic map file syntax for MapServer and adding layers from shapefiles, databases, and other sources for rendering in a web map.
Archaeologists use geographic information systems (GIS) to better understand archaeological sites and how ancient peoples interacted with the landscape. GIS allows archaeologists to precisely map excavation findings, reconstruct structures, and analyze settlement patterns at both small and large scales. This helps archaeologists interpret the significance of sites and features, and can aid in discovering new archaeological locations.
The document discusses the benefits of open source technologies for artificial general intelligence (AGI). Open source AGI allows for interoperability between systems, modularity which enables flexibility and agile development, and user control over the technology. Examples provided are GvSIG Mobile, an open source mobile GIS application, and MapChat, an open source interactive mapping tool.
Open source GIS has existed since the 1970s and has evolved through various software projects and standards organizations. While open source software is typically free to use, many companies offer support and services for open source solutions. Perceived risks around support and reliability have historically prevented some local governments from adopting open source GIS, but these risks can be mitigated by choosing solutions with active development and commercial support available. The total costs of ownership including training, hardware, maintenance and support should be considered, as open source may provide overall lower costs than proprietary software over the long term.
1) The document discusses how INSPIRE aims to increase sharing and reuse of spatial data by reducing data gaps and barriers between incompatible datasets.
2) It argues that open source software and putting data on the web using modular, interoperable tools can help meet INSPIRE goals and make spatial data infrastructure accessible to all organizations at local levels.
3) Choosing open source and web-based approaches provides benefits like flexibility, sustainability, and independence from any single supplier.
This document summarizes Jo Cook's presentation on open source geospatial software and the OSGeo Foundation. It discusses Oxford Archaeology's use of open source software and open standards to fulfill requirements of preserving archaeological data in perpetuity. Key points include:
1) Oxford Archaeology has adopted an "open ethos" using open access to data, open standards, and open source software like QGIS, GeoServer, and PostGIS to meet needs as an educational charity.
2) They aim to ensure archaeological data can always be accessed and use open formats to avoid re-formatting costs.
3) Oxford Archaeology contributes to open source software development and formed a consultancy, OA Digital, to market their open source
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Agi North
1. Open Source GIS in the UK
(with particular reference to archaeology)
Jo Cook
OA Digital
http://oadigital.net
j.cook@oadigital.net
+44 (0)1524 880212
2. Introduction
What *is* happening in the UK?
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Preconceptions
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Not just open source, but open everything
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Where next (otherwise known as shameless
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plug)
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4. Preconceptions
No good for “real” use
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●Where's the support?
●Where's the hidden catch?
●What if it all goes horribly wrong?
5. Advantages of open source
Supplier independence
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Transparency, controllability and manageability
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Interoperability
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Sustainability
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Also:
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Reliability
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Security
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Performance
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1) Ministry of Economic Affairs (Netherlands), 2007, The Netherlands in
Open Connection: An action plan for the use of Open Standards and
Open Source Software in the public and semi-public sector
2) http://www.dwheeler.com/oss_fs_why.html
6. Archaeology
Preservation by record
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Difficult “status”
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Not much money
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Variable working environment
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13. Thank You!
oadigital.net
www.osgeo.org
wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/United_Kingdom
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94105, USA.
Jo Cook
OA Digital
http://oadigital.net
j.cook@oadigital.net
+44 (0)1524 880212
14. Open Source GIS in the UK
(with particular reference to archaeology)
Jo Cook
OA Digital
http://oadigital.net
j.cook@oadigital.net
+44 (0)1524 880212
Thanks to everyone for turning up.
I work for Oxford Archaeology as an IT research and
development officer. You might have some preconceptions
about what an archaeology unit is- we don’t always work for
universities, we’re not volunteers, and we have some fairly
strong opinions about Time Team and Bonekickers. We are
the largest commercial archaeological organisation in the
UK, possibly in Europe, with 400 staff across 3 UK offices
and 1 French. We have the same concerns over data
management, efficiency, staff training and basically getting
the job done as any other professional company.
However, as it is important to us to maintain our records and
data in perpetuity, as it’s the often the only record of what we
have dug up, we have made the decision to embrace an
“open” ethos: Open access to our data, open standards, and
open source software where possible.
This talk is an entirely personal exploration of the issues that
have become clear to me over the last year or so as we try
and move towards using entirely open source GIS.
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15. Introduction
What *is* happening in the UK?
●
Preconceptions
●
Not just open source, but open everything
●
Where next (otherwise known as shameless
●
plug)
●
When I gave a variant of this talk at the AGI conference in September, I
asked people to get in touch if they worked with open source gis, or if
they wanted to. I got a lot of feedback from companies that support
open source, along with people from academia, so I feel that the
situation is more positive than I thought at that point. Bringing everyone
together is difficult though, and that's something we're working on,
within the AGI and within OSGeo (Open Source Geospatial Foundation,
in particular the UK local chapter).
Some things are still the same though- there are a lot of
preconceptions about open source, and whether it's too much of a risk
to use in a company environment. I'd like to think it's easier to address
some of those issues now.
Also, I can also talk a lot more about what we have done in one
archaeological unit, in moving towards our open ethos.
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16. What *is* happening?
Universities
Heritage
Some
business
Where else?
use
The situation is not entirely dire...
We know that some universities are
starting to offer courses in open source
GIS. Software such as GRASS is often
used for high-end GIS analysis.
Obviously we know that open source
software is beginning to be used in the
heritage industry- we need to future-proof
our data and make it as open/archivally
stable as possible.
But where else? I’m sure that there are
people who are using open source GIS
software, but they are keeping quiet about
it.
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17. Preconceptions
No good for “real” use
●
●Where's the support?
●Where's the hidden catch?
●What if it all goes horribly wrong?
Comments that have been made to me by people in my own company
or in others (including a national body) include:
It’s only good for “home” use- wrong! The examples of apache, mysql
and firefox should prove otherwise.
You don’t get the same level of support- correct! It's often better, but it's
a totally different support paradigm. It is possible to get enterprise-level
guaranteed support if you need it.
Where's the hidden catch? If you give the software away, where do you
make money? From the support, from adding value to the product.
What if it all goes horribly wrong? Well what if your proprietary software
company goes bankrupt? There have been a number of occasions
where governmental organisations have been burnt by contractors
walking away with software at the end of a project, leaving them with
nothing. At least if it's open source, you have a working programme,
and the code to rebuild it should you need to. In the absolute worst-
case scenario, you can find another developer to work on it, or choose
a different package (particularly in the modular approach).
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18. Advantages of open source
Supplier independence
●
Transparency, controllability and manageability
●
Interoperability
●
Sustainability
●
Also:
●
Reliability
●
Security
●
Performance
●
1) Ministry of Economic Affairs (Netherlands), 2007, The Netherlands in
Open Connection: An action plan for the use of Open Standards and
Open Source Software in the public and semi-public sector
2) http://www.dwheeler.com/oss_fs_why.html
Advantages of an open source approach:
No vendor lock-in, no format lock-in. No worries about changes to
licensing agreements.
Transparency, control and manageability.
Interoperability and sustainability.
More controversially, perhaps- reliability, security and performance.
Refs:
1) Ministry of Economic Affairs (Netherlands), 2007, The Netherlands in
Open Connection: An action plan for the use of Open Standards and
Open Source Software in the public and semi-public sector
2) http://www.dwheeler.com/oss_fs_why.html
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Archaeology and open source go very well together for a number of reasons.
The whole point of doing archaeology is to make a record of something that was
dug up- without the data the artefacts (if there are any) are useless. So our
records take the place of the archaeology, and it's our duty to keep them
(accessible) in perpetuity. This leads to our open ethos- open access to our data,
open standards for our file formats, and open source for our data.
Archaeological units are often also in a funny position regarding status. We are
not usually part of universities, we are commercial organisations, but are often
educational charities. We fall between two stools for both software and data
licensing. Not only that, but archaeology is one of the poorest graduate
professions around. We don't have much money in the first place.
So open source software is attractive because it's free in both the speech and
beer sense.
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20. Highlights of open source GIS
This is a very quick introduction to three
open source gis packages that you may or
may not be aware of. There are, of course,
many others, but these in particular are
perhaps closest to providing you with a
replacement to your current proprietary
option.
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21. gvSIG
gvSIG is a desktop GIS package that was developed by the Valencia
Regional Council for Infrastructure and Transportation. It has all the
analytical tools that you might want for in a standard desktop GIS,
along with connectors to web-based services and databases. It has an
advantage over other open source desktop gis of reading (closed
source) cad files.
It has now been fully translated to English (partly by Oxford
Archaeology) and has been developed to run on mobile devices such
as the openmoko phone (more later).
We are now using this as our primary desktop GIS package, although
we use Quantum GIS and GRASS when we need to, and keep a few
licenses of ArcGIS for things like opening proprietary mxd files.
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22. PostgreSQL/PostGIS
PostgreSQL is “the other open source server-based database”. When
you add in the postGIS extension, you have an extremely powerful
geospatial database.
PostgreSQL itself has several really important features that make it an
enterprise-level offering. It offers support for transactions, allowing you
to roll-back a command, or set of commands if everything goes wrong.
It has very powerful security options.
PostGIS gives it the ability to store spatial data, as an alternative to file-
based data storage. It has many built-in spatial commands, such as
buffering and intersections. It is possible to perform complex spatial
queries from the command line without even needing to open your
map.
Most of the leading open source desktop GIS packages provide read-
access to postgreSQL databases, some like gvSIG even allow write-
access. Even some of the proprietary packages will connect to
postgreSQL!
We are experimenting with postgresql for backend databases, text-
based connections from microsoft access and open office base, and
gvsig for a spatial front-end. There are open source data replicators too
for synchronising data from laptops out on site.
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23. Openlayers/Mapfish
There are many open source web-based front-ends but openlayers and
mapfish are possibly my favourites right now. Openlayers is entirely
javascript based, so requires no extra software on your web server.
Then mapfish is a framework built on top of it for quickly deploying nice
looking maps.
We are trying to deploy a lot of our standard data as web mapping
services to save on disk space, deal with versioning issues and so on.
These will be accessible from both desktop and web-based gis
packages, with securities set for editing rights and so on.
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24. Where to go for help?
So if companies or individuals are interested, where can they go for
help? Well the obvious place is OSGeo, and the local chapters (more in
a bit), but there are also a number of companies that support open
source products or data. These will offer enterprise-level support,
should you need it.
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25. And finally...
Open Source GIS
● peace
Give a chance!
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26. Thank You!
oadigital.net
www.osgeo.org
wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/United_Kingdom
This work is licenced under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales License. To
view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/uk/ or send a letter to Creative
Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California
94105, USA.
Jo Cook
OA Digital
http://oadigital.net
j.cook@oadigital.net
+44 (0)1524 880212
Thanks again for listening, this talk is
available online with notes, should you
wish to replay it in the comfort of your own
office.
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