The current State of OSGeo: Overview of the established OSGeo software products, incubating projects, local chapter and conference activities and some politics. And as always: What is different about software in general.

1. Cover Page
The state of OSGeo and
the global SDI
Arnulf Christl
OSGeo President
IV Jornadas SIG Libre, Girona
Download: http://arnulf.us/publications/IV_Jornadas_SIG_Libre_The_state_of_OSGeo_and_the_global_SDI.pdf

2. Introducing OSGeo
OSGeo is a non­profit organization created to support and
build the highest­quality Open Source geospatial software.
The foundation provides financial, organizational, and legal
support to the broader Open Source geospatial community.
It also serves as an independent legal entity to which
community members can contribute code, funding and
other resources, secure in the knowledge that their
contributions will be maintained for public benefit.
Dor more details see the very good "A not so short introduction to OSGeo" slides at: http://www.osgeo.org/node/764
The state of OSGeo and the global SDI – Girona 2010 – Arnulf Christl 2/19

3. Graduated Projects
Web Mapping & SDI Desktop Applications
deegree GRASS GIS
Mapbender OSSIM
MapGuide Open Source Quantum GIS
MapServer Geospatial Libraries
OpenLayers FDO
Metadata Catalog GDAL/OGR
GeoNetwork GeoTools
The state of OSGeo and the global SDI – Girona 2010 – Arnulf Christl 3/19

4. Incubating Projects
For more Details go to the Incubation Committee
GeoMajas – Integrated Web Mapping Platform
GEOS – Spatial Library in C
GeoServer – OGC WMS and WFS Transactional Server
gvSIG – Desktop GIS in Java (Status!)
MapFish – Web Mapping Development Framework
MetaCRS – Meta Project for Coordinate System Libraries
PostGIS – Spatial Extension for PostgreSQL
The state of OSGeo and the global SDI – Girona 2010 – Arnulf Christl 4/19

5. Global SDI with OSGeo Software
A Selection of Global SDI Use Cases
MapFish INSPIRE Geoportal
Mapbender PortalU Environmental Metadata Portal
OpenLayers at the Whitehouse
GeoNetwork FAO Metadata Catalogs
GDAL/OGR powered Software and Portals
PostGIS based Spatial Database Extensions (SDE)
Many more at: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Use_Cases
The state of OSGeo and the global SDI – Girona 2010 – Arnulf Christl 5/19

6. Web Mapping Software News
Web Mapping – Tool Diversity
MapFish enters OSGeo Incubation with OpenLayers Client,
GeoExt ExtJS, REST API, Multi­Language Framework
GeoMajas enters OSGeo Incubation, Fully Integrated Java
Web Mapping Solution
Mapbender integrates OpenLayers, and many Code
Sprints boost Activity
Ne
WMS Inspector AddOn for Firefox Launched w!
The state of OSGeo and the global SDI – Girona 2010 – Arnulf Christl 6/19

7. Web Dev: ExtJS and jQuery – Distribution
Google Trends: jquery, jquery ui, extjs
The state of OSGeo and the global SDI – Girona 2010 – Arnulf Christl 7/19

8. Mapfish and Mapbender
Ext JS jQuery UI
Ext Core
jQuery
Mapbender
jQuery
GeoExt
Plugins
MapFish Client Mapbender Client
The state of OSGeo and the global SDI – Girona 2010 – Arnulf Christl 8/19

9. ...and OpenLayers
Ext JS jQuery UI
Ext Core
jQuery
Open Mapbender
Open
Layers jQuery
Layers GeoExt
Plugins
MapFish Client Mapbender Client
The state of OSGeo and the global SDI – Girona 2010 – Arnulf Christl 9/19

10. What's Hot?
Spatially Extending jQuery
Mapbender uses jQuery since 2007
First thoughts to extend OpenLayers with jQuery were
exchanged at FOSS4G 2009 in Sydney
Mapbender with jQuery deploys OpenLayers
Geo jQuery BoF at the FOSSGIS Conference in Germany
OSGeo Mailing List, Website: http://www.geojquery.org
Geo jQuery BoF at Jornadas SIG Libre Ne
w!
The state of OSGeo and the global SDI – Girona 2010 – Arnulf Christl 10/19

11. Local Chapter Activity
OSGeo Japan (Tokyo, Osaka)
FOSSGIS / OSGeo D­A­CH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
OSGeo­ES (Hispano Hablante)
Cataluña, España, ...
Sud América (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba,
México, Brazil, y muchos más...)
Canada (Ottawa, Chiqutimi, Victoria, Nova Scotia, ...)
EEUU (California, NY, …)
More at http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Category:Local_Chapters
The state of OSGeo and the global SDI – Girona 2010 – Arnulf Christl 11/19

12. FOSS4G and Local Conferences
GRAS & MapServer Meetings in Asia, America, Europe, …
FOSS4G Meeting of the Tribes in Lausanne (2006),
Victoria (2007), Cape Town (2008), Sydney (2009)
FOSS4G Japan in Tokyo and Osaka, regular event
FOSSGIS in Germany, regular event
Jornadas SIG Libre Girona, regular event
GFOSS­it in Italy, regular event
Geo­Evenement in France, regular event … & many more
The state of OSGeo and the global SDI – Girona 2010 – Arnulf Christl 12/19

13. The Nature of Software is Immaterial
Software is immaterial! It is not matter & not physical!
As such it can be copied at a very low cost.
This is a phenomenal feature because it multiplies by
giving away. This is a foreign concept for a material world.
Software is the only good that only grows by giving it away!
Software is untouchable
The state of OSGeo and the global SDI – Girona 2010 – Arnulf Christl 13/19

14. The Nature of Software is Immaterial
Software can be copied and transported on
Floppy disk, Hard disk, USB memory sticks
Satellite connection, Wired networks,
Email, FTP, HTTP, SCP, pretty much anything...
… or even printed on paper ...
How can you restrict something that cannot be locked away?
The state of OSGeo and the global SDI – Girona 2010 – Arnulf Christl 14/19

15. Legal Restriction: By Proprietary Licenses
You are not allowed to copy
You are not allowed to modify
You are not allowed to give away
You are not allowed to improve
You are not allowed to install
You are not allowed to sahre
You are not allowed to...
The Proprietary Software License Model
The state of OSGeo and the global SDI – Girona 2010 – Arnulf Christl 15/19

16. Political Restriction: By Embargo
The US Export Restriction are a good thing for:
Biological, Chemical, and Nuclear Weapons, ...
War, Desease, Terrorism, ...
Maybe even Money, … ?
But, as we have just learned:
You cannot prevent Software from spreading anywhere!
It does not Work for Software
The state of OSGeo and the global SDI – Girona 2010 – Arnulf Christl 16/19

17. OSGeo is Truly Globalized
Therefore OSGeo respects Local Rules and Regulations
and Laws
OSGeo is Incorporated in the USA
Therefore OSGeo has an Export Restrictions Regulation
It is good to go as it is, because it does not restrict our daily
work and does not hinder collaboration
When it is required, OSGeo will react
At the Moment this is not necessary
The state of OSGeo and the global SDI – Girona 2010 – Arnulf Christl 17/19

18. Summary
Local Chapters are the most important aspect of OSGeo
The Incubation process is a highly useful and accepted tool
to doublecheck, create and maintain quality software
OSGeo Software is recognized as a quality brand
New projects emerge between mature existing OSGeo
products and link back to mainstream IT
OSGeo is here to stay!
The state of OSGeo and the global SDI – Girona 2010 – Arnulf Christl 18/19

19. Thank you for
your Attention,
and see you at
FOSS4G
6th to 9th September 2010
FOSS4G: The Global Free and
Open Source Conference for
the Geospatial Domain
With friendly support by:
Metaspatial This slide set is copyrighted to the commons
Author: Arnulf Christl, Metaspatial
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