OSGeo - User contributions [en]

British Columbia Chapter

2007-11-05T23:30:01Z

Wiki-Chwest: /* INITIAL MEMBERSHIP */

== '''INTRODUCTION''' ==

The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) is a global non-profit organization dedicated to building and supporting the highest quality open source geospatial software. The foundation's goal is to encourage the use and collaborative development of community-led projects.
OSGeo BC is the proposed Local Chapter of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation.

'''Scope:''' OSGeo BC would form a locus of interaction for the open source geospatial community in British Columbia. This community would include any individual with any interest in open source geospatial processes, applications, software, data, hardware, networks, etc…

== ''' MAILING LIST ''' ==

Please join our mailing list to make sure that you know what's going on. You don't have to be a "member" to read the mailing list.

http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/osgeo-bc

If you prefer a web-based interface to this mailing list, you can follow along on the Nabble mirror:

http://www.nabble.com/OSGeo-BC-Local-Chapter-f27774.html

== ''' MISSION''' ==

OSGeo BC establishes a focal point for liaison, outreach, and technical interests within the geography of British Columbia

'''Liaison Committee'''
* Officially representing OSGeo BC with OSGeo Board, OSGeo Branches, government departments, or academic institutions…
* Taking responsibility for the strategies in planning and developing OSGeo BC, and networking with organizations to enlist participation and support for OSGeo
* Committing organizational support to operate OSGeo BC (e.g. facilities, sponsorships, etc…)

'''Outreach Committee'''
* Creating and managing OSGeo BC official website, including : regular updates, meeting announcements, workshops and training, FAQ, mailing lists and wiki
* Managing OSGeo BC Directory List for consulting, solutions delivery, managed services, software development, and technical support and job opportunities
* Increasing awareness about open source GIS solutions and promoting adoption in education, research, industry, government, and non-profit organizations through local technical supports.
* Encouraging local technical contributions to OSGeo projects

'''Technical Committee'''
* Software processes
* Promotional demo development
* Software Packaging and Customization for local and regional needs
* Training, Support and Development of e-Learning Contents in local languages
* Supporting open standards and open access to geospatial data

== '''OBJECTIVES''' ==

Semi-Annual Meetings:
* Presentations (1 hour)
* Social Gathering (1 hour)
* Committee work (1 hour)

Collaborative Project:
* OSGeo BC Promotional demo development
* OSGeo Requirements gathering
* OSGeo/OGC Requirements gathering
* OSGeo Usability evaluation

Regional Events:
* Conference participation
* Invited speaking engagements
* Demonstration activities

Communication:
* Mailing Lists
* Wiki Development
* Quarterly or Semi Annual-Meetings (TBD)
* Vancouver/Victoria rotations with video conferencing

LEGAL STATUS
* None

== INITIAL MEMBERSHIP ==

''in alphabetical order by last name''

* [[user:jasonbirch | Jason Birch]], City of Nanaimo
* Max Bottoni, Sierra Systems
* Will Cadell, Timberline Natural Resource Group
* Clare Caldicott, Sierra Systems
* Yao Cui, BC Government
* Rick Davidson, TELUS
* Martin Davis, Refractions Research
* [[User:jdeolive | Justin Deoliveira]], The Open Planning Project
* [[User:emmons | Scott Emmons]], GeoBorealis
* Rob Frame, Sierra Systems
* [[User:jive | Jody Garnett]], Refractions Research
* Brian Goble, Cowichan Valley Regional District
* Daniel Hirner, BC Electoral Boundaries Commission
* Kevin Ji, Sierra Systems
* Ken Johansson, District of North Saanich
* Nicole Jung, Global CADD Systems
* [[user:mkyle | Martin Kyle]], Sierra Systems, Vancouver
* Brian Low, Natural Resources Canada (National Forest Information System)
* Dean C. Mikkelsen, Terra ETL Ltd.
* [[User:Tmitchell | Tyler Mitchell]], OSGeo, Williams Lake
* [[User:Dpatton | Dave Patton]], CIS
* [[User:Pwramsey3 | Paul Ramsey]], Refractions Research
* Alison Rowles, Global CADD Systems
* Ken Sam, BGC Engineering
* Tim Taylor, City of Nanaimo
* Ronnie Wahi, Pacific Alliance Technologies
* Chris Webber, Pacific Alliance Technologies
* Chris West, Natural Resources Canada (National Forest Information System)

== INITIAL MEETING ==

Thursday November 15, 2007; 11:00 – 2:00 PM
* 1177 West Hastings, Suite 2500; Vancouver BC
* 737 Courtney Street, Victoria BC
(video conferencing between sites)

== INITIAL AGENDA ==

* Chapter Formation(1 hour)
** Introductions (10 min):
** Roundtable: Define OSGeo BC Charter (40 min):
** Chapter Chair and Vice-chair elections (10 min): TBD

* Lunch (1 hour)
** RSVP (state Vancouver or Victoria attendance) to [[user:mkyle | Martin Kyle]]

* Committee Work (45 min)
** Formation of 3 committees (TBD based on result of Chapter Charter)
** Define Committee Charters and Terms of Reference
** Committee Chair and Vice-chair elections

*Committee Reports (15 min)
*Next Meeting

== POSSIBLE SUBSEQUENT AGENDAS ==

* Presentations (1 hour)
** OSGeo BC Business (10 min):
** Application Area (20 min): TBD
** Technical Area (20 min): TBD

* Lunch (1 hour)
** RSVP (state Vancouver or Victoria attendance) to [[user:mkyle | Martin Kyle]]

* Committee Work (50 min)
** Liaison Track, Outreach Track, Technical Track

*Committee Reports (10 min)

[[Category:Local Chapters]]
[[Category:Canada]]

Journal Volume 3

2007-09-28T19:11:54Z

Wiki-Chwest: /* Special Edition - FOSS4G Proceedings */

This is the planning and work page for the OSGeo [[Journal]] - Volume 3 publication.

If you want to contribute an article, add it to this list in the appropriate category.

'''Please review the [[Journal License and Guidelines]] page before adding your article to either article list.'''

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== Deadlines ==
* Articles welcome: '''Now'''
* Articles requiring peer review, Submission Ends: '''September 30, 2007'''
* Article Submission Ends: '''October 10, 2007'''
* First Draft: '''October 25, 2007'''
* Final Publication: '''November 15, 2007'''

== Special Edition - FOSS4G Proceedings ==
This volume of the Journal will have a focus on the proceedings and papers presented at the [http://www.foss4g2007.org|FOSS4G Conference Event]. There will still be room for other articles, though it may be limited depending on how many articles come from the conference presenters. If there are many FOSS4G articles, then the 'normal' articles will be postponed to the next volume.

If you are interested in providing a paper for this purpose, please add yourself to the following section. Otherwise, add your normal article to the sections further below.
#Your FOSS4G paper goes here.... include your name, your email and the title of your article
#Hans Plum, Markus Lupp plum@lat-lon.de, Interoperabilty for 3D geodata: Experiences with CityGML and OGC Web Services
#Barde Julien, julien@mbari.org, A generic approach to manage metadata standards
#Peter Staub, peterstaub AT ethz DOT ch, A Model-Driven Web Feature Service for Enhanced Semantic Interoperability
#Stefan Keller, sfkeller (at) hsr.ch, db4o2D - Object Database Extension for 2D Geospatial Types
#Martin Mergili and Wolfgang Fellin, martin.mergili (at) uibk.ac.at, GRASS GIS and modelling of natural hazards: an integrated approach for debris flow simulation
#Nirut Chalainanont, Junya Sano, and Toshimi Minoura, minoura@eecs.orst.edu, Automatic Generation of Web-Based GIS/Database Applications
#Hugo Conceição, Luís Damas, Michel Ferreira and João Barros, michel@dcc.fc.up.pt, The DIVERT Project: Development of Inter-Vehicular Reliable Telematics
#David Vaz and Michel Ferreira, davidvaz_at_ncc.up.pt - Spatial-Yap: A Spatio-Deductive Database System.
#Jo Cook, jo dot cook at googlemail dot com, Portable GIS: GIS on a USB stick
#Luis Fernando Bueno, Weberson Gabriel, Pablo Filetti Moreira, Artur Henrique Villa Real F. Ramos, Fabio Augusto das Dores Silva and Marcelo Campos Brito, luis.bueno@sipam.gov.br, GeoSIPAM: Free and Open Source Software Applied to the Protection of the Brazilian Amazon
#Luis Fernando Bueno, Luiz Gilberto Dall´Igna, Marcelo Vitor Amaral Campos, Tiago de Lima Martarole and Diego Gomes Ferreira. luis.bueno@sipam.gov.br, A Spatial Database to Integrate the Information of the Rondonia Natural Resource Management Project
#Chris West, Mark Gillis, Brian Low, and Alex Song. chwest@nrcan.gc.ca, Using Open Source to Analyze Canada's National Forest Inventory
#Aaron Peeke-Vout and Brian Low, Aaron.Peeke-Vout@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca, Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI)-In-A-Box, a Footprint to Deliver Geospatial Data through Open Source Applications.

== Normal Edition ==
=== Contributors / Topics ===
See [[Journal]] for definition of the following categories. Add yourself if you are interested. Note that all categories don't have to be filled, so this serves as a rough outline for the types of content we generally hope to have.

=== Editorials ===
# Tyler Mitchell: '''General updates'''

=== News ===
# Editor: Jason Fournier
# Additional contributors welcome...

=== Event Reports (2-3 articles) ===
# ...

=== Project Introductions (1-2 articles) ===
# ...

=== Case Studies (2-3 articles) ===
# Peter Löwe: '''Wanderlust 2.0: The state and future of hiking trail management in Germany with FOSS GIS'''
# Peter Wilkins: '''An Image Request application using FOSS4G tools'''

=== Integration Studies (2-3 articles) ===
# ...

=== Topical Studies (1-2 articles) ===
# Markus Neteler: '''Open Source Quality Assessment System: The GRASS Case''' (about[http://grass.itc.it/devel/index.php#quality GRASS-QA])
# ...

=== Programming Tutorials (1-2 articles) ===
# ...

=== Interview(s) ===
# ...

=== Developer Announcements ===
# OSGeo project summaries
# OSGeo Local Chapter updates
# deegree3: the shape of things to come. (Markus Lupp)
# ...

[[Category:Journal]]
[[Category:FOSS4G2007]]

Journal Volume 3

2007-09-28T15:48:08Z

Wiki-Chwest: /* Special Edition - FOSS4G Proceedings */

This is the planning and work page for the OSGeo [[Journal]] - Volume 3 publication.

If you want to contribute an article, add it to this list in the appropriate category.

'''Please review the [[Journal License and Guidelines]] page before adding your article to either article list.'''

------

== Deadlines ==
* Articles welcome: '''Now'''
* Articles requiring peer review, Submission Ends: '''September 30, 2007'''
* Article Submission Ends: '''October 10, 2007'''
* First Draft: '''October 25, 2007'''
* Final Publication: '''November 15, 2007'''

== Special Edition - FOSS4G Proceedings ==
This volume of the Journal will have a focus on the proceedings and papers presented at the [http://www.foss4g2007.org|FOSS4G Conference Event]. There will still be room for other articles, though it may be limited depending on how many articles come from the conference presenters. If there are many FOSS4G articles, then the 'normal' articles will be postponed to the next volume.

If you are interested in providing a paper for this purpose, please add yourself to the following section. Otherwise, add your normal article to the sections further below.
#Your FOSS4G paper goes here.... include your name, your email and the title of your article
#Hans Plum, Markus Lupp plum@lat-lon.de, Interoperabilty for 3D geodata: Experiences with CityGML and OGC Web Services
#Barde Julien, julien@mbari.org, A generic approach to manage metadata standards
#Peter Staub, peterstaub AT ethz DOT ch, A Model-Driven Web Feature Service for Enhanced Semantic Interoperability
#Stefan Keller, sfkeller (at) hsr.ch, db4o2D - Object Database Extension for 2D Geospatial Types
#Martin Mergili and Wolfgang Fellin, martin.mergili (at) uibk.ac.at, GRASS GIS and modelling of natural hazards: an integrated approach for debris flow simulation
#Nirut Chalainanont, Junya Sano, and Toshimi Minoura, minoura@eecs.orst.edu, Automatic Generation of Web-Based GIS/Database Applications
#Hugo Conceição, Luís Damas, Michel Ferreira and João Barros, michel@dcc.fc.up.pt, The DIVERT Project: Development of Inter-Vehicular Reliable Telematics
#David Vaz and Michel Ferreira, davidvaz_at_ncc.up.pt - Spatial-Yap: A Spatio-Deductive Database System.
#Jo Cook, jo dot cook at googlemail dot com, Portable GIS: GIS on a USB stick
#Luis Fernando Bueno, Weberson Gabriel, Pablo Filetti Moreira, Artur Henrique Villa Real F. Ramos, Fabio Augusto das Dores Silva and Marcelo Campos Brito, luis.bueno@sipam.gov.br, GeoSIPAM: Free and Open Source Software Applied to the Protection of the Brazilian Amazon
#Luis Fernando Bueno, Luiz Gilberto Dall´Igna, Marcelo Vitor Amaral Campos, Tiago de Lima Martarole and Diego Gomes Ferreira. luis.bueno@sipam.gov.br, A Spatial Database to Integrate the Information of the Rondonia Natural Resource Management Project
#Chris West, Mark Gillis, Brian Low, and Alex Song. chwest@nrcan.gc.ca, Using Open Source to Analyze Canada's National Forest Inventory

== Normal Edition ==
=== Contributors / Topics ===
See [[Journal]] for definition of the following categories. Add yourself if you are interested. Note that all categories don't have to be filled, so this serves as a rough outline for the types of content we generally hope to have.

=== Editorials ===
# Tyler Mitchell: '''General updates'''

=== News ===
# Editor: Jason Fournier
# Additional contributors welcome...

=== Event Reports (2-3 articles) ===
# ...

=== Project Introductions (1-2 articles) ===
# ...

=== Case Studies (2-3 articles) ===
# Peter Löwe: '''Wanderlust 2.0: The state and future of hiking trail management in Germany with FOSS GIS'''
# Peter Wilkins: '''An Image Request application using FOSS4G tools'''

=== Integration Studies (2-3 articles) ===
# ...

=== Topical Studies (1-2 articles) ===
# Markus Neteler: '''Open Source Quality Assessment System: The GRASS Case''' (about[http://grass.itc.it/devel/index.php#quality GRASS-QA])
# ...

=== Programming Tutorials (1-2 articles) ===
# ...

=== Interview(s) ===
# ...

=== Developer Announcements ===
# OSGeo project summaries
# OSGeo Local Chapter updates
# deegree3: the shape of things to come. (Markus Lupp)
# ...

[[Category:Journal]]
[[Category:FOSS4G2007]]