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Montreal Code Sprint 2011

2011-08-30T03:10:13Z

Wiki-Gantic: /* Announcements, News, Recaps */

== Purpose ==

Get together project members to make decisions and tackle larger problems (as done in previous years at the [[New York Code Sprint 2010]] and [[Toronto Code Sprint 2009]]).

We have started a [[Montreal Code Sprint 2011 Agenda]] page for preliminary planning of tasks.

== Timing ==

Dates: Tuesday-Friday, March 15-18, from approximately 9am-5pm

== Venue ==

Communauté Métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM)
[http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1002+sherbrooke+west+montreal+qc&sll=45.502703,-73.575719&sspn=0.00943,0.014977&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1002+Rue+Sherbrooke+Ouest,+Montr%C3%A9al,+Communaut%C3%A9-Urbaine-de-Montr%C3%A9al,+Qu%C3%A9bec+H3A+1Y1&z=16 1002, Sherbrooke West, suite 2400, Montreal QC]

* 2 large adjacent conference rooms located on 24th floor of a tower with great view of the city ([[Montreal Code Sprint 2011 - Possible Venues#pictures-cmm |see pictures]])
* Possibility to remove the wall between the two rooms to make a single larger room
* RJ-45 and power plugs in the floor
* Larger room: 14 tables for two = 28 person capacity
* Smaller room: 6 tables for two = 12 person capacity
* Possibility to rearrange the tables to fit our needs (e.g. make tables/teams of 6-8 people for instance)
* Projector in each room
* White boards on the wall between the two rooms (become unavailable if we remove the wall)

== Sponsors ==

We will again be looking for sponsors ($750) to support food and fun for the sprinters as they work hard and play hard for four productive days. Each $750 sponsorship will be put towards lunch, snacks and dinner costs for the sprinters, and potentially bringing in sprinters who might otherwise be unable to attend. Any surplus at the end of the event will be turned over to OSGeo or used for a future code sprint.

To sponsor, please contact Daniel Morissette (dmorissette at mapgears dot com) directly.

=== 2011 Sponsors ===
{| border="0"
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!colspan="2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|750$ Sponsors
|-
!height="100"| [[Image:Logo-lizardtech.png|160px|center|LizardTech|link=http://www.lizardtech.com/]]
!height="100"| [[Image:Logo-azavea.png|160px|center|Azavea|link=http://www.azavea.com/]]
|-
!height="100"| [[Image:Logo-qpublic.png|160px|center|qPublic|link=http://qpublic.net/]]
!height="100"| [[Image:Logo-farallon.jpg|160px|center|Farallon Geographics|link=http://fargeo.com/]]
|-
!height="100"| [[Image:Logo-airborne.png|131px|center|Airborne Interactive|link=http://airborne.aero/]]
!height="100"| [[Image:Logo-borealis.png|150px|center|Boreal - Information Strategies (Borealis)|link=http://www.boreal-is.com/]]
|-
!height="100"| [[Image:Logo-mapgears.png|160px|center|Mapgears|link=http://www.mapgears.com/]]
!height="100"| [[Image:Logo-tydac.png|160px|center|Tydac|link=http://www.tydac.ch/]]
|-
!height="100"| [[Image:Logo-appliedimagery.png|160px|center|Applied Imagery|link=http://www.appliedimagery.com/]]
!height="100"| [[Image:Logo-neogeo.png|center|Neogeo technologies|link=http://www.neogeo-online.net/]]
|-
!bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|Hockey Night Sponsor
!bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|Host (Room and Internet)
|-
!height="100"| [[Image:Gatewaygeomatics-logo.jpg|200px|center|Gateway Geomatics|link=http://www.gatewaygeomatics.com]]
!height="100"| [[Image:logo-cmm.png|200px|center|Communauté Métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM)|link=http://cmm.qc.ca/]]
|}

== Budget ==

* The 2011 budget is available online [https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?hl=en&hl=en&key=0Av9Xf1ehZXz-dG4yTzQwSTVJM0sxOVNBNFdWS2dKdHc&single=true&gid=0&output=html here].
* Any surplus at the end of the event will be turned over to [http://osgeo.org/ OSGeo] or used for a future code sprint.
* '''Update, 2011-05-17:''' There is an accumulated surplus of 2,052.92$CAD available for a future edition (688.71$ from 2010, and 1,364.21$ from 2011), and receipts for the 2011 expenses are [[Media:Osgeo-Montreal-code-sprint-2011-receipts.pdf|here]].

== Hotel ==

* [http://hotelcantlie.com/ Hotel Cantlie Suites], 1110, Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1G9, located 1-2 blocks away: Group rate starting at 99$/night + taxes

We have a group reservation. Here's the link to reserve your room:

* English: https://reservations.ihotelier.com/crs/g_reservation.cfm?groupID=544358&hotelID=12608&languageid=1
* Français: https://reservations.ihotelier.com/crs/g_reservation.cfm?groupID=544358&hotelID=12608&languageid=3

== Costs ==

Participants should plan for the following costs:

* Travel to Montreal, variable depending on where you are.
* Accommodation for four nights, $200 to $600 depending on what room you choose and whether you room share.
* Breakfast, dinner and other snacks.
* The sponsorship moneys will be put towards: morning snacks, lunches, dinner(s), social event (?)

== Communication ==

* Please join the mailing list: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/tosprint

* IRC chat during the event: Channel: #tosprint Server: irc.freenode.net

== Participation ==

We are planning for attendance of 20-40. Please add your name and the projects you are hoping to sprint on, if you have a strong intention to attend.

'''Update 2011-03-01: To help with planning, please confirm your participation in each of the code sprint days and nights activities via Doodle at [http://doodle.com/n99d4fkhsid4ghap http://doodle.com/n99d4fkhsid4ghap].'''

# [[User:Dmorissette|Daniel Morissette]] (MapServer, GDAL/OGR)
# [[User:msmitherdc|Michael Smith]] (MapServer, libLAS)
# [[User:dzwarg|David Zwarg]] (PostGIS)
# [[User:jadams|Jeff Adams]] (PostGIS)
# Frank Warmerdam (MapServer, GDAL, ...)
# [[User:olivier.courtin|Olivier Courtin]] (PostGIS - TinyOWS)
# [[User:pwramsey3|Paul Ramsey]] (PostGIS)
# [[User:jmckenna|Jeff McKenna]] (MapServer)
# [[User:assefa|Yewondwossen Assefa]] (MapServer)
# [[User:aboudreault|Alan Boudreault]] (MapServer)
# [[User:hobu|Howard Butler]] (MapServer libLAS GDAL)
# [[User:tbonfort|Thomas Bonfort]] (MapServer)
# [[User:mpg|Michael P. Gerlek]] (libLAS, C# tribe)
# [[User:tomkralidis|Tom Kralidis]] (MapServer, [http://pycsw.org/ pycsw]) (Wed-Fri)
# [[User:djay|Gérald Fenoy]] (ZOO-Project)
# [[User:mrosen|Michael Rosen]] (liblas, gdal)
# Nicolas Bozon (ZOO-Project)
# Steve Lime (MapServer) (Tue-Thu)
# [[User:pierre|Pierre Racine]] (PostGIS raster)
# [[User:Schpidi|Stephan Meißl]] (MapServer)
# [[User:zjames|Zak James]] (MapServer)
# [[User:kirk|Kirk McKelvey]] (mrsid, liblas, gdal)
# [[User:quentonc|Pete Gadomski]] (liblas)
# Jim Klassen (MapServer, GDAL)
# Alexandre Dubé (GeoPrisma, OpenLayers, GeoExt)
# Julien-Samuel Lacroix (MapServer, GeoPrisma, OpenLayers, GeoExt)
# Etienne Dubé (GeoPrisma, OpenLayers, GeoExt)
# Yves Moisan (GeoPrisma, ?)
# David Finnegan (liblas)

Virtual participants (irc #tosprint)

* ...

== Room Share ==

If you would like to room share,

# Reserve a room at the hotel, choosing a type with more than one bed.
# Put your name in this section, indicating the amount of space in your room.

Put your names below:

* example entry: B has a triple room, needs two roommates.

Special offer: I, [[User:Aleroux|Alexandre Leroux]], can provide free lodging for the whole event with these parameters: one double bed, private access (we'll let you a key), private kitchen with fridge, private shower and toilet. Internet wifi included. It's a 2-minutes walk from the Snowdon subway station, making it easy to go to the Code Sprint. That would be on the basement of where my wife, daughter and myself live. If interested, contact me directly.

== Individual Preparation ==

* Bring your own computer
* Install subversion and the compiler tools, and come with a working development environment if possible.

== FAQ ==

* Is the Montreal Code Sprint just a coding event?
** Yes, a coding and documentation event. It is a working session for people who are already participants in open source projects.
* Will it be possible to present new projects during this event?
** No, this is not a presentation-oriented event. People will get together in small groups and work on areas of mutual interest within their projects.

== Social Events ==

* Monday March 14, 2011 @5pm: OSGeo-Québec 5 à 7 / Code Sprint Ice breaker. On the 2nd floor of http://www.mcleanspub.com/ 1210 Peel St, Montreal (450m South of the Cantlies Suites hotel on Peel Street)
* Tuesday March 15, 2011 @5:30pm: Dinner at [http://www.dundeesbarandgrill.com/ Dundees Bar & Grill] (2010 Crescent Street, [http://maps.google.ca/maps/place?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=jUq&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=dundees+bar+and+grill+montreal&fb=1&gl=ca&hq=dundees+bar+and+grill&hnear=Montreal,+QC&cid=7637348018275249337 map])
* Wednesday March 16, 2011 @5:30pm: Dinner at [http://www.lemilsa.com/lemilsa/index.html Le Milsa] (1445-A Bishop Street, [http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Le+Milsa+Restaurant,+Montreal,+Quebec&aq=0&gl=ca&g=2010+Crescent+St,+Montr%C3%A9al,+QC+H3G+2B8&ie=UTF8&hq=Le+Milsa+Restaurant,&hnear=Montreal,+Communaut%C3%A9-Urbaine-de-Montr%C3%A9al,+Quebec&ll=45.497203,-73.577242&spn=0.026772,0.071583&z=14 map])
** which is a "Brazilian Churrasco: an all you can eat meat experience that you'll remember, also includes animation from Brazilian dancers"
* Thursday March 17, 2011 @5:30pm: watch a hockey game at Verdun Auditorium (7:05PM start) courtesy of Gateway Geomatics ([[Montreal_Code_Sprint_2011/HockeyNight|HockeyNight details]])
* Friday March 18, 2011 evening: "networking" at a local establishment
* ...

== Eating Options ==

Some locations recommended by locals:

* Restaurants
** ...
* Bars
**

(Please do not hesitate to add locations to this list)

== Getting to the Sprint ==

=== From Trudeau International Airport (YUL) ===

Unfortunately there is no shuttle that goes straight from the airport to the hotel.

Here are some options (See also [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=45.454231,-73.748131&daddr=1110+Rue+Sherbrooke+Ouest,+Montr%C3%A9al,+QC+H3A+1G6,+Canada&hl=en&geocode=%3BFRxMtgIdbU-d-ynR5QLZQBrJTDE5mLJmp5RZkQ&mra=dme&mrsp=0&sz=13&dirflg=r&ttype=dep&date=02%2F25%2F11&time=7:22am&noexp=0&noal=0&sort=def&sll=45.469521,-73.682384&sspn=0.099197,0.222301&ie=UTF8&ll=45.500813,-73.574409&spn=0.099141,0.222301&z=13&iwloc=statictransit:&start=0 Google Maps]):

==== Option 1 - Express Bus 747 + Subway ====

http://www.admtl.com/Passengers/AccessAndParking/STMBuses.aspx

Take the 747 express bus from the Airport. The bus goes to Berri-UQAM, but do not go all the way to Berri-UQAM, you need to get off at the Lionel-Groulx stop, and then connect to the Metro Green Line (1) towards Station Honoré-Beaugrand. Get off at Station Peel (Stop ID: 10138). You are only 150m from Hotel Le Cantlie Suites.

Cost: 8$. At the airport, tickets are sold at the International Currency Exchange (ICE) counter on the international arrivals level.

==== Option 2 - Taxi ====

http://www.admtl.com/Passengers/AccessAndParking/TaxisAndLimousines.aspx

It seems that the simplest option is a taxi: there is a fixed price of 38$ for a ride downtown in the area of the hotel. (The person at the hotel insisted that this is a fixed price and if the driver asks for more then he is trying to screw you)

==== Option 3 - Train + Subway ====

VIA Rail offers a train shuttle from their Dorval train station to downtown (towards Montreal Central Station). The Dorval train station is not directly on the airport so you need to take the "AirConnect" shuttle to get to the train. More details here:

http://www.viarail.ca/en/useful-info/related-services/montreal-airport-shuttle

"After landing, go to the domestic or international flights terminal exit, where you'll see a clearly marked AirConnect stop. The shuttle comes by every 20 minutes, and will take you to the Dorval station for free."

Then Google suggests that the shortest route is to get off the train at Metro (Subway) Station Vendome, then take red line (2) towards Henri Bourassa and get off at Lionel Groulx. Finally take metro green line (1) towards Honoré-Beaugrand and get off at Peel. You are only 150m from Hotel Le Cantlie Suites.

== Announcements, News, Recaps ==

* [http://dmorissette.blogspot.com/2011/03/osgeo-montreal-code-sprint-seeking-more.html OSGeo Montreal Code Sprint seeking more sponsors due to record participation ]
* [http://dmorissette.blogspot.com/2011/03/news-from-montreal-osgeo-code-sprint.html News from the Montreal OSGeo Code Sprint]
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=== Photos ===

* http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=montrealsprint2011&m=tags

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India

2011-08-30T03:00:28Z

Wiki-Gantic: /* About India OSGeo Chapter */

Find more information on the '''[http://osgeo.in India Chapter of OSGeo]''' web site.

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=== Mission ===

* Promoting Free/Opensource GIS tools and publicly available Geodata
* Advocacy of and promoting Localized GIS
* Act as a bridge between various groups like Developers, Application Users, NGOs, Government departments
* mentor various FOSS GIS miniprojects by providing resources such as technical guidence, webspace etc.
=== Objectives ===

Development:
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* initiative for standardisation of publicly available geodata
* setting up WMS/WFS based geodata servers using publicly available geodata
* toolkit for localised GIS including with special focus on schools, governments , public causes such as child malnutririon, mass education.

POCs ('''P'''roof '''O'''f '''C'''oncept demos):
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* localized GIS (interface and maps)
* Collaborative platforms for participatory governance

Regional Events:
* Workshops and Training sessions for
** comp science students/teachers
** geo-informatics/geology/geography/civil engineering students and teachers
** others
* Special Lectures
* Demonstrations

Communication:
* Networking Local Communities related to geo-issues
* Mailing Lists
* Wiki

=== Legal status ===

OSGeo India Chapter is, presently, a voluntary organization, and has not been registered as a legal body. At present, OSGeo legal status is similar to other Open Source related organizations in India such as "Linux India" (http://www.linux-india.org/), "gnomebangalore"(http://www.gnomebangalore.org/) or "KDE India" (http://in.kde.org/). Recently, "Free Software Foundation India" (FSF India) was registered as company and been granted the 80G status under Income Tax Act. India OSGeo Chapter is still a
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register as a legal body at some stage in the future. The India OSGeo Chapter will consult a certified tax cosultant when necessary to ensure compliance with the Indian tax laws.

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== '''India OSGeo Chapter Officers''' ==

India OSGeo Representative 
Dr P.S.Roy 
Deputy Director (RS&GIS-AA) 
National Remote Sensing Agency 
(Deptartment of Space, Government of India) 
Balanagar, Hyderabad-500 037 
Telephone :+91-40-23884255
Fax: +91-40-23875932 
E-Mail: psr at nrsa dot gov dot in

India OSGeo Chapter Coordinator 
Dr. Yashodhan Joshi 
CEO Relatioware 
Pune, India 
yyj at relationware dot in 

India OSGeo Treasurer 
Dr K.S.Rajan 
Associate Professor 
International Institute of Information Technology 
Gachibowli, Hyderabad-500 032, India 
E-Mail: rajan at iiit dot ac dot in

OSGeo Software Development Committee 
Chairpersons 
(Prototyping, Localization, Proof of Concepts etc.) 
Prof. Jitendra Shah 
VJTI Mumbai, India 
jituviju at gmail dot com 

Dr. T.V. Ramachandra 
Indian Institute of Science 
Bangalore, India 
cestvr at ces dot iisc dot ernet dot in 

Regional Events Committee 
Chairpersons 
Mr. V. Ravi Kumar* 
Joint Secretory of the OSGeo India registered body and 
Director (Retired*) 
Centre for Geoinformation Management and Training 
Training Inistitute 
Geological Survey of India 
Bandalaguda,
Hyderabad 500068 
India 
ravivundavalli at yahoo dot com 

Mr. Neeraj Dixit 
Product Manager
Autodesk India Pvt. Ltd. 
Infrastructure Solutions Division (ISD) 
Neeraj dot Dixit at autodesk dot com 

Education and Training Committee 
Chairpersons 
Dr. N.J. Pawar 
Department of Geology,
Pune University 
Ganeshkhind Road 
Pune 411007, India 
njpawar at unipune dot ernet dot in

Dr. S.N. Prasad 
Sàlim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) 
Deccan Regional Station,
Secunderabad - 500 017, India 
Email: narendra_prasad at yahoo dot com 

Dr. H.S.Rai 
Professor of Civil Engineering 
Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College 
Ludhiana - 141006 
India 
Email: hardeep.rai at gmail dot com 
Web: [http://hs.raiandrai.com HS.RaiAndRai.com] 

Advisors 

Dr. S.S. Thigale (spathigale at rediffmail dot com) 
Dr. Rajendra Jagdale (rajendra dot jagdale at gmail dot com) 
Dr. Vishwas S.Kale (vskale at unipune dot ernet dot in) 
Mr. Ashok Saraf (saraf dot ashok at gmail dot com) 
Dr. Venkatesh Raghavan (venkat at osgeo dot org) 
Mr. Kiran Chandra (kiranfsf at gmail dot com) 
Mr. Achuthan Mohan (achuthanmohan at gmail dot com) 
..Add more Advisors here

== '''Initial Membership''' ==
* Dr. Gautam Talukdar
* Dr. Awase Khirni Syed
* Dr. Tarun P. Singh
* Amol A. Sale
* Anand Akmanchi
* Aneel Kumar.V
* Anil Kumar.K.V
* Anivar Aravind
* Ankur Mehrotra
* Gangavane
* Indrajit Patil
* Jayant Kirtane
* Kanhaiya K. Kale
* Mahalakshmi Narayanan
* Mahesh Jeevane
* Maneesh Prasad
* Mohan Patil
* N.R. Karmarkar
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* Sajith
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* M.Surendranath
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* S.Ramamurthy
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* J.Simhachalam
* V.Hanumantha Rao
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* N.Padmayya
* N.R.Ramesh
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* [http://5map.in Vimal Kumar]
* Narayana Aroori
* P M Bala Manikavelu
* RVN Srinivas
* M Arulraj
* Satya Prasad Sarilla
* Suresh Verma
* Kumar Parakram
* Pranav Kumar
* Harish Kumar Solanki

Temporary mailing list - http://wgrass.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/mailman/listinfo/osgeo_discuss

== '''Meetings of India OSGeo Chapter ''' ==

* 4th Oct 2006, Hyderabad [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Talk:India Meeting Minutes]

* 24th Jan 2006, Hyderabad 
We are Happy to ANNOUNCE that we had a very successful OSGeo Workshop at Map World Forum 2007 today, and thank all the participants for the same. We are also very grateful to our Sponsors OSGeo.org and our Donors thru GNOME Foundation for the financial support in hosting this event. 
Later in the day, the first meeting of the newly constituted Executive Council (Board) of OSGeo-India was held. 
Details will be posted soon.

== '''Links''' ==
* India OSGeo Chapter - http://osgeo.in/
* National Remote Sensing Agency - http://www.nrsa.gov.in/
* GIS based Village Information System - Maharashtra (Hosting Courtsey : Media Center, Osaka City) - http://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/maha_map.dev/
* GIS based Village Information System - Maharashtra - http://indictrans.in/demos/maha_map.dev/
* Human Development Index (Jalna, Maharashtra)- http://www.indictrans.in/?q=projects/gis/ghdi
* Maharashtra Coverage - Neighbourhood Village - http://indictrans.in/demos/maha_map.coverage/village_search_k.php
* Tamil Nadu Census 2001 - http://www.huzurevdeneve.com/mecidiyekoy-evden-eve-nakliyat.html
* GIS based Slum Information System (Korba Slum, Mumbai) - http://indictrans.in/demos/chameleon/samples/htdocs/korba.phtml
* Mumbai Free Map - http://mumbai.freemap.in/ | http://www.crit.org.in/projects/gis
* Bangalore Free Map - http://bangalore.freemap.in/
* Vasai Virar Subregion Freemap - http://vvsr.freemap.in/
jaisuvyas
* Tamil Nadu Maps Online - http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/?info1.htm
* Tamil Nadu Census 2001 - http://www.census.tn.nic.in/
* Tamil Nadu Animal Disease Infformation - http://www.animaldiseaseinfo.tn.nic.in
* Bangalore Free Map - http://www.megacambalkon.com/ http://www.prizmacambalkon.com/
* GRASS GIS mirror India - http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/grass/index.php
* GRDSS (GRASS GUI) - http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/foss
* FOSS at IISc - http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/foss http://www.hayda.net/
* Bangalore Free Map - http://www.hasaluminyum.com/ http://www.cambalkon.gen.tr
* Visualisation of resource maps of Cheruvannur Grama Panchayat. Panchayats are 3rd stratum of administration in India. [Bilingual: English and Malayalam] - http://cheruvannur.web4all.in/resources/
* Free GIS India - http://freegis.gnu.org.in/
* Tamil Nadu Census 2001 - http://www.huzurevdeneve.com/avcilar-evden-eve-nakliyat.html
* ENVIS Wetland Ecosystems India - http://www.wetlandsofindia.org:8080/sacon/aboutus.jsp/
* Tamil Nadu Census 2001 - http://www.huzurevdeneve.com/florya-evden-eve-nakliyat.html
* GIS & Language Technology related Applications - http://indictrans.in/demos/GIS_Presentation_20061004.pdf

India

2011-08-30T02:58:11Z

Wiki-Gantic: /* About India OSGeo Chapter */

Find more information on the '''[http://osgeo.in India Chapter of OSGeo]''' web site.

== '''About India OSGeo Chapter''' ==

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The India OSGeo Chapter is formed to fulfill the mission
and objectives described in this document. India OSGeo Chapter will earnestly follow the Local Chapter Guidelines stipulated by OSGeo and cooperate closely with OSGeo Board in promoting the use and development of OSGeo projects in India. The India OSGeo Chapter will strive to serve anyone interested in Open Source Geospatial Solutions and related issues, and to cover all the activities associated with the application, development and promotion of Open Source Geospatial solutions in India.

=== Mission ===

* Promoting Free/Opensource GIS tools and publicly available Geodata
* Advocacy of and promoting Localized GIS
* Act as a bridge between various groups like Developers, Application Users, NGOs, Government departments
* mentor various FOSS GIS miniprojects by providing resources such as technical guidence, webspace etc.
=== Objectives ===

Development:
* follow up on indian language support in various free/opensource GIS tools like GRASS, MapServer etc.
* initiative for standardisation of publicly available geodata
* setting up WMS/WFS based geodata servers using publicly available geodata
* toolkit for localised GIS including with special focus on schools, governments , public causes such as child malnutririon, mass education.

POCs ('''P'''roof '''O'''f '''C'''oncept demos):
* free/opensource based GIS demos
* localized GIS (interface and maps)
* Collaborative platforms for participatory governance

Regional Events:
* Workshops and Training sessions for
** comp science students/teachers
** geo-informatics/geology/geography/civil engineering students and teachers
** others
* Special Lectures
* Demonstrations

Communication:
* Networking Local Communities related to geo-issues
* Mailing Lists
* Wiki

=== Legal status ===

OSGeo India Chapter is, presently, a voluntary organization, and has not been registered as a legal body. At present, OSGeo legal status is similar to other Open Source related organizations in India such as "Linux India" (http://www.linux-india.org/), "gnomebangalore"(http://www.gnomebangalore.org/) or "KDE India" (http://in.kde.org/). Recently, "Free Software Foundation India" (FSF India) was registered as company and been granted the 80G status under Income Tax Act. India OSGeo Chapter is still a
nascent voluntary organization and will consider the modalities to
register as a legal body at some stage in the future. The India OSGeo Chapter will consult a certified tax cosultant when necessary to ensure compliance with the Indian tax laws.

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== '''India OSGeo Chapter Officers''' ==

India OSGeo Representative 
Dr P.S.Roy 
Deputy Director (RS&GIS-AA) 
National Remote Sensing Agency 
(Deptartment of Space, Government of India) 
Balanagar, Hyderabad-500 037 
Telephone :+91-40-23884255
Fax: +91-40-23875932 
E-Mail: psr at nrsa dot gov dot in

India OSGeo Chapter Coordinator 
Dr. Yashodhan Joshi 
CEO Relatioware 
Pune, India 
yyj at relationware dot in 

India OSGeo Treasurer 
Dr K.S.Rajan 
Associate Professor 
International Institute of Information Technology 
Gachibowli, Hyderabad-500 032, India 
E-Mail: rajan at iiit dot ac dot in

OSGeo Software Development Committee 
Chairpersons 
(Prototyping, Localization, Proof of Concepts etc.) 
Prof. Jitendra Shah 
VJTI Mumbai, India 
jituviju at gmail dot com 

Dr. T.V. Ramachandra 
Indian Institute of Science 
Bangalore, India 
cestvr at ces dot iisc dot ernet dot in 

Regional Events Committee 
Chairpersons 
Mr. V. Ravi Kumar* 
Joint Secretory of the OSGeo India registered body and 
Director (Retired*) 
Centre for Geoinformation Management and Training 
Training Inistitute 
Geological Survey of India 
Bandalaguda,
Hyderabad 500068 
India 
ravivundavalli at yahoo dot com 

Mr. Neeraj Dixit 
Product Manager
Autodesk India Pvt. Ltd. 
Infrastructure Solutions Division (ISD) 
Neeraj dot Dixit at autodesk dot com 

Education and Training Committee 
Chairpersons 
Dr. N.J. Pawar 
Department of Geology,
Pune University 
Ganeshkhind Road 
Pune 411007, India 
njpawar at unipune dot ernet dot in

Dr. S.N. Prasad 
Sàlim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) 
Deccan Regional Station,
Secunderabad - 500 017, India 
Email: narendra_prasad at yahoo dot com 

Dr. H.S.Rai 
Professor of Civil Engineering 
Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College 
Ludhiana - 141006 
India 
Email: hardeep.rai at gmail dot com 
Web: [http://hs.raiandrai.com HS.RaiAndRai.com] 

Advisors 

Dr. S.S. Thigale (spathigale at rediffmail dot com) 
Dr. Rajendra Jagdale (rajendra dot jagdale at gmail dot com) 
Dr. Vishwas S.Kale (vskale at unipune dot ernet dot in) 
Mr. Ashok Saraf (saraf dot ashok at gmail dot com) 
Dr. Venkatesh Raghavan (venkat at osgeo dot org) 
Mr. Kiran Chandra (kiranfsf at gmail dot com) 
Mr. Achuthan Mohan (achuthanmohan at gmail dot com) 
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* Dr. Tarun P. Singh
* Amol A. Sale
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* Maneesh Prasad
* Mohan Patil
* N.R. Karmarkar
* Rahul Kaura
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* Suresh Verma
* Kumar Parakram
* Pranav Kumar
* Harish Kumar Solanki

Temporary mailing list - http://wgrass.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/mailman/listinfo/osgeo_discuss

== '''Meetings of India OSGeo Chapter ''' ==

* 4th Oct 2006, Hyderabad [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Talk:India Meeting Minutes]

* 24th Jan 2006, Hyderabad 
We are Happy to ANNOUNCE that we had a very successful OSGeo Workshop at Map World Forum 2007 today, and thank all the participants for the same. We are also very grateful to our Sponsors OSGeo.org and our Donors thru GNOME Foundation for the financial support in hosting this event. 
Later in the day, the first meeting of the newly constituted Executive Council (Board) of OSGeo-India was held. 
Details will be posted soon.

== '''Links''' ==
* India OSGeo Chapter - http://osgeo.in/
* National Remote Sensing Agency - http://www.nrsa.gov.in/
* GIS based Village Information System - Maharashtra (Hosting Courtsey : Media Center, Osaka City) - http://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/maha_map.dev/
* GIS based Village Information System - Maharashtra - http://indictrans.in/demos/maha_map.dev/
* Human Development Index (Jalna, Maharashtra)- http://www.indictrans.in/?q=projects/gis/ghdi
* Maharashtra Coverage - Neighbourhood Village - http://indictrans.in/demos/maha_map.coverage/village_search_k.php
* Tamil Nadu Census 2001 - http://www.huzurevdeneve.com/mecidiyekoy-evden-eve-nakliyat.html
* GIS based Slum Information System (Korba Slum, Mumbai) - http://indictrans.in/demos/chameleon/samples/htdocs/korba.phtml
* Mumbai Free Map - http://mumbai.freemap.in/ | http://www.crit.org.in/projects/gis
* Bangalore Free Map - http://bangalore.freemap.in/
* Vasai Virar Subregion Freemap - http://vvsr.freemap.in/
jaisuvyas
* Tamil Nadu Maps Online - http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/?info1.htm
* Tamil Nadu Census 2001 - http://www.census.tn.nic.in/
* Tamil Nadu Animal Disease Infformation - http://www.animaldiseaseinfo.tn.nic.in
* Bangalore Free Map - http://www.megacambalkon.com/ http://www.prizmacambalkon.com/
* GRASS GIS mirror India - http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/grass/index.php
* GRDSS (GRASS GUI) - http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/foss
* FOSS at IISc - http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/foss http://www.hayda.net/
* Bangalore Free Map - http://www.hasaluminyum.com/ http://www.cambalkon.gen.tr
* Visualisation of resource maps of Cheruvannur Grama Panchayat. Panchayats are 3rd stratum of administration in India. [Bilingual: English and Malayalam] - http://cheruvannur.web4all.in/resources/
* Free GIS India - http://freegis.gnu.org.in/
* Tamil Nadu Census 2001 - http://www.huzurevdeneve.com/avcilar-evden-eve-nakliyat.html
* ENVIS Wetland Ecosystems India - http://www.wetlandsofindia.org:8080/sacon/aboutus.jsp/
* Tamil Nadu Census 2001 - http://www.huzurevdeneve.com/florya-evden-eve-nakliyat.html
* GIS & Language Technology related Applications - http://indictrans.in/demos/GIS_Presentation_20061004.pdf