OSGeo - User contributions [en]

User:Gzeiss

2012-06-12T21:47:49Z

Wiki-Gzeiss:

===Geoff Zeiss===

[[File:GZeiss 200.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Geoff Zeiss]]

I have more than 20 years experience in the geospatial software industry and 15 years experience developing enterprise geospatial solutions for the utilities, communications, and public works industries. My particular interests include streamlining the infrastructure management workflow, open source geospatial, and converged BIM/CAD/GIS/3D solutions.

[[File:OSGeo_charter.png|left|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Charter_Members]]

Director Utility Industry Program, Autodesk

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

;OSGeo Experience:

I have spoken at a number of events about open source geospatial and OSGEO including URISA, Location Intelligence, FOSS4Gs, GITA and military open source software conferences. In 2005 I worked with others including DMSolutions to help initiate the formation of OSGEO. I am a Charter Member and served on the OSGEO Board of Directors for two years.

;Contact:
: Email: geoff.zeiss@autodesk.com
: Phone (work): 613 755 5070
: Skype: geoffzeiss

;Spoken Language: English

;Profile last updated: 12 June 2012

OSGeo Advocate

2012-06-12T21:46:27Z

Wiki-Gzeiss:

= Introduction =

OSGeo Advocates are authoritative OSGeo personalities who have volunteered to talk on behalf of the [http://osgeo.org OSGeo foundation]. Advocates should be able to speak well, even better if they are entertaining.

There are hundreds, if not thousands of conferences around the world which have an interest in seeing presentations from authoritative speakers, with deep insights into topics related to Open Source Geospatial Software. Luckily, OSGeo is fortunate to draw extensive membership from around the world, and has access to such authoritative figures within most countries.

= OSGeo Advocates =
This section lists current OSGeo Advocates:

== Australia ==
{{User:camerons}}

== Europe ==
{{User:Arnulf Christl}}

{{User:Ticheler}}

== Canada ==
{{User:Gzeiss}}

= Lapsed OSGeo Advocates =
This section lists prior listed Advocates who have not recently updated their profiles. These prior Advocates might have refocused their interests in other areas.

= Understanding OSGeo roles =

Below is an explanation of roles which Advocates might have been involved in as part of OSGeo:

====[[File:OSGeo_board.png]] OSGeo Board Members====
: We only have 8 active board members in the world, which have been peer selected based upon their outstanding leadership in the greater OSGeo community.

====[[File:OSGeo_charter.png]] OSGeo Charter Members====
: Charter membership is obtained through a strongly contested selection process. Members tend to be developers and leaders in one or more OSGeo projects, and/or OSGeo business leaders, and have a deep understanding in many of the OSGeo projects and principles of Open Source.

====[[File:OSGeo_chair.png]] [[File:OSGeo_psc.png]] Voted position in an OSGeo community====
: These people hold a position of responsibility within one of the OSGeo sub-communities. This may be a chair of an OSGeo Regional Chapter, or as a member of a project's Project Steering Committee.

====Developers and Committee Members====
: This is where the real work gets done developing and coordinating development of OSGeo Software.

====OSGeo Community Members====
: These people are actively involved in one or more OSGeo communities, acting as users, promoters or supporters of OSGeo software. These people tend to have a practical understanding about how OSGeo software works.

= Process for becoming an OSGeo Advocate =

Anyone fitting one of the [[OSGeo_Advocate#Understanding_OSGeo_roles|OSGeo Advocate categories]], may put themselves forward as an OSGeo Advocate. To do so, you will need to:
* Create an OSGeo wiki account, to edit this wiki (See "login" link in top right of this page).
* Create a new wiki page http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:<YourOSGeoWikiUserName>, and populate as per [[User:Template]].
* You can then add your profile on [[OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Advocates|this wiki page]], under your Country, using the following:
{{User:<YourOSGeoWikiUserName>}}

= Annual Refresh of Advocate list =
* The list of OSGeo Advocates will be refreshed annually, after the annual voting of OSGeo Charter Members. This will be achieved by removing Lapsed Advocates, then moving all Current Advocates into the Lapsed Advocate section. All Advocates will be invited to update their profile, and move their profile back into the current Advocates section.

= Other Resources =
Links to other organizations running a similar process.
* http://www.ogcnetwork.net/node/1585

User:Gzeiss

2012-06-12T21:45:05Z

Wiki-Gzeiss:

===Geoff Zeiss===

[[File:GZeiss 200.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Geoff Zeiss]]

Geoff Zeiss has more than 20 years experience in the geospatial software industry and 15 years experience developing enterprise geospatial solutions for the utilities, communications, and public works industries. His particular interests include streamlining the infrastructure management workflow, open source geospatial, and converged BIM/CAD/GIS/3D solutions.

[[File:OSGeo_charter.png|left|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Charter_Members]]

Director Utility Industry Program, Autodesk

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

;OSGeo Experience:

I have spoken at a number of events about open source geospatial and OSGEO including URISA, Location Intelligence, FOSS4Gs, GITA and military open source software conferences. In 2005 I worked with others including DMSolutions to help initiate the formation of OSGEO. I am a Charter Member and served on the OSGEO Board of Directors for two years.

;Contact:
: Email: geoff.zeiss@autodesk.com
: Phone (work): 613 755 5070
: Skype: geoffzeiss

;Spoken Language: English

;Profile last updated: 12 June 2012

OSGeo Advocate

2012-06-12T21:43:16Z

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User:Gzeiss

2012-06-12T21:41:16Z

Wiki-Gzeiss:

===Geoff Zeiss===

[[File:GZeiss 200.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Geoff Zeiss]]

Geoff Zeiss has more than 20 years experience in the geospatial software industry and 15 years experience developing enterprise geospatial solutions for the utilities, communications, and public works industries. His particular interests include streamlining the infrastructure management workflow, open source geospatial, and converged BIM/CAD/GIS/3D solutions.

[[File:OSGeo_charter.png|left|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Charter_Members]]

Director Utility Industry Program, Autodesk

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

;OSGeo Experience:

I have spoken at a number of events about open source geospatial and OSGEO including URISA, Location Intelligence, FOSS4Gs, GITA and military open source software conferences. In 2005 I worked with others including DMSolutions to help initiate the formation of OSGEO. I am a Charter Member and served on the OSGEO Board of Directors for two years.

;Contact:
: Email: geoff.zeiss AT autodesk DOT com
: Phone (work): 613 755 5070
: Skype: geoffzeiss

;Spoken Language: English

;Profile last updated: 12 June 2012

User:Gzeiss

2012-06-12T21:40:30Z

Wiki-Gzeiss:

===Geoff Zeiss===

[[File:GZeiss 200.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Geoff Zeiss]]

Geoff Zeiss has more than 20 years experience in the geospatial software industry and 15 years experience developing enterprise geospatial solutions for the utilities, communications, and public works industries. His particular interests include streamlining the infrastructure management workflow, open source geospatial, and converged BIM/CAD/GIS/3D solutions.

[[File:OSGeo_charter.png|left|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Charter_Members]]

Director Utility Industry Program, Autodesk

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

OSGeo Experience

I have spoken at a number of events about open source geospatial and OSGEO including URISA, Location Intelligence, FOSS4Gs, GITA and military open source software conferences. In 2005 I worked with others including DMSolutions to help initiate the formation of OSGEO. I am a Charter Member and served on the OSGEO Board of Directors for two years.

;Contact:
: Email: geoff.zeiss AT autodesk DOT com
: Phone (work): 613 755 5070
: Skype: geoffzeiss

;Spoken Language: English

;Profile last updated: 12 June 2012

User:Gzeiss

2012-06-12T21:39:52Z

Wiki-Gzeiss:

===Geoff Zeiss===

[[File:GZeiss 200.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Geoff Zeiss]]

Geoff Zeiss has more than 20 years experience in the geospatial software industry and 15 years experience developing enterprise geospatial solutions for the utilities, communications, and public works industries. His particular interests include streamlining the infrastructure management workflow, open source geospatial, and converged BIM/CAD/GIS/3D solutions.

[[File:OSGeo_charter.png|left|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Charter_Members]]

Director Utility Industry Program, Autodesk

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

OSGeo Experience

I have spoken at a number of events about open source geospatial and OSGEO including URISA, Location Intelligence, FOSS4Gs, GITA and military open source software conferences. In 2005 I worked with others including DMSolutions to help initiate the formation of OSGEO. I am a Charter Member and served on the OSGEO Board of Directors for two years.

;Contact:
: Email: geoff.zeiss AT autodesk DOT com
: Phone (work): 613 755 5070
: Skype: geoffzeiss

;Spoken Language: English

;Profile last updated: DD MMMM YYYY

OSGeo Advocate

2012-06-12T21:31:31Z

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User:Gzeiss

2012-06-12T21:24:34Z

Wiki-Gzeiss:

===Geoff Zeiss===

[[File:GZeiss 200.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Geoff Zeiss]]

Director Utility Industry Program, Autodesk, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

OSGeo Experience

I have spoken at a number of events about open source geospatial and OSGEO including URISA, Location Intelligence, FOSS4Gs, GITA and military open source software conferences. In 2005 I worked with others including DMSolutions to help initiate the formation of OSGEO. I am a Charter Member and served on the OSGEO Board of Directors for two years.

[[File:OSGeo_charter.png|left|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Charter_Members]]

User:Gzeiss

2012-06-12T21:23:45Z

Wiki-Gzeiss:

===Geoff Zeiss===

[[File:GZeiss 200.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Geoff Zeiss]]

[[File:OSGeo_charter.png|left|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Charter_Members]]

Director Utility Industry Program, Autodesk, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

OSGeo Experience

I have spoken at a number of events about open source geospatial and OSGEO including URISA, Location Intelligence, FOSS4Gs, GITA and military open source software conferences. In 2005 I worked with others including DMSolutions to help initiate the formation of OSGEO. I am a Charter Member and served on the OSGEO Board of Directors for two years.

User:Gzeiss

2012-06-12T21:22:46Z

Wiki-Gzeiss: Created page with "===Geoff Zeiss=== Your Name <!-- Uncomment the following image if an OSGeo Charter member: [[File:OSGeo_charter.png|left|link=OSGeo_A..."

===Geoff Zeiss===

[[File:GZeiss 200.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Your Name]]



Director Utility Industry Program, Autodesk, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

OSGeo Experience

I have spoken at a number of events about open source geospatial and OSGEO including URISA, Location Intelligence, FOSS4Gs, GITA and military open source software conferences. In 2005 I worked with others including DMSolutions to help initiate the formation of OSGEO. I am a Charter Member and served on the OSGEO Board of Directors for two years.

OSGeo Advocate

2012-06-12T21:08:49Z

Wiki-Gzeiss:

= Introduction =

OSGeo Advocates are authoritative OSGeo personalities who have volunteered to talk on behalf of the [http://osgeo.org OSGeo foundation]. Advocates should be able to speak well, even better if they are entertaining.

There are hundreds, if not thousands of conferences around the world which have an interest in seeing presentations from authoritative speakers, with deep insights into topics related to Open Source Geospatial Software. Luckily, OSGeo is fortunate to draw extensive membership from around the world, and has access to such authoritative figures within most countries.

= OSGeo Advocates =
This section lists current OSGeo Advocates:

== Australia ==
{{User:camerons}}

== Europe ==
{{User:Arnulf Christl}}

{{User:Ticheler}}

= Lapsed OSGeo Advocates =
This section lists prior listed Advocates who have not recently updated their profiles. These prior Advocates might have refocused their interests in other areas.

= Understanding OSGeo roles =

Below is an explanation of roles which Advocates might have been involved in as part of OSGeo:

====[[File:OSGeo_board.png]] OSGeo Board Members====
: We only have 8 active board members in the world, which have been peer selected based upon their outstanding leadership in the greater OSGeo community.

====[[File:OSGeo_charter.png]] OSGeo Charter Members====
: Charter membership is obtained through a strongly contested selection process. Members tend to be developers and leaders in one or more OSGeo projects, and/or OSGeo business leaders, and have a deep understanding in many of the OSGeo projects and principles of Open Source.

====[[File:OSGeo_chair.png]] [[File:OSGeo_psc.png]] Voted position in an OSGeo community====
: These people hold a position of responsibility within one of the OSGeo sub-communities. This may be a chair of an OSGeo Regional Chapter, or as a member of a project's Project Steering Committee.

====Developers and Committee Members====
: This is where the real work gets done developing and coordinating development of OSGeo Software.

====OSGeo Community Members====
: These people are actively involved in one or more OSGeo communities, acting as users, promoters or supporters of OSGeo software. These people tend to have a practical understanding about how OSGeo software works.

= Process for becoming an OSGeo Advocate =

Anyone fitting one of the [[OSGeo_Advocate#Understanding_OSGeo_roles|OSGeo Advocate categories]], may put themselves forward as an OSGeo Advocate. To do so, you will need to:
* Create an OSGeo wiki account, to edit this wiki (See "login" link in top right of this page).
* Create a new wiki page http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:<YourOSGeoWikiUserName>, and populate as per [[User:Template]].
* You can then add your profile on [[OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Advocates|this wiki page]], under your Country, using the following:
{{User:<YourOSGeoWikiUserName>}}

= Annual Refresh of Advocate list =
* The list of OSGeo Advocates will be refreshed annually, after the annual voting of OSGeo Charter Members. This will be achieved by removing Lapsed Advocates, then moving all Current Advocates into the Lapsed Advocate section. All Advocates will be invited to update their profile, and move their profile back into the current Advocates section.

= Other Resources =
Links to other organizations running a similar process.
* http://www.ogcnetwork.net/node/1585

OSGeo Advocate

2012-06-12T21:05:23Z

Wiki-Gzeiss:

= Introduction =

OSGeo Advocates are authoritative OSGeo personalities who have volunteered to talk on behalf of the [http://osgeo.org OSGeo foundation]. Advocates should be able to speak well, even better if they are entertaining.

There are hundreds, if not thousands of conferences around the world which have an interest in seeing presentations from authoritative speakers, with deep insights into topics related to Open Source Geospatial Software. Luckily, OSGeo is fortunate to draw extensive membership from around the world, and has access to such authoritative figures within most countries.

= OSGeo Advocates =
This section lists current OSGeo Advocates:

== Australia ==
{{User:camerons}}

== Europe ==
{{User:Arnulf Christl}}

{{User:Ticheler}}

= Lapsed OSGeo Advocates =
This section lists prior listed Advocates who have not recently updated their profiles. These prior Advocates might have refocused their interests in other areas.

== Canada ==

{{User:Gzeiss}}

= Understanding OSGeo roles =

Below is an explanation of roles which Advocates might have been involved in as part of OSGeo:

====[[File:OSGeo_board.png]] OSGeo Board Members====
: We only have 8 active board members in the world, which have been peer selected based upon their outstanding leadership in the greater OSGeo community.

====[[File:OSGeo_charter.png]] OSGeo Charter Members====
: Charter membership is obtained through a strongly contested selection process. Members tend to be developers and leaders in one or more OSGeo projects, and/or OSGeo business leaders, and have a deep understanding in many of the OSGeo projects and principles of Open Source.

====[[File:OSGeo_chair.png]] [[File:OSGeo_psc.png]] Voted position in an OSGeo community====
: These people hold a position of responsibility within one of the OSGeo sub-communities. This may be a chair of an OSGeo Regional Chapter, or as a member of a project's Project Steering Committee.

====Developers and Committee Members====
: This is where the real work gets done developing and coordinating development of OSGeo Software.

====OSGeo Community Members====
: These people are actively involved in one or more OSGeo communities, acting as users, promoters or supporters of OSGeo software. These people tend to have a practical understanding about how OSGeo software works.

= Process for becoming an OSGeo Advocate =

Anyone fitting one of the [[OSGeo_Advocate#Understanding_OSGeo_roles|OSGeo Advocate categories]], may put themselves forward as an OSGeo Advocate. To do so, you will need to:
* Create an OSGeo wiki account, to edit this wiki (See "login" link in top right of this page).
* Create a new wiki page http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:<YourOSGeoWikiUserName>, and populate as per [[User:Template]].
* You can then add your profile on [[OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Advocates|this wiki page]], under your Country, using the following:
{{User:<YourOSGeoWikiUserName>}}

= Annual Refresh of Advocate list =
* The list of OSGeo Advocates will be refreshed annually, after the annual voting of OSGeo Charter Members. This will be achieved by removing Lapsed Advocates, then moving all Current Advocates into the Lapsed Advocate section. All Advocates will be invited to update their profile, and move their profile back into the current Advocates section.

= Other Resources =
Links to other organizations running a similar process.
* http://www.ogcnetwork.net/node/1585

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2012-06-12T16:25:48Z

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2012-06-11T23:29:14Z

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Board Meeting 2010-10-14

2010-10-04T13:15:17Z

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[[Category: Board]]
[[Category:Board Meetings 2010]]

This board meeting is scheduled for the 14th of October 2010 [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?year=2010&month=10&day=14&hour=17&min=0&sec=0 at 17:00 UTC], on IRC ([irc://irc.freenode.net/#osgeo #osgeo] and follow-up Skype call to vote on motions).

== Agenda ==
* review/approval of FOSS4G2011 budget
* profile FOSS4G 2010 attendees
* ''please add items here''

== Minutes ==

* Detailed IRC logs available [http://logs.qgis.org/osgeo/%23osgeo.2010-10-14.log here].

Attending: ...

=== Action Summary ===
...

Face to Face Meeting Barcelona 2010

2010-05-06T16:08:13Z

Wiki-Gzeiss: /* Attendees */

== Meeting ==

The board is discussing the idea of getting the directors together for a face-to-face meeting to establish, and work on, priorities.

=== When and Where ===

Pre o post [http://2010.foss4g.org/ FOSS4G 2010] in Barcelona

=== Attendees ===

Board members and committee members of XXX committees are encouraged to attend.
# [[Christopher Schmidt]]
# [[Markus Neteler]]
# [[Jeff McKenna]]
# [[Arnulf Christl]]
# Frank Warmerdam
# Geoff Zeiss
# add yourself

=== Agenda ===

* 09:00 ...

=== Goals ===

* ...

==== General ====

* ...
* Develop a 2011 budget.
* General strategy discussions.
* FOSS4G 2011 discussions (possible F2F with local committee rep)
* ...

=== Meeting Minutes ===

...

[[Category: Board]]
[[Category: FOSS4G2010]]

Osaka 2007

2007-11-08T05:12:02Z

Wiki-Gzeiss:

Page for collecting thoughts for Japanese event schedule for Nov 9-10th, 2007 in Osaka.

* Conference: [http://k-of.jp/2007/kof.html Kansai Open Source 2007] ([http://translate.google.com/translate?sourceid=mozclient&u=http%3A//k-of.jp/2007/kof.html en])

* Theme: '''Open Source Geospatial - Creative Tools for Creative Cities'''
* Organized by: '''OSGeo.JP（OSGeo-Japan Chapter）'''
* Sponsors:
** '''Graduate School for Creative Cities, Osaka City University (OCU)'''
** '''Applied Tecnology Co., Ltd'''
** '''Orkney Inc.'''
** '''Autodesk Japan'''

== Tentative Schedule ==

* '''Date: Nov. 9 2007 (Friday)'''
** Session Chair: Venkatesh Raghavan, Osaka City University
** 13:00-13:45 Lecture 1: What is OSGeo?
*** Tyler Mitchell, Executive Director, OSGeo
** 13:45-14:30 Lecture 2: Greetings from OSGeo.JP (OSGeo日本支部挨拶)
*** Mori Toru Orkney Inc.
* '''14:30-15:00 Break'''
** 15:00-15:45 Lecture 3: Recent Developments in FOSS Web Mapping Applications
*** Lorenzo Becchi, Omniverdi，Spain, Charter Member OSGeo
** 15:45-16:30 Lecture 4: Predictive modeling of spatio-temporal patterns: GRASS GIS and OSGeo
*** Markus Neteler, FBK-irst, Italy, Board Member OSGeo
* '''16:30-17:00 Break'''
** 17:00-17:45 Lecture 5: Web 2.0 and Open Source Geospatial in the Real World
*** Geoff Zeiss, Autodesk Inc.
* '''18:30-21:30 Ice-breaker'''

* '''Date Nov. 10 2007 (Saturday)'''
** Session Chair: Kazunori Noda, OSGeo.JP Board Member
** 13:00-13:30 Lecture 1: OSGeo.JP – Activity Report
*** Kazunori Noda, OSGeo.JP Board Member
** 13:30-14:00 Lecture 2: How to Enjoy MGOS/MGAid - Application Examples (「ハウツーエンジョイ MGOS・MGAid+事例紹介」～編集系コマンドライブラリの実装事例～)
*** Hirofumi Hayashi and Seiji Kimura, Applied Tecnology Co., Ltd.
** 14:00-14:30 Lecture 3: Open Source Participatory GIS Framework Using Man-Machine Interactions(マン-マシン・インタラクションによる参加型オープンソースGISフレームワーク)
*** Sarawut Ninsawat, Graduate School for Creative Cities, OCU
* '''14:30-14:40 Break'''
** 14:40-15:10 Lecture 4: GEO GRID - An IT Infrastructure for Earth Science Research (GEO Grid: 地球科学研究のためのITインフラストラクチャーの開発)
*** Koki Iwao, Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
** 15:40-16:10 Lecture 5: It's Simple!! Setting Up Open Source GIS in 30 Minutes!! (こんなに簡単！オープンソースWebGISを30分で立ち上げよう！)
*** Osamu Inoue, Autodesk Japan
** 15:10-15:40 Lecture 6: Latest on PostLBS! - The Open Source Routing Engine (PostLBS最新情報－オープンソースで作る経路探索サイト)
*** Daniel Kastl, Orkney Inc.
** 16:10-16:20 Break
** 16:20-16:40 Open Discussion
*** Moderator, Mori Toru, Orkney Inc.

== Stage Event (Morning of 10th Nov. 2007) outline ==

10 Nov 2007 (Sat.) 11:35-11-50
The following members are requested to be on stage. We have 15 minutes to
talk about OSGeo to the general conference audience. 3 minutes for each
would be too short. I think it maybe better one are two do most of the
talking and also introduce others who will be on the stage. Any ideas?
# Tyler Mitchell
# Toru Mori
# Geoff Zeiss
# Lorenzo Becchi
# Markus Neteler

== 40 min Presentation outline ==
=== Tyler Mitchell===
## Introduce OSGeo in general
## Present general structure and history
## Discuss ideas and sponsorship for local chapters
## Present mentorship as a means of professional development
=== Toru Mori===
=== Geoff Zeiss===
'''Web 2.0 and Open Source Geospatial in the Real World'''

Tim O’Reilly in his seminal paper What is Web 2.0 ? attempted to identify the characteristics that distinguish Web 2.0. One of the key aspects of Web 2.0 that Tim O’reilly identified is participation. Perhaps the best known example of this is Wikipedia, which is distinguished from other on-line encyclopedias by the fact that its content is provided by users. Another example is open source itself. Prior to the advent of Web 2.0, the web was primarily a publishing platform. In Tim O’Reilly’s words Web 2.0 provides a platform for harnessing the collective intelligence.

Open source web mapping and Web 2.0 have important implications for infrastructure management at utilities, telecommunications firms and municipal government.

One of the most serious challenges facing organizations responsible for managing network infrastructure, including water, waste water, power, gas, telecommunications, roads, and highways, is maintaining the productivity of the field force. In the US a Conference Board study Managing the Mature Workforce predicts that by 2010, the number of workers aged 35 to 44 will decline by 19%; the number of workers aged 45 to 54 will increase 21%; and the number of workers aged 55 to 64 will increase 52%. This is a world-wide phenomenon. The number of workers aged 35 to 44 is expected to decline by 27% in Germany, 19% in the U.K., 9% in Italy, 10% in Japan, and by 8% in China. A recent study from the American Public Power Association (APPA) Work Force Planning for the Public Power Utilities: Ensuring Resources to Meet Projected Needs reports that the loss of critical knowledge and the inability to find replacements with utility-specific skills are the two biggest challenges facing the industry. In the utility industry the average age of utility workers is close to 50 and by 2010, as many as 60 percent of today’s experienced utility workers will retire. A survey conducted in 2005 by the Carnegie Mellon University Electricity Industry Center found that human resources executives in the utility sector overwhelmingly listed the aging work force as their number one concern.

The challenge for organizations responsible for network infrastructure over the next few years is to transfer the knowledge about the network infrastructure currently resident in the heads of experienced (and soon to retire) field workers into the organization’s collective knowledge base, so that the collective intelligence can be harnessed by all workers, but most critically, younger workers, to improve productivity in the future. Open source web mapping using Web 2.0 technologies will be a key technology to make this happen.

=== Markus Neteler===
Final plan
# GRASS Introduction and new features
# Applications
## Distance calculations: animal tracking, hiking, ...
## GRASS in epidemiology combined with remote sensing
## UXB unexploded bombs from second world war risk maps (GRASS and machine learning)
## MITRIS accidents project (GRASS, WebGIS, DB stuff)

=== Lorenzo Becchi===
definitive program

# Brief history of web mapping apps in last two year, in the "Google Map Era"
# Focus on:
## ka-Map
## OpenLayers
## WPS Web Interfaces

=== To-Do (Venka) ===
## Make copies of the FOSS4G2008 Poster for distribution

[[Category: Events]]

Osaka 2007

2007-11-08T04:34:20Z

Wiki-Gzeiss:

Page for collecting thoughts for Japanese event schedule for Nov 9-10th, 2007 in Osaka.

* Conference: [http://k-of.jp/2007/kof.html Kansai Open Source 2007] ([http://translate.google.com/translate?sourceid=mozclient&u=http%3A//k-of.jp/2007/kof.html en])

* Theme: '''Open Source Geospatial - Creative Tools for Creative Cities'''
* Organized by: '''OSGeo.JP（OSGeo-Japan Chapter）'''
* Sponsors:
** '''Graduate School for Creative Cities, Osaka City University (OCU)'''
** '''Applied Tecnology Co., Ltd'''
** '''Orkney Inc.'''
** '''Autodesk Japan'''

== Tentative Schedule ==

* '''Date: Nov. 9 2007 (Friday)'''
** Session Chair: Venkatesh Raghavan, Osaka City University
** 13:00-13:45 Lecture 1: What is OSGeo?
*** Tyler Mitchell, Executive Director, OSGeo
** 13:45-14:30 Lecture 2: Greetings from OSGeo.JP (OSGeo日本支部挨拶)
*** Mori Toru Orkney Inc.
* '''14:30-15:00 Break'''
** 15:00-15:45 Lecture 3: Recent Developments in FOSS Web Mapping Applications
*** Lorenzo Becchi, Omniverdi，Spain, Charter Member OSGeo
** 15:45-16:30 Lecture 4: Predictive modeling of spatio-temporal patterns: GRASS GIS and OSGeo
*** Markus Neteler, FBK-irst, Italy, Board Member OSGeo
* '''16:30-17:00 Break'''
** 17:00-17:45 Lecture 5: Web 2.0 and Open Source Geospatial in the Real World
*** Geoff Zeiss, Autodesk Inc.
* '''18:30-21:30 Ice-breaker'''

* '''Date Nov. 10 2007 (Saturday)'''
** Session Chair: Kazunori Noda, OSGeo.JP Board Member
** 13:00-13:30 Lecture 1: OSGeo.JP – Activity Report
*** Kazunori Noda, OSGeo.JP Board Member
** 13:30-14:00 Lecture 2: How to Enjoy MGOS/MGAid - Application Examples (「ハウツーエンジョイ MGOS・MGAid+事例紹介」～編集系コマンドライブラリの実装事例～)
*** Hirofumi Hayashi and Seiji Kimura, Applied Tecnology Co., Ltd.
** 14:00-14:30 Lecture 3: Open Source Participatory GIS Framework Using Man-Machine Interactions(マン-マシン・インタラクションによる参加型オープンソースGISフレームワーク)
*** Sarawut Ninsawat, Graduate School for Creative Cities, OCU
* '''14:30-14:40 Break'''
** 14:40-15:10 Lecture 4: GEO GRID - An IT Infrastructure for Earth Science Research (GEO Grid: 地球科学研究のためのITインフラストラクチャーの開発)
*** Koki Iwao, Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
** 15:40-16:10 Lecture 5: It's Simple!! Setting Up Open Source GIS in 30 Minutes!! (こんなに簡単！オープンソースWebGISを30分で立ち上げよう！)
*** Osamu Inoue, Autodesk Japan
** 15:10-15:40 Lecture 6: Latest on PostLBS! - The Open Source Routing Engine (PostLBS最新情報－オープンソースで作る経路探索サイト)
*** Daniel Kastl, Orkney Inc.
** 16:10-16:20 Break
** 16:20-16:40 Open Discussion
*** Moderator, Mori Toru, Orkney Inc.

== Stage Event (Morning of 10th Nov. 2007) outline ==

10 Nov 2007 (Sat.) 11:35-11-50
The following members are requested to be on stage. We have 15 minutes to
talk about OSGeo to the general conference audience. 3 minutes for each
would be too short. I think it maybe better one are two do most of the
talking and also introduce others who will be on the stage. Any ideas?
# Tyler Mitchell
# Toru Mori
# Geoff Zeiss
# Lorenzo Becchi
# Markus Neteler

== 40 min Presentation outline ==
=== Tyler Mitchell===
## Introduce OSGeo in general
## Present general structure and history
## Discuss ideas and sponsorship for local chapters
## Present mentorship as a means of professional development
=== Toru Mori===
=== Geoff Zeiss===

Tim O’Reilly in his seminal paper What is Web 2.0 ? attempted to identify the characteristics that distinguish Web 2.0. One of the key aspects of Web 2.0 that Tim O’reilly identified is participation. Perhaps the best known example of this is Wikipedia, which is distinguished from other on-line encyclopedias by the fact that its content is provided by users. Another example is open source itself. Prior to the advent of Web 2.0, the web was primarily a publishing platform. In Tim O’Reilly’s words Web 2.0 provides a platform for harnessing the collective intelligence.

Open source web mapping and Web 2.0 have important implications for infrastructure management at utilities, telecommunications firms and municipal government.

One of the most serious challenges facing organizations responsible for managing network infrastructure, including water, waste water, power, gas, telecommunications, roads, and highways, is maintaining the productivity of the field force. In the US a Conference Board study Managing the Mature Workforce predicts that by 2010, the number of workers aged 35 to 44 will decline by 19%; the number of workers aged 45 to 54 will increase 21%; and the number of workers aged 55 to 64 will increase 52%. This is a world-wide phenomenon. The number of workers aged 35 to 44 is expected to decline by 27% in Germany, 19% in the U.K., 9% in Italy, 10% in Japan, and by 8% in China. A recent study from the American Public Power Association (APPA) Work Force Planning for the Public Power Utilities: Ensuring Resources to Meet Projected Needs reports that the loss of critical knowledge and the inability to find replacements with utility-specific skills are the two biggest challenges facing the industry. In the utility industry the average age of utility workers is close to 50 and by 2010, as many as 60 percent of today’s experienced utility workers will retire. A survey conducted in 2005 by the Carnegie Mellon University Electricity Industry Center found that human resources executives in the utility sector overwhelmingly listed the aging work force as their number one concern.

The challenge for organizations responsible for network infrastructure over the next few years is to transfer the knowledge about the network infrastructure currently resident in the heads of experienced (and soon to retire) field workers into the organization’s collective knowledge base, so that the collective intelligence can be harnessed by all workers, but most critically, younger workers, to improve productivity in the future. Open source web mapping using Web 2.0 technologies will be a key technology to make this happen.

=== Markus Neteler===
Final plan
# GRASS Introduction and new features
# Applications
## Distance calculations: animal tracking, hiking, ...
## GRASS in epidemiology combined with remote sensing
## UXB unexploded bombs from second world war risk maps (GRASS and machine learning)
## MITRIS accidents project (GRASS, WebGIS, DB stuff)

=== Lorenzo Becchi===
definitive program

# Brief history of web mapping apps in last two year, in the "Google Map Era"
# Focus on:
## ka-Map
## OpenLayers
## WPS Web Interfaces

=== To-Do (Venka) ===
## Make copies of the FOSS4G2008 Poster for distribution

[[Category: Events]]

Migration Tasks and Milestones

2006-11-24T13:48:12Z

Wiki-Gzeiss:

This page is intended to describe the tasks and milestones for the Infrastructure Migration project. We'll also use this to track status as we move toward our end of December deadline.

== Servers online at PEER1 [12/01/06] ==
* Negotiate and Sign Contract with PEER1 [Tyler]

== Arrange Dump of CollabNet Databases [12/01/06] ==
Arrange with CollabNet (Geoff)

High priority:
User database,
Maillist and archives,
SVN including history

Low priority:
Groups

== Install and Configure Key Services [12/08/06] ==
* LAMP [Shawn]
* LDAP [Shawn]
* Drupal [Shawn]
* MailMan [Shawn]
* SVN, Trac [Shawn]

== Migrate Services and Content [12/20/06] ==
* Develop Scripts to Migrate CollabNet Users to LDAP [Shawn]
* Develop Scripts to Migrate CollabNet Mailing Lists to MailMan [Shawn]
* Develop Scripts for SVN Dump/Load [Shawn]
* Develop Basic Drupal Navigation (e.g. Clone Existing) [Tyler to Coordinate]
* Migrate OSGeo Site Content [Tyler to Coordinate]
* Migrate MapGuide Project Content [Bob to Coordinate]
* Migrate FDO Project Content [Bob to Coordinate]

== Go Live Phase 1 - Basic Site [12/22/06] ==
* Run Migration Scripts [Shawn]
* Change DNS for osgeo.org [Shawn]

At this point the OSGeo Web Site and Mailing lists will be up and running on the new infrastructure.

== Go Live Phase 2 - SVN [12/29/06] ==
* Migrate SVN Repositories (MapGuide, FDO, Mapbender) [Shawn]
* Extract Project Tracker Artifacts e.g. Bugs as XML (MapGuide and FDO) [Shawn]

At this point the SVN instances for MapGuide, FDO, and Mapbender will be live on the new infrastructure.

== Go Live Phase 3 - Trac and Cleanup [01/31/07] ==
* Develop scripts to import Project Tracker Artifacts into Trac [Shawn]
* Cleanup Migration Issues [Shawn, All]
* Develop Long Term Drupal Navigation, Organization, Etc. [Tyler to Coordinate]

== Risks ==

CollabNet database dumps

Migrating user databases to LDAP

Configuring LDAP

Migration Tasks and Milestones

2006-11-24T13:44:49Z

Wiki-Gzeiss: /* Servers online at PEER1 [12/01/06] */

This page is intended to describe the tasks and milestones for the Infrastructure Migration project. We'll also use this to track status as we move toward our end of December deadline.

== Servers online at PEER1 [12/01/06] ==
* Negotiate and Sign Contract with PEER1 [Tyler]

Arrange for dump of CollabNet database (Geoff)

High priority:
User database,
Maillist and archives,
SVN including history

Low priority:
Groups

== Install and Configure Key Services [12/08/06] ==
* LAMP [Shawn]
* LDAP [Shawn]
* Drupal [Shawn]
* MailMan [Shawn]
* SVN, Trac [Shawn]

== Migrate Services and Content [12/20/06] ==
* Develop Scripts to Migrate CollabNet Users to LDAP [Shawn]
* Develop Scripts to Migrate CollabNet Mailing Lists to MailMan [Shawn]
* Develop Scripts for SVN Dump/Load [Shawn]
* Develop Basic Drupal Navigation (e.g. Clone Existing) [Tyler to Coordinate]
* Migrate OSGeo Site Content [Tyler to Coordinate]
* Migrate MapGuide Project Content [Bob to Coordinate]
* Migrate FDO Project Content [Bob to Coordinate]

== Go Live Phase 1 - Basic Site [12/22/06] ==
* Run Migration Scripts [Shawn]
* Change DNS for osgeo.org [Shawn]

At this point the OSGeo Web Site and Mailing lists will be up and running on the new infrastructure.

== Go Live Phase 2 - SVN [12/29/06] ==
* Migrate SVN Repositories (MapGuide, FDO, Mapbender) [Shawn]
* Extract Project Tracker Artifacts e.g. Bugs as XML (MapGuide and FDO) [Shawn]

At this point the SVN instances for MapGuide, FDO, and Mapbender will be live on the new infrastructure.

== Go Live Phase 3 - Trac and Cleanup [01/31/07] ==
* Develop scripts to import Project Tracker Artifacts into Trac [Shawn]
* Cleanup Migration Issues [Shawn, All]
* Develop Long Term Drupal Navigation, Organization, Etc. [Tyler to Coordinate]

Migration Tasks and Milestones

2006-11-24T13:42:49Z

Wiki-Gzeiss: /* Install and Configure Key Services [12/08/06] */

This page is intended to describe the tasks and milestones for the Infrastructure Migration project. We'll also use this to track status as we move toward our end of December deadline.

== Servers online at PEER1 [12/01/06] ==
* Negotiate and Sign Contract with PEER1 [Tyler]

Arrange for dump of CollabNet database (Geoff)

High priority
User database
Maillist and archives
SVN including history

Low priority
Groups

== Install and Configure Key Services [12/08/06] ==
* LAMP [Shawn]
* LDAP [Shawn]
* Drupal [Shawn]
* MailMan [Shawn]
* SVN, Trac [Shawn]

== Migrate Services and Content [12/20/06] ==
* Develop Scripts to Migrate CollabNet Users to LDAP [Shawn]
* Develop Scripts to Migrate CollabNet Mailing Lists to MailMan [Shawn]
* Develop Scripts for SVN Dump/Load [Shawn]
* Develop Basic Drupal Navigation (e.g. Clone Existing) [Tyler to Coordinate]
* Migrate OSGeo Site Content [Tyler to Coordinate]
* Migrate MapGuide Project Content [Bob to Coordinate]
* Migrate FDO Project Content [Bob to Coordinate]

== Go Live Phase 1 - Basic Site [12/22/06] ==
* Run Migration Scripts [Shawn]
* Change DNS for osgeo.org [Shawn]

At this point the OSGeo Web Site and Mailing lists will be up and running on the new infrastructure.

== Go Live Phase 2 - SVN [12/29/06] ==
* Migrate SVN Repositories (MapGuide, FDO, Mapbender) [Shawn]
* Extract Project Tracker Artifacts e.g. Bugs as XML (MapGuide and FDO) [Shawn]

At this point the SVN instances for MapGuide, FDO, and Mapbender will be live on the new infrastructure.

== Go Live Phase 3 - Trac and Cleanup [01/31/07] ==
* Develop scripts to import Project Tracker Artifacts into Trac [Shawn]
* Cleanup Migration Issues [Shawn, All]
* Develop Long Term Drupal Navigation, Organization, Etc. [Tyler to Coordinate]