OSGeo - User contributions [en]

Montreal Code Sprint 2011

2011-02-10T18:29:29Z

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== 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-4pm

== 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 and dinner costs for the sprinters, and potentially bringing in sprinters who might otherwise be unable to attend.

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

=== 2011 Sponsors ===

* [http://www.lizardtech.com/ LizardTech]
* [http://www.azavea.com/ Azavea]
* [http://qpublic.net/ qPublic]
* [http://fargeo.com/ Farallon Geographics]
* ...

== Budget ==

2011 budget coming soon. (The 2010 budget is still available online [http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tMuTwbIOm-O6Bm6v9l7RG4g&single=true&gid=0&output=html here]. Any surplus at the end of the event will be turned over to [http://osgeo.org/ OSGeo]. [http://wiki.osgeo.org/images/1/15/Nyc-2010-receipts.pdf Receipts] for event expenses.)

== Hotel ==

* [http://hotelcantlie.com/ Hotel Cantlie Suites], 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 (1), social event (?)

== Communication ==

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

* IRC chat during the event:<br>Channel: #tosprint<br>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.

* [[User:Dmorissette|Daniel Morissette]] (MapServer)
* [[User:msmitherdc|Michael Smith]] (MapServer)
* [[User:dzwarg|David Zwarg]] (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)
* [[User:djay|Gérald Fenoy]] (ZOO-Project)
* [[User:mrosen|Michael Rosen]] (liblas, gdal)
* Nicolas Bozon (ZOO-Project)
* Steve Lime (MapServer)
* [[User:pierre|Pierre Racine]] (PostGIS raster)

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 / Code Sprint "5 à 7" (Ice Breaker). Location will be announced soon.
* ...

== 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) ===

* ... TBD once the venue is finalized.

== Announcements, News, Recaps ==

*
=== Photos ===

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

[[Category:Code Sprints]]
[[Category:Events]]

Montreal Code Sprint 2011

2010-11-22T02:47:19Z

Wiki-Jfournier: /* Participation */

Montreal Code Sprint 2011

2010-11-12T15:33:41Z

Wiki-Jfournier: /* Participation */

Project Documentation

2008-06-03T21:01:37Z

Wiki-Jfournier: Added Fusion to 'Other' table

This page is for listing the URL's for the main '''documentation''' sources for OSGeo software projects. Create links to documentation and insert text of latest software version, if applicable. And also use platform specific names where needed. For Non-OSGeo projects, use the 2nd table at bottom of page.

You will find the same page for [[Project_Documentation_fr|French]] and [[Project_Documentation_ro|Romanian]] documentation.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" cellspacing="1" border="1" cellpadding="3"
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! Project
! Install/Compile
! Administration
! Getting Started
! Advanced
! Full Reference
! Tutorials
! Books
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| [http://www.deegree.org/ deegree]
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| [http://www.mapbender.org/ Mapbender]
| [http://www.mapbender.org/Installation_en Installation]
| [http://www.mapbender.org/ Mapbender Wiki]
| [http://www.mapbender.org/Using_Mapbender%60 Mapbender first steps]
| [http://www.mapbender.org/ Mapbender Wiki]
| [http://www.mapbender.org/ Mapbender Wiki]
| [http://www.mapbender.org/Mapbender_Tutorial_en Tutorial]
| [http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/webmappingger/index.html Book (O'Reilly.de)]
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| [http://communitymapbuilder.osgeo.org/ MapBuilder]
| [http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAP/Developers+Guide Developers guide]
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| [http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAP/User+Guide User Guide]
| [http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAP/Design Design docs]
| [http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAP/Home/ Wiki]
| [http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAP/Tutorials Tutorials]
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| [http://mapguide.osgeo.org/ MapGuide Open Source]
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| [http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/ MapServer]
| [http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/tutorial Tutorials]
| [http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/tutorial Tutorials]
| [http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/tutorial Tutorials]
| [http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/tutorial Tutorials]
| [http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/reference ALL] [http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/reference/mapfile Mapfile 5.10] [http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/reference/mapscript MapScript 4.10]
| [http://biometry.gis.umn.edu/tutorial/ 5.x] [http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/howto HOWTOs] [http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/tutorial Tutorials]
| [http://www.apress.com/book/view/1590594908 Book (Apress)] [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596008659/ Book (O'Reilly)]
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| [http://openlayers.org OpenLayers]
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| [http://openlayers.org/doc/ Getting Started]
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| [http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/Documentation API link in the page] [http://dev.openlayers.org/apidocs/files/OpenLayers-js.html Trunk API]
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| [http://grass.osgeo.org/ GRASS GIS]
| [http://grass.osgeo.org/download/index.php Download] [http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/Compile_and_Install Compiling from source]
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| [http://grass.osgeo.org/intro/firsttime.php First time users]
| [http://grass.osgeo.org/grass63/manuals/html63_user/ User docs]
| [http://grass.osgeo.org/gdp/ GRASS Doc. Project]
| [http://grass.osgeo.org/gdp/tutorials.php Tutorial and Courses]
| [http://www.grassbook.org Book (Springer)]
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| [http://www.ossim.org OSSIM]
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| [http://www.qgis.org Quantum GIS]
| [http://wiki.qgis.org/qgiswiki/BuildingFromSource Source building]
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| [http://qgis.org/content/view/106/79/ QGIS Manuals]
| [http://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/plant/qgislabs.htm QGIS Tutorial]
| [http://desktopgisbook.com Book (Pragmatic)][http://www.oreilly.de/catalog/webmappingger/index.html Book (O'Reilly.de)]
|-
| [http://www.gvsig.gva.es/ gvSIG]
| [https://gvsig.org/web/docusr/instalation-guide Install guide (ES/EN)]
| [http://www.gvsig.gva.es/index.php?id=documentacion-gvsig&L=2 Doc. area] [https://gvsig.org New doc. portal]
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| [https://gvsig.org/web/docdev/reference Developers guide (ES)]
| [https://gvsig.org/web/docusr/userguide-gvsig-1-1 User docs (ES/EN)]
| [http://www.gvsig.gva.es/index.php?id=1575&L=2 Courses, tutorials (ES/DE/IT)]
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| [http://fdo.osgeo.org/ FDO]
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| [http://gdal.osgeo.org/ GDAL/OGR]
| [http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/BuildHints Building] [http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/GdalOgrInPython Python support]
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| [http://map.hut.fi/doc/Geo-GDAL/html/ Perl support]
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| [http://gdal.osgeo.org/hierarchy.html GDAL API 1.5.1] [http://gdal.osgeo.org/formats_list.html GDAL Formats] [http://gdal.osgeo.org/ogr/hierarchy.html OGR API 1.5.1] [http://gdal.osgeo.org/ogr/ogr_formats.html OGR Formats]
| [http://gdal.osgeo.org/gdal_tutorial.html GDAL API] [http://gdal.osgeo.org/warptut.html GDAL Warp] [http://gdal.osgeo.org/ogr/osr_tutorial.html SpatialRef] [http://gdal.osgeo.org/ogr/ogr_apitut.html OGR API]
| [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596008659/ Book (O'Reilly)]
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| [http://trac.osgeo.org/geos/ GEOS]
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| [http://www.geotools.org/ GeoTools]
| [http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOTDOC/Home User Guide] / [http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOT/2+Building Building]
| [http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOT/Home Developers Guide]
| [http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOTDOC/01+Welcome Welcome]
| [http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOTDOC/18+Guides Guides]
| [http://javadoc.geotools.fr/ javadocs]
| [http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOTDOC/01+Welcome Welcome]
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| [http://geonetwork-opensource.org GeoNetwork opensource]
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== Other Projects ==
Other open source geospatial applications are welcome to add their links to this table:

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" cellspacing="1" border="1" cellpadding="3"
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! Project
! Install/Compile
! Administration
! Getting Started
! Advanced
! Full Reference
! Tutorials
! Books
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| [http://trac.osgeo.org/fusion/ Fusion]
| [http://trac.osgeo.org/fusion/wiki/FusionInstallationConfiguration Installing and Configuring]
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| [http://trac.osgeo.org/fusion/wiki/Documentation Full Reference]
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[[Category: Software Stack]]
[[Category: Documentation]]

Journal

2008-02-06T00:53:37Z

Wiki-Jfournier:

The [http://www.osgeo.org/journal '''OSGeo Journal'''] is a publication highlighting open source projects, news, event and other OSGeo Foundation updates. This is the working page for the Journal project and its future editions. See the official [http://www.osgeo.org/journal/ OSGeo Journal homepage] for links to the published journal and articles.

Edit [[Journal Volume 4]] page if you would like to submit an article. An editor will contact you when it is time to prepare for the publication.

== Content Sections and Editors ==
The Journal has several volunteers that collect, edit, format articles and design/proof layout. Because layout is currently done using [http://www.latex-project.org/ LaTeX], more volunteers familiar with it are always appreciated. By having several editors and categories we spread the word out and reduce the overall load for each volunteer.

Editorial duties include:

* looking through submitted articles
* doing a brief review and perhaps fwd. them to another more experienced user/developer or other Reviewer
* asking certain projects to submit articles (for volumes covering one subject)
* check for layout errors, so that the final files can easily be merged with all other sections
* optionally converting content to LaTeX if needed

This is the typical outline for an edition:
{|class="toccolours" style="border:1px solid #a3bfb1; background:#cef2e0;"
|-
! width="150" | Section
! width="100" | Editor
! Length
! Description
|-
| Editorial
| [[User:Tmitchell | Tyler Mitchell]]
| 1/2 page
| Written by Editor in Chief or invited guest
|-
| News
| [[User:Jfournier | Jason Fournier]]
| 1 page
| Past 6 months or news items
|-
| Event Reports
| [[User:jmckenna | Jeff McKenna]]
| 750 words
| Brief article about meetings/conferences
|-
| Project Introductions
| [[User:Wegmann | Martin Wegmann]]
| 1500 words
| General introduction to one software project or particular new features of a project
|-
| Case Studies
| [mailto:micha@arava.co.il Micha Silver]
| 1500 words
| Highlighting specific application of technologies to a certain problem, user community or developer needs
|-
| Integration Studies
| [[User:Wegmann | Martin Wegmann]]
| 2500 words
| Articles showing how many projects can work together in an integrated fashion, e.g. the power of GRASS, QGIS and GDAL all working together
|-
| Topical Studies
| [[User:MarkusLupp | Dr. Markus Lupp]]
| 1500 words
| Introductions to concepts and theories, e.g. what something means, how to work with certain types of things
|-
| Programming Tutorials
| [mailto:sunburned.surveyor@gmail.com Landon Blake]
| 1500 words
| Tutorials showing how to use a library or application at a programmatic level
|-
| Interviews
| ''vacant''
| 1000 words
| Introducing open source community members or organisations
|-
| Sponsor Perspectives
| ''vacant''
| 1500 words
| Introducing open source community members or organisations
|-
| Developer Announcements
| ''vacant''
| 750 words
| Announcements about recent changes/improvements to projects
|-
| Local Chapter Reports
| [[User:Mleslie | Mark Leslie]]
| 750 words
| Reports submitted by representatives of local chapters
|-
| Proof Reading
| [[User:Acarr | Angus Carr]]
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| Proofing finals, along with other reviewers (below)
|-
| Peer Review
| Daniel Ames
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| Editor in charge of peer review
|-
| Layout/Design
| Kevin Yam
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|-
|}

=== Open Positions ===
Interested in helping? This section lists current positions that need filling. If you have other interests, you are also welcome to add them for discussion.
* '''Editor, Developer Announcements'''
* '''Spell/grammer-checker'''
* '''Reviewers''' - You have particular expertise and can review certain kinds of articles for content. Somewhat like a peer reviewer too, so logical questions can be turned back to authors if needed.
* '''Formatting/Conversion''' - moving non-LaTeX content into LaTeX forms (each author/section Edt.has to check for latex errors etc.)
* '''Sponsor''' - interested in sponsoring the newsletter creation?

== Reviewers ==

Please list yourself below with name, e-mail and field of expertise to review certain articles - individual editors will contact you if necessary:

* [mailto:sunburned.surveyor@gmail.com Landon Blake] - Coordinate Geometry, Geodesy, Surveying, Applications of GIS to Public Works and Parcel/Cadastral Records Management
* [mailto:micha@arava.co.il Micha Silver] - Using GIS and GPS in agricultural pest control projects; watershed analysis
* [mailto:dan.putler@sauder.ubc.ca Dan Putler] - Application of GIS to marketing, retailing, and other business problems; geo-statistics.
* [mailto:yann.chemin@gmail.com Yann Chemin] - Satellite image processing, evapotranspiration/crop models, multi-temporal/scale, spatio-temporal, data assimilation.
* [[User:MarkusLupp | Dr. Markus Lupp]] - Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI), standards and processes of the OGC, Application of GIS to disaster management, urban planning and natural resource management.
* [mailto:ploewe@gfz-potsdam.de Dr. Peter Löwe] - GRASS GIS, Sensor Web Enablement, Ontologies, Expert Systems, (Distributed) Artificial Intelligence, Nature Interpretation.
* [[User:Smitch | Dr. Scott Mitchell]] - GRASS GIS, environmental modelling (especially biogeochemical, habitat, land use/land cover), spatial data analysis, spatial aggregation, decision support.
* [mailto:kotzino@csd.uoc.gr Dr. Dimitris Kotzinos] - Web GIS, mobile GIS, development of GIS and for GIS packages, semantic web and semantics in GIS, decision support systems.

== Submission of articles ==
Please start by reading our [http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Journal_License_and_Guidelines guidlelines] for details about licensing and content.

Your article should be written in [http://www.latex-project.org/ Latex]. For instructions which format/style shall be used, please have a look at this working [http://grass.itc.it/newsletter/GRASSnewsletter_template.tar.gz GRASS Newsletter Latex] template. If you do not know Latex yet, don't be scared as it is quite easy. You might want to have a look at the [http://www.stdout.org/~winston/latex/ Latex Cheat Sheet] to get to know a few commands, e.g. how to enumerate, make tables etc.
Please send your zipped document to the respective Editors (see above).

If Latex is a problem for you or your article, please discuss it with your editor. At their discretion, editors can choose to help you convert your content into a suitable format for publishing.

== Newsletter Software ==

Based on GRASS-News (which was based on R News) Latex is recommended, but other publishing packages might be considered for forthcoming issues. (For example, [http://www.scribus.net Scribus] has been recommended.)

Contributors ought to submit articles in Latex and images as pdf (high res jpg is fine as well, kim (inside kde) can convert them easily to pdf):

'''links to templates will go here'''
* template for article
** template for inserting images
** template for inserting tables

They can be copied from [http://grass.itc.it/newsletter/GRASSnewsletter_template.tar.gz GRASS-News LaTex template].

== Process ==
# Confirm editors/volunteers
# Set deadlines
# Solicit articles
# Collect/edit/review articles
# Format to LaTeX
# Produce draft
# Set deadline for review
# Revisions
# Final production
# Press Release and promotion

== Online Location ==
OSGeo Journal team uses a subversion code repository for managing content for the publication.
It can be accessed publicly [http://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/journal here].

== Background ==
The OSGeo Journal builds on top of the successful history of the [http://grass.itc.it/newsletter/index.php GRASS-News] production. [http://osgeo.org/files/news/GRASS_OSGeo_News_vol4.pdf Volume 4] (5.8MB) of that production was a joint GRASS/OSGeo effort. Subsequent editions are broader and branded as OSGeo Journal.

[[Category:Newsletter]]
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[[Category:Advocacy]]

Journal Volume 1

2007-04-14T15:46:49Z

Wiki-Jfournier: /* News */

This is a draft page for working on the OSGeo [[Journal]]
== Deadlines ==
These are draft deadlines currently open for discussion.
# Call for participation and papers - '''February 27, 2007'''
# Finalise production team - '''March 8, 2007'''
# Close formal call for papers - '''March 23, 2007'''
# Draft production - '''April 4, 2007'''
# Final production - '''April 16, 2007'''

== Status ==
# Starting up..
# Setting deadlines
# Volunteer invite sent to OSGeo discuss list (twice)
# Drafts for articles are coming in

== Contributors / Topics ==
See [[Journal]] page 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.

Status:
* ? = not yet confirmed
* !? = confirmed/in contact
* ! = first version submitted
* !!! = final version ready

=== Editorials ===
# Author: Tyler Mitchell - '''General updates''' - !?
# Ohloh stats summary

=== News ===
# Author: Tyler Mitchell - '''OSGeo 1st Anniversary''' - !
# OSGeo accepted for Google Summer of Code (SoC) - !
# OSGeo sponsorship update !
# Upcoming events !
# Old news, see news archive on osgeo.org !

=== Event Reports (2-3 articles) ===
# Author: Dr. K S Rajan - topic: '''Map World Forum, India''' - !
# Author: Andrea Scianna - title: '''VIII Meeting Italian users of GRASS & GFOSS''' - !
# Author: Helena Mitasova/Julia Harrell - title: '''2007 NC GIS Conference and new OSGEO Affiliated NC FOSS4G User Group''' - !

=== Project Spotlights (1-2 articles) ===
# Author Marc Jansen and Astrid Emde - title: TBD ('''A short introduction to Mapbender''') -- !
# Author M. Mueller - title: TBD ('''deegree''') -- !
# Author Tim Sutton - title: '''Introducing openModeller''' - !
# Author Oliver Eichler - title: TBD ('''QLandkarte''') -- !

=== Case Studies (2-3 articles) ===
# Authors: Alex Fordyce and Charlie Crocker - title: '''Open Source Software in San Francisco's Urban Forest Project''' - !
# Author: Roger Bivand - title: '''Using the R-GRASS Interface ''' !

=== Integration Studies (2-3 articles) ===
# Author: Schyler Erle - title: TBD - !? (coming Tuesday)
# Author: Franck Martin - title: '''Tikiwiki a GeoCMS''' - !
# Authors: Jachym Cepicky and Lorenzo Becchi - title: '''PyWPS and Embrio Using ka-Map & PyWPS to create a GRASS WEB GIS''' - !
# Author: Dylan Beaudette - title: '''Producing Press-ready Maps with GRASS and GMT''' - !

=== Topical Studies (1-2 articles) ===
# Author: Landon Blake - title: '''Spatial Relationships - An Introduction''' - !
# Author: Daniel Aimes - title: '''Evaluation and Implementation of WPS''' - !

=== Programming Tutorials (1-2 articles) ===
# <s>Author: Tim Sutton - title: '''Building apps with QGIS API'''</s>
None

=== Interview(s) ===
None

=== Developer Announcements ===
# Author: Luca Casagrande - title: '''[http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Newsletter_Volume_1_Livecd LiveCD Developments]''' - !
# OSGeo project summaries:
## Author: MapGuide PSC - title: '''[[MapGuide Project Update - 2007 Q1]]''' - !
## Author: Jody Garnett - title: '''[http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOTOOLS/GTSteering+2007+Q1 GeoTools Project Update - 2007 Q1]''' - !
## Author: Daniel Morissette - topic: '''[[MapServer Project Update - 2007 Q1]]''' - !
## Author: Cameron Shorter - topic: '''[http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAP/Strategic+Direction+-+March+2007 MapBuilder Project Update]''' - ("Status" and "About the author" sections only) - !
## Author: Christoph Baudson - topic: '''[[Mapbender Project Update - 2007 Q1]]''' - !
## Author: Frank Warmerdam - topic: '''[http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/OsgeoJournalVolOne GDAL Project Update - 2007 Q1]''' - !
## Author: Jeroen Ticheler - topic: '''[http://trac.osgeo.org/geonetwork/wiki/1q2007 Geonetwork Project Update - 2007 Q1]''' - !
## Author: GRASS PSC - topic: '''[http://grass.gdf-hannover.de/wiki/GRASS_Project_Update_2007Q1 GRASS Project Update - 2007 Q1]''' - !
## Author: Gary Sherman - topic: '''QGIS Update''' - !

[[Category:Newsletter Volume 1]]
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[[Category:Journal Volume 1]]
[[Category:Journal]]

Journal

2007-03-12T18:37:39Z

Wiki-Jfournier: /* Team Positions */

'''OSGeo News''' is the working title for the official OSGeo Newsletter. This is the summary page for the project and for developing future editions.

* Current version is under development: [[Newsletter Volume 1]]

== Background ==
OSGeo News builds on top of the successful history of the [http://grass.itc.it/newsletter/index.php GRASS-News] production. [http://osgeo.org/files/news/GRASS_OSGeo_News_vol4.pdf Volume 4] (5.8MB) of that production was a joint GRASS/OSGeo effort. The next edition is broader and branded as OSGeo News.

== Editions ==
* [http://osgeo.org/files/news/GRASS_OSGeo_News_vol4.pdf GRASS/OSGeo-News Volume 4] (5.8MB)
* OSGeo News Volume 1 ([[Newsletter Volume 1]] - in development)
* OSGeo News Volume 2 ([[Newsletter Volume 2]] - planned)

== Content Outline ==
This is the typical outline for an edition:
# Editorials
# News
# Event Reports (2-3 articles)
# Project Spotlight (Introductions) (1-2 articles)
# Case Studies (2-3 articles)
# Integration Studies (2-3 articles)
# Topical Studies (1-2 articles)
# Programming Tutorials (2-3 tutorials)
# Interviews (1-2 people)
# Developer Announcements

=== Short description of content ===
Suggested max. length of articles in brackets. Page counts are based on output in newsletter format. Word counts assume several images, about 1.5 per page.

* Editorials: written by Edt. in Chief or/and well-known person - (1 page)
* News: past 6 months and next 3 months, just keywords/URL/date - (all short notes: 1 page)
* Event Reports: Brief article about meetings/conferences etc. - (1/2 page per report or 750 words)
* Project Introductions: General introduction to one software project or particular new features of a project - (3 pages, 1500 words)
* Case Studies: Highlighting specific application of technologies to a certain problem, user community or developer needs - (3 pages, 1500 words)
* Integration Studies: Articles showing how many projects can work together in an integrated fashion, e.g. the power of GRASS, QGIS and GDAL all working together - (5 pages, 2500 words)
* Topical Studies: Introductions to concepts and theories, e.g. what something means, how to work with certain types of things - (3 pages, 1500 words)
* Programming Tutorials: Tutorials showing how to use a library or application at a programmatic level - (3 pages, 1500 words)
* Interviews: Introducing open source community members or organisations - (1-2 pages, 1000 words)
* Developer Announcements: Announcements about recent changes/improvements to projects - (0.5 - 1 page, 750 words)

== Production Team ==
Typical needs include volunteers to collect, edit, format articles and design/proof layout. Because layout is done using LaTeX, volunteers familiar with it are always appreciated. By having several editors and categories we spread the word out and reduce the overall load for each volunteer.

Each editor is in charge of:

* looking through submitted articles
* doing a brief review and perhaps fwd. them to another more experienced user/developer or other Reviewer
* asking certain projects to submit articles (for volumes covering one subject)
* check for layout errors, so that the final files can easily be merged with all other sections
* optionally converting content to LaTeX if needed

=== Team Positions ===

* '''Newsletter Chair''': [[User:Tmitchell | Tyler Mitchell]]
** Announcing new vol./call for articles; announce release dates
* '''Editor in Chief''': [[User:Tmitchell | Tyler Mitchell]]
** Merging all sections, check for final version, asking all editors to submit final versions, etc.
* '''Editor, News''': [[User:Jfournier | Jason Fournier]]
** Compiling general new items from past 6 months
* '''Editor, Project Spotlights''': [[User:Wegmann | Martin Wegmann]]
** Solicit, collect, edit and reformat content
* '''Editor, Case Studies''': [mailto:micha@arava.co.il Micha Silver]
* '''Editor, Integration Studies''': [[User:Wegmann | Martin Wegmann]]
* '''Editor, Programming Tutorials''': Landon Blake
* '''Layout/Design''': Kevin Yam
** Designing and changing look and feel of publication

=== Open Positions ===
Interested in helping? This section lists current positions that need filling. If you have other interests, you are also welcome to add them for discussion.
* '''Editor, Event Reports''' - Compiling information about OSGeo-related events and to find summary reports that could be included as part of the newsletter
* '''Editor, Topical Studies'''
* '''Editor, Developer Announcements'''
* '''Spell/grammer-checker'''
* '''Reviewers''' - You have particular expertise and can review certain kinds of articles for content. Somewhat like a peer reviewer too, so logical questions can be turned back to authors if needed.
* '''Formating/Conversion''' - moving non-LaTeX content into LaTeX forms (each author/section Edt.has to check for latex errors etc.)
* '''Sponsor''' - interested in sponsoring the newsletter creation?

== Reviewers ==

Please list yourself below with name, e-mail and field of expertise to review certain articles - individual editors will contact you if necessary:

* [mailto:sunburned.surveyor@gmail.com Landon Blake] - Coordinate Geometry, Geodesy, Surveying, Applications of GIS to Public Works and Parcel/Cadastral Records Management
* [mailto:micha@arava.co.il Micha Silver] - Using GIS and GPS in agricultural pest control projects; watershed analysis

== Submission of articles ==

Your article should be written in [http://www.latex-project.org/ Latex]. For instructions which format/style shall be used, please have a look at this working [http://grass.itc.it/newsletter/GRASSnewsletter_template.tar.gz GRASS Newsletter Latex] template. If you do not know Latex yet, don't be scared as it is quite easy. You might want to have a look at the [http://www.stdout.org/~winston/latex/ Latex Cheat Sheet] to get to know a few commands, e.g. how to enumerate, make tables etc.
Please send your zipped document to the respective Editors (see below).

If Latex is a problem for you or your article, please discuss it with your editor. At their discretion, editors can choose to help you convert your content into a suitable format for publishing.

== Newsletter Software ==

Based on GRASS-News (which was based on R News) Latex is recommended, but other publishing packages might be considered for forthcoming issues. (For example, [http://www.scribus.net Scribus] has been recommended.)

Contributors ought to submit articles in Latex and images as pdf (high res jpg is fine as well, kim (inside kde) can convert them easily to pdf):

'''links to templates will go here'''
* template for article
** template for inserting images
** template for inserting tables

They can be copied from [http://grass.itc.it/newsletter/GRASSnewsletter_template.tar.gz GRASS-News LaTex template].

== Process ==
# Confirm editors/volunteers
# Set deadlines
# Solicit articles
# Collect/edit/review articles
# Format to LaTeX
# Produce draft
# Set deadline for review
# Revisions
# Final production
# Press Release and promotion

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