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FOSS4G 2016 Code Sprint

2016-08-20T16:04:11Z

Wiki-Martinweis: added participant

== Code Sprint ==

Venue: Bonn, Germany

This year, once again, we are following the old tradition of hosting a codesprint on the FOSS4G. More precisely, we offer a setting so that individual projects can meet for their codesprint. Since projects benefit from each other as well, the codesprint will naturally be held conjointly at one place.
Unfortunately, circumstances have forced us to divide the codesprint timetable-wise.

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'''The first part''' is scheduled to take place directly before the conference, the second immediately after. The first two and a half days start on Sunday, August 21, 2016 at around noon and are scheduled to end on Tuesday, August 23, 2016 (open end). The '''second part''' starts in the morning of Saturday, August 27, 2016 and ends on Sunday at 12 pm.

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We are happy to have found a really '''awesome location''' for you. Codesprint and accommodations are combined in one hall. Check out http://www.basecamp-bonn.com/ for details about the venue.
Working zones will be created for you in the breakfast area and hallways. There’s the option of finding relatively inexpensive sleeping accommodations in train sleeping cars, camping buses, classic cars and more. Additionally, an outdoor area is available for you to enjoy Bonn’s summer weather in August, while working. Healthy and not-so-healthy catering of drinks and snacks will be provided by us. Participation in codesprint is free of charge. However, overnight stays will have to be reserved and paid for by you.

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Another hint: the BaseCamp is within '''walking distance from the conference venue''' (WCCB) and has good access to public transportation – the Icebreaker takes place here, too.
You see, it’s worthwhile booking here!

As the accommodations are available to all FOSS4G participants, we will make an effort to make advance booking possible for you a few days ahead, to ensure you have the opportunity to sleep on-site and wrap up the evenings jointly. For that, it’s necessary for you to sign up (https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2016_Code_Sprint) and leave your email address so that we can contact you immediately accomodation booking is available. We need your sign-up for the planning of snacks and drinks, too!

This is open to all who wish to participate in one or more projects. There’s always plenty to do – it’s not all about programming. Translation, documentation, feedback, discussions, testing – all this is also important for project so everyone is cordially invited to attend the codesprints! Registration with the conference is not a prerequisite for participation in codesprint.

One thing we’d like to ask you: with an approx. 120 participants anticipated, the WLAN capacity will naturally be exhausted at some point. Please be sure to avoid huge on-site downloads of data, as this could impact the work of others. Thank you!

The Codesprint Organizing Team is looking forward to your coming!

'''In summary:'''

===When ===
* Part I: Sun 2016-08-21 12:00 noon - Tue 2016-08-23 (open end)
* Part II: Sat 2016-08-27 - Sun 2016-08-28 12:00 noon

=== Where===
* Venue & Accommodation: BaseCamp. (For more informations: http://www.basecamp-bonn.com/) [[http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/44335958#map=18/50.70763/7.12316| OpenStreetMap]]
* Nearby Hotel: Bonnox (http://www.bonnox.de/en/)

'''Power connector:'''
* Bring [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mains_electricity_by_country your power connector adapter] (photo: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Schuko_plug_and_socket.png Germany]). See also http://www.power-plugs-sockets.com/

'''Questions/Comments/Ideas'''

* If you have questions/comments/ideas please let us know. Send an email to codesprint@foss4g2016.org. You are welcome!

=== How to get to the Code Sprint? ===
How to get to FOSS4G2016 OSGeo Code Sprint?
* http://alienus.de/basecamp1/en/arrival-bonn-hostel/
* http://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=raste%201%20bonn#map=18/50.70762/7.12383

By train
* From Bonn Main station take the U-Trains (Underground platform) 16, 63 or 68. Get off after 6 min at stop Dt. Telekom / Ollenhauerstr.
* http://alienus.de/basecamp1/en/arrival-bonn-hostel/
* http://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=raste%201%20bonn#map=18/50.70762/7.12383

By Car
* Coming from the highway A59 Basecamp is located at the end of the highway A562.

== Sponsors ==
Thanks to our great sponsors!

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== Registered Attendees ==

The Code Sprint does not cost any money. For us it makes planning easier if we know who is coming. So please leave your Name and mark the days you will come.

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!width="30"|No
!width="250"|Name
!width="250"|Email
!width="250"|Projects
!width="30"|sun
!width="30"|mon
!width="30"|tue
!width="30"|sat
!width="30"|sun
!width="60"|Accomodation
!width="30"|vegetarian food
|-
| 1 ||[[User:Astrid Emde|Astrid Emde]] || astrid_emde@osgeo.org || [[Mapbender]] & Organization || x || x || x || x || x || other || x
|-
| 2 ||[[User:rcoup|Rob Coup]] || robert@coup.net.nz || [[GDAL]], [[GeoServer]] || - || x || x || - || - || Basecamp ||
|-
| 3 ||[[User:alfonx|Stefan Tzeggai]] || tzeggai@wikisquare.de || || - || - || x || x || - || Basecamp? ||
|-
| 4 ||[[User:Neteler|Markus Neteler]] || neteler@osgeo.org || [[GRASS GIS]] || x || x || x || x || x || other || x
|-
| 5 ||[[User:pcav|Paolo Cavallini]] || cavallini@faunalia.it || [[QGIS]] || x || x || x || - || - || Ibis ||
|-
| 6 ||[[User:Pirmin_Kalberer|Pirmin Kalberer]] || pka [ät] sourcepole.ch || [[QGIS]], [[GDAL]] || x || x || x || - || - || Basecamp ||
|-
| 7 ||[[User:neumann|Andreas Neumann]] || andreas [ät] qgis.org || [[QGIS]] || x || x || x || x || - || Basecamp ||
|-
| 8 ||[[User:timlinux|Tim Sutton]] || tim [ät] qgis.org || [[QGIS]] || x || x || x || - || - || AirBNB || yes
|-
| 9 ||[[User:Lucadelu|Luca Delucchi]] || lucadeluge @ gmail.com || [[GRASS GIS]] || x || x || x || x || x || Basecamp ||
|-
| 10 ||[[User:Schpidi|Stephan Meißl]]||stephan [ät] meissl.name||MapServer, EOxServer||late||x||x||-||-||Basecamp||
|-
| 11 ||[[User:lastools|Martin Isenburg]] || martin near rapidlasso.com || LASzip for LAS 1.4 || x || x || x || x || x || Basecamp ||
|-
| 12 || [[User:jgrocha|Jorge Gustavo Rocha]] || jgr@di.uminho.pt || GeoExt 3 || x || x || x || x || x || Basecamp ||
|-
| 13 || [[User:alexbruy|Alex Bruy]] || alexander.bruy at gmail.com || [[QGIS]] || x || x || x || - || - || Basecamp? ||
|-
| 14 || [[User:volaya|Victor Olaya]] || volayaf at gmail.com || [[QGIS]] || x || x || x || - || - || Basecamp? ||
|-
| 15 || [[bartvde2|Bart van den Eijnden]] || bartvde at osgis.nl || [[OpenLayers]] || - || x || x || - || - || Other ||
|-
| 16 || [[User:anitagraser|Anita Graser]] || anitagraser [ät] gmx.at || [[QGIS]] || - || x || x || - || -|| Basecamp ||
|-
| 17 ||[[User:Dmorissette|Daniel Morissette]]||dmorissette at mapgears.com||MapServer, GDAL/OGR||?||?||x||x||?||Basecamp||
|-
| 18 ||[[User:Stranger | Andreas Schmitz]] || hwbllmnn@mailbox.org || Mapbender || x || x || x || || || other ||
|-
| 19 ||[[User:Uli | Uli Rothstein]] || || Mapbender || x || x || x || x || x || other ||
|-
| 20 ||[[User:Tbonfort|Thomas Bonfort]]||thomas.bonfort@gmail.com||MapServer||-||-||-||x||-||Basecamp||
|-
| 21 ||[[User:Martinl|Martin Landa]] || || [[GRASS GIS]], [[GDAL]], [[QGIS]], [[PyWPS]], GIS.lab || x || x || x || x || x|| Basecamp? ||
|-
| 22 ||[[User:jachym|Jáchym Čepický]] || jachym.cepicky at gmail || [[PyWPS]], GIS.lab || x || x || x || x || x|| Basecamp ||
|-
| 23 ||[[User:Jonaseberle|Jonas Eberle]] || jonas.eberle at gmx.de || [[PyWPS]] || x || x || x || x || x || Basecamp/other? ||
|-
| 24 ||[[User:dassau|Otto Dassau]] ||otto at qgis.org || [[QGIS]] || - || x || x || - || - || Bonnox || yes
|-
| 25 ||[[User:rouault|Even Rouault]]||even.rouault @ spatialys.com||GDAL, MapServer, QGIS||-||x||x||x||-||Basecamp||
|-
| 26 ||[[User:grizonnetm|Manuel Grizonnet]]||manuel.grizonnet @ cnes.fr||OTB, OSGeo-Live, QGIS||x||x||x||-||-||Basecamp||
|-
| 27 ||[[User:mlennert|Moritz Lennert]]||mlennert at club worldonline be||GRASS GIS||x||x||x||-||-||Other||
|-
| 28 || Arash Raphid Pour || || Mapbender || x || x || x || x || x || other ||
|-
| 29 ||Andriy Oblivantsev || || Mapbender || x || x || x || x || x || other ||
|-
| 30 ||Axel Schaefer || || Mapbender || || x || x || || || other ||
|-
| 31 || Jochen Schulz || || Mapbender || || || x || x || x || other ||
|-
| 32 || Arne Schubert || || Mapbender || || || x || x || || other ||
|-
| 33 || Charly Toma || || Mapbender || || x || || || || other ||
|-
| 34 ||[[User:Lads|Luís de Sousa]] ||luis de sousa @ protonmail ch || [[PyWPS]] || late || x || x || x || ? || Basecamp ||
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| 35 ||[[User:ajolma|Ari Jolma]]||ari.jolma @ gmail.com||GDAL, MapServer, QGIS||?||?||x||x||?||Beethoven||
|-
| 36 ||[[User:magicgate|Jakob Miksch]]||jakob.miksch [ät] posteo.eu||OSGeo-Live||x||x||x not there from 11-18 B2B + FOSS4G Intro||x||x||Basecamp||
|-
| 37 ||[[User:Yjacolin|yjacolin]] ([[User talk:Yjacolin|talk]]) || yves dot jacolin [at] camptocamp.com ||QGIS||x||x||x|| || ||Bonnox||
|-
| 38 || Arnaud Morvan ||arnaud dot morvan @ camptocamp.com||QGIS||x||x||x|| || ||Bonnox||
|-
| 39 || Stéphane Brunner || stephane dot brunner [at] camptocamp.com || QGIS || x || x || x || || || Other ||
|-
| 40 || [[User:asgerskovbopetersen|Asger Skovbo Petersen]] || asger ãt septima.dk || QGIS || - || x || x || - || - || Other ||
|-
| 41 ||[[User:Tudorbarascu|Tudor Bărăscu ]] || tudor dot barascu [at] qtibia.ro || [[QGIS]] || x || x || x || x || x || Basecamp? ||
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| 42 ||[[User:moovida|Andrea Antonello ]] || andrea dot antonello [at] gmail dot com || gvSIG || - || - || x || - || - || other ||
|-
| 43 ||[[User:Silli|Silvia Franceschi ]] || silvia dot franceschi [at] gmail dot com || gvSIG || - || - || x || - || - || other || yes, additionally no yeast and no milk
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| 44 || [[User:Guychisholm|Guy Chisholm]] || guy.chisholm at geoplace dot co dot uk || [[GeoServer]], [[OpenLayers]] || ~1700 || x || am || x || x || Basecamp ||
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| 45 || [[User:Remanuele|Rob Emanuele]] || remanuele at azavea dot com || [[GDAL]], [[JTS]], [[Proj4j]], [[GeoTrellis]], [[GeoTools]] || x || x || x || ? || ? || other ||
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| 46 || - || - || - || - || - || - || x || ? || other ||
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| 47 || [[User:IvanSanchez|Iván Sánchez Ortega]] || ivan sanchezortega.es || Leaflet || ? || - || - || ? || ? || TODO ||
|-
| 48 || [[User:Marcjansen|Marc Jansen]] || jansen [at] terrestris [dot] de || [[OpenLayers]] || x || x || x || - || - || Other ||
|-
| 49 || [[User:Thomas Baschetti|Thomas Baschetti]] || || || - || x || - || - || - || other || preferred
|-
| 50 || [[User:JulienSam|Julien-Samuel Lacroix]] || jlacroix at mapgears dot com || [[MapServer]], [[OpenLayers]] || x || x || x || x || - || other ||
|-
| 51 || Rasťo Micanik || rastomicanik at gmail dot com || GIS.lab || x || x || x || x || x|| Basecamp || yes
|-
| 52 || [[User:ianturton|Ian Turton]] || ijturton at gmail dot com || [[GeoTools]], [[GeoServer]] || - || - || x || x || x|| Other || No
|-
| 53 || [[User:aaime|Andrea Aime]] || andrea dot aime at gmail dot com || [[GeoTools]], [[GeoServer]] || x || x || - || - || -|| Other || No
|-
| 54 || [[User:connormanning|Connor Manning]] || connor at hobu dot co || Entwine PDAL || - || - || x || x || x|| Other || No
|-
| 55 || [[User:Tulau|Tuure Laurinolli]] || tuure dot laurinolli at vaisala dot com || [[GeoTools]], [[GeoServer]], [[OpenLayers]] || x || x || x || - || - || Other ||
|-
| 56 || [[User:Tkardi|Tõnis Lärdi]] || tonis.kardi@kemit.ee || || ? || x || x || x || ? || Basecamp ||
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| 57 || [[User:Maxi71 | Massimiliano Cannata]] || massimiliano dot cannata at supsi dot ch || [[istSOS]] || - || x || - || - || - || Other ||
|-
| 58 || [[User:mantonovic | Milan Antonovic]] || milan dot antonovic at supsi dot ch || [[istSOS]] || - || x || - || - || - || Other ||
|-
| 59 || Mirko Cardoso || mirko dot cardoso at supsi dot ch || [[istSOS]] || - || x || - || - || - || Other ||
|-
| 60 || Patrick Valsecchi || patrick dot valsecchi at camptocamp dot com || QGIS || x || x || x || || || Other ||
|-
| 61 || Oliver Rudzick || || Orga || x || x || x || x || x || Other ||
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| 62 || [[User:Veroandreo | Veronica Andreo]] || veroandreo@gmail.com || GRASS GIS || - || - || - || x || x || Basecamp ||
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| 63 || [[User:ksmith | Kevin Smith]] || smithkm at draconic dot ca || [[GeoServer]], [[GeoWebCache]], [[GeoTools]] || late || wkshp || x || x || x || ||
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| 64 || [[User:Ciupava | Anna Zanchetta]] || ciupava[at]gmail[dot]com || GRASS GIS || - || x || x || - || - || Basecamp ||
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| 65 || [[User:tbarsballe | Torben Barsballe]] || tbarsballe at boundlessgeo dot com || [[GeoServer]], [[GeoTools]] || - || - || - || x || - || ||
|-
| 66 || Jon Moules || || GeoServer, QGIS || - || ? || ? || x || x || Other || Vegan
|-
| 67 || Torsten Friebe || friebe AT lat-lon DOT de || deegree || x || ? || ? || x || x || Other ||
|-
| 68 || [[User:Borysiasty | Borys Jurgiel]] || info at borysjurgiel dot pl || QGIS || - || x || x || - || - || Bonnox || preferred
|-
| 69 || [[User:Jive | Jody Garnett]] || jody.garnett@gmail.com || GeoServer, GeoTools, Incubation, uDig || x || ? || ? || x || x || || No
|-
| 70 || [[User:rduivenvoorde | Richard Duivenvoorde]] || richard ta qgis.org || QGIS, GeoServer || x || x || x || - || - || ||
|-
| 71 || [[User:ahocevar | Andreas Hocevar]] || andreas.hocevar ta gmail.com || OpenLayers || - || x || x || - || - || ||
|-
| 72 || [[User:GeoFootballer | Christian Mayer]] || chris ta meggsimum.de || [[GeoExt]], [[OpenLayers]] || - || x || x || - || - || other ||
|-
| 73 || [[User:FxKu | Felix Kunde]] || fkunde[at]beuth-hoschschule.de || 3DCityDB, pgMemento || - || x || x || - || - || other ||
|-
| 74 || [[User:Jesus | Jorge S. Mendes de Jesus]] || jorge.mendesdejesus[at]wur.nl || PyWPS || x || x || x || - || - ||BaseCamp || NO
|-
| 75 || [[User:mhugo | Hugo Mercier]] || hugo dot mercier at oslandia dot com || QGIS || ? || x || x || - || - || ? || no preference
|-
| 76 || [[User:sarasafavi | Sara Safavi]] || ssafavi at boundlessgeo dot com || GeoNode || x || x || x || - || - || Other ||
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| 77 || [[User:Lars | lars lingner]] || lars at lingner dot eu || MapServer || - || - || - || x || x || Other || no preference
|-
| 78 || [[User:Mkuhn | Matthias Kuhn]] || matthias@opengis.ch || QGIS || x || x || x || - || - || Other || no preference
|-
| 79 || [[User:LeneFischer | Lene Fischer]] || lfi@ign.ku.dk || QGIS || x || x || x || - || - || Other || no preference
|-
| 80 || [[User:bvthomsen3 | Bo Victor Thomsen]] || bvtho@frederikssund.dk || QGIS || x || x || x || - || - || Other || no preference
|-
| 81 || [[User:raymondnijssen | Raymond Nijssen]] || r.nijssen[at]terglobo.nl || QGIS || x || x || x || - || - || Camping Siebengebirgsblick || no preference
|-
| 82 || [[User:Kmuehlbauer | Kai Mühlbauer]] || kai.muehlbauer[at]uni-bonn.de || GDAL || ? || x || x || - || - || other || no preference
|-
| 83 || [[User:Sean_gillies | Sean Gillies]] || sean.gillies@gmail.com || GDAL, Rasterio || x || x || x || - || - || other || no preference
|-
| 84 || [[User:Tsolmon | Tsolmongerel Papilloud]] || tsolmongerel.papilloud@epfl.com || OpenLayers, GeoTools || - || x || x || - || - || Basecamp? || no preference
|-
| 85 || [[User:Fschindler | Fabian Schindler]] || fabian.schindler@eox.at || EOxServer, MapServer, geotiff.js || - || x || x || - || - || Basecamp || no preference
|-
| 86 || [[User:Alexneto | Alexandre Neto]] || senhor.neto[at]gmail.com || QGIS || - || x || x || - || - || other || no preference
|-
| 87 || [[Milena Nowotarska | Milena Nowotarska]] || do.milenki at gmail.com || GRASS GIS, QGIS || x || x || x || x || x || other || glutenfree, milkfree food
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| 88 || [[User:dberry | Daniel Berry]] || dberry at boundlessgeo dot com || GeoNode || x || x || x || - || - || Other || no preference
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| 89 || [[User:Chau | Casper Børgesen]] || emailtocasper which is my gmail account || GeoServer? || - || - || - || x || x || Other || no preference
|-
| 90 || [[User:Maximdubinin | Maxim Dubinin ]] || sim@gis-lab.info || GDAL, QGIS || - || x || x || - || - || Other || no preference
|-
| 91 || [[User:Bishop | Dmitry Baryshnikov]] || bishop.dev@gmail.com || GDAL || - || x || x || - || - || Other || no preference
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| 92 || [[User:Stempler | Simon Templer]] || simon @ wetransform.to || deegree, hale || - || - || x || - || - || Other || no preference
|-
| 93 || [[User:yoichi | Yoichi Kayama]] || yoichi.kayama@gmail.com || QGIS || x || ? || - || x || - || Other ||
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| 94 || [[User:DelazJ | Harrissou Sant-anna]] || delazj at gmail dot com || QGIS || x || x || x || - || - || Ibis || Yes
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| 95 || [[User:JuergenFischer | Jürgen Fischer]] || jef at norbit dot de || QGIS || x || x || x || - || - || Ibis || No
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| 96 || Thomas Schüttenberg || thomas at qgis dot de || QGIS || || x || x || || || other || no preference
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| 97 || [[User:ungarj | Joachim Ungar ]] || joachim dot ungar at eox dot at || EOxServer || || x || x || || || Basecamp || no preference
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| 98 || Gero Wahren || || Mapbender || x || x || x || || || other ||
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| 99 || Robin Schwammborn || || Mapbender || || x || x || || || ||
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| 100 || [[User:msmitherdc | Michael Smith]] || michael.smith.erdc@gmail.com || MapServer ||-||?||x||x||?||Other||no preference
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| 101 || Dirk Stenger || stenger at lat-lon dot de || deegree || - || ? || x || - || - || other || no preference
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| 102 || [[User:Woodstocktm | Thorsten Mueller]] || woodstocktm at gmx.de || [[GeoExt]], [[OpenLayers]] || x || ? || ? || x || x || ||
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| 103 || [[User:Julien.collaer| Julien Collaer]] || julien.collaer at opengeode.be || Geonode || - || - || x || - || - || Other || no preference
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| 104 || Kari Salovaara || kari.salovaara at iki.fi || OSGeo-Live || - || x || - || - || - || Bonnox || no preference
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| 105 || Lyn Goltz || goltz at lat-lon.de || deegree || (x) || - || x || - || - || other || yes
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| 106 || Tuul Batbaldan || || student || x || || || - || - || other ||
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| 107 || [[User:Ndufrane| Nicolas Dufrane]] || nicolas.dufrane at opengeode.be || Geonode || - || - || x || - || - || Other || no preference
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| 108 || Petr Pridal || peter.pridal at klokantech.com || OpenLayers || - || x || x || - || - || Other ||
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| 109 || Petr Sloup || peter.sloup at klokantech.com || OpenLayers || - || x || x || - || - || Other ||
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| 110 || Dalibor Janák || dalibor.janak at klokantech.com || OpenLayers || - || x || x || - || - || Other ||
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| 111 || Martin Mikita || martin.mikita at klokantech.com || GDAL || - || x || x || - || - || Other ||
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| 112 || Martin Arimont || martin at foss4g2016.org || Mapbender || - || x || x || ? || - || Other ||
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| 113 || [[User:sbl| Stefan Blumentrath]] || stefan.blumentrath at nina.no || GRASS GIS || - || - || - || x || x || ? || no preference
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| 114 || [[User:Pjdufour| Patrick Dufour]] || --- || GeoNode || x || x || x || - || - || other ||
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| 115 || Dimitris Karakostis || --- || GeoNode || x || x || x || - || - || other ||
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| 116 || [[User:afabiani | Alessio Fabiani]] || alessio.fabiani at geo-solutions.it || [[GeoNode]], [[GeoServer]], [[GeoWebCache]], [[GeoTools]] || x || x || - || - || - || other ||
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| 117 || [[User:gsteinmon | Guido Stein]] || guido@guidostein.com || OSGEO-Live || x || ? || ? || x || ? || Bonnox ||
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| 118 || Stephan Reichhelm || reichhelm at grit dot de ||deegree || - || - || x || - || - || Other ||
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| 119 || [[User:Just | Just van den Broecke]] || just ät osgeo döt nl || [http://stetl.org Stetl] || - || - || x || x || x || Other || no preference
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| 120 ||[[User:Martinweis|Martin Weis]] || Martin.Weis.newsadress at gmx dot de || istSOS, other || x || x || x || || || other || no preference
|}

= Workgroups =

== Mapbender ==

'''Attending:'''

* [[User:Astrid Emde|Astrid Emde]]
* [[User:Stranger | Andreas Schmitz]]
* [[User:Uli | Uli Rothstein]]
* Axel Schaefer
* Arash Rashid Pour
* Jochen Schultz
* Andriy Oblivantsev
* Arne Schubert
* Charly Toma
* Gero Wahren
* Robin Schwammborn
* Martin Arimont

'''Goals:'''
* bugfixing
* modularisation
* tests
* documentation
* & more

== GRASS GIS ==

'''Attending:'''

* [[User:Neteler|Markus Neteler]]
* [[User:Lucadelu|Luca Delucchi]]
* [[User:Martinl|Martin Landa]]
* [[User:mlennert|Moritz Lennert]]
* [[User:Veroandreo|Veronica Andreo]]
* [[User:sbl|Stefan Blumentrath]] (only last weekend)
* [[Milena Nowotarska | Milena Nowotarska]]

'''Goals:'''

* planning towards GRASS GIS 8
* integrating GSoC results
* Agenda at: https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_Community_Sprint_Bonn_2016

== QGIS ==

'''Attending:'''

* [[User:timlinux|Tim Sutton]]
* [[User:pcav|Paolo Cavallini]]
* [[User:Pirmin_Kalberer|Pirmin Kalberer]]
* [[User:neumann|Andreas Neumann]]
* [[User:volaya|Victor Olaya]]
* [[User:alexbruy|Alex Bruy]]
* [[User:anitagraser|Anita Graser]]
* [[User:dassau|Otto Dassau]]
* [[User:Yjacolin|yjacolin]]
* Arnaud Morvan
* [[User:Tudorbarascu|Tudor Bărăscu]]
* Stéphane Brunner
* Patrick Valsecchi
* [[User:Borysiasty|Borys Jurgiel]]
* [[User:rduivenvoorde|Richard Duivenvoorde]]
* Hugo Mercier
* [[User:raymondnijssen|Raymond Nijssen]]
* [[User:Alexneto|Alexandre Neto]]
* [[User:yoichi|Yoichi Kayama]]
* [[User:DelazJ|Harrissou Sant-anna]]
* [[User:JuergenFischer | Jürgen Fischer]]
* Thomas Schüttenberg

'''Goals:'''

* working on QGIS 3.0
* porting plugins to Python 3
* Working on QWC II
* Working on QGIS Processing framework
* Working on Documentation (release 2.16, [https://github.com/qgis/QGIS-Documentation/wiki/hackfest_Bonn_2016 discussion])

== PyWPS ==

'''Attending:'''

* [[User:jachym|Jachym Cepicky]]
* [[User:Jonaseberle|Jonas Eberle]]
* [[User:Lads|Luís de Sousa]]
* [[User:Jesus|Jorge S. Mendes de Jesus]]

'''Goals:'''

* What is needed for PyWPS-4
* Documentation
** Developer's / Contributor's guide
** Working with GRASS
** Migrating from PyWPS 3.x
* Discuss next steps
* WPS 2.0.0 start

== GIS.lab ==

'''Attending:'''

* [[User:martinl|Martin Landa]]
* [[User:jachym|Jachym Cepicky]]
* Rasťo Mičánik

'''Goals:'''

* GIS.lab 1.0
* GIS.lab QGIS Plugin
* new generation of GIS.lab Web Client
* WPS Processing

== OSGeo-Live ==

'''Attending:'''

*[[User: Astrid Emde]]
* [[User:grizonnetm|Manuel Grizonnet]]
* Kari Salovaara
* [[Milena Nowotarska | Milena Nowotarska]]
* [[User:Lucadelu|Luca Delucchi]]
* [[User:magicgate|Jakob Miksch]]
* [[User:gsteinmon | Guido Stein]]
* [[User:dirkf | Dirk Frigne]]

'''Goals:'''

* next version
* documentation
* translation

== ORFEO ToolBox ==

'''Attending:'''

* [[User:grizonnetm|Manuel Grizonnet]]

''Goals:'''

* Documentation
* QGIS/OTB compatibility
* Bugs

== gvSIG ==

'''Attending:'''

* [[User:moovida|Andrea Antonello]]
* [[User:Silli|Silvia Franceschi]]

''Goals:'''

* Developer Documentation
* JGrasstools integration
* Geopaparazzi integration
* Bug fixes

== GeoTools/GeoServer ==

Focused on Saturday/Sunday activities, seeking collaboration with QGIS project on SLD export story.

'''Attending:'''

* [[User:ianturton|Ian Turton]]
* [[User:aaime|Andrea Aime]]
* [[User:ksmith|Kevin Smith]]
* [[User:jive|Jody Garnett]]
* [[User:tbarsballe|Torben Barsballe]]
* Tyler Battle
* Gabriel Roland
* Jon Moules

'''Goals:'''

* QGIS SLD Export story
* Bug fixes
* fun!

== istSOS ==

'''Attending:'''

* [[User:Maxi71 | Massimiliano Cannata]] (Monday only)
* [[User:mantonovic | Milan Antonovic]] (Monday only)
* [[User:jive | Jody Garnett]] (Sunday only)
* Mirko Cardoso (Monday only)

'''Goals:'''

* OSGeo Incubation, what's next?

== deegree ==

http://www.deegree.org/

'''Attending:'''

* Torsten Friebe
* Simon Templer
* Dirk Stenger
* Lyn Goltz
* Stephan Reichhelm

'''Goals:'''

* Finalize 3.4, bug-fixing, documentation
* improved interface for [https://github.com/halestudio/hale HALE]
* prepare official docker image for deegree 3.4

== OpenLayers ==

http://openlayers.org/

'''Attending:'''

* Bart van den Eijnden
* Andreas Hocevar

'''Goals:'''

* Implement restricted extent ([https://github.com/openlayers/ol3/pull/2777 #2777])

== GeoNode ==

'''Attending:'''

* [[User:Ortelius|Jeff Johnson]]
* [[User:Dberry|Daniel Berry]]
* [[User:Sarasafavi|Sara Safavi]]
* [[User:Afabiani|Alessio Fabiani]]
* [[User:Julien.collaer|Julien Collaer]]
* [[User:Ndufrane| Nicolas Dufrane]]
* [[User:Pjdufour| Patrick Dufour]]
* Dimitris Karakostis
* Simone Dalmasso
* Jorge Martinez

'''Goals:'''

* Finalize 2.5 release, Work on 2.6 Stable Release, bug-fixing, documentation

[[Category:FOSS4G2016]] [[Category:FOSS4G]] [[Category:Code_Sprints]]

User:Martinweis

2010-09-06T18:22:16Z

Wiki-Martinweis:

Post doctoral position at the University of Hohenheim. Working on precision farming (weed control). Likes to use the Open Source GIS solutions for their flexibility and surprisingly easy solutions.
Projects overview:
* [https://turbo.uni-hohenheim.de/ TURBO], Sensor-guided weed control
* [https://sengis.uni-hohenheim.de/ SenGIS], a project to collect sensor/precision farming data in the field and store them in a GIS database.

Mobile Solutions

2008-05-26T08:26:03Z

Wiki-Martinweis: /* Open Source */

== Overview ==
This is not a formal OSGeo project, just a spot for a few OSGeo folks to share some ideas.
The idea is to elaborate foundations of design and implementation of [http://www.opensource.org Open Source] GIS application(s) for mobile devices. The homepage for this project can be found at [http://mobile.maptools.org/ Mobile GIS]. If you have any comments about the homepage, please visit the [http://mobile.maptools.org/index.phtml?page=mailinglist.html Mobile GIS Support] page, and post/subscribe to the mailing list.

Our main objectives are to discuss:
* principles of mobile software design
* high usable User Interface on mobile devices
* key functions automation
* usage of latest communication techniques
* portability

== Mobile GIS project ==

Homepage: http://mobile.maptools.org/

== Hardware ==

Mobile GIS will be made to work on a variety of hardware platforms. It should be usable on desktop systems, laptops, tablet PCs, and other various pocket computers. Support for cell phones with Java capability is also an option.

''TODO: List pros/cons for devices on which Mobile GIS can be run.''

== Operating Systems / Platforms ==

This section is devoted to discuss features as well as pros and cons (+/-) of various mobile operating systems and software platforms.

Here are listed platforms we have discussed, in alphabetical order:

=== Linux ===

From [http://www.openembedded.org/project-overview OpenEmbedded Overview]:

''OpenEmbedded is a full-featured development environment allowing users to target a wide variety of devices.(...)OpenEmbedded is a tool which allows developers to create a fully usable Linux base for various embedded systems. It has been designed to be able to handle different hardware architectures, support multiple releases for those architectures, and utilize tools for speeding up the process of recreating the base after changes have been made. Currently it can run on any Linux distribution, and plans are in place to allow it to work under Windows.''

'''Note:''' Familiar's Linux distribution is entirely based on OpenEmbedded system.

See:
* http://familiar.handhelds.org
* http://intimate.handhelds.org
* http://www.microwindows.org
* http://www.openembedded.org

See also:
* http://www.linuxdevices.com
* http://tuxmobil.org/pda_linux.html

===== Pros and Cons =====

* '''+'''
** choice of user environments: [http://gpe.handhelds.org GPE], [http://opie.handhelds.org/cgi-bin/moin.cgi/ Opie] and [http://www.trolltech.com/products/qtopia/index Qtopia]
** compatible with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POSIX POSIX]
** easy software portability
** Open Source Software
** prototypes available: e.g. [http://grass.itc.it/platforms/grasshandheld.html GRASS on Handhelds]

* '''-'''
** less popular

=== OpenMoKo ===
OpenMoKo is an open-source mobile communications platform. Most importantly, it comes with built-in AGPS receiver, touch-screen, and GSM data connection.

* [http://www.openmoko.com/ OpenMoKo homepage]
* [http://www.linuxtogo.org/gowiki/OpenMoko OpenMoKo wiki]

It will run [http://www.openembedded.org OpenEmbedded].

=== Palm OS ===

See:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_OS

===== Pros and Cons =====

* '''+'''
** available Open Source tool chain - [http://prc-tools.sourceforge.net called]
** available VMs are primarily J2ME and SuperWaba.
** Palm official development environment is C/C++ based

* '''-'''
** dedicated for a very specific hardware platform designed entirely by [http://www.palm.com Palm Inc.]
** no choice of user environments
** no multitasking support in versions prior to [http://www.palmsource.com/palmos/cobalt.html Palm OS Cobalt], version 6.x
** proprietary

=== Symbian OS ===

See:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbian_OS

===== Pros and Cons =====

* '''+'''
** dedicated to devices with very limited resources
** good support for popular IDEs on Linux, Mac OS and Windows
** open in terms of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Standard Open Standards]
** very popular on smartphones
** very well documented APIs
** very good support for Java
** wide variety of programming languages: C++, Java, Perl, Python, OPL, Visual Basic

* '''-'''
** no choice of user environments
** proprietary

=== Windows CE ===

See:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_CE
* http://msdn.microsoft.com/embedded/windowsce/default.aspx

See also:
* http://www.windowsfordevices.com
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuperWaba
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Java_virtual_machines

===== Pros and Cons =====

* '''+'''
** Real-Time Operating System, with full multithreading and multitasking support
** supports wide range of hardware
** file system is easily accessible: does not require "conduits" for data/file transfer.
** very popular on PDAs currently on the market / widely used
** very well supported by Visual Studio 2005
** [http://blog.vikdavid.com/2004/12/java_on_pocketp.html Available JVMs] include, [http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/zones/wireless/weme_eval_runtimes.html IBM J9 JVM], [http://www.nsicom.com/Default.aspx?tabid=138 NSICOM CrEme JVM] and [http://www.superwaba.com.br SuperWaba VM]
** SuperWaba VM is free and has an active developer news group. The SuperWaba VM has a more liberal "sandbox" than some of the other VMs that adhere strictly to Sun Microsystems CDC and CLDC specs. Consequently accessing serial devices, (barcode scanners, RFID readers, bluetooth GIS units, etc) in SuperWaba is more straight forward than w/some of the other VMs.

* '''-'''
** no choice of user environments
** not compatible with POSIX
** very limited version of C Run-Time library
** Visual Studio 2005 is expensive / no replacement
** WinCE is less stable and user friendly (than the PalmOS).

=== Windows XP Embedded ===

From [http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/xpehelp/html/xeconAboutWindowsXPEmbeddedTop.asp About Windows XP Embedded]:

''Windows XP Embedded is a componentized version of Windows XP Professional that contains all of the features, functionality, and familiarity of Windows XP Professional.''

See:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP_Embedded
* http://msdn.microsoft.com/embedded/windowsxpembedded/default.aspx

===== Pros and Cons =====

* '''+'''
''TODO''
* '''-'''
** proprietary

== Development Platforms/Languages ==

''TODO: Different options for development platforms on which the software can be developed for maximum portability''

=== C/C++ ===
==== Pros and Cons ====

* '''+'''
** Excellent performance
** An industry standard for developing application
** Quite portable, as long as portability is taken into account throughout development
* '''-'''
** Requires more work to compile on various OS
** GUI is not portable to various OS, so it would most likely need to be developed separately for several different OS's

=== Java ===
==== Pros and Cons ====

* '''+'''
** Excellent portability
** Should technically work on any Operating System as long as a Java VM is available for it
** Should work with Java-enabled cell phones as well
* '''-'''
** Worse performance than C/C++
** Not all Mobile hardware has Java VM pre-installed

=== wxWidgets ===
''TODO: Anyone with experience using wxWidgets, please add your thoughts''
* http://www.wxwidgets.org (and for embedded apps: http://www.wxwidgets.org/docs/embedded.htm)
* Seems an excellent GUI toolkit which is highly portable
* Usable from variety of languages such as C++, Python, Perl, and C#/.NET.

== Open Source GIS for Mobile Devices ==

''TODO: Details of mobile GIS application design and implementation''

=== Key Features ===

''TODO: List of key features''

==== Brainstorm ====

'''Note:''' ''Please, feel free to extend the list of features here.''

'''Question:''' ''What do you think about rank features listed in this brainstorm section? It could be achived by putting asterix (*) next to features you think are important. Any other ideas?''

This section is devoted to a summary of our discussion on the OSGeo mailing list.
List of ideas of Open Source Mobile GIS features:

* User Interface
** configurable UI: turn on/off UI elements, switch to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiosk_software kiosk mode]
** create a wizard type tool for the desktop (for example in [http://www.qgis.org QGIS]) to create data collection forms, etc. to be transported to the handheld device (similar to as [http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcpad-appbldr/about/forms.html ArcPad Forms])
** binding UI action to hardware elements, for example zooming with hardware keys or scrolls
** use of voice capabilities
*** ask for operation confirmations (Yes, No, Cancel) and accept answering by speech recognition or by pushing hardware keys
** use of LEDs, for example to indicate states of various operations: GPS location accuracy/low PDOP, edited layer has not been saved, no network connection, synchronization is in progress, catching tracklog/feature vertices with GPS, etc.
** Internationalization
** Client UI should have an option for a 'simplified' UI, so that those with less computer experience can still use the software effectively. Advanced option can be used by those with more experience/who need the most functionality from the client.

* GIS functionality
** map tools: zoom-in, zoom-out, pan
** integration of map and attributes database
** data query tool
** features editing
*** automated and configurable functions like: snapping, polygon closing, layers autosave
** measures
** projections, for example [http://mateusz.loskot.net/projects/proj4/ PROJ.4 for Windows CE]

* data sources and providers, see [[#Spatial Data Formats]]
** remote
*** accessed via [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Feature_Service Web Feature Service]
** local
*** file based
*** local RDBMS, for example [[#SQLite]]

* data synchronization
** network-based:
*** on-demand - temporal network connection required
*** continuous - permanent network connection required
** file-based:
*** with files copied from flash memory card
*** with files transfered by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared_Data_Association IrDA], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth Bluetooth] or cable

* GPS functionality
** navigation
** routing from current position
** querying data based on current position
** catch location from GPS, for example to create point on a layer
** signal/protocol logging
** automated map large-scale switching while measuring/catching features with GPS, for example from 1:500 or 1:1000
** real-time correction via WAAS or EGNOS

* Data Compression
** including Spatial and Attribute data
*** Catagraphy-generalization-based compression for vector data
*** Huffman-Code-based method for attribute data
*** Wavelet-based method for raster data
* Layer map management accrording to application theme
** for vehicle navigation specification like ISO GDF40

* Other
** ''some kind of'' integration with external devices, for example laser range finder, camera

=== Spatial Data Formats ===

This section discusses data formats considered for local spatial datastore on a mobile device.
Proposed formats are listed in alphabetical order.

==== ESRI Shapefile ====

ESRI Shapefile is a file-based format, simple and easy to use in mobile application, though it does not support complex data relations natively.
Important features of ESRI Shapefile format:
* availability of portable libraries: [http://shapelib.maptools.org Shapelib] and [http://ogr.maptools.org/drv_shapefile.html OGR], both work on Windows CE and Linux
* easy to use and create on mobile devices
* very popular format in GIS world
* well-documented format

See:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapefile
* [http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf ESRI Shapefile Technical Description]

==== Spatial Data File (SDF) ====

From [http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=5169479#section4 Autodesk's FAQ] about the SDF format:

''Autodesk’s new spatial data file (SDF) is a powerful single file that provides many of the capabilities of a relational database (RDBMS). Each SDF file can contain multiple geometry types (lines, polygons, and points) as well as feature attributes. A spatial data file enables you to organize and manage your data as GIS features, providing a solid foundation for a smooth transition to an RDBMS in the future if the need arises.''

Some additional info on the SDF format available at [https://fdo.osgeo.org/nonav/docs/SDF/index.html https://fdo.osgeo.org/nonav/docs/SDF/index.html]

''TODO: We need more details about SDF format! If you know anything about this format, please share your knowledge here. Thanks!''

''TODO: Is there any specification available to download?''

==== SQLite ====

From the [http://www.sqlite.org SQLite] website:

''SQLite is a small C library that implements a self-contained, embeddable, zero-configuration SQL database engine.''

SQLite engine seems to be a good candidate for a local geospatial database managed on a mobile device. SQLite features which are mostly interesting for Open Source GIS system for mobile devices include:

* easy to use and create on mobile devices
* highly portable library, works well on Linux PDAs and Windows CE devices (see [http://sourceforge.net/projects/sqlite-wince sqlite-wince])
* Open Source Software
* single-file format
* it's been used in GIS, see [http://www.gdal.org/ogr/drv_sqlite.html SQLite driver for OGR] and [http://grass.itc.it/grass61/manuals/html61_user/sqlite.html SQLite driver for GRASS]

==== SVGMobile ====

It is a subset of classes fron SVG. It an standard [http://www.w3.org/TR/SVGMobile/ released by the W3C] and provide scalable vector graphics to mobile devices. It is XML based and it is main features are:

*Adaptability: content can adapt to any screen size and display properties. The same content can be displayed on desktop, handlet or phone.
*Zooming capabilities: content can be zoomed with no losss of quality or need to reload.
*Animation: content can be animated in a variety of ways (not just frame based).
*Interactivity: content can be interactive.
*Searchability: content can be searched for text or shapes.
*Efficiency: content can be compressed using gzip (standard). Animation compresses ten times better than animated GIF.

J2ME provieds the JSR 226 to manage this type of content in midlets.

== Existing Projects ==

Here is the list of various existing GIS projects for mobile platforms:

=== Open Source ===

* [http://www.gvsig.gva.es/index.php?id=gvsig-mobile&L=2%2Findex.php%3Fid%3D gvSIG Mobile], already functional shp, ecw image display and GPS tracking (Win Mobile Devices with J9 JavaVM from IBM)
* [http://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/grass04/viewabstract.php?id=30 GRASS Server] by Radim Blazek and Luca Nardelli - client-server system providing access to geographic information from different kinds of devices: PCs, PDAs, mobile phones; with speech recognition support.
* [http://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/grass04/video/grass-server-divx.avi GRASS Server Video] by Radim Blazek and Luca Nardelli - Video Demo (AVI File 31MB).
* [http://www.skylab-mobilesystems.com/en/products/j2me_wms_client.html J2ME OGC WMS Client] - it is a tool, implemented in J2ME, to communicate with OGC conform WMS servers and display the requested maps.
* [http://code.google.com/p/jvnmobilegis/ JVNMobileGIS] - It is a Java map mobile viewer which is small in size. JVNMobileGIS fetches map data from remote OGC WMS compliant servers instead of included map data in mobile device.
* [http://www.wmsmobil.de WMSMobil J2ME] - simple OGC WMS Client for Java Micro-Edition enabled mobile phones from University of Regensburg, featuring GetMap and GetFeatureInfo.
* [http://gnuite.com:8080/nokia770/maemo-mapper/ Maemo Mapper] - Maemo Mapper is geographical mapping software specifically designed for the [https://maemo.org/about.html Maemo platform] and the [http://www.europe.nokia.com/nokia/0,,74866,00.html Nokia 770] form factor
* [http://stud4.tuwien.ac.at/~e9825234/mapview/index.html mapview] - mapview is a package for viewing maps on a Palm OS handheld.
* [http://www.navlet.org Navlet] - it is a navigation system for mobile devices, gets the positioning from a GPS receiver and displays it on a digital map.
* [http://www.skylab-mobilesystems.com/en/products/spot.php Spot] - combine the power of GPS with worldwide maps and a flexible waypoint management on mobile phone or PDA.
* [http://www.geotracing.com GeoTracing] - GPS/Mobile tracking, tracing with locative media platform
* [http://www.smita.eu.com Smita] - Interreg IIIB (Atlantic Area) European project called SMITA (Turistic Information System for Mobile Devices in the Atlantic Area). It is based in open source software and OGC standars and it is developing a system to enable users of mobile computing devices to access tourism, cultural and citizen information in all partner regions.
* [http://www.fh-oow.de/institute/iapg/projekte/svgmobil/open/ SVG kernel] for mobile devices
* [http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/gps-datalogger gpsDataLogger] Designed to collect fisheries data linked to GPS coordinates from small fixed wing aircraft. SQL database runs on WinCE, Palm PDA & Linux and Win32 lap/desktops. Program was written using SuperWaba: a robust java-like development environment for handheld devices.
* [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/OSMtracker OSMTracker], the Openstreetmap Mobile Tracker, generates tracks and waypoints (nmea raw + gpx), audio recording.

=== Closed Source ===

* [http://www.i-locate.de/mobil_anbieter.htm Overview of mobile geodata services for cell phone/smartphone or pda. Inquiry by Ralph Buchfelder for WMSMobil Project at University of Regensburg.]
* [http://www.viavirtualearth.com/vve/Gallery/VEMobile.ashx Virtual Earth Mobile]
* [http://www.oziexplorer.com OziExplorer]
* [http://www.fugawi.com/docs/navframe.html Fugawi Global Navigator]
* [http://www.digitalmobilemap.com www.digitalmobilemap.com Provides J2ME application for mobile phone that supports routable vector maps and uses A* algorithm for AutoRouting.]

== Events ==

[http://www.foss4g2006.org/contributionDisplay.py?contribId=231&sessionId=57&confId=1 FOSS4G2006 Mobile GIS BOF]

[[FOSS4G2006 Mobile GIS BOF Minutes]]

Mobile Solutions

2008-05-26T08:23:11Z

Wiki-Martinweis:

== Overview ==
This is not a formal OSGeo project, just a spot for a few OSGeo folks to share some ideas.
The idea is to elaborate foundations of design and implementation of [http://www.opensource.org Open Source] GIS application(s) for mobile devices. The homepage for this project can be found at [http://mobile.maptools.org/ Mobile GIS]. If you have any comments about the homepage, please visit the [http://mobile.maptools.org/index.phtml?page=mailinglist.html Mobile GIS Support] page, and post/subscribe to the mailing list.

Our main objectives are to discuss:
* principles of mobile software design
* high usable User Interface on mobile devices
* key functions automation
* usage of latest communication techniques
* portability

== Mobile GIS project ==

Homepage: http://mobile.maptools.org/

== Hardware ==

Mobile GIS will be made to work on a variety of hardware platforms. It should be usable on desktop systems, laptops, tablet PCs, and other various pocket computers. Support for cell phones with Java capability is also an option.

''TODO: List pros/cons for devices on which Mobile GIS can be run.''

== Operating Systems / Platforms ==

This section is devoted to discuss features as well as pros and cons (+/-) of various mobile operating systems and software platforms.

Here are listed platforms we have discussed, in alphabetical order:

=== Linux ===

From [http://www.openembedded.org/project-overview OpenEmbedded Overview]:

''OpenEmbedded is a full-featured development environment allowing users to target a wide variety of devices.(...)OpenEmbedded is a tool which allows developers to create a fully usable Linux base for various embedded systems. It has been designed to be able to handle different hardware architectures, support multiple releases for those architectures, and utilize tools for speeding up the process of recreating the base after changes have been made. Currently it can run on any Linux distribution, and plans are in place to allow it to work under Windows.''

'''Note:''' Familiar's Linux distribution is entirely based on OpenEmbedded system.

See:
* http://familiar.handhelds.org
* http://intimate.handhelds.org
* http://www.microwindows.org
* http://www.openembedded.org

See also:
* http://www.linuxdevices.com
* http://tuxmobil.org/pda_linux.html

===== Pros and Cons =====

* '''+'''
** choice of user environments: [http://gpe.handhelds.org GPE], [http://opie.handhelds.org/cgi-bin/moin.cgi/ Opie] and [http://www.trolltech.com/products/qtopia/index Qtopia]
** compatible with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POSIX POSIX]
** easy software portability
** Open Source Software
** prototypes available: e.g. [http://grass.itc.it/platforms/grasshandheld.html GRASS on Handhelds]

* '''-'''
** less popular

=== OpenMoKo ===
OpenMoKo is an open-source mobile communications platform. Most importantly, it comes with built-in AGPS receiver, touch-screen, and GSM data connection.

* [http://www.openmoko.com/ OpenMoKo homepage]
* [http://www.linuxtogo.org/gowiki/OpenMoko OpenMoKo wiki]

It will run [http://www.openembedded.org OpenEmbedded].

=== Palm OS ===

See:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_OS

===== Pros and Cons =====

* '''+'''
** available Open Source tool chain - [http://prc-tools.sourceforge.net called]
** available VMs are primarily J2ME and SuperWaba.
** Palm official development environment is C/C++ based

* '''-'''
** dedicated for a very specific hardware platform designed entirely by [http://www.palm.com Palm Inc.]
** no choice of user environments
** no multitasking support in versions prior to [http://www.palmsource.com/palmos/cobalt.html Palm OS Cobalt], version 6.x
** proprietary

=== Symbian OS ===

See:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbian_OS

===== Pros and Cons =====

* '''+'''
** dedicated to devices with very limited resources
** good support for popular IDEs on Linux, Mac OS and Windows
** open in terms of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Standard Open Standards]
** very popular on smartphones
** very well documented APIs
** very good support for Java
** wide variety of programming languages: C++, Java, Perl, Python, OPL, Visual Basic

* '''-'''
** no choice of user environments
** proprietary

=== Windows CE ===

See:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_CE
* http://msdn.microsoft.com/embedded/windowsce/default.aspx

See also:
* http://www.windowsfordevices.com
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuperWaba
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Java_virtual_machines

===== Pros and Cons =====

* '''+'''
** Real-Time Operating System, with full multithreading and multitasking support
** supports wide range of hardware
** file system is easily accessible: does not require "conduits" for data/file transfer.
** very popular on PDAs currently on the market / widely used
** very well supported by Visual Studio 2005
** [http://blog.vikdavid.com/2004/12/java_on_pocketp.html Available JVMs] include, [http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/zones/wireless/weme_eval_runtimes.html IBM J9 JVM], [http://www.nsicom.com/Default.aspx?tabid=138 NSICOM CrEme JVM] and [http://www.superwaba.com.br SuperWaba VM]
** SuperWaba VM is free and has an active developer news group. The SuperWaba VM has a more liberal "sandbox" than some of the other VMs that adhere strictly to Sun Microsystems CDC and CLDC specs. Consequently accessing serial devices, (barcode scanners, RFID readers, bluetooth GIS units, etc) in SuperWaba is more straight forward than w/some of the other VMs.

* '''-'''
** no choice of user environments
** not compatible with POSIX
** very limited version of C Run-Time library
** Visual Studio 2005 is expensive / no replacement
** WinCE is less stable and user friendly (than the PalmOS).

=== Windows XP Embedded ===

From [http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/xpehelp/html/xeconAboutWindowsXPEmbeddedTop.asp About Windows XP Embedded]:

''Windows XP Embedded is a componentized version of Windows XP Professional that contains all of the features, functionality, and familiarity of Windows XP Professional.''

See:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP_Embedded
* http://msdn.microsoft.com/embedded/windowsxpembedded/default.aspx

===== Pros and Cons =====

* '''+'''
''TODO''
* '''-'''
** proprietary

== Development Platforms/Languages ==

''TODO: Different options for development platforms on which the software can be developed for maximum portability''

=== C/C++ ===
==== Pros and Cons ====

* '''+'''
** Excellent performance
** An industry standard for developing application
** Quite portable, as long as portability is taken into account throughout development
* '''-'''
** Requires more work to compile on various OS
** GUI is not portable to various OS, so it would most likely need to be developed separately for several different OS's

=== Java ===
==== Pros and Cons ====

* '''+'''
** Excellent portability
** Should technically work on any Operating System as long as a Java VM is available for it
** Should work with Java-enabled cell phones as well
* '''-'''
** Worse performance than C/C++
** Not all Mobile hardware has Java VM pre-installed

=== wxWidgets ===
''TODO: Anyone with experience using wxWidgets, please add your thoughts''
* http://www.wxwidgets.org (and for embedded apps: http://www.wxwidgets.org/docs/embedded.htm)
* Seems an excellent GUI toolkit which is highly portable
* Usable from variety of languages such as C++, Python, Perl, and C#/.NET.

== Open Source GIS for Mobile Devices ==

''TODO: Details of mobile GIS application design and implementation''

=== Key Features ===

''TODO: List of key features''

==== Brainstorm ====

'''Note:''' ''Please, feel free to extend the list of features here.''

'''Question:''' ''What do you think about rank features listed in this brainstorm section? It could be achived by putting asterix (*) next to features you think are important. Any other ideas?''

This section is devoted to a summary of our discussion on the OSGeo mailing list.
List of ideas of Open Source Mobile GIS features:

* User Interface
** configurable UI: turn on/off UI elements, switch to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiosk_software kiosk mode]
** create a wizard type tool for the desktop (for example in [http://www.qgis.org QGIS]) to create data collection forms, etc. to be transported to the handheld device (similar to as [http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcpad-appbldr/about/forms.html ArcPad Forms])
** binding UI action to hardware elements, for example zooming with hardware keys or scrolls
** use of voice capabilities
*** ask for operation confirmations (Yes, No, Cancel) and accept answering by speech recognition or by pushing hardware keys
** use of LEDs, for example to indicate states of various operations: GPS location accuracy/low PDOP, edited layer has not been saved, no network connection, synchronization is in progress, catching tracklog/feature vertices with GPS, etc.
** Internationalization
** Client UI should have an option for a 'simplified' UI, so that those with less computer experience can still use the software effectively. Advanced option can be used by those with more experience/who need the most functionality from the client.

* GIS functionality
** map tools: zoom-in, zoom-out, pan
** integration of map and attributes database
** data query tool
** features editing
*** automated and configurable functions like: snapping, polygon closing, layers autosave
** measures
** projections, for example [http://mateusz.loskot.net/projects/proj4/ PROJ.4 for Windows CE]

* data sources and providers, see [[#Spatial Data Formats]]
** remote
*** accessed via [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Feature_Service Web Feature Service]
** local
*** file based
*** local RDBMS, for example [[#SQLite]]

* data synchronization
** network-based:
*** on-demand - temporal network connection required
*** continuous - permanent network connection required
** file-based:
*** with files copied from flash memory card
*** with files transfered by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared_Data_Association IrDA], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth Bluetooth] or cable

* GPS functionality
** navigation
** routing from current position
** querying data based on current position
** catch location from GPS, for example to create point on a layer
** signal/protocol logging
** automated map large-scale switching while measuring/catching features with GPS, for example from 1:500 or 1:1000
** real-time correction via WAAS or EGNOS

* Data Compression
** including Spatial and Attribute data
*** Catagraphy-generalization-based compression for vector data
*** Huffman-Code-based method for attribute data
*** Wavelet-based method for raster data
* Layer map management accrording to application theme
** for vehicle navigation specification like ISO GDF40

* Other
** ''some kind of'' integration with external devices, for example laser range finder, camera

=== Spatial Data Formats ===

This section discusses data formats considered for local spatial datastore on a mobile device.
Proposed formats are listed in alphabetical order.

==== ESRI Shapefile ====

ESRI Shapefile is a file-based format, simple and easy to use in mobile application, though it does not support complex data relations natively.
Important features of ESRI Shapefile format:
* availability of portable libraries: [http://shapelib.maptools.org Shapelib] and [http://ogr.maptools.org/drv_shapefile.html OGR], both work on Windows CE and Linux
* easy to use and create on mobile devices
* very popular format in GIS world
* well-documented format

See:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapefile
* [http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf ESRI Shapefile Technical Description]

==== Spatial Data File (SDF) ====

From [http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=5169479#section4 Autodesk's FAQ] about the SDF format:

''Autodesk’s new spatial data file (SDF) is a powerful single file that provides many of the capabilities of a relational database (RDBMS). Each SDF file can contain multiple geometry types (lines, polygons, and points) as well as feature attributes. A spatial data file enables you to organize and manage your data as GIS features, providing a solid foundation for a smooth transition to an RDBMS in the future if the need arises.''

Some additional info on the SDF format available at [https://fdo.osgeo.org/nonav/docs/SDF/index.html https://fdo.osgeo.org/nonav/docs/SDF/index.html]

''TODO: We need more details about SDF format! If you know anything about this format, please share your knowledge here. Thanks!''

''TODO: Is there any specification available to download?''

==== SQLite ====

From the [http://www.sqlite.org SQLite] website:

''SQLite is a small C library that implements a self-contained, embeddable, zero-configuration SQL database engine.''

SQLite engine seems to be a good candidate for a local geospatial database managed on a mobile device. SQLite features which are mostly interesting for Open Source GIS system for mobile devices include:

* easy to use and create on mobile devices
* highly portable library, works well on Linux PDAs and Windows CE devices (see [http://sourceforge.net/projects/sqlite-wince sqlite-wince])
* Open Source Software
* single-file format
* it's been used in GIS, see [http://www.gdal.org/ogr/drv_sqlite.html SQLite driver for OGR] and [http://grass.itc.it/grass61/manuals/html61_user/sqlite.html SQLite driver for GRASS]

==== SVGMobile ====

It is a subset of classes fron SVG. It an standard [http://www.w3.org/TR/SVGMobile/ released by the W3C] and provide scalable vector graphics to mobile devices. It is XML based and it is main features are:

*Adaptability: content can adapt to any screen size and display properties. The same content can be displayed on desktop, handlet or phone.
*Zooming capabilities: content can be zoomed with no losss of quality or need to reload.
*Animation: content can be animated in a variety of ways (not just frame based).
*Interactivity: content can be interactive.
*Searchability: content can be searched for text or shapes.
*Efficiency: content can be compressed using gzip (standard). Animation compresses ten times better than animated GIF.

J2ME provieds the JSR 226 to manage this type of content in midlets.

== Existing Projects ==

Here is the list of various existing GIS projects for mobile platforms:

=== Open Source ===

* [http://www.gvsig.gva.es/index.php?id=gvsig-mobile&L=2%2Findex.php%3Fid%3D gvSIG Mobile], already functional shp, ecw image display and GPS tracking (Win Mobile Devices with J9 JavaVM from IBM)
* [http://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/grass04/viewabstract.php?id=30 GRASS Server] by Radim Blazek and Luca Nardelli - client-server system providing access to geographic information from different kinds of devices: PCs, PDAs, mobile phones; with speech recognition support.
* [http://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/grass04/video/grass-server-divx.avi GRASS Server Video] by Radim Blazek and Luca Nardelli - Video Demo (AVI File 31MB).
* [http://www.skylab-mobilesystems.com/en/products/j2me_wms_client.html J2ME OGC WMS Client] - it is a tool, implemented in J2ME, to communicate with OGC conform WMS servers and display the requested maps.
* [http://code.google.com/p/jvnmobilegis/ JVNMobileGIS] - It is a Java map mobile viewer which is small in size. JVNMobileGIS fetches map data from remote OGC WMS compliant servers instead of included map data in mobile device.
* [http://www.wmsmobil.de WMSMobil J2ME] - simple OGC WMS Client for Java Micro-Edition enabled mobile phones from University of Regensburg, featuring GetMap and GetFeatureInfo.
* [http://gnuite.com:8080/nokia770/maemo-mapper/ Maemo Mapper] - Maemo Mapper is geographical mapping software specifically designed for the [https://maemo.org/about.html Maemo platform] and the [http://www.europe.nokia.com/nokia/0,,74866,00.html Nokia 770] form factor
* [http://stud4.tuwien.ac.at/~e9825234/mapview/index.html mapview] - mapview is a package for viewing maps on a Palm OS handheld.
* [http://www.navlet.org Navlet] - it is a navigation system for mobile devices, gets the positioning from a GPS receiver and displays it on a digital map.
* [http://www.skylab-mobilesystems.com/en/products/spot.php Spot] - combine the power of GPS with worldwide maps and a flexible waypoint management on mobile phone or PDA.
* [http://www.geotracing.com GeoTracing] - GPS/Mobile tracking, tracing with locative media platform
* [http://www.smita.eu.com Smita] - Interreg IIIB (Atlantic Area) European project called SMITA (Turistic Information System for Mobile Devices in the Atlantic Area). It is based in open source software and OGC standars and it is developing a system to enable users of mobile computing devices to access tourism, cultural and citizen information in all partner regions.
* [http://www.fh-oow.de/institute/iapg/projekte/svgmobil/open/ SVG kernel] for mobile devices
* [http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/gps-datalogger gpsDataLogger] Designed to collect fisheries data linked to GPS coordinates from small fixed wing aircraft. SQL database runs on WinCE, Palm PDA & Linux and Win32 lap/desktops. Program was written using SuperWaba: a robust java-like development environment for handheld devices.

=== Closed Source ===

* [http://www.i-locate.de/mobil_anbieter.htm Overview of mobile geodata services for cell phone/smartphone or pda. Inquiry by Ralph Buchfelder for WMSMobil Project at University of Regensburg.]
* [http://www.viavirtualearth.com/vve/Gallery/VEMobile.ashx Virtual Earth Mobile]
* [http://www.oziexplorer.com OziExplorer]
* [http://www.fugawi.com/docs/navframe.html Fugawi Global Navigator]
* [http://www.digitalmobilemap.com www.digitalmobilemap.com Provides J2ME application for mobile phone that supports routable vector maps and uses A* algorithm for AutoRouting.]

== Events ==

[http://www.foss4g2006.org/contributionDisplay.py?contribId=231&sessionId=57&confId=1 FOSS4G2006 Mobile GIS BOF]

[[FOSS4G2006 Mobile GIS BOF Minutes]]

User:Martinweis

2007-10-15T17:19:26Z

Wiki-Martinweis:

Doctoral student at the University of Hohenheim. Working on precision farming (weed control). Likes to use the Open Source GIS solutions for their flexibility and surprisingly easy solutions. Project overview: [http://turbo.uni-hohenheim.de/ TURBO]

OSGeo education interested participants

2007-10-15T17:09:09Z

Wiki-Martinweis: /* Contributors by Interest */

== Contributors by Interest ==
The following are individuals who have self-identified themselves as interested in contributing or assisting with [[Education and Curriculum Committee]] projects. You are welcome to add yourself to the list and identify areas that you are particular familiar with or interested in contributing to.

* [[User:Punkish | Puneet Kishor]] (chair) (TZ GMT-6)
* [[User: ajolma | Ari Jolma]] (TZ GMT+2) (graduate level education MS, PhD; academic research; primary school education)
* [[User:Neteler | Markus Neteler ]] (TZ GMT+1) (general training/education materials; educational datasets)
* Venkatesh Raghavan (TZ GMT+9)(training/education material; educational datasets, software packaging, translation, e-learning Course Management Systems, Moodle,Certification Mechanisms, experience in international training)
* [[User:Schweik | Charlie Schweik]] (TZ GMT-5) (undergraduate and graduate level education; academic research on open source collaboration, public sector information technology, natural resource management)
* [[User:Pnaciona|Pericles Nacionales]] (general training/education materials; conservation and natural resource management)
* Ned Horning (Winter: GMT-5 Summer: GMT -4) (Interested in promoting open source software development and integrating open source into the conservation community)
* [[User:Tmitchell | Tyler Mitchell]] (TZ GMT-8) (interested in workshop material and curriculum development for high school through to university)
* [[User:Arnulf Christl | Arnulf Christl]] (TZ GMT+2) (Experience as GIS instructor for fulltime workshops, trainings and courses. Organization of commercial training courses with Open Source Geospatial Software. Preparation of course and presentation material, tutorials). (Interest in enhancing presentation material, publishing under Free license, in time hardcopy production, maintenance and update of content just as any OS dev project)
* [[User:Scw | Shaun Walbridge]] (TZ GMT-8) (academic research on open source collaboration; general training/education materials; educational datasets)
* [[User:Perrygeo | Matthew Perry]] (TZ GMT-8) (primarily interested in workshops/lab materials for university students, NGOs and using open source software to demonstrate all fundamental aspects of GIS (theory and practice). Also interested in seeing 'official' training courses and certification)
* [[User:ianturton|Ian Turton]] : Penn State Uni, State College, developed Open Web Mapping course at Uni of Leeds, UK [http://www.geog.leeds.ac.uk/courses/postgrad/geog5780/] now modifying it for PennState. ianturton at gmail com [http://www.geovista.psu.edu/members/turton/index.html work] [http://pennspace.blogspot.com/ blog]
* [[User:Aaronr | Aaron Racicot]] (TZ GMT-8) (Interested in fostering more collaboration with academia through the introduction of open source GIS in the curriculum. Mainly interested in Undergraduate and Graduate level education and industry (NGO's and for-profit) collaboration. Certification is also an interest.)
* [[User:helena| Helena Mitasova]] (TZ GMT-5) NCSU, Raleigh,NC, GRASS PSC member, interested in graduate level education and research, development of tutorials and workshops, educational dataset, publishing books and journal articles
* [[User:maria | Maria Antonia Brovelli]] (TZ GMT+1) (Polytechnic of Milan and Polytecnic of Zurich, interested in Undergraduate, Graduate and Doctorat level education; academic research on new algorithms developed within open source GIS, on public sector information technology and NSDI, on environment and territory management)
* [[User:volaya| Victor Olaya]] (TZ GMT+1) Spanish Free GIS Book PSC Member. University of Extremadura, Spain. Sextante Proyect [http://www.sextantegis.com]. Interested in creating a free GIS book in spanish and english, and in finding out how both the spanish and the english teams can collaborate and help each other.
* [[User:Maxi71| Massimiliano Cannata]] (TZ GMT+1) (Institute of Earth Sciences - University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland, Graduate and Continuing education; research and development in the field of Web-GIS and Environmental Modelling; consultant for the public administration authorities on environment, land and natural resources management)
* [[User:rob.braswell | Bobby H. Braswell]] (TZ GMT-5) (developing documentation in the form of tutorial modules for training and education, especially related to earth science and remote sensing research)
* [[User:VincentP | Vincent Picavet]] (TZ GMT+1) OSGeo Francophone local chapter and Makina Corpus, FLOSS company. Interested in workshops and courses for FOSS GIS web applications and infrastructures. Particular interest in French language material, translation, and coordination between multi-languages groups.
* [[User:Bwoodall | Bill Woodall]] (TZ GMT-8) (Interested in workshops/labs for Youth, primarily for 4-H Youth Development Program )
* [[User:Mleslie | Mark Leslie]] (TZ GMT+10) Interested in workshop and lab material for a general or technical audience.
* [[User:mlennert | Moritz Lennert ]] (TZ GMT+1) (University undergraduate GIS teaching lab and training course for professionals from "developing" countries; e-learning)
* [[User:ominiverdi | Lorenzo Becchi ]] (TZ GMT+1) (Web GIS developer, FAO cunsultant, interested in everything that can help reducing Digital Divide worldwide and support open knowledge, supporting the spanish GIS book)
* [[User:Martinweis | Martin Weis]] (TZ GMT+1) Geodesy/GIS in the agricultural sector/university: I would like to prepare courses and material for the use of FOSS in precision farming. Desktop GIS and SDI are to be integrated for this. 2008 I will have a GIS course, let's see what can be done...

== Contributors by Time Zones ==
This should help in planning meetings. If you are not here yet, please add your info, or let me know and I will do so. Going from East to West, we have --

* TZ GMT+9
** Venkatesh Raghavan
* TZ GMT+2
** Ari Jolma
** Arnulf Christl
* TZ GMT+1
** Markus Neteler
** Maria Antonia Brovelli
** Massimiliano Cannata
** Vincent Picavet
* TZ GMT-5
** Ian Turton
** Ned Horning
** Charlie Schweik, Maria Fernandez, Alexander Stepanov, Rob Braswell
* TZ GMT-6
** Puneet Kishor
** Pericles Nacionales
* TZ GMT-8
** Tyler Mitchell
** Shaun Walbridge
** Matthew Perry
** Aaron Racicot
** Bill Woodall

[[Category:Education]]