4. Many dimensions to “Open”
Open source software.
Open data.
Open standards.
Open access to research publications.
Open education resources.
Single dimension to “Free” 「自由」
Free as in Freedom
FOSS4G= Free & Open Source Solutions for Geoinformatics
5. Open Software
Open Data and
Open Standard
Open Geospatial Ecosystem for
Education,Research
and Business
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6. In 2015 FOSS4G is a worldwide phenomenon
Locally Brewed in many in many countries
7. OSGeo (Open Source Geospatial Foundation) is born
Mission
To support the collaborative development of open source
geospatial software, and promote its widespread use.
MapGuide
GRASS
MapBuilder
FDO
osgeo.org
2006
12. Tie-ups with Global and National Organizations
Prof. Georg Gartner
(President ICA)
Mr. Jeff McKenna
(President, OSGeo)
Prof. Chen
(President, ISPRS)
Mr. Jaekak Yoon
(Director, LH Corp, ROK)
14. GeoForAll Overall Aims
Establishing research and teaching opportunities in ‘Open
Geospatial Science’
Build global open access teaching and research infrastructure
Provide worldwide learning platforms and training opportunities
Establish collaborations between Academia, Schools,
Government and Industry around Open Geospatial Science and
Education
15. How to Join?
Visit www.geoforall.org/how_to_join/
Asia Region (including Australia)
Chairs: Tuong Thuy Vu and Venkatesh Raghavan
Maillist http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-
bin/mailman/listinfo/geoforall-asiaaustralia
16. “Geo4All” Global Network
105 labs established
worldwide as of
10 October, 2015
15 Labs in Asia in China, India, Japan, Malaysia,
Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka
17. OSGeo is mentor organization since 2007 and
More that 25% of students till 2015 are from Asia
16 Students from India during the last 5 years
(All from LSI, IIIT-H, Hyderabad)
- coming together through email lists, IRC sessions, annual conferences, local events
- compared to the sports community:
- 21 years of competitive ice hockey
- brother played in the top professional level for 8 years
- global community
- now i have been involved in the Open Source geospatial community for over 10 year
- very important for future of osgeo
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- 2005 FrankW
- 2006 Markus Neteler
- 2007 Steve Lime
- 2008 Paul Ramsey
- Sophia Parafina (Ionic/Erdas)