Hi Ross, In fairness to ESRI, they have been involved in open standards for many years, working with at least OGC and ISO TC211.
They have also been investing in open source for at least ten years, e.g. they are one of the investors behind 52 North: http://52north.org/about/52north/history Bruce From: Aust-NZ <[email protected]> on behalf of Ross Johnson < > [email protected]> > Date: Monday, 28 November 2016 at 20:10 > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: [Aust-NZ] Esri's commitment to open source > > > > This may be of interest to subscribers: > > > http://geoawesomeness.com/esris-commitment-to-open-open- > data-interoperability-open-source/ > Esri's commitment to Open: Open Data, Interoperability ... > <http://geoawesomeness.com/esris-commitment-to-open-open-data-interoperability-open-source/> > geoawesomeness.com > Interestingly, while the page seems to focus a lot on the company’s vision > for interoperability and open standard, there is no separate tab for Open > Source. > > > >
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