Sorry Chris, I'm getting an error 404 with your link. best regards Luis Chris Holmes wrote:
> So it looks like we got this: > http://www.fgdc.gov/grants/2007CAP/Category2/07HQAG-NY > > Thanks to everyone for your support, and for the letter from OSGeo, > I'm sure it helped our application. It should be a fun project. We > have some work to figure out exactly how we're going to handle it, but > if anyone has a burning desire to help with testing and/or writing > nice user guides, the plan is to use GISCorps volunteers, and if > you're not already a member you can join: > http://www.giscorps.org/our_volunteers.php > > best regards, > > Chris > > Chris Holmes wrote: > >> As per: >> http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Protocol_for_requesting_letter_of_support >> >> >> I am writing to request a letter of support from OSGeo for a Cooperative >> Agreement Program grant from the Federal Geographic Data Committee. >> There is information at: >> http://www.fgdc.gov/grants/2007CAP/2007CAPschedule, we are going for >> category 2 'framework client development'. The main point of the grant >> is to add capabilities to access WFS servers that serve the 'Framework >> Data' - which are complex GML 3.1.1 application schemas for common data >> layers (transportation, hydrography, government units, ect.). >> >> A majority of the work will be at the GeoTools level, improving it's >> core feature model and parsers to handle complex GML 3.1.1. This work >> will be reusable by any Java project. The client targeted is uDig, >> which is built on GeoTools. >> >> My organization - The Open Planning Project (http://topp.openplans.org) >> - is taking the lead and partnering with CIESIN and GISCorps. It's a >> great chance to form closer bonds with GISCorps - our goal is to use the >> funding to make a desktop GIS that their volunteers will be able to use >> and to leave behind in resource poor communities. GISCorps volunteers >> will be helping us to refine the interface and to write training >> materials for others to use - not just about using the software but also >> teaching new people about GIS in general. >> >> We'd like a letter of support from OSGeo to help the potential funders >> see that we're working in the wider open source context. There wouldn't >> need to be much of a commitment, except for maybe a bit about helping to >> promote the final solution, if people were comfortable with that. >> >> If you'd like any more information let me know. >> >> best regards, >> >> Chris >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss@lists.osgeo.org >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> >> >> !DSPAM:1003,45a8206754727731818748! > > >_______________________________________________ >Discuss mailing list >Discuss@lists.osgeo.org >http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss