+1 for the Free GIS Book, still lacking development but with a lot of potential.
lorenzo 2009/10/6 Landon Blake <lbl...@ksninc.com> > I'm interested in working with professional associations for land > surveyors. I would want to start with my local state association, of course. > > I'm not sure how much interest there is in this type of cross-organization > collaboration. > > Landon > Office Phone Number: (209) 946-0268 > Cell Phone Number: (209) 992-0658 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto: > discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Maxim Dubinin > Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 9:50 AM > To: OSGeo Discussions > Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Next 5 years for OSGeo > > Hi > > Local OSGeo chapters are great, but how about existing non-OSGeo groups? > Does OSGeo have a strategy to > build communication with them? > > Maxim > > Вы писали 30 сентября 2009 г., 11:03:35: > > >> where the cost of software licenses is far to high for the > >> budgets thay have. Naturally, some of the users use cracks, but it won't > be > >> that easy enymore, especially in the domain of web services. OSGeo could > >> support education in FOSS4G in those countries - with active marketing, > >> sending information letters to the bodies responsible for mapping and > >> environment. > > FW> I am a big believer in folks "pulling up their own socks" in this > regard. > FW> I am dubious about OSGeo trying to seed into countries without local > FW> advocates, but there are things we can do to help support locals who > FW> want promotional and training materials, and some introduction into > FW> international circles. > > FW> Hopefully we can also provide an aura of deserved respectability > FW> for our projects that will make it easier for decision makers to take > FW> them seriously. > > >> OSGeo could also participate in dvelopment projects - like > >> those small grants of GSDI, providing FOSS solutions, not mentioning > >> European FP7 projects addressing Africa. For know the quite steep > learning > >> curve to get into FOSS4G is very often keeping the potential users away. > > FW> There are things we can do, but to a large extent the benefits will go > FW> to those users who realize some investment in learning is worthwhile. > > >> Is OSGeo targeting those users now? If you look onto the map of > registered > >> members: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Category:OSGeo_Member, well, not > >> everyone added himself to the map, but enyway, Africa, Asia and South > >> America look quite empty (-; > > FW> There are things we are doing now, including holding FOSS4G in South > FW> Africa last year, and making an effort to involve geographically > diverse > FW> folks in the charter membership and board. We have also been > supportive > FW> (though perhaps we could be more so) of local chapters where they are > FW> established by local advocates. > > FW> But, clearly we still have had only modest success getting folks in > FW> the developing world actively involved in the global OSGeo activities. > > FW> Best regards, > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > Warning: > Information provided via electronic media is not guaranteed against defects > including translation and transmission errors. If the reader is not the > intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, > distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you > have received this information in error, please notify the sender > immediately. > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >
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