Hi Jachym, I am planning to visit FOSS4G this year (have to - my last one was Lausanne!) - if we can have some sort of structure until then and try to start with a inital event would be great.
Btw. will u be present on FOSSGIS in Rapperswil? Marco Am 15.05.2013 22:15, schrieb Jachym Cepicky: > Marco, I think, das schaffen wir nicht, even I would really want to > come, but I'm afraid, it would be difficult due to my work as well. I do > not see any problem to continue via mailing lists/IRC. > > Maybe FOSS4G? > > Jachym > > Dne 15.5.2013 16:03, Marco Lechner - FOSSGIS e.V. napsal(a): >> Hi Jachym, >> >> I'd also like to support the idea of having a dedicated INSPIRE unit in >> OSGeo (if it's not too late may be having a bof on FOSS4G [1] or a >> little meeting at the FOSSGIS-Konferenz [2] in Rapperswil?). >> >> Marco >> >> chairman FOSSGIS e.V. >> OSGeo local chapter D-A-CH >> >> [1] http://2013.foss4g.org/ >> [2] http://www.fossgis.de/konferenz/2013/ >> >> Am 15.05.2013 14:52, schrieb Coetzee Serena: >>> I support the idea of widening the group to SDIs in general which would be >>> more inclusive (even if it is initiated and dominated by INSPIRE) - the use >>> and application of open source for SDIs in developing countries is very >>> relevant. >>> >>> Regards, >>> -- >>> Serena Coetzee >>> >>> Geography Building 3-5 >>> Centre for Geoinformation Science, Department Geography, Geoinformatics and >>> Meteorology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, 0028, South >>> Africa >>> email: [email protected] Web: www.up.ac.za/cgis >>> Mobile: +27 82 464 4294 · Tel: +27 12 420 3823 · Fax: +27 12 420 6385 >>> >>> On 15 May 2013, at 13:56 , Rafał Wawer wrote: >>> >>> Hi Jachym, >>> A dedicated unit within OSGeo targeting INSPIRE and more broadly SDI would >>> is IMO a great idea Jachym. >>> >>> I recall, I proposed OSGeo to play a role of SDIC >>> (http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/index.cfm/pageid/181 ) already good 4 >>> years ago. :) >>> >>> From the user point of view, making the OSGeo desktop software >>> INSPIRE-compliant would be a great asset - especially extending data >>> interoperability to be able to export datasets to INSPIRE data models and >>> automatically creates corresponding metadata. >>> >>> INSPIRE network services, well, at least those I know: discovery, view, >>> download; are close to OGC WCS, WMS and WFS - services already implemented >>> in OSGeo software projects. >>> >>> Cheers: >>> RAf >>> >>> >>> DR. Rafal Wawer >>> The Department of Soil Science Erosion Control and Land Protection >>> The Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation - State Research >>> institute >>> ul. Czartoryskich 8 >>> 24-100 Puławy >>> Poland >>> >>> Member of the OSGeo Foundation: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Wawer_Rafal >>> >>> mobile: +48601516434 >>> web: www.erozja.iung.pulawy.pl >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jachym Cepicky >>> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 1:18 PM >>> To: OSGeo Discussions >>> Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] time for inspire committee at osgeo? >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm working on some presentation about OSGeo relationship to INSPIRE >>> directive (some preliminary czech version of presentation, which should be >>> presented at this years INSPIRE conference [1]) >>> >>> And it came to my mind, that OSGeo does not have any body, related to >>> INSPIRE [2] >>> >>> While I agree, INSPIRE is mainly EU-only topic, I think, implementing >>> INSPIRE has big market potential and software, which does not indicate >>> support for INSPIRE is banned from to be used in public organizations in >>> EU. I believe, also "rest of the world" can profit from changes, necessary >>> to be implemented in EU. >>> >>> Therefore I would consider INSPIRE committee in OSGeo as important body, >>> which would coordinate efforts of OSGeo projects towards INSPIRE, so that >>> we could declare: OSGeo projects are INSPIRE ready or we are working on it. >>> >>> Any opinions to this? I'm personally usually against forming "yet another >>> committee", but in this case, I do not see the topic to be covered and it >>> really is important issue here. >>> >>> Jachym >>> >>> [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/INSPIRE_conference_2013-paper >>> [2] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/INSPIRE >>> -- >>> Jachym Cepicky >>> Help Service - Remote Sensing s.r.o. >>> [email protected] >>> HS-RS: [email protected] http://bnhelp.cz >>> http://les-ejk.cz >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ FOSSGIS 2013, Die Konferenz für Open Source GIS mit OpenData und OpenStreetMap erstmals in der Schweiz! 12.-14. 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