Dear colleagues, For decades high cost properitary GIS reduced the education and entrepreneurship opportunities in GIS for the economically poor. But now Thanks to the Open Source Geospatial Foundation and all OSGeo and open education volunteers , these inequalities for access to geospatial software and learning opportunities is changing fast. It is the efforts of OSGeo volunteers that helped make tools like QGIS available free to all schools worldwide forever.
Future is shaped by the decisions made by everyone everyday. Thank you to all OSGeo volunteers for your work that has made possible Geo education opportunities accessible for all . Be our GeoAmbassadors and let us pledge and work for open principles in science and education to eradicate extreme poverty and enable shared prosperity for all. More details at https://www.slideshare.net/SuchithAnand/the-future-of-geo-is-open http://opensourcegeospatial.icaci.org/2017/07/the-future-of-geo-is-open/ http://www.ee.co.za/article/open-source-conference-promotes-spatial-literacy.html http://opensourcegeospatial.icaci.org/2017/07/a-small-circle-in-asia-contains-more-than-half-the-worlds-population-but-how-many-gi-scientists-are-from-here/ Best wishes, Suchith This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system, you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation.
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