Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Free licensed alternative to ESRI map fonts

2020-05-05 Thread Even Rouault 
Nyall,

for my understanding, and hopefully help others, I assume the issue is that you 
have a style 
definition where there are tuples of (font_identifier, 
symbol_identifier_in_the_font) to 
define the styling of layers with point geometries, right ?
Or possibly some dataset layers whose fields also are characters which are the 
symbol_identifier_in_the_font (that is each feature points to a different 
symbol), but the 
whole layer field uses a single font ?

If that's only the former, then assuming there would be N open fonts already 
covering the 
whole set of ESRI symbology fonts (unlikely), one could possibly create a 
mapping between 
each tuple of (ESRI_font_id, ESRI_symbol_id) to (OPEN_font_id, OPEN_symbol_id). 
If the 
later, then you need a complete replacement for each proprietary font.

How many symbols / fonts are we discussing about ?

Even

> 
> One common road block which I find I am encountering when
> organisations are wanting to transition to open source software is
> that they are dependant on the set of ESRI map symbology fonts. While
> there is a large number of quality open-licensed map icon sets
> available, there are currently none which are "drop-in" replacements
> for these ESRI font symbol sets.
> 
> Has anyone else run into this issue? Any suggestions for approaches to
> overcome this? Would there be any interest in OSGEO funding creation
> of openly licensed alternatives to these fonts?
> 
> Cheers,
> Nyall
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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Free licensed alternative to ESRI map fonts

2020-05-05 Thread Jody Garnett 
I think that is a good idea, and something our marketing committee could
very carefully do.

On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 11:39 PM Nyall Dawson  wrote:

> Hi list!
>
> One common road block which I find I am encountering when
> organisations are wanting to transition to open source software is
> that they are dependant on the set of ESRI map symbology fonts. While
> there is a large number of quality open-licensed map icon sets
> available, there are currently none which are "drop-in" replacements
> for these ESRI font symbol sets.
>
> Has anyone else run into this issue? Any suggestions for approaches to
> overcome this? Would there be any interest in OSGEO funding creation
> of openly licensed alternatives to these fonts?
>
> Cheers,
> Nyall
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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] The Kampala INSPIRE Virtual hackathon - presentation of the challenges results

2020-05-05 Thread SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA 
​Really inspiring. Congratulations!


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De: Discuss  en nombre de Suchith Anand 

Enviado: martes, 05 de mayo de 2020 5:46:07
Para: OSGeo Discussions; GeoForAll
Asunto: [OSGeo-Discuss] The Kampala INSPIRE Virtual hackathon - presentation of 
the challenges results



Dear colleagues,


We would like to invite you  to join the online event on 6th May 2020 at 12 PM 
CEST  concluding the Kampala INSPIRE hackathon. You will learn about the 
results achieved by 10 teams who have addressed the 10 challenges that covers 
agriculture, food security,  citizen science and more.


The INSPIRE hackathons are not a competition, rather the main focus is building 
relationships, making rapid developments, and collecting ideas for future 
research and innovation. The goal of the Kampala INSPIRE Virtual Hackathon 2020 
is to continue to build and strengthen relationships between several EU 
projects and African communities that started in 2019 with the Nairobi INSPIRE 
hackathon.


You are invited to join us in celebrating the fruits of this international 
collaboration to support a sustainable Africa. The INSPIRE hackathon is not an 
event, it is a process. You can read more about the projects at 
https://www.plan4all.eu/updates/kampala-inspire-hackathon-2020-challenges/


The awards ceremony is where the top 3 teams/results will be announced by the 
jury. The results from the Kampala INSPIRE hackathon are an important basis for 
further collaborations, for new project developments, and for inspiration and 
use.


Registration link at 
https://plan4all.lpages.co/2020-kampala-inspire-hackathon-workshop/


Overview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRHh5bzfAEs


All are welcome.


Best wishes,


Suchith






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[OSGeo-Discuss] The Kampala INSPIRE Virtual hackathon - presentation of the challenges results

2020-05-05 Thread Suchith Anand 

Dear colleagues,


We would like to invite you  to join the online event on 6th May 2020 at 12 PM 
CEST  concluding the Kampala INSPIRE hackathon. You will learn about the 
results achieved by 10 teams who have addressed the 10 challenges that covers 
agriculture, food security,  citizen science and more.


The INSPIRE hackathons are not a competition, rather the main focus is building 
relationships, making rapid developments, and collecting ideas for future 
research and innovation. The goal of the Kampala INSPIRE Virtual Hackathon 2020 
is to continue to build and strengthen relationships between several EU 
projects and African communities that started in 2019 with the Nairobi INSPIRE 
hackathon.


You are invited to join us in celebrating the fruits of this international 
collaboration to support a sustainable Africa. The INSPIRE hackathon is not an 
event, it is a process. You can read more about the projects at 
https://www.plan4all.eu/updates/kampala-inspire-hackathon-2020-challenges/


The awards ceremony is where the top 3 teams/results will be announced by the 
jury. The results from the Kampala INSPIRE hackathon are an important basis for 
further collaborations, for new project developments, and for inspiration and 
use.


Registration link at 
https://plan4all.lpages.co/2020-kampala-inspire-hackathon-workshop/


Overview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRHh5bzfAEs


All are welcome.


Best wishes,


Suchith






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