Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] GeoAmbassador – Dr. Claus Rinner

2018-03-31 Thread Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX)
Dear GeoForAll, With congratulations and in honour of our freshly minted GeoAmbassador, Dr. Claus Rinner, the ultimate ‘cartographer’! We might take a moment to recall the penultimate cartographer to Earth’s dynamic nature, Marie Tharp, https://www.wnyc.org/story/woman-who-mapped-ocean-floor/

[OSGeo-Discuss] GeoAmbassador – Dr. Claus Rinner

2018-03-31 Thread Suchith Anand
Dear colleagues, On behalf of the GeoForAll community, we are delighted to honour Dr. Claus Rinner as our GeoAmbassador. Dr. Claus Rinner is a Professor and currently serves as Chair of the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Ryerson University. He holds a Bachelor’s degree

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [OSGeo-Conf] LGBT in OSGeo

2018-03-31 Thread Mark Iliffe
Dear All, Following these discussions, I would warmly welcome you all to contribute to the discussion on the CoC for this year’s FOSS4G: https://github.com/foss4g2018/foss4g2018/issues/65 Many thanks, Mark > On 9 Mar 2018, at 13:44,

[OSGeo-Discuss] Global Food Security - Great example from FAO

2018-03-31 Thread Suchith Anand
Might be of interest to some of you working in AgriGIS research... Great initiative and example from colleagues at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on providing access to interactive maps, satellite imagery and related spatial databases maintained by FAO and its