How many of the OSGeo Softwares are Copy Left and Copy Right
Pl give a link where therationale is explained especially for OSGeo.
I am aware that Free Software Foundation has things explained.
This is to a great extent true only in countries like USA where software can be
copy righted.
In many
It is good to note that Qgis,GRASS,gvSIG and PostGIS figure out in this Gov of
India document. Egovernance and GIS with FOSS is the right step.
https://egovstandards.gov.in/system/files/PublicReviewDocument/Framework_on_OSS_Ver0.8.pdf
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Hi,
OSGeo India had a booth at a well attended INCA-33 National Congress, 19 to 21
Sept 2013.
INCA Congress is an annual event where CAD and GIS users from Govt and Private
meet. There
also is a large crowd of researchers using CAD and GIS. Pl see details and
photos at the link below.
Congrats Arnulf for winning the award. Keep up the OSGeo flag flying high.
Ravi
From: Venkatesh Raghavan ragha...@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp
To: discuss@lists.osgeo.org
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 8:09 PM
Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Congratulations to Arnulf for
Dear all,
As part of a small Indian city GIS wish to integrate SMS (phhone) messaging for
registering
complaints, using say
Ward number -- (ward is an administrative unit) indicating the polygon of
interest
Street name -- to further localise the complaint to the intersection of the
street with
Desk top and Web-mapping.. both.
Those without internet can use the desktop..
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Welcome to new charter members. OSGeo will sure benefit from each one of you
and your work there on.
Though officially you only decide (Vote) the board, you can steer the path
OSGeo will take through active discussion.
Please join the OSGeo advocates and list all you have done and wish to do
Happy Birth Day GRASS.. Many happy returns.
Markus you and all the GRASS team deserve a big applause..
It is GRASS that has spread FOSS GIS to begin with.
It is the 1st GRASS users conference, Thailand that has initiated FOSS4G events
Ravi
From: Markus Neteler
37 or 30 is what is going to decide .. election or NO election. It is a close
call.
Would be happy to see all 37 on board. Those at the helm may pl give it a
thought.
Ravi
From: Venkatesh Raghavan ragha...@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp
To: bo...@lists.osgeo.org
Cc:
+ 1
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Harish Solanki is one of the upcoming OSGeo evangelists.
He has conducted several courses of Qgis at his institute dedicated to Rural
Development.
He has made the course material and the training was first of its kind in his
organisation.
GIS for the rural administration is what is most
It is a pleasure to nominate Harish Kumar Solanki for the OSGeo Charter.
Solanki is a lead trainer / propagator of FOSS GIS India.
http://www.qgis.org/en/community/qgis-case-studies/hyderabad-india.html
Harish Kumar Solanki, Assistant Professor
National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD),
Please give info/link regarding
1. The software that are bundled in the OSGeo Live DVD do they all have OGC
complaince.
This is a query we come across and wish to prepare for the same. LiveDVD
bundles many FOSS GIS software which are not actually OSGeo mentored projects.
2. Is a Shape
Is there a website or wiki where developments are summarised and status of OCG
--- FOSS GIS updated.
From: Jeff McKenna jmcke...@gatewaygeomatics.com
To: osgeo discuss@lists.osgeo.org
Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2013 10:50 PM
Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Fwd: Call
(inst) in Rajasthan, Ecological research in Western Ghats and (CES
IIS), Tamilnadu (FERAL), and the list big. Now let us pitch for this annual
event where all Indian GIS and CAD experts congregate.
हम होंगे कामयाब (We Shall Overcome tune)
Ravi Kumar
Hope we can have OSM include photos of Geoheritage sites. Any suggestions about
a Free and Open Source website (digital globe) that can do.
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User_talk:Ravivundavalli#National_Workshop_and_Brainstorming_Session_on_Geoheritaze.2C_.27Need_for_Activism.27_30.2C31_May_2013
Frank's work setting the OSGeo Cloud in motion, will be remembered fondly.
Welcome to Jeff as president and hope for a very bright future all around the
world.
Ravi Kumar
From: Venkatesh Raghavan ragha...@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp
To: discuss@lists.osgeo.org
Sent
Geologic Modeling
An Online System for 3D Geologic Modeling -. Tatsuya Nemoto*, Venkatesh
Raghavan**, Shinji Masumoto*, Kiyoji Shiono*. * Department of Geosciences ...
Ravi Kumar
From: Jeff McKenna jmcke...@gatewaygeomatics.com
To: solkatzaw...@osgeo.org solkatzaw
Congrats Board.
May The Almighty give you the strength and wisdom to spread the good word of
OSGeo and its principles
through out the world, and the developing world in particular.
Ravi Kumar
From: Arnulf Christl (OSGeo) arn...@osgeo.org
To: OSGeo Discussions discuss@lists.osgeo.org
Sent
+1
Great possibilities for Public-participatory data.
From: Simon Cropper simoncrop...@fossworkflowguides.com
To: discuss@lists.osgeo.org
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 7:39 AM
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Source Geospatial Atlas
On 30/07/12 11:43, Andrew
that he might reduce the chances of (his) the chosen one.
Hope the present charter will react to this.
Ravi Kumar
From: Seven (aka Arnulf) se...@arnulf.us
To: bo...@lists.osgeo.org
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 8:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Board] Fwd: [OSGeo-Discuss
Good to see that Jeff wants to be in the front and in the Board.
+1
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To: osgeo discuss@lists.osgeo.org
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 2:24 AM
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board Nomination: Jeff McKenna
Hi
Please consider changing the rule that only One vote for one candidate (by the
charter member) in the Board election.
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+1
The Sol Katz award is given each
year, and has little to do with the person being there or not, or even
what event it is at. We didn't create this award so it can be given in
some years and not in other years.
Ravi Kumar
From: Jeff McKenna jmcke
people to spread the good word..
When I saw OSGeo Vietnam, gaining strength, I saw light ..
When I do not see FOSS4G2012 I dont..
Let us have those running for the Board of OSGeo react.. Please
Ravi Kumar
From: Jeff McKenna jmcke...@gatewaygeomatics.com
To: discuss
Markus, Jeff and all
Soon we will post the circular here. Indian visa is needed and hope to give you
time for that.
Ravi
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Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G 2012 Cancel Request (OSGeo China)
Great Call
From: Puneet Kishor punk.k...@gmail.com
To: Seven (aka Arnulf) se...@arnulf.us
Cc: OSGeo Discussions discuss@lists.osgeo.org
Sent: Saturday, July 7, 2012 1:15 PM
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On Jul 7, 2012,
topping the list)..
But Alas. more than -6- months have passed since FOSS4G11 Denver, all those who
could not attend await.. eagerly
At least for the next FOSS4G2012 see that the final abstracts, presentations
automatically are put on the internet.
Ravi Kumar
From
Hi,
Please give links to FOSS4G 2011
presentations
like earlier FOSS4G hope we have them on the web
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Hi Board,
pl do discuss this in the OSGeo Discuss list. I feel sorry to loose Jeff (from
the board) who has showcased OSGeo in non-english speaking China, Vietnam and
many more.
Is there any connection with FOSS4G 2012.
Remember his talk at Cape Town, and the thunderous applause received.
Ravi
The foundation is more concerned with promoting and improving the projects; and
not so much on judging them :-)
I address this to common listers, who choose from the available menu at OSGeo
site.. Many may not be code developers but, general users..
From:
Hi,
recently I have with interest , read that, in the USA there is new focus on GIS
alternatves 'FOSS4G tools' with serious budget cuts.
Lost the mail with links which I wanted to forward to a Prof of GIS in the
US.!! Googled in vain too.
Pl, anyone.. send links
From: Alex Mandel tech_...@wildintellect.com
To: discuss@lists.osgeo.org
Sent: Tuesday, November 8, 2011 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Translation to Indian languages Feed back please
On 11/07/2011 06:19 PM, Ravi Kumar wrote:
Indian scene:
European: English
Indian scene:
European: English to Spanish etc are meant for using GIS itself by the learned
user.
Indictranslation: Most Indians who use GIS use it in English. The Indic
translation is for making
the semi-english-literate to actually use FOSS4G tools
for villages, for
Sandhya,
'Tender sites Paid' and 'Projects'.. by any chance do you wish to know any
projects that you can contribute to (submit a tender ?)
Ravi Kumar
From: Cameron Shorter cameron.shor...@gmail.com
To: discuss@lists.osgeo.org
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 3
Congrats new members of the board, and those continuing.
Good to see a Lady on the board, who is also from a field science using Foss4G
tools.
May you spread the good word of Foss4G tools for the entire world, away from
the small pools where it is presently concentrated.
Cheers
Ravi Kumar
of OSGeo.. please add more Global perspective.
Ravi Kumar
From: Tyler Mitchell tmitch...@osgeo.org
To: OSGeo Discussions discuss@lists.osgeo.org
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 3:00 AM
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Candidate's Thoughts on OSGeo
On 2011-08-09
I use a mailing address
ravivundava...@yahoo.com
which is not able to receive mails, and I have given up after mailing Yahoo for
help for weeks. I can do every thing except receiving mails, which I find is
also essential for unsubscribing from mailing lists.
Thanks to Tyler Mitchell, that I am
of a project where base GIS data is readied,
and awaits societal use.
Cheers
Ravi Kumar
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Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Custom GIS App
To: OSGeo Discussions discuss@lists.osgeo.org
Date: Monday, 4 May, 2009, 3:37 AM
I am not sure you are sending this email
Hi,nice event to spread FOSSGIS in north Africa. Ravi Kumar--- On Wed, 3/18/09, Geotunis 2009 i...@geotunis.org wrote:From: Geotunis 2009 i...@geotunis.orgSubject: GeoTunis 2009To: ravivundava...@yahoo.comDate: Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 10:45 PM
Invitation
The Tunisian association
Hi,
pl help in locating 'Case history using Hyperspectral data', mainly
for Geosciences.
Cheers
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situation in the developing world can be overcome soon.
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Hi,
This is a nice development by ICA.
pl give location of this information (website).
Would like INCA (the Indian counterpart of ICA) informed about this.
Cheers
Ravi Kumar
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I await eagerly
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(proprietary commercial software) and Open GIS.
If 'Yes', then it is very interesting, and details may please be provided.
Wish the event the best, and hope it will add to the capacity building of OSGeo.
Cheers
Ravi Kumar
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of wisdom in the
right direction.
Cheers
Ravi Kumar
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a 3 day event at Pune and will be great to
site your example.
Keep it up
Ravi Kumar
Joint Secretory
OSGeo India chapter
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Hi,
one more thing..
Your name is shown as '' in email which may prompt users
to SPAM it. Pl correct this.
Ravi
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Hi All,
OSGeo India chapter is holding a 3 day workshop at Pune, India.
Pl visit this site for details.
http://www.iiit.ac.in/~rajan/OSGeo_pune/
Cheers
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Hi All
One thing that I think would be useful right away would be to start a
group made up of one representative from each local chapter - a
sort of global council.
+1 for this
Gobal representation in OSGeo and the above initiative are welcome.
Ravi Kumar
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the mock exercises freely down loadable.
Cheers
Ravi Kumar
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This can defnitely add to their self esteem, if not any thing else.
Some of the highlited lines are actually picked from OSGeo Goals.
Cheers
Ravi Kumar
P.S:
OSGeo GoalsThe following more detailed goals support the overall
mission:
To provide resources
Hi Markus,
the Free Software Foundation, helps us in this regard. They have done a good
amount but not enough to bench-mark it. I will again do some cajoling, and we
will try to even if possible fund it, but now for the Rajahmundry data set, it
is the next step.
Cheers
Ravi Kumar
Markus
and rural societies.
OSGeo Coding verses OSGeo software usage(ratio):
Unlike the developed world where the ratio is evenly matched or slightly tilted
towards users, in India it is very highly tilted towards OSGeo software usage.
So the priorities are different in promoting OSGeo.
Cheers
Ravi
Hi All,
Its a pleasure to nominate this dedicated environmentalist on OSGeo board
who is also probably one of the first to use GRASS GIS in India.
Name : S. NARENDRA PRASAD, Ph.D
Secretory , OSGeo India chapter
Designation : Senior Principal Scientist Head
Address :
community waits eagerly
to see OpenJUMP join OSGeo.
Cheers
Ravi Kumar
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Hi all,
here is some encouraging information from OJ
Cheers
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oriented structures
properly symbolised and rotated (possible in OpenJUMP)
Am making some notes and soon wish to offer for downloading through GRASS and
OpenJUMP websites.
Ravi Kumar
Cameron Shorter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ravi,
What us Open Source evangelists are missing is an honest comparison
suppose.
GRASS GIS:
It has so many features for Image analysis and Raster GIS, the commercial GIS
need a barge pole to even touch it. The vector Part of GRASS is robust too.
Ravi Kumar
Markus Neteler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 11:55 PM,
George R. C. Silva
wrote:
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One
in
Inkscape.
putting all the options together on a WIKI will be splendid.
Cheers
Ravi Kumar
Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've tried to group some of
discussion into various components that I
think are being discussed all at once:
8.1 Style Layout Configuration Standards
8.2
Hi Tyler,
OSGeo-India is a hub of activity. I have earlier reported about our endeavour
upto July-2007.
Since then so much is done. I will offer an article on behalf of OSGeo India
soon for journal-4.
Cheers
Ravi Kumar
Jacolin Yves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Le Wednesday 09 January 2008
Fire stations (presention)
Slum identification and poverty
alleviation
Any suggestions to help a small developing world city through Open Source
GIS..
Cheers
Ravi Kumar
Tamas Szekeres [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
2007/9/30
.unhttp://habitat.org/guonet/gis.asp
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are the users willing or wanting to do that move?
do they have experience (or even training) in GRASS
for the 'Indian scene', moving to FOSS GIS is the only way GIS can help at all
levels.
http://www.covenant-tech.com/thesis.pdf
pl follow the link above
Cheers
Ravi Kumar
Jacolin Yves [EMAIL
Well, all the Open Source GIS, like GRASS, Qgis, OpqnJUMP etc have their code
for download. GRASS has a programmers guide (or of sorts).. will it not be of
help.
Ravi Kumar
Landon Blake [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was wondering if there
was a good tutorial or article about creating
Good idea. Open HIS enthusiasts can make a difference like this.
Ravi Kumar
H.S.Rai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lot many efforts are being undertaken by
various agencies, individuals
to generate FLOSS software and to create data related to places. But I
found very little such data, belonging
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H.S.Rai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lot many efforts
The Biodiversity project of India is going to use Opensource GIS for
implementing GIS, using their tabulated data. OSGeo India has plans to help the
same.
Ravi Kumar
Sean Gillies [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ned Horning wrote:
Frank Warmerdam wrote:
I'd like to see OSGeo support socially
/gisda
The OSGeo-India is promoting GIS projects under consideration for other cities,
Example: Rajahmundry city, A.P.
Cheers
Ravi Kumar
Gavin Fleming [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: An excellent book that tells the FOSS
story and explores its value
propositions and business models is 'The Success
datasets derived from any software Open Source
or even proprietory can be used across platforms, and are indipendant to a
large extent.Emphasis is to be on GIS tools and principles, and not on GIS
brand labels.
Ravi Kumar
H.S.Rai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 8/11/07, Arup Dasgupta
://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/grass04/
The IISc also added GRDSS a GIS to the FOSS GIS
arsenal.
Hope this will not remain as one of those rare
examples, and other educational institutes will follow
and benefit from FOSS GIS.
Ravi Kumar
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I would
Hi All,
this is a commendable effort, and hopefully many other
Indian cities will benefit from such work.
I hope the documents of modus-operandi of this work
can be released for free downloads on websites like
GRASS GIS.
Ravi Kumar
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Hi Markus,
the Free Software Foundation, which has representation in OSGeo India chapter
is doing work in this regard.
Files for Marathi and Hindi are there, but messages aren't much
translated therein.
Hopefully this will be covered.
Cheers
Ravi Kumar
Markus Neteler [EMAIL
. The catch 22
situation in countries like India needs a solution, by
giving incentives to students and education institutes
of Geo informatics alike.
Cheers
Ravi Kumar
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Hi All,
Since inception nearly an year ago, which started through mails from Prof
Venkatesh Raghavan (OSAKA Univ) churning up activity, OSGeo-India been doing
it's bit and tried to come to terms with prevailing Indian conditions. There
are many helping hands but, to translate OSGeo's aims
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