[OSGeo-Discuss] Geoff Zeiss

[Peter Batty via Discuss]

I wanted to share the sad news that Geoff Zeiss passed away last week.
Geoff was involved in the founding of OSGeo in 2005-6 and was a former
board member. He contributed a huge amount to the geospatial industry and
was just a great person. He will be greatly missed.

https://ottawacitizen.remembering.ca/obituary/geoffrey-zeiss-1086231686
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[OSGeo-Discuss] OTB version 8.1.0 has been released

[Victoria Rautenbach via Discuss]

*News item by OSMAN JulienPublished at
https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/otb-version-8-1-0-has-been-released/
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Dear OSGeo community,

We are happy to announce that OTB version 8.1.0 has been released!

This minor version brings multiple corrections to the Metadata framework,
in particular with Pleiades products. It also comes with an improvement to
the DEM Handler that won’t read multiple time the same directory. This new
behavior is described in the documentation. The NewFunctorFilter now has a
default value for the radius. And with this release, PyOTB can finally
unleash all it’s power.

The release also fixes a behavior of Superimpose application, which writes
RPC on final products if the initial product is not orthorectified, it also
includes some documentation improvements and dead code removal.

Note about known issues : Some PHR products metadata are missing when using
the DIMAP driver leading to some errors when trying to orthorectify the
product, see the RELEASE_NOTES for more details.

We welcome your feedback and requests on OTB’s GitLab and if you find a
bug, please report it !

Sincerely,
The OTB team.
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[OSGeo-Discuss] Fw: More than 120, 000 workers quit jobs because of racism, UK study suggests

[Suchith Anand via Discuss]

Dear colleagues


I came across this article in the Guardian this month - More than 120,000 
workers from minority ethnic backgrounds have quit their jobs because of 
racism, suggests a landmark study that has found workplace discrimination is 
sapping the confidence of a large part of the UK workforce.


It is disappointing to learn about the scale of Racial discrimination in the UK 
work environments.


Details at 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/01/more-than-12-workers-quit-jobs-because-of-racism-uk-study-suggests


Best wishes


Suchith



From: Suchith Anand
Sent: 31 August 2022 15:49
To: gis...@jiscmail.ac.uk
Subject: Study to understand the scale of Racial Injustice in Geographic 
Information Science/Earth Observation Research and Education


Dear colleagues,



I came across this article on ”Use of Proprietary Software in the Aid Sector 
Perpetuates Racial Injustice “ at

https://ivangayton.net/2020/07/03/use-of-proprietary-software-in-the-aid-sector-perpetuates-racial-injustice/


It is disappointing to read that African colleagues are not able to participate 
as equals in humanitarian and development work in their own continent.


I would like to learn and understand more the scale of Racial Injustice in 
Geographic Information Science / Earth Observation Research and Education . 
Could I request you to share any information on this topic so I can learn more 
as I am writing an article on this topic.


I co-founded GeoForAll  for bridging the geospatial digital divide. GeoForAll 
was established with a vision to make geospatial education and digital economy 
opportunities accessible to all, enabling a better future for everyone. Access 
to quality education and opportunities is key for getting rid of extreme 
poverty and enable broadly shared prosperity for all.


Why GeoForAll?


https://www.rd-alliance.org/group/geospatial-ig/post/please-share-open-principles-science-and-education-ideas-and-philosophy


https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/please-share-ideas-providing-higher-education-more-first-anand/



GeoForAll is committed to making geospatial education and opportunities 
accessible to all. This will help enable widening STEM education opportunities 
for all. You can find details at 
http://www.geoforall.org



I really hope more academic colleagues will support GeoForAll to help reduce 
Racial Injustice in Geospatial Science Education and Research.


Thank you to all colleagues who already expressed interest to be co-authors for 
this study and article. I will be contacting you after 5th Sep 2022.


If you are interested to be a co-author for this study and article please email 
me at 
suchith.an...@ethicaldatainitiative.org
 by 5th Sep 2022.


I will appreciate information on the following queries



If you are doing teaching and research in Geospatial Science or Earth 
Observation,  please share ideas on how you are addressing Racial Injustice in 
GIS/EO in your teaching and research?  Please provide details.



Does the current Geographic Information Science curriculum  - Masters, 
Undergraduate courses at your University also include Free and Open Source GIS? 
 If not, why? Please provide details.



It is important that all colleagues who contributed their inputs and worked on 
research papers, grant applications etc are acknowledged for their efforts and 
their names included according to their contributions. Are there any examples 
of  sidelining of staff or students from co-authoring a paper of their work 
that they have contributed.  If so, why?



Are there any examples of racial discrimination in GIS/EO Academic jobs 
recruitment process including promotions at any universities.  For example,  
qualified candidates from ethnic minority backgrounds being sidelined in 
academic appointments or promotions and  those without a PhD getting appointed 
or promoted as an academic in any UK University when there are suitable 
candidates with PhD from ethnic minority backgrounds etc.



Are there any barriers for participation of economically poor colleagues and 
students in any GIS/EO Initiatives, projects , educational courses etc that you 
are aware of? If so, please provide details?



How can we replace the cycle of exclusion with a virtuous cycle of inclusion 
and human development?



Please email me your ideas and suggestions at 
suchith.an...@ethicaldatainitiative.org


Every day, each and every one of us can stand up against racial prejudice and 
disrespectful attitudes.


Let’s build a world beyond racism and discrimination, where we all exercise our 
human rights. Be a human rights champion!


https://www.un.org/en/fight-racism


Best wishes


Suchith



Dr Suchith Anand

Senior Adviser to Governments and International Organisations | Scientist | 
Board member | Governance | Policy | Consultant in Data Science and Data Ethics 
| Global Citizen | SDG Volunteer