[OSGeo-Discuss] New Maps Plus - Online Mapping Education for a New Era of Maps

2016-08-17 Thread UK New Maps Plus Certificate 
Greetings from the University of Kentucky Department of Geography!
 Are you interested in web mapping? Check out the online Graduate Certificate 
in Digital Mapping program at the University of Kentucky - we can help take 
your GIS career to the next level. While there are a full range of courses, we 
recommend experienced GIS professionals begin with MAP 672 - Programming for 
Web Mapping.
 In addition to MAP 672, we will also be offering MAP 671 - Intro to New 
Mapping 
(focusing on a desktop GIS workflow for web production) as well as MAP 673 - 
Design for Interactive Web Mapping. 
MAP 672 introduces students to JavaScript, HTML and CSS and is perfect for 
those who have work experience in desktop GIS, but have not yet begun web 
mapping.  If this describes you, please email 
us so we can review 
your experience and consider an advanced enrollment.
 All of these courses are offered completely online and are part of the New 
Maps Plus Graduate Certificate (11 credits).  More details are available at the 
program's webpage or Facebook 
page.
 Designed with all levels of experience in mind, the New Maps Plus program at 
the University of Kentucky offers an unparalleled online learning experience. 
Applications for the session beginning 
October 10th are due September 25th, 2016. Please contact us with any questions 
or suggestions.
 Best,

Matthew Zook, Ph.D.

Professor and Director of GIS Initiatives

Department of Geography, University of Kentucky

Patterson Office Tower, Room 817

Lexington, KY 40506



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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] CoverageJSON

2016-08-17 Thread Bruce Bannerman 
Thanks Jachym.

I can also see the potential of this format.

I like the potential for tying in the Observations and Measurements Observed 
Property with associated community agreed definitions to the coverage. This has 
been a missing piece of the puzzle for some time.

I understand that Jon and his team would welcome collaboration to further test 
and develop the format.

I expect that Jon will respond when he gets back off his holiday.

Bruce

> On 17 Aug 2016, at 19:03, Jachym Cepicky  wrote:
> 
> Hi Bruce and Jon,
> 
> I went through the spec, and I like it in general (not that it would be so 
> important) 
> 
> JSON usage is certainly still growing, so is size of the data. Are you guys 
> using the CoverageJSON in some application already? I like the metadata 
> verbosity, and overall readiness for international environment.
> 
> Have you been thinking about data compression too? For raster data, this 
> could be key issue IMHO.
> 
> good luck
> 
> Jachym
> 
> čt 11. 8. 2016 v 0:47 odesílatel Bruce Bannerman 
>  napsal:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Are any projects doing any work with the emerging data format, CoverageJSON?
>> 
>> See:
>> 
>> - https://covjson.org/
>> 
>> - https://github.com/covjson/specification/blob/master/spec.md
>> 
>> 
>> I understand that this is still a work in progress, but is in a fairly 
>> stable state at the moment.
>> 
>> If anyone has looked at the format in detail, what are your thoughts on its 
>> viability for:
>> 
>> - data exchange; and
>> 
>> - to underpin spatial and image analysis?
>> 
>> Bruce
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[OSGeo-Discuss] Fotosession Bonn - Foundation officers and Board of Directors

2016-08-17 Thread Dirk Frigne 
Dear list,

For my presentation next week, I want to add a photo of all the current
Foundation officers of OSGeo 2016. [1]

I know this is almost impossible, and that is exactly the reason why I
think we (OSGeo) can manage. So this is my proposal:

Can everybody from this list, who is in Bonn at Tuesday evening 23/8 at
18:25 just before the Official Reception  of the City of Bonn be there
for a short photo-session?

If you are *not* in Bonn, can you send me a picture I can use in the
presentation?
I prepared a wiki page 'Official OSGeo Officers photo-session Bonn 2016'
[2]. Please add your name to the list if you will manage to be there, or
if not, put your name on the list indicating you send me a picture I can
use.

Thanks in advance and have fun!


Dirk

[1] http://www.osgeo.org/content/foundation/board_and_officers.html
[2] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/2016_fotosession-OSGeoOfficers
-- 
Yours sincerely,


ir. Dirk Frigne
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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] CoverageJSON

2016-08-17 Thread Jachym Cepicky 
Hi Bruce and Jon,

I went through the spec, and I like it in general (not that it would be so
important)

JSON usage is certainly still growing, so is size of the data. Are you guys
using the CoverageJSON in some application already? I like the metadata
verbosity, and overall readiness for international environment.

Have you been thinking about data compression too? For raster data, this
could be key issue IMHO.

good luck

Jachym

čt 11. 8. 2016 v 0:47 odesílatel Bruce Bannerman <
bruce.bannerman.os...@gmail.com> napsal:

> Hi,
>
> Are any projects doing any work with the emerging data format,
> CoverageJSON?
>
> See:
>
> - https://covjson.org/
>
> - https://github.com/covjson/specification/blob/master/spec.md
>
>
> I understand that this is still a work in progress, but is in a fairly
> stable state at the moment.
>
> If anyone has looked at the format in detail, what are your thoughts on
> its viability for:
>
> - data exchange; and
>
> - to underpin spatial and image analysis?
>
> Bruce
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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Geo4All - Empowering academics and educators globally - requesting colleagues to share Geo4All ideas at Geography Awareness Week

2016-08-17 Thread Munich Orientation Convention 
 

Hello Brian,

 

thank you for the confirmation that MOC isn’t (and shouldn’t be) free and open. 
Therefore:  OSGeo decisions actually are taken in absence of representatives of 
the inventor and the consumer, consequently can change when the wind changes. 

 

My last approach concerned ideas to the Geo Awareness Week, that means, for 
young consumers. A similar situation: adults decide about writing, publishing 
and buying books for children.

 

In Bonn there will a speech about free, open and libre. This shows that in some 
cases openmania could be the wrong way. 

 

The site “free the post code” www.freeThePostCode.org proves that even 
enigmatic post codes aren’t free, therefore universities etc. promote it (by 
unreflected use?). According to my surveys, nobody knows where is the N/S/E/W 
transition point ( the pole ! ) in London. 

 

I also wrote to the National Geographic and I’m sure that Geo Awareness and 
open mind will overcome. 

One possibility could be to amputate the invention to a free and open torso for 
those who insist on saving EUR 1,- . Would this be of interest for OSGeo?

 

Henrique

 

 

 

Von: Discuss [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] Im Auftrag von Brian M 
Hamlin
Gesendet: Dienstag, 16. August 2016 21:29
An: discuss@lists.osgeo.org; standa...@lists.osgeo.org
Betreff: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Geo4All - Empowering academics and educators 
globally - requesting colleagues to share Geo4All ideas at Geography Awareness 
Week

 

Dear Colleagues -

 

  I strongly object to this statement.. 

" ... t this system can NOT be considered OPEN in the usual definition and is 
therefore not something OSGEO shoudl be involved with... "

 

  There are numerous references to cite here..  details on request

 

 

best regards from Berkeley, California

  --Brian M Hamlin   PSC OSGeo-Live, California Chapter

 

 

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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2016 08:46:38 +
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To: , ,
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Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Geo4All - Empowering academics and
educators globally - requesting colleagues to share Geo4All ideas at
Geography Awareness Week
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Quote: " The license fee for educational purposes is symbolically EUR 1,- "

This implies there is also a (higher?) non-educational fee, and also means IMHO 
that this system can NOT be considered OPEN in the usual definition and is 
therefore not something OSGEO shoudl be involved with...

Yours,

--
Barend Köbben
Senior Lecturer – ITC-University of Twente
PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede (Netherlands)
ITC Building (room 1-065)
@barendkobben
+31-(0)53 4874 253

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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Geo4All - Empowering academics and educators globally - requesting colleagues to share Geo4All ideas at Geography Awareness Week

2016-08-17 Thread Christian Willmes 

Brian,


I would second Barends claim, that this can not be considered as open.


For me this looks like the following:


1. Someone claims intellectual property rights on some formalized idea.


2. This someone now promotes and sells this idea for a fee.


Please help me on how this approach can be considered as open? Hint [1], 
[2].



Thanks,

Christian


[1] http://opendefinition.org/

[2] 
https://archive.org/stream/GuerillaOpenAccessManifesto/Goamjuly2008_djvu.txt



Am 16.08.2016 um 21:29 schrieb Brian M Hamlin:


Dear Colleagues -

  I strongly object to this statement..

" ... t this system can NOT be considered OPEN in the usual definition 
and is therefore not something OSGEO shoudl be involved with... "


  There are numerous references to cite here..  details on request

best regards from Berkeley, California

  --Brian M Hamlin   PSC OSGeo-Live, California Chapter

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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2016 08:46:38 +
From: 
To: , ,
, 
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Geo4All - Empowering academics and
educators globally - requesting colleagues to share Geo4All ideas at
Geography Awareness Week
Message-ID: 
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"

Quote: " The license fee for educational purposes is symbolically EUR 
1,- "


This implies there is also a (higher?) non-educational fee, and also 
means IMHO that this system can NOT be considered OPEN in the usual 
definition and is therefore not something OSGEO shoudl be involved with...


Yours,

--
Barend Köbben
Senior Lecturer – ITC-University of Twente
PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede (Netherlands)
ITC Building (room 1-065)
@barendkobben
+31-(0)53 4874 253



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Universität zu Köln | University of Cologne
Tel.: +49 (0)221 470 6234
http://www.geographie.uni-koeln.de/willmes-christian.695.en.html
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Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo AGM (Annual General Meeting) in Bonn

2016-08-17 Thread Venkatesh Raghavan 

Dirk, Arnulf,

Thanks for following up about the AGM.
I will be available to moderate the session.

I also request Local chapter representatives, PSC members
and others to add their names to the AGM page [1] and
make a short presentation about their activities.

[1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Annual_General_Meeting_2016

Best

Venka

On 8/17/2016 12:41 AM, Dirk Frigne wrote:

I think Venka will moderate this session. But he mentioned he would be
travelling from 4/8/16 until the Bonn conference.

I will add his name on the list, and be prepared to backup if necessary.

Dirk.

On 16-08-16 17:17, Seven (aka Arnulf) wrote:

Venka,
thanks for starting this! It would be great if somebody from the board
would volunteer to moderate the session. I am happy to help out but
would prefer someone official to lead this session.


All,
please add your name to the agenda and prepare a couple of slides (or
even consider talking freely) highlighting what your OSGeo project,
local chapter or initiative did in the last year. This is always a great
inspiration for others even old honks like me because there is such an
amazing diversity of things going on around Open Source geospatial.


Looking forward to see many of you next week in Bonn!

Have fun,
Seven (aka Arnulf)


On 04.08.2016 08:10, Venkatesh Raghavan wrote:

Hi All,

Please note the time and location of this year's OSGeo AGM in Bonn as below
25 August @ 17:30  in the plenary Chamber

It would be great to have volunteers from local chapters, committees, to
give a
very brief update on activities and outcomes.

Please sign up here: http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Annual_General_Meeting_2016

Best

Venka


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