[OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Journal archiving and dormancy

Hi all, Over the years the Journal has been both an OSGeo newsletter of activity and a publication of peer reviewed articles. The OSGeo Journal has not been indexed*. The OSGeo Journal has been dormant for many years. The previous effort and interest that brought it to fruition seems to

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [OSGeo-Conf] Conference resources working group

Hi Luca and all, That sounds like a great idea! Best regards, Eli From: Discuss on behalf of Astrid Emde (OSGeo) via Discuss Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2022 11:15 PM To: Luca Delucchi Cc: OSGeo-Conf ; OSGeo Discussions Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss]

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [OSGeo-Conf] Announcement: Call for Location global FOSS4G 2023 (extended deadline)

Letters of intent are due March 21. https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2023_Bid_Process Merry mapping, Eli On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 2:43 PM Vasile Craciunescu wrote: > Dear OSGeo/FOSS4G Community, > > The deadline for proposals to host our beloved global conference was > extended. Please take

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [OSGeo-Conf] Poll: Change FOSS4G structure to have some continuity of organization and management

tart at the Board. Best regards, Eli > > I hope this message is not ignored.. > > Maxi > > > > Il giorno gio 3 feb 2022 alle ore 15:04 Eli Adam > ha scritto: > >> Hi all (particularly voting committee members), >> >> The current FOSS4G structure h

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G for cartography production

Hi Sergio, Adam recommends a good method for post processing maps. Before going to post processing, it is worth trying to get the results you want within QGIS. There have been some major labeling improvements and overhauls over the years giving QGIS some powerful labeling options. Here are a

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Fwd: Board nomination: Jeff McKenna

y we can return to our mostly productive work in the various realms of OSGeo. Best regards, Eli > > > [1] http://irclogs.geoapt.com/osgeo/%23osgeo.2017-04-12.log > > > > On 10/18/17 10:15 PM, Eli Adam wrote: >> >> On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 11:19 AM, Jody Garnett <jo

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Fwd: Board nomination: Jeff McKenna

candidate in this election I could not see a clear way to > deliberate the current election that would not be viewed as a personal > attack, or dismissed as campaigning. > > > -- > Jody Garnett > > On 18 October 2017 at 10:23, Eli Adam <ea...@co.lincoln.or.us> wrote:

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Fwd: Board nomination: Jeff McKenna

ke a position? The reason to have a process and follow it even when you maybe don't "need" it, is so that you also follow the process when you *do* need it. Best regards, Eli > > Kind regards > > > > On 18 October 2017 at 18:07, Eli Adam <ea...@co.lincoln.or.us> wro

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board elections time

On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 3:42 AM, Vasile Craciunescu wrote: > Dear all, > > Based on the feedback received from two of our members (thank you Dimitris > and Gert-Jan), I did a small change in the voting system. The change is on > the number of votes than one can cast. The

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Fwd: Board nomination: Jeff McKenna

Hi Venka, all, On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 10:57 AM, Eli Adam <ea...@co.lincoln.or.us> wrote: > Hi Venka, > > On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 10:15 AM, Venkatesh Raghavan > <ragha...@media.osaka-cu.ac.jp> wrote: >> Hi Eli, >> >> First of all, thanks to Jorge f

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Fwd: Board nomination: Jeff McKenna

Jorge Sanz wrote: > > Hi Eli, > > I did it yesterday without having a ticket involved. My bad sorry. > > I confirm that the CRO alias is now sending emails only to Vasile and me. > -- > Jorge Sanz > https://jorgesanz.net > > Sent from my phone, excuse my brevity an

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Fwd: Board nomination: Jeff McKenna

ermail/discuss/2017-October/036449.html > > > Gérald Fenoy > http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Djay > >> Le 11 oct. 2017 à 16:04, Eli Adam <ea...@co.lincoln.or.us> a écrit : >> >> Nicolas, >> >> On Sun, Oct 8, 2017 at 2:48 PM, nicolas bozon <nico

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Fwd: Board nomination: Jeff McKenna

Nicolas, On Sun, Oct 8, 2017 at 2:48 PM, nicolas bozon wrote: > > It is my honor to nominate Jeff McKenna for the OSGeo Board of Directors > election. I don't think that you can nominate the CRO, nor can the CRO accept your nomination,

[OSGeo-Discuss] Help fund the OSGeo Travel Grant Programme!

Hi all, Demand for travel grants is fast outpacing funds and we've got many great applicants. Will you help us bring more people to Boston? Please donate to the cause. If you would like to support increasing access to FOSS4G, you can donate to the Travel Grant Programme here,

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Proposed OSGeo Vision

On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 1:47 AM, Gert-Jan van der Weijden wrote: > Suchith, Cameron, Board Members and everybody else, > > Our board has a face2face meeting in January 2016 (althought the wiki > mentions "2015") [3] (in a cold, wet -but thanks to Jeroen Ticheler > welcoming-

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board elections

Hi Board Candidates, Charter members and all OSGeo members, Thanks to Steven for prompting to get some content into this election [0] along with the candidates who responded. Also thanks to Darrell [1] and mpg [2] for asking direct questions of the candidates. Are any candidates going to answer

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [OSGeo-Conf] Should we consider all the Americas for FOSS4G2017 Conference?

On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 9:05 AM, Steven Feldman shfeld...@gmail.com wrote: Interesting idea What do you think the outcome would be? Seems to me that it would make it would reduce competition in ‘elsewhere group’. Would it increase S American chance of hosting a global FOSS4G? That is an

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] 2015 Charter Member elections

Vasile, Great work pulling this together. We keep calling this discussion things like Charter member elections and addressing it during election periods. I think that topic is really something else, the nature and types of OSGeo Membership or something similar. If we evaluate our existing

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Code of Conduct Implementation Plan Was: Code of Conduct in Real Case

On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 5:27 AM, Bart van den Eijnden bart...@osgis.nl wrote: Hey Jeff, if you truly feel this way, please put forward a motion on the next board meeting. This needs to be decided by the board as a whole I guess. Personally I’m not in favour of destroying all that good work,

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Code of Conduct Implementation Plan Was: Code of Conduct in Real Case

On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 9:58 AM, Eli Adam ea...@co.lincoln.or.us wrote: On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 5:27 AM, Bart van den Eijnden bart...@osgis.nl wrote: Hey Jeff, if you truly feel this way, please put forward a motion on the next board meeting. This needs to be decided by the board

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open source / open data related to addressing/geocoding

On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 1:37 AM, Iván Sánchez i...@sanchezortega.es wrote: El Martes 21. abril 2015 10.10.13 Serena Coetzee escribió: Dear all, on Thursday this week, I am presenting about open source and open data to the Addressing Group of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), a UN organization

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Open Earth View

Hi Clement, That looks like some cool stuff! On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 1:53 AM, Iván Sánchez i...@sanchezortega.es wrote: El Lunes 20. abril 2015 08.44.03 Jachym Cepicky escribió: looks nice, keep pushing. Maybe you could integrate it with some already in place tool, like OL, Leaflet? Yeah,

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Discussion on statement : avoiding slang. Was: Drafting a Diversity statement for the foundation (call for input)

With so many variants on the CoC/Diversity Statement, it would be great if a international standard could be created, such as done for Open Source Licenses. I think that there are a few CoC consolidation efforts like that currently, here is one [4] and another [5] that reference the first. I

[OSGeo-Discuss] OGC seeks public comment on candidate 3D Portrayal Service Standard

For anyone interested, the OGC is in a comment period for 3D Portrayal Service Standard. Details below. Best regards, Eli http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/requests/130 Please note: This Request is scheduled to close on 27 February 2015. In the last decade, progress in airborne and

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G Portland: volunteers for OSGeo Booth

We all know that an exciting FOSS4G is just around the corner in Portland, OR September 8-13th. See all the great activities drawn together here, https://2014.foss4g.org/about/calendar/ Check the sessions here, https://2014.foss4g.org/schedule/sessions/ and then... Registration

[OSGeo-Discuss] FOSS4G and so much more - Volcanoes, Megafauna, Sprinting, Hieroglyphics and Beer, oh my!

August 6, 2014 Portland, Oregon, USA View html version in browser http://eepurl.com/0nzhD Stay up to date on the website: https://2014.foss4g.org/ After you register [1] for FOSS4G and as you make your plans to join us in Portland, Oregon this September 8th - 13th, you might be wondering what

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Anyone openly georeferencing maps and pictures in time?

I've added one comment and link to Pat's excellent response. On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 12:01 PM, Pat Tressel ptres...@myuw.net wrote: Tim -- This is a project idea which seems obvious to me, and one which would so obviously benefit from OSGeo involvement, that I feel someone on this list will

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Election 2014] Nominations finish tomorrow!!

On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 3:47 PM, Jeff McKenna jmcke...@gatewaygeomatics.com wrote: Indeed as I informed the Board privately last night, in another non-profit software org there is a hostile take-over trying to happen...so our bylaws on elections are very important. When I approach someone who I

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] 2 more nominations (2 of 2)

This is a great nomination and I strongly support it. Dan stays as quiet as he can in preference of writing code. You might have seen his contributions in various commit logs. You can see what list activity he has [0] [1].

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Election 2014] Nomination for Andrea Antonello

I second this nomination. I know Andrea mostly through his work on Geopaparazzi [0]. You can find more about Andrea's contributions through his github account [1] or his involvement in email lists [2][3] Best regards, Eli [0] https://geopaparazzi.github.io/geopaparazzi/ [1]

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Gender bias in nominations

Reclaiming Like a girl to no longer be an insult highlights that language is an important part of our interactions. While on campaigns, here are another two specifically on tech and gender, both with major corporate backing [0][1]. Circling back to OSGeo Charter Member nominations, Jeff received

[OSGeo-Discuss] Are you excited yet? FOSS4G Program details, Birds of a Feather, Call for Maps, and more!

July 22, 2014 Portland, Oregon, USA Excitement builds as FOSS4G 2014 approaches! Join us in Portland, Oregon this September 8th - 13th. Half a dozen workshops have already filled up -- register now [1] to secure your seat in pre-conference workshops and your place at the conference. ** Call for

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [Board] Proposed process for selecting OSGeo charter members

On Sun, Jun 29, 2014 at 4:33 PM, Angelos Tzotsos gcpp.kal...@gmail.com wrote: On 06/30/2014 12:07 AM, Daniel Kastl wrote: 2. Charter members then vote (in/out) nominated charter members. This will be different to prior years, as we previously voted in a fixed number of members for a larger

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Proposed process for selecting OSGeo charter members

I like the idea of the new Charter Membership rules. On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 9:43 AM, Jo Cook joc...@astuntechnology.com wrote: Hi List, Regarding the new proposal for voting in charter members- it's slightly off topic, but I doubt all existing Local Chapter representatives have been voted

[OSGeo-Discuss] Community voting open through May 5th

Hi all, more exciting FOSS4G news, help us by voting and spreading the news. Html version available online, https://2014.foss4g.org/foss4g-community-voting-open-through-may-5th/ Eli April 22, 2014 Portland, OR, USA Community voting open through May 5th What presentations do you want to see at

[OSGeo-Discuss] Regular Session and Academic Track proposals due early next week (4/15)

April 11, 2014 Portland, OR, USA Regular Session and Academic Track proposals due A reminder to all FOSS4G attendees - the proposal submission deadline for both the Academic Track[1] and Regular Sessions[2] is next Tuesday, April 15th. For the Regular Sessions, we strongly recommend reviewing

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] WebCom discussions

On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 4:30 PM, Alex Mandel tech_...@wildintellect.com wrote: The translation tools Drupal 7+ look quite good. On the flipside there's much discussion of Pootle[1] I think that udig and geopaparazzi switched to https://www.transifex.com/ for translation. Eli I was more

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Anymore Contributions for the OSGeo Journal Volume 12?

PDX will also be completing their report for inclusion. Eli On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 1:00 PM, Yves Jacolin yjaco...@free.fr wrote: Landon, Does this catégory is linked to Volume 12? http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Category:Reports_2012 Y. Le mardi 2 avril 2013 16:38:07 Landon Blake a écrit :

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Sol Katz Award Nomination procedure (was Nomination for Venkatesh Raghavan)

On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 8:22 AM, Fawcett, David (MPCA) david.fawc...@state.mn.us wrote: I am completely with Howard on this. +1 Same here, +1 http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Sol_Katz_Award#Process In past years, it seemed that only the rather small selection committee has known who did not win the

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Convert a scanned map to vector format

There is also gdal_polygonize and the reverse gdal_rasterize. I've had best success with these for large contiguous areas of the same value, like land cover/class. http://gdal.org/gdal_polygonize.html http://gdal.org/gdal_rasterize.html Regards, Eli On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 3:58 AM, Zhengfan

[OSGeo-Discuss] Re: [Board] OSGeo Elections

and agility. Thanks, Arnulf On 05/18/2012 07:20 AM, Eli Adam wrote: Arnulf, Folks, I have been on the board for six consecutive years which is a long time for an organization that is six years old. Sort of the whole life. :-) It was a great pleasure working with you and making OSGeo what

Re: RE : [OSGeo-Discuss] Distracting discussions of discussing [was:] What is North America?

Mark, On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 2:40 PM, Mark Lucas mluca...@mac.com wrote: Daniel, There is no disagreement that it would be good to coordinate and work with other local chapters - that is certainly in our thinking. To keep it simple and focused, we are not proposing any formal or implied

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] FOSs4G + SoTM

Frans, FOSS4G 2012 is in Beijing, China. SOTM not yet decided (at least according to this, http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Sotm) Eli On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 3:49 PM, Frans Thamura fr...@meruvian.org wrote: ok -ok :) thx for the reply.. because i just got a lot of OSM in last FOSS4G

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] designing databases,organizing data formats to work with open source and proprie

Karsten, I've not tried it myself, but this QA indicates that with 10.1 you can read directly from PostGIS. Although not entirely clear, simple editing may be available as well but not complex spatial data and transactions ... ( i.e., topology, rasters, networks, replication, and

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Are there proposed ways to raise funds forOSGeoprojects?

PostGIS Raster seems to be doing pooled funding here: http://trac.osgeo.org/postgis/wiki/WKTRaster/PlanningAndFunding I don't know how well the effort has been promoted and publicized, I just learned about it from a recent email on the PostGIS list: