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ISPRS WG VI/2 Workshop: Innovative Learning Tools

Open Source, OSGeo,and its contribution to eLearning

Franz-Josef Behr

21 Dezember 2013

AGSE 2013,CEPT University

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Researchers / students may choose to attend a completely funded OSGeo> India, FOSS GIS -3- week winter school at IIIT Hyderabad, India.

> We would like to request you to please send in> Applications/Nominations (Indian Nationals) of potential> participants who can benefit from attending this winter school using> the online Registration form at> http://lsi.iiit.ac.in/winterschool/registration.php

> Participants will be selected by a Selection Committee. The last date> for Applications are 29th Dec 2013(sunday)

> For more details, including course content, please see> http://lsi.iiit.ac.in/winterschool/

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Open Source Geospatial Foundation

http://www.osgeo.org

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OSGeo‘s Mission

“Support and promote

the highest quality

Open Source

Geospatial Software”

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OSGeo's Goals

Provide resources for FOSS4G projects:– Infrastructure– Legal frame– Financial support

Promote free and open spatial data Create and maintain a quality brand Create and promote free curriculua Promote and contribute to standards

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OSGeo Activities

On a global scale:– Provide mature software solutions– Support FOSS4G, an international open source conference for

geospatial application (2013: UK, 2014: USA) Support local activities and capacities

– Local open source conference for geospatial application (i.e. FOSS4G-SEA)

– Local chapters (India, ...) Facilitate inter-project communication Build a solid market for businesses and users Interface with industry and business Support the education of domain experts not «brand-specialists» ...

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2011 Cambridge ConferenceOSGeo - Spatially

Empowered Open Source 8/42

Formal Structure

Board of 9 Directors

and President

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OSGeo Projects

deegree

UMN

MapserverMapbender

OpenLayers

MapBuilderMap Guide

OS

web mapping

GRASS

GIS

Quantum

GISOSSIM

gvSIG

desktop GIS

GeoNetwork

metadata

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in incubation

GEOS

FDO GDAL/OGR

GeoTools

libraries

MetaCRS PostGIS

GeoServer

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2011 Cambridge ConferenceOSGeo - Spatially

Empowered Open Source 11/42

Committees

Board of 9 Directors

and President

Local

ChaptersLocal

ChaptersLocal

Chapters

OfficersOfficers25 Officers

Local

ChaptersLocal

ChaptersFoundation

Projects

CommitteesCommittees

Committees

elected by Membership

ExecutiveDirector

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JournalJournal

MarketingMarketing

EducationEducation GeodataGeodata

SysadminSysadmin

WebsiteWebsite ConferenceConference

other...other...

IncubationIncubation

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Aims to create and promote educational material that supports the use of Open Source Geospatial Software

Targeting a broad audience - academia, professionals, and the general public

Cooperation with existing academic projects

Main aims / sub projects: FOSS4G conferences (global, regional) Educational resources, Open Source Labs for Geospatial Education and Research

EducationEducation

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Labs: ICA & OSGeo MoU

Nuremberg, Germany - September 27, 2011

Aims: developing on a global basis collaboration opportunities for academia, industry and government organizations in open source GIS software and data

– provide expertise and support for the establishment of Open Source Geospatial Laboratories and Research Centres across the world for supporting development of open-source geospatial software technologies, training and expertise.

– to provide support for building-up and supporting development of open source GIS teaching and training materials, joint organization of open source GIS events, workshops through the ICA network for wider participation globally etc.

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ICA/OSGeo Labs

Mission - "Making geospatial education and opportunities accessible to all“

– http://geoforall.org– This Thurday: Inaugural ceremony for the ICA/OSGEo lab at CEPT

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OSGEO Live DVD

originally compiled by Cameron Shorter, and one of the coordinators of the OSGeo-Live Project.

a bootable DVD, based on the Xubuntu linux distribution, pre-installed and pre-configured with close to 50 of the best GeoSpatial Open Source applications along with sample datasets.

OSGeo-Live can also be run from a USB flash drive, installed into a Virtual Machine, or installed onto your hard drive.

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OSGeo Live DVD

OpenStreetMap

UMN

MapServer

MapFish

web mapping

GRASS GIS

Quantum GISOSSIM

Desktop GIS

Application Server

GEOS

GDAL/OGR

GeoTools

Libraries

MetaCRS PostGIS

GeoMajas

Quantum GIS

MapServer

deegree

OpenLayers GeoServer

MapGuide OS

deegree GIS

Mapnik

Viking

KOSMO

gvSIG

SpatialLite

uDigGeopublisher

Mapbender

GeoNetwork

GeoKettle

GMT

ZOO Project

FDO

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Conclusions

Open Source is an inner habit and conviction. We should promote its use and development through

our curricula to create a balanced market.

OSGeo supports such Free and Open Source geopatial Software– Conferences– Open Source Lab movement– Educational and resources and software

compilations