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LIDAR Format Letter Board Cover

DRAFT
= Cover Letter from the OSGeo Board =
The Board of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) is presenting this letter to the geospatial community at large. The letter highlights concerns about the need for standards in LiDAR data formats, from many people within the OSGeo community. Although specific organizations are named in the letter, the OSGeo Board of Directors would like to focus on the general importance of standards in the industry, and learn from this example so we can make geospatial information easily accessible to all users. As always, if there is anything that the OSGeo Board can do to help, then please let us know.
Signed: 
* Jeff McKenna (OSGeo President), 
* Michael Smith (OSGeo Treasurer),
* Jáchym Čepický (OSGeo Secretary),
* Massimiliano Cannata,
* Vasile Craciunescu,
* Bart van den Eijnden,
* Gérald Fenoy, 
* Anne Ghisla,
* Jorge Sanz
Category: Board
LISAsoft-LiveCD process

This page has been superseded by the Live GIS Build wiki page.
=How LISAsoft's LiveCD is created=
Basically, we follow this HOW-TO: http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-customize-your-ubuntu-live-cd
As starting point we use current Ubuntu ISO-image. In the following it is assumed that the image is stored under ~/Desktop.
==Preparing the Host==
 $ sudo apt-get install squashfs-tools chroot
 $ mkdir /tmp/livecd
 $ sudo mount -o loop ~/Desktop/ubuntu-7.10-desktop-i386.iso /tmp/livecd
 $ mkdir ~/livecd
 $ mkdir ~/livecd/cd
 $ rsync --exclude=/casper/filesystem.squashfs -a /tmp/livecd/ ~/livecd/cd
 $ mkdir ~/livecd/squashfs
 $ mkdir ~/livecd/custom
 $ sudo modprobe squashfs
 $ sudo mount -t squashfs -o loop /tmp/livecd/casper/filesystem.squashfs \
 ~/livecd/squashfs/
 $ sudo cp -a ~/livecd/squashfs/* ~/livecd/custom
 $ sudo cp /etc/resolv.conf /etc/hosts ~/livecd/custom/etc/
==Getting into our future image==
 $ sudo chroot ~/livecd/custom
 # mount -t proc none /proc/
 # mount -t sysfs none /sys/
 # export HOME=/root
==Making DISPLAY usable within CHROOT==
*extract display cookie (do this as the normal VMware user)
 xauth extract /tmp/display $DISPLAY
*bind mount /tmp, so that it's visible on chroot
 sudo mount --bind /tmp/ /home/vmplanet/livecd/custom/tmp
*on chroot environment
 xauth merge /tmp/display
 export DISPLAY=:0
==Cleaning up within CHROOT==
 # apt-get clean
 # rm -rf /tmp/*
 # umount /proc/
 # umount /sys/
 # exit 
==Building the ISO image==
 chmod +w ~/livecd/cd/casper/filesystem.manifest
 
 sudo chroot ~/livecd/custom dpkg-query -W --showformat='${Package} \
 ${Version}\n' > ~/livecd/cd/casper/filesystem.manifest
 
 sudo cp ~/livecd/cd/casper/filesystem.manifest \
 ~/livecd/cd/casper/filesystem.manifest-desktop
 
 sudo mksquashfs ~/livecd/custom ~/livecd/cd/casper/filesystem.squashfs \
 -no-duplicates -noappend
 
 sudo rm ~/livecd/cd/md5sum.txt
 sudo -s
 (cd ~/livecd/cd && find . -type f -print0 | \
 xargs -0 md5sum > md5sum.txt) 
 
 cd ~/livecd/cd
 
 sudo mkisofs -r -V "Arramagong-Live-v0_4" -b isolinux/isolinux.bin \
 -c isolinux/boot.cat -cache-inodes -J -l \
 -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table \
 -o ~/Desktop/Arramagong-Live-v0_4.iso .
= See also =
* Creating a Live GIS DISC from scratch
Category: Software Stack
Category: Live-demo
LOC conference call Jul 12, 2011

* Attending: James S, Libby, Tyler M, Jeff, Tyler E, Brian
* Reviewed todos from last meeting and gave updates in following areas
== Sponsorship ==
* New sponsor logo posted last week
* A few more exhibitors came in over past couple weeks
* Exhibitor details now online
== Workshops ==
* James gave room cap size numbers last week
* Note that workshop reg numbers are included as an attachment in James' weekly email
* Currently collecting workshop materials, preparing for imaging drives
== Academic ==
* Posters - Jonathan adding to website? Waiting on determining schedule
* Libby working with Rafael to allocate floor space for posters
== Program ==
* Brian discussed newcomer event, working with Jonathan to simplify web pages, to also clearly show event info, speakers, and program
* Exhibit reception: Agreed that no break between closing and exhibitor reception is needed
== Social ==
* Brian discussed ball game plans, see email discussion. It's a challenge to assess who is available - hard to guess on # of attendees. 
** TODO Brian/Jeff: Start a wiki page to collect names for potential ball game attendees.
* GITA will review art museum venue in upcoming weeks
== AGM ==
* OSGeo board thought a different timeslot than Friday aft would be better. Tyler follow up with Peter and Jeff to find another slot, not many choices, will end up much shorter, perhaps before Big Party?
== Marketing ==
* Bob took some FOSS4G flyers, poster to the ESRIUC, will be in exhibit hall, he'll have lots of media interviews mentioning FOSS4G.. then registrations will come flooding in after the UC! ha ha
* Question about FOSS4G video recording, all sessions will be recorded through fosslc.org
== Website ==
* TODO TylerM/Jonathan: Add BOF, Posters, AGM to schedule when finalised
* TODO TylerM: fix exhibitor floorplan image, not showing in some browsers
== Code Sprint ==
* TODO Jeff to follow up with Rafael on any particular issues, e.g. re: confirming wifi coverage
== Other Items ==
* Marketing ideas
** Ask sponsors, speakers, workshop leaders to promote their involvement to their constituents (lists, web sites, twitter, etc.)
** Promote use of sponsor logo and others listed on http://2011.foss4g.org/content/identity 
** TODO TylerM: create speaker/workshop leader version of web graphic
** TODO TylerM: missing image on identity page, 120x under basic logos
== Registration ==
* See report from James S. on list. Hotel nights are current at 81% (652/800)!
LOC conference call Jul 5, 2011

* Attending: James Fee, James Sakamoto, Bob Samborski, Brian Timoney, Tyler Mitchell, Jeff McKenna, Ben Tuttle
* Regrets: Peter Batty, Tyler Erickson
* Meeting start 11am, July 5, 2011.
== Sponsorship ==
* NBT signed up as new bronze sponsor. TODO: Tyler to add logo to site.
== Workshops ==
* Discussed expanding two workshops to 80 seats and rescheduling larger workshops to use the same room. Agreed to keep one room (Windows) aside for all the largest workshops, capped at 80.
* TODO: James to doublecheck on max 60 in some of the smaller rooms.
== Academic ==
* poster sessions to be added to website, complete? TODO: Follow up with Jonathan on list.
== Program ==
* TODO: James F, checking into Jody's comment on twitter re: unscheduled "JAI" session.
* Worth a quick review of scheduled items vs. full list
* BOF needs to be scheduled, hour at end of each day, TODO: Tyler follow up on list add to schedule
* Brian: updated on newcomer event, getting speaker pic/bio for website, further brainstorming on attracting non-traditional attendees or ones that can't afford whole event.
* TODO: Friday night baseball game - Brian following up with Rockies on group sales/discounts, to present at next week's call.
== Social ==
* GITA: Re-touring art museum for space/numbers for food
== Marketing ==
* Tyler: Video promo first cut available, will circulate for review
* TODO: Bob, James Fee heading to ESRIUC - some flyers needed, Tyler direct GITA to PDF for printing flyers
== Website ==
* Schedule BOF and poster events
== Code Sprint / Education Sprint ==
* A/V covered?
* Further sponsorship for food possible
* TODO: Jeff: checking with Rafael re: wifi good to go?
== AGM ==
* TODO: Tyler add to the schedule, following Friday closing, James to check on availability of Sheraton ballroom until 6pm
* Meeting closed 11:50am
LOC conference call Nov 9, 2010

Feel free to add agenda items
== Call in information ==
Phone number: 1-800-531-3250 Conference ID: 1048388
== Agenda ==
* Committee Assignments
* Logo
* Sponsorship
* SotM update (date confirmed as weekend before)
* Call for Presentations
== Attendees ==
* Peter Batty
* Matt Krusemark
* Tyler Mitchell
* Rafael Moreno
* Henry Rosales
== Minutes ==
=== Committee Assignments ===
Pete will work on this and aim to finalize key positions by next call.
=== Logo ===
The designer Steve connected us with has not been very responsive. Peter suggested considering CrowdSpring, a friend of his has had good results with them. An alternative is to use a designer that GITA has used in the past. Peter owns this item, and will decide whether to go with CrowdSpring or the designer GITA has used. We all agreed that we wanted to get this done with, but it was also agreed that it is important we have a professional looking logo.
=== Sponsorship ===
Henry, Tyler and Pete will continue to work on the prospectus and will try to get it out by the next call. We have a spreadsheet created identifying potential sponsors, including high priority ones, mainly those who have been higher level sponsors in the past. Concerns were expressed about having the lowest level at $5K - suggestion that maybe this needs to be more like $2.5k. Agreed to follow up for feedback on sponsorship levels with Jeff, Paul and others before finalizing.
=== SotM Update ===
The Conference will take place in Denver, Friday – Sunday just prior to FOSS4G. Pete is working on a cooperation strategy with SotM - will talk more with Hurricane later today.
=== Call for Presentations ===
We are still some distance away from needing to get this done. But we need to understand what we will use for the voting system that OSGeo has used for previous conferences. Can we re-use this, and does it include a mechanism for submitting abstracts also, or is that separate? Peter will talk with Paul about the system and the data that needs to be collected.
Category:FOSS4G2011
LOC conference call Oct 26, 2010

This will probably be a short call, feel free to add agenda items if you have any
== Call in information == 
* Phone number: 1-800-531-3250
* Conference ID: 1430898
== Agenda ==
* Brief update on State of the Map 2011 - Denver selected for this too :) !!
* Update on additional volunteers / recruits for LOC positions
* Possible logo update (may or may not have more samples by tomorrow)
* Brief discussion on other milestones / tasks we need to address before year end
* Brief review of the new FOSS4G 2011 Ideas page - and encouragement to add to this!
* Any other business
== Minutes ==
Attendees:
* Peter Batty
* Steve Coast
* Matt Krusemark
* Hurricane McEwen
* Jeff McKenna
* Tyler Mitchell
* Henry Rosales
* James Sakamoto
Summary:
* State of the Map will be in Denver too! Dates are still to be confirmed but the most likely option is the weekend before FOSS4G. We want to co-operate as appropriate, but also be conscious that the two events are distinct and will be organized largely independently. FOSS4G is the larger event and State of the Map doesn't want to be "taken over" by FOSS4G and we respect that. We will have further conversations between the two groups about what it makes sense to coordinate and what we should do independently. But overall there has been a very positive reaction to having the two events back to back.
* Jeff said that he knew somebody from the US Army Corps of Engineers who was interested in helping organize a Federal track (Joel Schlagel). Jeff will follow up and connect Joel with Peter.
* Other additions to the LOC: Matt Ball of vector1media has volunteered to join, as has Dave Harris of Ubisense.
* We are still waiting on logo submissions from the designer Steve connected us with
* Peter reviewed the FOSS4G 2011 Ideas page on the wiki and encouraged others to add to it.
* GITA is making progress on the sponsorship prospectus, draft scheduled for 11/3
Category:FOSS4G2011
LaTex Conversion Guidelines

==Preliminary LaTex Conversion Guidelines==
* make a folder under the section (case_studies, peer_review, etc) using the name of the first author. Work there. 
* name your TeX file according to the title. Add to SVN and checkin.
* If this is an article, wrap it in \begin{article} \end{article}
* Convert all images for the article to PNG files using this command:"convert foo.tif foo.png"
* Extract images from PDF originals using 'pdfimages' - convert ppm and pbm to png using convert as above.
* Specify widths for images as fractions of \textwidth so they fit in columns, eg \includegraphics[width=0.5\textwidth]{foo.pdf}
* Floats (tables and figures) that need to span two columns should be in \begin{table*} or \begin{figure*} environments. Single column floats don't need the star. I've seen tables disappear until I made them the starred version. The multicol package docs mentions this.
* Save articles provided as DOC or ODT files as ASCII text files and rename with a TEX file extension.
* Saving text from PDF can result in non-ASCII single-character codes for ligatures - ff, fi etc - replace them!
* Replace all smart quotes with back-tick and apostrophe
* Replace & with \&
* Replace - with -- where needed. Note that DOC and ODT documents often contain – characters which aren’t ASCII - characters. These may be invisible in LaTeX.
* Add \section and \subsection headings
* Reformat table text. Add captions and labels. Also reference the table labels in the text.
* Add \begin{figure} blocks for figures. Add captions and labels for the figures. Also reference the labels in the text.
* Wrap lists in itemize or enumerate blocks.
* Set abstract in \begin{abstract} block. But this breaks within the OSGeo journal master TeX file structure.
* Move “Acknowledgements” section to just before the “References” section.
== Per-Article Bibliographies ==
This uses the chapterbib package.
* Create a title.bib file in your folder and stick \bibliography{section/author/title} or similar in your title.tex file.
* input your file from the main using \cbinput{section/author/title}
* Run pdflatex on the master file with the draft option: 
 \documentclass[draft,a4paper]{report}
this makes 
* Run bibtex on each .aux file that has bibliographies - this runs bibtex on all subdir .aux files (and not the top-level .aux)
 find ./*/ -name '*aux' | while read line ;do bibtex $line; done 
* Now remove the draft option and re-run pdflatex (twice, at least).
==From OSGeo Wiki==
There is a tab for logged in users to convert a wiki page into latex. Select the latex/pdf tab and you will have some options to choose from. Many of them are unneeded or do not work, but they help if you choose:
* Documentclass Article...
* Remove Template and Parserfunction calls
* Export Article... In a Textarea
Press Start Export and the next page shows the contents in latex form.
Note that images are not included in this final output, so you will have to save those images and manually add them properly to the output tex.
Category: Journal
Land Domain

At FOSS4G 2016 there was a special session on Open Source opportunities for Land Administration. It brought together players from all angles and showed that everything is there to get things done. We are only lacking communication of all the related players. 
== Introduction ==
With FOSSS4G 2016 a new format was introduced to the premium OSGeo conference, so called "Topic Talks". These focus on building bridges between communities and domains of interest who are so far largely unaware of each other. One such Topic Talk at the 2016 edition of FOSS4G in Bonn, Germany was titled Open Source Tools and Governance for Land Management. 
The Topic talk was jointly prepared and presented by Arnulf Christl (Metaspatial), Athina Trakas (OGC) and John Gitau (UN Habitat). 
== Abstract ==
Access to land, land ownership and tax on real property are the key assets of any national economy. Good governance in land management is a key factor for social stability, prosperity and economic development. One key component for good land management is location based data and the information that be derived thereof. Many nations still even lack basic maps to help identify issues in land governance. With the growing availability of air borne and satellite acquired geospatial data, Open Data projects like OpenStreetMap are growing and start to play an increasingly important role for land management, especially in the so called developing world. This Topic talk will explore the opportunities Open Source tools provide for processing and analyzing geospatial data for Land Management. The associated open governance models are key to the success of implementing sustainable solutions on nationwide distributed systems based on the mantra of thinking globally and acting locally.
== Players ==
* GLTN, FIG, UNGGIM, OGC, World Bank Group, Cadasta, Metaspatial, ...
== Results and Next Steps ==
tbd
== Useful Links ==
* http://www.stdm.gltn.net
* http://www.opengeospatial.org/projects/groups/landadmin
* http://www.worldbank.org/
* http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264837715000174
* ...
LandcoverDB GSHHS Detail

; gshhs_coastline
:Source: gshhs_land
Attribute 	Type 	Description
wkb_geometry	feature geometry; LINESTRING	
; gshhs_lakes
:Source: hshhs_lake
Attribute 	Type 	Description
wkb_geometry	feature geometry; LINESTRING	
; gshhs_islands
:Source: gshhs_isle
Attribute 	Type 	Description
wkb_geometry	feature geometry; LINESTRING	
; gshhs_ponds
:Source: gshhs_pond
Attribute 	Type 	Description
wkb_geometry	feature geometry; LINESTRING	
Category:Public Geospatial Data Committee
LandcoverDB GeoNames Detail

; geonam_10k:Flags: pplkey = 1
Attribute 	Type 	Description
wkb_geometry	feature geometry; POINT	
; geonam_10k-50k:Flags: pplkey = 2
Attribute 	Type 	Description
wkb_geometry	feature geometry; POINT	
; geonam_50k-100k:Flags: pplkey = 3
Attribute 	Type 	Description
wkb_geometry	feature geometry; POINT	
; geonam_100k-500k:Flags: pplkey = 4
Attribute 	Type 	Description
wkb_geometry	feature geometry; POINT	
; geonam_500k-1M:Flags: pplkey = 5
Attribute 	Type 	Description
wkb_geometry	feature geometry; POINT	
; geonam_gt1M:Flags: pplkey = 6
Attribute 	Type 	Description
wkb_geometry	feature geometry; POINT	
Category:Public Geospatial Data Committee
LandcoverDB OSM Detail

; osm_motorway:Flags: waykey = 1
Attribute 	Type 	Description
wkb_geometry	feature geometry; LINESTRING	
; osm_trunk:Flags: waykey = 2
Attribute 	Type 	Description
wkb_geometry	feature geometry; LINESTRING	
; osm_primary:Flags: waykey = 3
Attribute 	Type 	Description
wkb_geometry	feature geometry; LINESTRING	
; osm_secondary:Flags: waykey = 4
Attribute 	Type 	Description
wkb_geometry	feature geometry; LINESTRING	
; osm_residential:Flags: waykey = 8
Attribute 	Type 	Description
wkb_geometry	feature geometry; LINESTRING	
; osm_coastline:Flags: waykey = 15
Attribute 	Type 	Description
wkb_geometry	feature geometry; LINESTRING	
Category:Public Geospatial Data Committee
LandcoverDB TIGER Detail

; tgr_waterbodies:Flags: pip.module = poly2.module AND pip.polyid = poly2.polyid
Attribute 	Type 	Description
wkb_geometry	feature geometry; POLYGON	
; tgr_landmarks:
Attribute 	Type 	Description
wkb_geometry	feature geometry; POLYGON	
; tgr_major_roads:Flags: substring(cfcc for 1) = 'A' OR substring(cfcc for 1) = 'P', cfcc_2 < 4
Attribute 	Type 	Description
wkb_geometry	feature geometry; LINESTRING	
; tgr_minor_roads:Flags: substring(cfcc for 1) = 'A' OR substring(cfcc for 1) = 'P', cfcc_2 > 3
Attribute 	Type 	Description
wkb_geometry	feature geometry; LINESTRING	
; tgr_railroads:Flags: substring(cfcc for 1) = 'B', cfcc_2 = 1
Attribute 	Type 	Description
wkb_geometry	feature geometry; LINESTRING	
; tgr_waterways:Flags: substring(cfcc for 1) = 'H' AND (substring(cfcc from 2 for 1) = 1 OR substring(cfcc from 2 for 1) = 2)
Attribute 	Type 	Description
wkb_geometry	feature geometry; LINESTRING	
Category:Public Geospatial Data Committee
Lesotho

Lesotho Chapter of OSGeo
== About Lesotho OSGeo Chapter ==
=== Mission ===
* Promoting Open Source Geospatial tools and publicly available Geodata
* Advocacy of and promoting localization software and educational material and services
* Act as a bridge between various groups like Developers, Application Users, NGOs, Government departments
=== Objectives ===
Regular Committee Membership Meetings
* bi-annual (every 6 months)
Support
* seek funding and support to enhance OSGeo software and enrich the OSGeo communities
Collaborative Projects:
* Localization of OSGeo projects
* Development of demo prototype
* Software documentation translation
* Development of e-Learning Content in Vietnamese language
Regional Events: 
* Workshops and Training
* Special Lectures
* Demonstrations
Communication:
* Mailing List: subscribe at https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/lesotho
=== Legal status ===
* no legal status as of August 2018
== Lesotho OSGeo Chapter Officers ==
Lesotho OSGeo Representative
* 
Lesotho OSGeo Chapter Coordinator
* 
Education and Training Committee
* 
Marketing and Promotion Liaison
* 
Advisors
* Mr. Jeff McKenna (OSGeo Board)
To Be Determined:
Lesotho OSGeo Treasurer
Regional Events Committee
== Initial Membership ==
* 
== Meetings of Lesotho OSGeo Chapter ==
*
== Links ==
* 
Category:Local Chapters
Category:Lesotho Chapter
Letters of Support

A page for collecting formal Letters of Support from OSGeo for 3rd party initiatives with overlapping goals. 
Protocol for requesting letter of support lays out ways and means of requesting and approving a letter.
== See also==
* :Category: MoU
== List of Letters ==
# March, 2006 Statement support publicgeodata
# November, 2010 | University of Nottingham/CGS, | Active MoU with University of Nottingham Centre for Geospatial Science
# April 2018 OpenAR initiative
Category: Board
Category: Letters of Support
Libgeos

= Overview =
This is not a formal OSGeo project, just a spot to discuss some ideas for creating a general purpose C/C++ geospatial library. The idea is to collaborate on a single library that would include everything from geometry types, geometric analysis, and projection support, to more advanced things like geo-coding functions, topology routines, and routing. The desire is not to re-invent the wheel, but to integrate the best technology today into a single uniform library and make that a common place for collaborating on new geospatial functionality.
Libro SIG PSC candidaturas

Esta es la lista de candidatos potenciales para la elección del PSC de Libro SIG.
Las candidaturas tienen que ser enviadas por correo a Lorenzo Becchi (lorenzo AT ominverdi DOT com), CRF de esta elección.
El CRF se encargará personalmente de contactar los candidatos para tener la confirmación.
== Candidados no confirmados ==
== Candidados confirmados ==
* Victor Olaya
** Está muy presente y activo desde antes que se pensara montar este proyecto. 
* Jorge Gaspar Sanz Salinas
** También es muy activo en varios asuntos sobre OSGeo y el libro desde hace mucho.
* Daniel Orellana Vintimilla - joven y entusiasta, está desarrollando actualmente su trabajo en la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Además es Ecuatoriano, con lo que tendríamos un miembro Sudamericano, que quizás sirva para que ambas comunidades, la española y la sudamericana, estén más integradas.
Category:Libro SIG
Category:Free GIS Book
Libros de SIG

Esta es una lista no exhaustiva de libros de SIG que pueden ser interesantes.
* Manual of Geographic Information Systems, 2009, ASPRS
* Thinking about GIS, 2007, ESRI Press
* Pensando en el SIG, 2008, ESRI Press
* Open Source GIS. A GRASS GIS Approach, 2008, Springer Science
* La iniciativa Libro SIG del OSGeo Spanish
* Temario básico y bibliografía recomendada para la preparación de la Oposición al Cuerpo de Ingenieros Geógrafos 2008, Instituto Geográfico Nacional
* Análisis Socioespacial con Sistemas de Información Geográfica, 2006, Lugar Editorial
* Geospatial Analysis. A Comprehensive Guide to Principles, Techniques and Software Tools, 2007, Winchelsea Press (versión impresa)
* Geospatial Analysis. A Comprehensive Guide to Principles, Techniques and Software Tools, 2007, Winchelsea Press (versión digital, FREE)
*A Practical Guide to Geostatistical Mapping, 2009, Tomislav Hengl
*Geographic Information Systems and Science, 2nd Ed., 2005, John Wiley & Sons (Ed.)
*Gis Fundamentals: A First Text on Geographic Information Systems, 3rd Ed., 2008, Paul Bolstad, 
*Mapping Hacks: Tip & Tools for Electronic Cartography, Schuyler Erle, Rich Gibson, Jo Walsh
*Historical GIS: technologies, methodologies, and scholarship,2007, Gregory, I., & Ell, P.,
Category:Educación en OSGeo-es