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United Kingdom Chapter Report 2007

= UK OSGeo Local Chapter Report Feb 2008 =
In the UK we're still at the stage of deciding we'd like a chapter and figuring out what we'd like to do with it. There are a number of groups involved with open source GIS, in academia and in other disciplines, but no national focus for that. An OSGeo local chapter should hopefully be able to provide that focus.
Part of the problem in the UK is that the lack of readily available GIS data has, in the past, made it difficult for people to develop solutions- there's no point in creating a nice mapping application if you don't have any maps to put in it. Academic staff and students can access data through license agreements, but tend to be tied to whatever standard proprietary software that their university or other institution says they should use. This is also the case in other areas such as local Government. 
This situation is starting to change, however. The rise of Openstreetmap, the Free Our Data Campaign, and a general increase in profile for open source software /open access data means that more people are aware that there is a choice, and are actually starting to investigate alternatives. As has been addressed on a number of occasions, the choice can sometimes be overwhelming, adoption of open source packages within an organisation can be hard, and sometimes it is hard to get the kind of support that you need.
An OSGeo local chapter in the UK should, therefore, exist to achieve the following objectives:
* To raise the profile of open source as a concept ('free' as in 'speech' rather than 'beer');
* To promote the use of open source GIS;
* To facilitate collaboration on open source GIS development;
* To provide a focus for the use of open source GIS by providing a presence at conferences and seminars, a web presence, and organising informal regional or national “get-togethers”.
In order to start achieving these aims, the first step needs to be the creation of a banner under which already interested people can come together. This will be best and most easily achieved by attendance at a national conference, where OSGeo could have a stand and arrange a meet-up. All we have to do is figure out which one!
Interested people should sign up at the wiki page United Kingdom where information will be posted once a suitable conference becomes available. People with strong ideas about what a UK Local Chapter should do should feel free to add their ideas too! If there is interest a mailing list can be set up.
Category: Reports 2007
United Kingdom Chapter Report 2008

== UK Local Chapter ==
* Contact name: Jo Cook
 
=== Key Accomplishments ===
* Although the chapter was first mentioned in 2006, this was the first year that we started to really do something with it.
* Mainly through presenting at various conferences, seminars and workshops, membership increased from a notional 3 to approx 50.
=== Areas for Improvement ===
* We need to improve our web presence, and are working towards this by arranging pages on the main OSGeo website.
* We need to produce printed literature supporting the OSGeo cause and that of the local chapter.
* We need to keep the momentum going and continue to raise the profile of the group.
 
=== Opportunities to Help ===
* Sign up at the wiki and come to the conference in June 2009!
* Identify opportunities for the chapter members to meet up, or present on OSGeo.
* Help find case studies on succesful transitions to, or use cases for, open source GIS.
=== Outlook for 2009 ===
* Official recognition for the chapter (in January 2009)
* The first UK open source GIS conference, in Nottingham, on 22nd June 2009, in conjunction with the University of Nottingham Centre for Geospatial Science! This should be a great day, with lots of really interesting presentations and workshops.
* Continuing efforts to raise the profile of open source GIS as a viable alternative for individuals, academics and business use, particularly in the light of the UK government's pledge to use more open source software.
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Category: Reports 2008
United Kingdom Chapter Report 2009

== United Kingdom Local Chapter Report for 2009 ==
* Contact name: Jo Cook
=== Key Accomplishments ===
* 2009 was the year in which the UK Local Chapter was officially recognised.
* Membership of our mailing list has grown to 80 members, and we have our own website at http://www.osgeo.org/uk
* In 2009 we co-organised OSGIS 2009, the UK's first open source GIS conference, with the Centre for Geospatial Sciences at the University of Nottingham. This was a big success that we hope to repeat in 2010.
=== Areas for Improvement ===
* We need people to organise small-scale get-togethers such as lunch-time talks all over the country to keep the momentum going, so we don't rely too much on one or two people speaking at national conferences.
* We need to set the local chapter up as a voluntary organisation. This gives us the option to have a bank account and raise money for promotion, printing publicity materials and transport to and from events.
 
=== Opportunities to Help ===
* Get Involved! Visit our web site and sign up for the mailing list http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/uk. If you think of an event that could benefit from an OSGeo presence then let us know.
=== Outlook for 2010 ===
* Look out for OSGIS 2010 in Nottingham, this June http://www.opensourcegis.org.uk/. This will be bigger, better, and shinier then OSGIS 2009!
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Category: Reports 2009
United Kingdom Chapter Report 2011

Contact Name: Jo Cook
Website: http://www.osgeo.org/uk
Key Accomplishments
2011 has been a great year for the chapter. We have reached 150 members on our mailing list, up from 100 last year. We are holding regular IRC meetings, which help us stay in touch. We helped to co-host the OSGIS 2011 Conference in Nottingham, and chapter members presented at a number of other open source and geospatial events and workshops for organisations such as the AGI (Association for Geographic Information).
We have been improving the communication with chapter members and other interested parties through monthly IRC meetings and an official OSGeo:UK twitter account (@osgeouk). Members have also been busy promoting open source GIS through local Linux User Groups and other places.
We have members on the board of the new Open Source Geospatial Lab at the Centre for Geospatial Sciences in Nottingham, have two OSGeo Charter Members, and our Chapter Representative was elected as an OSGeo Director.
Areas for Improvement 
We need to continue raising the profile of open source geospatial software in the UK and ensuring that we take advantage of things like the UK Governments “open agenda”. More members and more opportunities to get together are always useful!
Opportunities to Help
We are always on the lookout for new members, and new events to promote OSGeo. Join the chapter mailing list and get involved! (http://www.osgeo.org/uk/mailing_list)
Outlook for 2012
The outlook for 2012 is good. Our main focus is our bid to host FOSS4G in the UK in 2013, which we are very excited about (update- success- we are hosting FOSSG 2013). We are also hoping to organise a joint event with Ordnance Survey, and to continue our strong association with the AGI and the University of Nottingham. We hope to continue to gather more case studies (http://www.osgeo.org/uk/case_studies) about exemplar uses of open source geospatial software, and increase our membership to 200 people. We also wish to attract more companies to be part of the local chapter, and are investigating potential sponsorship options.
United Kingdom Chapter Report 2012

Contact Name: Ian Edwards
Website: http://www.osgeo.org/uk
=== Key Accomplishments ===
2012 has been a very positive year for the UK chapter. We have exceeded 150 members on our mailing list and we continue to hold regular IRC meetings, helping our members to stay in touch. We also had another very successful event at OSGIS 2012 in Nottingham where the chapter's Annual General Meetings are held. Our stall at GISRUK was well received, with lots of Live DVDs and leaflets being handed out.
In June, our bid to host the annual international FOSS4G Conference was successful - FOSS4G will be coming to the UK in 2013! We are pleased to have a strong local organising committee and we are confident that we can deliver an exceptional event on behalf of the global OSGeo community.
In September, Jo Cook stepped down as the UK's chapter representative having been in post since the chapter's foundation in 2006. Ian Edwards has taken on the role for the following year. This will allow Jo, and other key members of the UK committee, to focus on preparations for FOSS4G in September 2013.
=== Areas for Improvement ===
FOSS4G 2013 will draw extra attention to the UK chapter and help us to continue to raise the profile of open source geospatial software in the UK. We anticipate that we will gain more members as a result of the event and we also anticipate that there will be new interest in the chapter following the event.
=== Opportunities to Help ===
We are always on the lookout for new members, and new events where we can promote OSGeo. If you would like to take an active role on the OSGeo:UK committee, or to find out more about the way we work, be sure to come along to our annual general meeting at the end of FOSS4G in Nottingham (Sunday 22nd September - OSGeo chapter meetings). You can also get in touch at anytime by emailing uk@osgeo.org.
Join the chapter mailing list and get involved! (http://www.osgeo.org/uk/mailing_list)
=== Outlook for 2013 ===
The next year promises to be an exhilarating time for the UK chapter following our successful bid to host FOSS4G in the UK. We will continue our strong association with the UK's AGI, with chapter members being involved in regional events, and the annual AGI GeoCommunity conference being held immediately before FOSS4G. We are also very pleased that FOSS4G will be held in Nottingham and will build on the success of the four annual UK OSGIS events that OSGeo:UK have held in collaboration with the University of Nottingham.
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Category: Reports 2012
University of Nottingham Centre for Geospatial Science

The Centre for Geospatial Science of the University of Nottingham has signed an MoU with OSGeo. 
The University of Nottingham is a world-class research intensive
University and in the top 1% of all universities worldwide. The Centre for Geospatial Science is the key leader in the Open Source Geospatial
domain within the UK. CGS is actively involved in multiple Open Source
geospatial initiatives. ''
== OSGL Advisory Board ==
As part of the 2010 MoU, an Open Source Geospatial Lab (OSGL) programme was started at CGS. In Dec 2010, the following Advisory Board was assembled to oversee the programme:
# Arnulf Christl (OSGeo President)
# Prof. Ari Jolma (Aalto University, Finland) (on behalf of OSGeo Board)
# Martin Daly (Cadcorp)
# Chris Holcroft (Association of Geographic Information)
# Steven Feldman (KnowWhere)
# James Passmore (British Geological Survey)
# Ian Holt (Ordnance Survey)
# Dr Gobe Hobona (Envita)
# Jo Cook (Oxford Archaeology)
# Prof. Maria Brovelli (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
# Phil Davis (GeoTech Center, USA)
Their first meeting will be held in June 2010 during the OSGIS event at University of Nottingham.
Category:MoU
Category:Education
Updating rotating sponsor logos on home page

Sponsors are managed as distinct *post* types, each with their own logo. and expiry date.
* Current sponsors are displayed in rotation on the bottom of each page, including the home page.
* Current sponsors are displayed with their logo, according to sponsor level, on the http://osgeo.org/sponsors/ page
* Prior sponsors, are thanked at the bottom of the http://osgeo.org/sponsors/ page
To manage sponsorship your OSGeo userid should have *Sponsorship Editor* role.
Upload Server for Software, Printing, Data for Workshop Instructors

An OSGeo server exists for workshop instructors to upload their materials. 
== Connecting to the Server ==
* Host: buildtest.osgeo.org
* Port: 22
* Servertype: SFTP
* Logontype: Normal
* User: foss4g2009
* Password: <sent in email>
== What to Upload ==
Upload files to your workshop folder (for a list of workshop codes, see FOSS4G_2009_Workshop_Scheduling). Here is what should be loaded into each folder:
* data - any spatial data required for your workshop
* printing - all materials that you need to be printed 
* software - all software that you require. Include a short README.txt file with install instructions, and also include a few steps to verify the installation
Usermap-develop

= Board Members =
=Advocate table=
=Advocate Map=
=Advocate directory test=
The content below is deprecated:
This page is for the request of new features and the reporting of problems/errors according to the Usermap.
= New features to test =
I had a little "usermap code sprint" :) the last days and added a new "AdminTool", where you can set your map parameters and define several maps.
I installed a wiki as a test playground for the usermap. Anybody can crate an account and play with it.
-> http://wiki.christian-willmes.de
I hope it will be not too much spam in the wiki because of the open account create functionality, when it gets to much I have to close the account creating option, so be fast ;)
If you find bugs, or want additional functionality make a comment on this page or contact me directly.
== Requested features ==
* Create nicer pop-up a la Google ✔
** The popup class will be available as a parameter for mapviews in one of the next updates.
* I'm thinking about adding an extra column to the users table to define group dependencies for each user. So it would be possible to show just members of a specified group (e.g. local chapter).
* possibility to delete one self from the database.
* possibility to delete own mapViews from the database.
* provide a little amount of text space (like 200 characters) for the placemark popup ups to provide some short infos or one/two links.
== Reported Problems and Errors ==
== Contribution ==
If you feel like fixing a bug or want to add a feature yourself.
The usermap code is hosted in an SVN repository: http://svn.christian-willmes.de/usermap
Contact Christian Willmes for commit access to the svn.
== See also ==
* Documentation
* OSGeo Member Category where the member map is displayed
= SMW based usermap sandbox =
Testing map:
Testing query:
VG2014 OSGeo LocationTech

= OSGeo/LocationTech @ VG2014 =
Cette page a pour but de coordonner la présence de OSGeo-Quebec/OSGeo-Ottawa/LocationTech à VG2014 les 12-13 Nov. 2014 à Gatineau.
This page is to help coordinate the OSGeo-Quebec/OSGeo-Ottawa/LocationTech presence at VG2014, November 12-13 2014 in Gatineau.
== OSGeo/LocationTech Conference Track ==
=== Moderateurs de conférences - talk moderators ===
Les modérateurs présentent les conférenciers, font le suivi du temps et coordonnent la période de questions/réponses pour chaque conférence.
The moderators introduce the speakers, keep track of time, and coordinate the questions/answers period for each talk.
* Wed Nov 12, 2014
** 10:00 - 12:00: Julien-Samuel Lacroix
** 14:00 - 15:00: Daniel Morissette
** 15:30 - 16:30: Daniel Morissette (modérateur du panel de discussion)
* Thu Nov 13, 2014
** 10:30 - 12:00: Simon Mercier
** 14:00 - 15:00: Alain Hotte
** 15:30 - 16:30: Alain Hotte
== OSGeo/LocationTech Booth ==
=== Material ===
* OSGeo-Quebec:
** Affiche OSGeo-Québec (Daniel)
* OSGeo-Ottawa: 
** PC pre-loaded with OSGeo Live DVD. (Confirmé pour mercredi. En attente pour Jeudi.)
** 23po or larger screen for demo PC (Confirmé pour mercredi matin. En attente pour le reste de la conférence.)
** Flyers about different OSGeo projects (PostGIS, QGIS, Mapserver, Geoserver). I suspect Mapgears has more up-to-date flyers for Open Layers.
* LocationTech
** LocationTech Banner (Andrew)
** Other LocationTech demo/material?
=== Booth Schedule ===
Idéalement nous aimerions avoir 2 personnes pendant les heures de pauses / visite du salon des exposants.
Ideally we'd like to have two people around the booth during the breaks/exhibit hall hours.
* Wed Nov 12, 2014
** 7:45 - 10:00: Andrew, Fabien
** 10:00 - 12:00: (conference block)
** 12:00 - 13:30: (lunch)
** 13:30 - 14:00: Andrew, Scot, Zak
** 14:00 - 15:00: (conference block)
** 15:00 - 15:30: Andrew, Scott, Zak
** 15:30 - 16:30: (conference block)
* Thu Nov 13, 2014
** 8:30 - 10:30: Simon
** 10:30 - 12:00: (conference block)
** 12:00 - 13:30: (lunch)
** 13:30 - 14:00: Javed, Saeid (??)
** 14:00 - 15:00: (conference block)
** 15:00 - 15:30: Simon, Javed, Regie
** 15:30 - 16:30: (conference block)
Venkatesh Raghavan

==About==
Venkatesh Raghavan (aka Venka) is Professor of Geoinformatics at the Graduate School for Creative Cities, Osaka City University, Japan. He coined the FOSS4G acronym in 2004 to denote Free and Open Source Software for Geoinformatics and has been promoting FOSS4G ever since. He is also one of the founders of OSGeo and currently serves as President and also plays active role in OSGeo Local Chapters in Asia. 
Research interest includes Geospatial Services, Sensor Web and Remote Sensing for change detection. Recently, involved in ZOO WPS Platform Project. Team leader and member in several Geoinformatics projects and vast experience in conducting national and international training programs and development of learning materials for RS/GIS using FOSS4G. 
On 2012-10-25, Venka was named as the recipient of the 2012 Sol Katz Award, at the inaugural FOSS4G-India event, in Hyderabad.
contact:
: email venkat(at)osgeo.org
: Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/venkatesh-raghavan/14/7b2/597
; OSGeo Experience
Category:OSGeo Member
Category:OSGeo Charter Member
Category:Sol Katz Awardee
Category:Former OSGeo Director
Victor Coindet

== Victor Coindet ==
I'm a web developer, working at the IGN Institut (The National French Mapping Agency). Since 2015 I have been contributing to the iTowns Project which is a JS/WebGL framework for 3D geospatial data visualization.
* iTowns Github
* iTownsV2
* Api Documentation
Contact:
* email : victor dot coindet at ign dot fr
* IRC : vcoindet (#itowns on https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=itowns)
Video Committee

==About==
The OSGeo Video committee are volunteers who try to support and provide video recoding for FOSS4G conferences.
 Please note this committee is under construction as we noted the need of coordinating the conference recordings. 
 Everyone is welcome to get involved.
I've added a ticket a Ticket to setup PeerTube on our own infra.
= Goals =
The video committee has the responsibility to:
* support foss4g conferences with the video recording, streaming and publishing
* provide theoretical support about how to record, stream and publish and give this knowledge to the conference teams
* provide practical support
* administrate the recording equipment and ship it to conferences
* help to publish the videos at TIB AV portal
* works on a solution that can be repeated at every conference 
* YOUTUBE: Upload the videos at our FOSS4G youtube account in addition to TIB (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2Lyc9VUX-jC-E1prJitHw) - 
It would be great if the committee can work together with c3voc (https://c3voc.de/) and TIB (to publish the videos at TIB AV Portal (https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/TIB). 
== Meetings ==
* F2F meeting at FOSSGIS 2018 - March 2018 during OSGeo Code Sprint 2018
= Video Committee Members =
* Astrid Emde
* Bastian Drees
= Youtube =
* FOSS4G Account 
* https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2Lyc9VUX-jC-E1prJitHw
* Guido Stein and Astrid are in charge for the account
Category:Committees
= PeerTube =
OSGeo has a self-hosted Peertube instance which can host OSGeo related videos.
Videoquotes Demo

= OSGeo Spoken Word Demonstrator =
== Scope ==
This is a demonstration page showcasing the benefits of quoatable video excerpts ("video quotes") from OSGeo-related presentations. This page is still incomplete and under construction.
== Why bother ==
A lot of communication within OSGeo happens during the annual conferences on national, regional or global levels. Many of the conference presentations are recorded as professional video streams. Currently the majority of these videos is distributed via Youtube or similar Web 2.0 channels. Quoting videos on Youtube et al. can only be done using URLs which will eventually break when the content is moved or renamed. It is not possible to quote a specific snippet from within a particular video in Youtube. So there is a lot of OSGeo content on Youtube, but bing watching is a prohibitive approach for most of us. "There should be a better way" (William Shatner Quote).
== Video quotes based on persistent identifiers ==
The video quotes shown below are based on Digital Object Identifiers (DOI) instead of URLs. DOI are text strings just like a URL and can be handled by any webbrowser, as demonstrated here. While a DOI points to a specific video (as a scientific data set), Media Fragment Identifier tags (MFI) can be added to jump to a specific snippet of the overall video.
== Background Info ==
* DataCite DOI Registration Agency
* TIB|AV-Portal for DOI-linked scientific film
== Favorite Video-Quotes ==
=== Take-outs from the GRASS GIS Promotional Video (1987) by USA-CERL ===
* William Shatner tells you where to stick your maps
* GRASS hardware costs in 1987
* GRASS installations in 1987
* Minicomputer hardware for GRASS GIS
* GRASS text interface - almost unchanged from 1987 till GRASS GIS 6
* 1980s equivalent of a thumbdrive?
* GRASS GIS Promotional Video: Animated Remote Sensing Satellites
=== Insights from FOSSGIS 2014 (Berlin) ===
* Open Source destroys business models ? (Arnulf Christl) german
* What is good Open Source ? (Arnulf Christl) german
* When does Open Source NOT make sense ? (Arnulf Christl) german
* Electronic Frontier Foundation Video
* Brandenburg 3D (german)
* Introduction to temporal modules in GRASS 7 by Markus Neteler (2014), in german
* "GRASS GIS: Vom Laptop zum Großrechner (Markus Neteler)"
Videoquotes Demonstartor

= OSGeo Spoken Word Demonstrator =
== Scope ==
This is a demonstration page showcasing the benefits of quoatable video excerpts ("video quotes") from OSGeo-related presentations. This page is still incomplete and under construction.
== Why bother ==
A lot of communication within OSGeo happens during the annual conferences on national, regional or global levels. Many of the conference presentations are recorded as professional video streams. Currently the majority of these videos is distributed via Youtube or similar Web 2.0 channels. Quoting videos on Youtube et al. can only be done using URLs which will eventually break when the content is moved or renamed. It is not possible to quote a specific snippet from within a particular video in Youtube. So there is a lot of OSGeo content on Youtube, but bing watching is a prohibitive approach for most of us. "There should be a better way" (William Shatner Quote).
== Video quotes based on persistent identifiers ==
The video quotes shown below are based on Digital Object Identifiers (DOI) instead of URLs. DOI are text strings just like a URL and can be handled by any webbrowser, as demonstrated here. While a DOI points to a specific video (as a scientific data set), Media Fragment Identifier tags (MFI) can be added to jump to a specific snippet of the overall video.
== Background Info ==
* DataCite DOI Registration Agency
* TIB|AV-Portal for DOI-linked scientific film
== Favorite Video-Quotes ==
=== Take-outs from the GRASS GIS Promotional Video (1987) by USA-CERL ===
* William Shatner tells you where to stick your maps
* GRASS hardware costs in 1987
* GRASS installations in 1987
* Minicomputer hardware for GRASS GIS
* GRASS text interface - almost unchanged from 1987 till GRASS GIS 6
* 1980s equivalent of a thumbdrive?
* GRASS GIS Promotional Video: Animated Remote Sensing Satellites
=== Insights from FOSSGIS 2014 (Berlin) ===
* Open Source destroys business models ? (Arnulf Christl) german
* What is good Open Source ? (Arnulf Christl) german
* When does Open Source NOT make sense ? (Arnulf Christl) german
* Electronic Frontier Foundation Video
* Brandenburg 3D (german)
* Introduction to temporal modules in GRASS 7 by Markus Neteler (2014), in german
* "GRASS GIS: Vom Laptop zum Großrechner (Markus Neteler)"