Open Source
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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Open Source
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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
Source
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Data
Open
Standards
Education
Open Source
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
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http://www.osgeo.org
2011 Cambridge Conference
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Open Source
OSGeo‘s Mission
“Support and promote
the highest quality
Open Source
Geospatial Software”
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OSGeo's Goals
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– Infrastructure
Open Source
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Provide resources for FOSS4G projects:
– Legal frame
– Financial support
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Promote free and open spatial data
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Create and maintain a quality brand
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Create and promote free curriculua
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Promote and contribute to standards
OSGeo Activities
Open Source
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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
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– Local open source conference for geospatial application (i.e. FOSS4GSEA)
– Local chapters (India, ...)
Facilitate inter-project communication
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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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Formal Structure
Charter Members vote
Board of 9 Directors
Officers
Officers
25 Officers
Open Source
and President
Executive
Director
appoints
represent
Committees
Committees
Committees
Local
Local
Local
Chapters
Chapters
Chapters
91 Charter Members
elected by
Membership
Local
Local
Foundation
Chapters
Chapters
Projects
Sponsors
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2011 Cambridge Conference
OSGeo - Spatially Empowered
Open Source
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Software
Charter Members vote
Board of 9 Directors
Officers
Officers
25 Officers
Open Source
and President
Executive
Director
appoints
represent
Committees
Committees
Committees
Local
Local
Local
Chapters
Chapters
Chapters
91 Charter Members
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elected by
Membership
Local
Local
Foundation
Chapters
Chapters
Projects
Sponsors
Open Source
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OSGeo Projects
Mapbender
UMN
Quantum
Mapserver
GIS
Map Guide
MapBuilder
OpenLayers
GeoServer
OS
deegree
web mapping
GeoNetwork
GRASS
GIS
OSSIM
gvSIG
desktop GIS
FDO
GDAL/OGR
GEOS
GeoTools
MetaCRS
PostGIS
Project
in incubation
metadata
libraries
Open Source
Committees
Charter Members vote
Board of 9 Directors
Officers
Officers
25 Officers
and President
Executive
Director
appoints
represent
Committees
Committees
Committees
Local
Local
Local
Chapters
Chapters
Chapters
91 Charter Members
elected by
Membership
Local
Local
Foundation
Chapters
Chapters
Projects
Sponsors
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2011 Cambridge Conference
OSGeo - Spatially Empowered
Open Source
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Open Source
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Incubation
Education
Geodata
Website
Conference
Journal
Sysadmin
Marketing
other...
Open Source
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Education
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Aims to create and promote educational material that supports the use
of Open Source Geospatial Software
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Targeting a broad audience - academia, professionals, and the general
public
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Cooperation with existing academic projects
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Main aims / sub projects:
 FOSS4G conferences (global, regional)
 Educational resources,
 Open Source Labs for Geospatial Education and Research
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Open Source
Open Source
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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.
Open Source
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ICA/OSGeo Labs
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Mission - "Making geospatial education and opportunities accessible to
all“
– http://geoforall.org
– This Thurday: Inaugural ceremony for the ICA/OSGEo lab at CEPT
Open Source
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OSGEO Live DVD
 originally compiled by Cameron Shorter, and one of the coordinators of the OSGeoLive Project.
 a bootable DVD, based on the Xubuntu linux distribution, pre-installed and preconfigured 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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Open Source
Open Source
OSGeo Live DVD
Desktop GIS
web mapping
Quantum GIS
Quantum GIS
OSSIM
MapServer
UMN
MapServer
GRASS GIS
Geopublisher
Mapnik
uDig
gvSIG
deegree
GeoMajas
ZOO Project
OpenStreetMap
GMT
MapFish
MapGuide OS
OpenLayers
KOSMO
deegree GIS
GDAL/OGR
FDO
GeoKettle
GeoServer
GeoTools
Mapbender
GeoNetwork
GEOS
MetaCRS
PostGIS
Viking
Application
Server
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Metadata
SpatialLite
Libraries
Open Source
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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