foss4g 2011 osaka
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My presentation on FOSS4G trends in the Philippines for the FOSS4G 2011 in TokyoTRANSCRIPT
FOSS-Geo in The Philippines
trends and cases inresearch, business, education, governments and non-profits
perspective and challenges
Maning Sambale
http://essc.org.ph
MaptivistCovert member
Worldwide Campaign to Eliminate Needless North ArrowsInternational Crusade Against Useless Scale Bars
Disclaimer
PH geo industry overview
Young geospatial industry.Dominated by large surveying companies and developmental consultancies providing "complete solutions".Proprietary software is popular.Strong civil society that is fulfilling public services.
Education
Universities using FOSS4G - University of the Philippines Diliman, UP Los Banos, FEATI.Largely faculty driven with minimal institutional endorsement.Proprietary vendor influence under "educational licensing scheme".Limited course material reference (reference books, industry specific exercises).Too software specific.
NGOs/non-profits
Philippine Biodiversity Priority Setting
Workshop
Collaboration of several NGOs, research and government institutions.Free dataset for biodiversity conservation.
Webmaps and crowdsourcing as an advocacy tool
Government
Naga City GIS, early open source and open data adopter
FOSS based trainings for LGU
Geoinformetrics Solutions
ESSC
RGIN - Regional SDI
Yoshida, et. al. 2006http://www.rdc2.gov.ph
Business applications
• Location based advertising• Asset management and tracking• Farm/Plantation management• Mining
Ways for OSGEO-PH to expand FOSS4G adoption
• Building resource materials and datasets (formal and non-formal GIS education).
• Creating a local pool of FOSS4G integrators.
• Closely working with open data projects and policy advocacy.