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Open Geospatial Labs are being established worldwide to scale up research and teaching globally as part of the ICA-OSGeo-ISPRS Joint Initative
Geo4All: Open Education using FOSS4G
Venkatesh RaghavanOsaka City University, [email protected]
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Many dimensions to “Open”
Open source software.
Open data.
Open standards.
Open access to research publications.
Open education resources.
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Open SoftwareOpen Data and Open Standardproviding to an
Open Geospatial Ecosystem for Education and Research and Business
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2004
FOSS/GRASS User Conference in Bangkok, Thailand
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In 2015 FOSS4G is a worldwide phenomenon
Locally Brewed in many in many countries
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Current Needs for Geo-Learning
•Easy access to geospatial tools•Affordable and Stable solutions•Open Geospatial Data•Localization and Customization•Standards support (data sharing)•Text-books, training material, e-learning•Professional certification for Trainers & Learners•Capacity building for everyone
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Why FOSS4G?
•Easily accessible•Affordable & Stable•Vibrant communities•Full Standards support•Backed by OSGeo worldwide•University Network worldwide
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OpenStreetMap
MapServer
MapFish
web mapping
GRASS GIS
Quantum GIS OSSIM
desktop GIS
metadata
GEOS
GDAL/OGR
GeoTools
librariesMetaCRS
PostGIS
GeoMajas
Quantum GIS MapServer
deegree
OpenLayers GeoServer
MapGuide OS
deegree GIS
MapNik
Viking
KOSMO
gvSIG
SpatialLite
uDig
Geopublisher
Mapbender
pycsw
GeoKettle
GMT
ZOO Project
FDO
GeoNetwork
live.osgeo.org Ready for any classroom
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2011
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Making Geospatial education &
solutions accessible to all
“Geo4All”
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GeoForAll Overall Aims
Establishing research and teaching opportunities in ‘Open Geospatial Science’
Build global open access teaching and research infrastructure
Provide worldwide learning platforms and training opportunities
Establish collaborations between Academia, Schools, Government and Industry around Open Geospatial Science and Education
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Working with Global Communities
Prof. Georg Gartner (President ICA)
Mr. Jeff McKenna(President, OSGeo)
Prof. Chen(President, ISPRS)
@AfricaGEO 2014
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How to JoinVisit http://www.geoforall.org/how_to_join/
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“Geo4All” Global Network
102 labs established worldwide as of 14 September, 2015
Goal: 500 labs in universities worldwide by 2018
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North America RegionChairs: Helena Mitasova, Charles Schweik, Phillip Davis
Maillist http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geoforall-northamerica
South America RegionChairs: Sergio Acosta y Lara and Silvana Camboim
Maillist http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geoforall-southamerica
Africa RegionChairs: Rania Elsayed Ibrahim, Serena Coetzee and
Bridget Fleming Maillist
http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geoforall-africa
Regional Groups
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Asia Region (including Australia) Chairs: Tuong Thuy Vu and Venkatesh Raghavan Maillist http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geoforall-asiaaustralia
Europe Region Chairs: Maria Brovelli and Peter MooneyMaillist http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geoforall-europe
Regional Groups
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Urban Science - City Analytics ThematicTheme Leaders - Chris Pettit and Patrick Hogan Maillist http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geoforall-urbanscience
Teacher Training & School Education ThematicTheme Leaders - Elżbieta Wołoszyńska-Wiśniewska and
Adrian Manning Maillist http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geoforall-teachertraining
Spanish thematicTheme Leaders - Sergio Acosta y Lara and Antoni Pérez
Navarro Maillist http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geoforall-spanish
Thematics: Subjects/Language
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GeoCrowd - VGI, Crowd Sourcing and Citizen ScienceTheme Leaders: Maria A Brovelli and Peter MooneyWiki http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Geocrowdsourcing_CitizenScience_FOSS4G
AgriGIS: Upcoming..Contact [email protected]
Thematics: Subjects/Language
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GeoForAll Team Educator of the Year Award - 2015
Kurt Menke - Bird's Eye View, Nate Jennings Urbandale Spatial, Jon Van Hoesen Green Mtn College, Rick Smith Texas A&M, and Phil Davis, Delmar College (all in USA)
For their GeoAcademy development efforts
fossgeo.org
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OSGeo Best Student Presentation Award - 2015
Will be announced in this session later...
Hold your breath!!
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Birds of Feather (BOF)Audience : anyone interested in Geo4AllTime: 16 Sept., 2015 (Wed) 12:20-13:20 Room 10, FOSS4G 2015 Venue
Visit http://www.geoforall.org or talk to us during the conference