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About OSGeo Europe and INSPIRE

Empower everyone with open source geospatial

INSPIRE Conference - AntwerpDirk Frigne – 20 September 2018President OSGeo Europe

Setting the scene

● Who doesn’t know

● Who can explain who we are/ what we do?

OSGeo is ...

● A community of open source software communities– It was about software development– Tribes of developers fnding each-other ….– Start to share idea’s, know how and events – Start with a yearly global event– Which involved into

● one yearly global event,● One yearly regional event (Europe / Asia / India / US, ..)● More than 50 yearly local events (Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy,

UK, ...

And we call these conferences ...

FOSS4GOr

Free and open source Software for Geospatial

What is (Free and) Open Source Software?


Open source software is free as in free speech, not as in free beer


● The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose


● The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose ● The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it

does your computing as you wish

(Access to the source code is a precondition for this.)





● The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor





● The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor ● The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to

others

(By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition for this.)

OSGeo 10 Years anniversary

New brandingNew websiteNew vision/missionNew initiatives

Empower everyone with open source geospatial

• OSGeo is a not-for-proft software foundation• Provides projects fnancial, organizational and legal support

• Outreach and advocacy• Promoting global adoption of open source geospatial technology• Partnerships on open approach to standards, data and education.

• OSGeo is a volunteer driven• Passionate membership of individuals from around the world.

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Software Foundation• We are responsible for

• Supporting our great collection of projects

• Fostering new talent and innovation.

• OSGeo supports projects• Technically with community

of their peers• Socially with community

building and outreach• Professionally ensuring each

project is governed in a fair and sustainable manner


We are organised into ...● Local chapters to help with ‘language’ barriers● working committees to gather experience and execute specifc

tasks (like marketing, conference committee, incubation, …)● The OSGeo Projects (the open source software as the core

asset)

As a community we have ...● Passionate and enthusiast volunteers● The opportunity to take local initiatives● A lot of fun, a lot of energy, a lot of (free?) beer and pizza

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The Opte Project (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Internet_map_1024.jpg), „Internet map 1024“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/legalcode

OSGeo has grown into a large networked organisation

OSGeo EuropeSince 2017

OSGeo Europe1 Year old

focus to help open geospatial technology being adopted in Europe, and in several European programmes

The OSGeo Eco System● Open Source Software for Geo and Location

– From several perspectives● Some of us are developers● Some of us are users● Some of us are students● Some of us are professors● Some of us work for a NGO● Some of us work for Government● Some of us are self deployed● Some of us are business owners● …

What binds us together?● FOSS4G is fun and gives energy

What binds us together?● Open Source Software for Geo and Location

– From several perspectives● Some of us are developers● Some of us are users● Some of us are students● Some of us are professors● Some of us work for a NGO● Some of us work for Government● Some of us are self deployed● Some of us are business owners● …


European opportunites & OSGeo

● One point of contact: OSGeo Europe– INSPIRE & OSGeo (obvious?)– H2020 and OSGeo – Copernicus and OSGeo– OGC and OSGeo– GEO/GEOSS and OSGeo– How to foster European investments in FOSS?– How to stimulate collaboration between experts/stakeholders– How to obtain sustainable software solutions

OSGEO and INSPIRE

Source: OSGEO.org

OSGEO-Live for INSPIRE

Contract No: CCR.B.C650150.X0

The European Commission’sscience and knowledge service

Joint Research Centre

OSGEO-Live and INSPIRE

OSGeo Live for INSPIRE

Future chalenges

Deep learningGet connected with IOT

Take the lead in Geo software development roadmapWhat about the (European) software industry

How to learn to collaborate?

Next steps

If you want to contribute:• Become part of the OSGeo family• Start reading the mailing list• Start replying to the mailing list• Start contributing

● Or• Go to a foss4G conference• Go to a code sprint (often before/during a foss4G conference)

• Check www.osgeo.org/ for info on conferences and codesprints


http://www.osgeo.org/


OSGeo Membership

• You don't to be a member to become involved: use / adapt / spread OSGeo software– Open Source Software is Free – not as in

• “Free Beer”

– but as in• “Free Speech”

• OSGeo Involvement and Membership is Free– Free as in “Free Beer”

• You become involved as an individual

Just one more thing ...

If you like the idea of free and open world

We should become more organised on a European level

If you want this happening,You will have to volunteer to help

If you want to help OSGeo grow,OSGeo is a do-acraty

more info on our OSGeo boothor contact me

([email protected])

Thank you!Welcome to open geospatial

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