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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 Raghavan
Osaka City University, Japan
venkat@osgeo.org
Many dimensions to Open
Open source software.
Open data.
Open standards.
Open access to research publications.
Open education resources.
Open Software
Open Data and
Open Standard
providing to an
Open Geospatial Ecosystem for Education and Research and Business
+ + =
2004
FOSS/GRASS User Conference in Bangkok, Thailand
In 2015 FOSS4G is a worldwide phenomenon
Locally Brewed in many in many countries
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
Why FOSS4G?
Easily accessible
Affordable & Stable
Vibrant communities
Full Standards support
Backed by OSGeo worldwide
University Network worldwide
OpenStreetMap
MapServer
MapFish
web mapping
GRASS GIS
Quantum GIS OSSIM
desktop GIS
metadata
GEOS
GDAL/OGR
GeoTools
libraries
MetaCRS
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
2011
Making Geospatial
education 鐚
solutions
accessible to all
Geo4All
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
Working with Global Communities
Prof. Georg Gartner
(President ICA)
Mr. Jeff McKenna
(President, OSGeo)
Prof. Chen
(President, ISPRS)
@AfricaGEO 2014
How to Join
Visit http://www.geoforall.org/how_to_join/
Geo4All Global Network
102 labs established
worldwide as of
14 September, 2015
Goal: 500 labs in universities worldwide by 2018
North America Region
Chairs: Helena Mitasova, Charles Schweik, Phillip Davis
Maillist http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-
bin/mailman/listinfo/geoforall-northamerica
South America Region
Chairs: Sergio Acosta y Lara and Silvana Camboim
Maillist http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-
bin/mailman/listinfo/geoforall-southamerica
Africa Region
Chairs: Rania Elsayed Ibrahim, Serena Coetzee and
Bridget Fleming
Maillist http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-
bin/mailman/listinfo/geoforall-africa
Regional Groups
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 Mooney
Maillist http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-
bin/mailman/listinfo/geoforall-europe
Regional Groups
Urban Science - City Analytics Thematic
Theme Leaders - Chris Pettit and Patrick Hogan
Maillist http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geoforall-urbanscience
Teacher Training & School Education Thematic
Theme Leaders - El甜bieta Wooszyska-Winiewska and
Adrian Manning
Maillist http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geoforall-teachertraining
Spanish thematic
Theme Leaders - Sergio Acosta y Lara and Antoni P辿rez
Navarro
Maillist http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geoforall-spanish
Thematics: Subjects/Language
GeoCrowd - VGI, Crowd Sourcing and Citizen Science
Theme Leaders: Maria A Brovelli and Peter Mooney
Wiki http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Geocrowdsourcing_CitizenScience_FOSS4G
AgriGIS: Upcoming..
Contact Suchith.Anand@nottingham.ac.uk
Thematics: Subjects/Language
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
OSGeo Best Student
Presentation Award - 2015
Will be announced in this session
later...
Hold your breath!!
Birds of Feather (BOF)
Audience 鐚 anyone interested in Geo4All
Time: 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

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  • 1. 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 Raghavan Osaka City University, Japan venkat@osgeo.org
  • 2. Many dimensions to Open Open source software. Open data. Open standards. Open access to research publications. Open education resources.
  • 3. Open Software Open Data and Open Standard providing to an Open Geospatial Ecosystem for Education and Research and Business + + =
  • 4. 2004 FOSS/GRASS User Conference in Bangkok, Thailand
  • 5. In 2015 FOSS4G is a worldwide phenomenon Locally Brewed in many in many countries
  • 6. 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
  • 7. Why FOSS4G? Easily accessible Affordable & Stable Vibrant communities Full Standards support Backed by OSGeo worldwide University Network worldwide
  • 8. OpenStreetMap MapServer MapFish web mapping GRASS GIS Quantum GIS OSSIM desktop GIS metadata GEOS GDAL/OGR GeoTools libraries MetaCRS 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
  • 11. 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
  • 12. Working with Global Communities Prof. Georg Gartner (President ICA) Mr. Jeff McKenna (President, OSGeo) Prof. Chen (President, ISPRS) @AfricaGEO 2014
  • 13. How to Join Visit http://www.geoforall.org/how_to_join/
  • 14. Geo4All Global Network 102 labs established worldwide as of 14 September, 2015 Goal: 500 labs in universities worldwide by 2018
  • 15. North America Region Chairs: Helena Mitasova, Charles Schweik, Phillip Davis Maillist http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi- bin/mailman/listinfo/geoforall-northamerica South America Region Chairs: Sergio Acosta y Lara and Silvana Camboim Maillist http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi- bin/mailman/listinfo/geoforall-southamerica Africa Region Chairs: Rania Elsayed Ibrahim, Serena Coetzee and Bridget Fleming Maillist http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi- bin/mailman/listinfo/geoforall-africa Regional Groups
  • 16. 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 Mooney Maillist http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi- bin/mailman/listinfo/geoforall-europe Regional Groups
  • 17. Urban Science - City Analytics Thematic Theme Leaders - Chris Pettit and Patrick Hogan Maillist http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geoforall-urbanscience Teacher Training & School Education Thematic Theme Leaders - El甜bieta Wooszyska-Winiewska and Adrian Manning Maillist http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geoforall-teachertraining Spanish thematic Theme Leaders - Sergio Acosta y Lara and Antoni P辿rez Navarro Maillist http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geoforall-spanish Thematics: Subjects/Language
  • 18. GeoCrowd - VGI, Crowd Sourcing and Citizen Science Theme Leaders: Maria A Brovelli and Peter Mooney Wiki http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Geocrowdsourcing_CitizenScience_FOSS4G AgriGIS: Upcoming.. Contact Suchith.Anand@nottingham.ac.uk Thematics: Subjects/Language
  • 19. 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
  • 20. OSGeo Best Student Presentation Award - 2015 Will be announced in this session later... Hold your breath!!
  • 21. Birds of Feather (BOF) Audience 鐚 anyone interested in Geo4All Time: 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

Editor's Notes

  • #7: - coming together through email lists, IRC sessions, annual conferences, local events - compared to the sports community: - 21 years of competitive ice hockey - brother played in the top professional level for 8 years - global community - now i have been involved in the Open Source geospatial community for over 10 year
  • #8: - coming together through email lists, IRC sessions, annual conferences, local events - compared to the sports community: - 21 years of competitive ice hockey - brother played in the top professional level for 8 years - global community - now i have been involved in the Open Source geospatial community for over 10 year
  • #9: - very important for future of osgeo -