The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) is a non-profit non-governmental organization (NGO) whose mission is to foster the use of geospatial technology and data. OSGeo does this through providing open source packages that are easily downloadable or booted onto a computer and contain a myriad of softwares. The foundation also encourages community involvement; members can contribute their own resources for cross-project collaberation in a way that will benefit the public. This is achieved through public forums, chapters, events, GitHub, and more.
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This part of the series will concentrate on “Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial Applications” (FOSS4G). It builds up on two previous seminars – “OSGeo Live for Education” and “Open Geoscience”, both video podcasts to be found through MundoGeo.
The webinar proposes a critical overview of the state of art of Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial Applications(FOSS4G). The goal is to convey three main messages, supported by examples:
Advanced geospatial technology is able to cover the demand by citizens, authorities and science;
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The Waterloo Institute for Disaster Management (WIDM) and Dewey College in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada jointly organize one day workshop during the 5th GiT4NDM on 8 October 2013.
Waterloo Institute for Disaster Management (WIDM) and Dewey College in Mississauga
Co-organisers:
International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS), the International Cartographic Association (ICA), International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) and the International Association of Geo-information & Communication Technology (AGeoICT)
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