Introduction to KAOS-G: For better Open source GIS eco system in South Korea

7th November 2013Heegu ParkGaia3D Inc.,

Awareness of Open source in South Korea

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Open source in South Korea People tend to think Open source is free!!! “Why do I have to pay for Open source?”

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Open source in South Korea People tend to think Open source is foreign product! Government should consider proper portion between foreign products and domestic

products because they have the right to promote domestic products. Some domestic software companies in South Korea regard Open source as their enemy!!!

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Open source in South Korea People tend to think Open source has low quality than proprietary software. They don’t even think Android and Linux have better quality than other commercial OS.

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Open source in South Korea People tend to think security of Open source software is vulnerable to attack. Some people think they could attack if they know source code of a system.

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Open source in South Korea People tend to think Open source has poor service. In terms of clients, service like maintenance or upgrade is very important when choosing

software for their service. Commercial Open source software companies should be required.

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Open source in South Korea Sometimes, clients who’re using Open source want to hide the fact that they’ using Open

source. Companies who’re using Open source tend to hide the fact when they do their business

because using Open source seems like that they don’t have enough technologies. Open source should be open, but it sometimes become secrecy in South Korea.

However,it’s changing little by little…

Open source policies in South Korea

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Open source policies in South Korea In South Korea, Open Source Software Competence Plaza(of National IT Industry

Promotion Agency under Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning) takes charge of Open source policies for promotion, marketing, incubating, and funding.

From 2004, test projects to use Open source software were conducted and Linux started being used by Government and public organizations.

From 2008, there started some policies to make better Open source software eco system throughout enhancement of software production, enlargement of market base, creation of Open source demand, and international cooperation.

Korea Open Source Software Association established in 1999 is an organization for software companies using Open source and invigorating Open source market in South Korea.

Supporting international marketing(Global exhibition, Marketing consultant, etc.) Trying to raise low awareness of Open source projects, license policy, and so on Providing consulting service about how to use Open source software Supporting Open source communities

Communities(OSGeo Korea Chapter, KAOS-G, etc)

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Open source policies in South Korea

2012 Guideline 2013 Guideline

Detailed Guideline(1) Device purchase cost and rento Software purchase cost<new>

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(3) System maintenance costo Open source software maintenance cost<new>

Detailed Guideline(1) Device purchase cost and rento Software purchase cost• When purchasing commercial software, it

is recommended to consider using Open source software in terms of total cost.

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(3) System maintenance costo Open source software maintenance cost• In order to receive necessary service for

Open source software operation, consider necessary service level and items and make budgets at a flat rate throughout quotations and refer Open source software maintenance service guideline.

Detailed guideline of 2013 budget proposal by Ministry of Strategy and Finance It was very ambiguous in 2012, but it became more specific in 2013.

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Open source GIS policies in South Korea MOLIT(Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport) in in charge of most GIS such as

surveying, mapping, and so on. added “Open source GIS” into one of their action plans of 5th National Spatial

Information Policy. It seems Government has changed their mind from hostile to favorable toward Open

source GIS.

1. Constructing high quality GIS data and opening expansion of high quality GIS data2. Invigorating GIS convergence industry3. Enhancing platform service based on spatial big data4. Promoting GIS convergence R&D~~~~

Developing Open source GIS~~~~5. Enhancing cooperative GIS system and usability expansion6. Nurturing creative and talented people in GIS field7. Establishing GIS convergence promotion system

7 Action Plans of 5th National Spatial Information Policy

Open source GIS planning project by KARI(Korean Aerospace Research Institute) has been conducted in order to find appropriate Open source GIS project or service suitable for Korean market and people.

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Strengths Weaknesses

Opportunities Threats

Freely available core technologies and useful tools

Flexible license policy Technologies complying to international

standards Relatively low price Good quality and performance

Low brand power Small market Lack of package level Lack of professionals and trainings for Open

source GIS

SI(System Integration) centered domestic software industry environment

Small size of domestic GIS software companies Global GIS software companies’ dominant

position False awareness that Open source is free Suspicion of the quality and security of Open

source GIS

Government support for developing software industry and domestic GIS business

Well-developed domestic IT industry Growth of Open source and Open source GIS

market Improving global position of domestic

software NO dominant global Open source GIS player

SWOT Analysis of Open source GIS in South Korea

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Strengths

Opportunities

Synergy effect throughout convergence of domestic excellent technologies and research of Open source GIS core technologies

Developing various applications and service using Open source GIS

Inducing Government’s active support

Considering ways how to converge domestic advanced IT technologies

Plan for global expansion with Global companies

Preoccupying Open source GIS market throughout analyzing global Open source GIS trends

Enhancing Strengths and Opportunities

Freely available core technologies and useful tools

Flexible license policy Technologies complying to international

standards Relatively low price Good quality and performance

Government support for developing software industry and domestic GIS business

Well-developed domestic IT industry Growth of Open source and Open source GIS

market Improving global position of domestic

software NO dominant global Open source GIS player

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Weaknesses

Threats

Researching marketing strategy of Open source GIS

Trying to improve the awareness of Open source GIS

Training for Open source GIS professionals and people’s interests

Product development and service planning using Open source GIS

Trying to change people’s stereotype that Open source is free

Verifying security and quality of Open source GIS based on objective facts throughout various researches

Overcoming Weaknesses and Threats

Low brand power Small market Lack of package level Lack of professionals and trainings for Open

source GIS

SI(System Integration) centered domestic software industry environment

Small size of domestic GIS software companies Global GIS software companies’ dominant

position False awareness that Open source is free Suspicion of the quality and security of Open

source GIS

Open source GIS Cases in South Korea

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Interactive Weather Chart Mobile Forecaster Weather Monitoring and Analyzing system currently used by

KMA(Korean Meteorological Administration) weather forecasters This system uses GeoServer as a map server, PostGIS as database and OpenLayers for

display. This system usually generates more than five thousand weather charts per day based on

70 million spatial data which is about 70 GB. In short, this system handles more than 70 GB to generate over five thousand weather charts every day using OpenSource GIS.

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Integrated Transport Information system Displaying traffic of major roads by graphic and searching related information based on GIS This system aimed at tolerating peak times of two major holiday seasons in South Korea -

Chuseok(Korean Thanksgiving day) and Seolnal(Lunatic New Year’s day).

Main function Designed to handle over 100,000 concurrent connections at peak times Displaying colors as green, yellow, and red on the map by traffic Searching local information by zoom in/out Searching CCTV information at Transport map of Related national road

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Integrated Transport Information system Web service system, whose main functions are location/metadata search, image

distribution and order based on Kompsat2 and Kompsat3 satellite archive images

Main function Searching satellite image(location, cloud coverage, date and etc.) Searching metadata of satellite image Searching satellite image of Kompsat2 and Kompsat3 Supporting to order searched satellite images

KAOS-G is born…

Korean Alliance of Open Source GISis born to put GIS software market

in South Korea into chaos!

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Government funded business to support small professional software companies to promote software industry and nurture small companies

Annual project Fund: 1st year: $19,000 and from 2nd year: $24,0000 # of forums: (New)5 forums are selected (Ongoing)5 forums are remained

Goal Networking Sharing technologies Developing technologies Acquiring technologies Publishing manuals or writings

Current forums Big data forum Web standard solution forum Open source GIS forum …

Beginning…

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Forum is… Promoting and encouraging Open source GIS Sharing Open source GIS technologies and marketing strategies Handling Government’s policies about Open source GIS Cooperating and collaborating against global and dominant players

Qualitative goal Providing channels to strengthen networks among participants in forum Collaborating about Open source GIS issues in South Korea Trying to improve and develop Open source GIS technologies and share them in South

Korea to create values

Quantitative goal Developing and releasing integrated Open source GIS package Making business model and conducting co-project and co-research Training Open source GIS and sharing Open source GIS technologies Enhancing networks among companies in forum Holding FOSS4G Korea 2013 Trying to host FOSS4G International 2015

Korea Open source GIS forum(KAOS-G)

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Members

Chairman

Representing company

Participating companies

Agathosergon

OSGeo Charter Member CEO of Gaia3D MBA @ KAIST

8 small companies get together for better world using Open source GIS!!

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Open source GIS

Ocean GIS

Transportation GIS

Application GIS

GIS DBGeneral GIS

Environment GIS

Meteorology GIS

Gaia3D Mango Systems Agathosergon …

E3

Gaia3D Inc., KESTI

KESTI

GNT Solution

enGIS E3 CE Tech

Agathosergon

Gaia3D Agathosergon enGIS …

Participants in forum Consists of various companies in various fields Each company has its own special field and technologies.

Nice combination!!!

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KAOS-G

FOSS4G International 2015 event hosting

Open source GIS Korean manual publishing

Open source GIS guild

Participating core Open source GIS projects

Exporting Open source GIS package

Developing domestic GIS industry

Developing domestic software industry

KAOS-G aims at Understanding Open source GIS core technologies Developing Open source GIS package to the international level Cooperating and sharing knowledge, technologies, and experience among participants Rapidly coping with Government policy and global GIS company’s strategy

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Activities of KAOS-G – Open source GIS training KAOS-G members gave lectures at Open source GIS training(August)

Introduction to Open source GIS Introduction to QGIS Introduction to GeoServer Introduction to OpenLayers

Plan to give lectures of advanced Open source GIS(programming) from next year

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Activities of KAOS-G – Solution Day Hosted Open source GIS Solution Day(28th August)

Lectures about Open source license and business model Presentation of cases of systems or service using Open source GIS

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Activities of KAOS-G – Training Trained Surveying and Mapping related people in developing countries

Lectures about Open source GIS Presentation of cases of systems or service using Open source GIS

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Activities of KAOS-G Sent two people to FOSS4G Nottingham 2013 Will send more people next year!!!

Junghwan Yun Minpa Lee

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Activities of KAOS-G Supporting FOSS4G Korea 2013

14th November: Workshop

15th November: Conference

Time Presenter Content

11:00 ~ 12:00 Byungsun Kim(Director at Blackduck software) Understanding Open source License and Usage management

13:30 ~ 17:30 Jeff McKenna (Chairman of OSGeo Foundation) Advanced MapServer

Time Presenter Content

10:30 ~ 10:55 Jeff McKenna (Chairman of OSGeo Foundation) The Open Source Geospatial Foundation, and You

10:55 ~ 11:20Dr. Raghavan Venkatesh(Professor at Osaka City University)

PaaS4G - Towards a Service Oriented Platform for Geoinformatics

11:20 ~ 11:45 Minwoo Hwang(OSM Korea Community) Introduction to OpenStreetMap and Utilizing

11:45 ~ 12:00 Hirofumi HAYASHI(Applied Technology Co. Ltd) Activity report of OSGeo Japan Chapter

13:30 ~ 13:50 Open source GIS case presentations(11 presentations)

Blue ocean - Open source GIS has rapidly grown without dominant player

Development of domestic GIS software companies and industry via studying, acquiring, and utilizing Open source GIS core technologies

Synergetic effect throughout professional from various kinds of industries

Firm intention of companies to qualitatively and quantitatively grow throughout development of service and packages using Open source GIS out of small and SI centered environment

Global expansion with Open source GIS complying to international standards out of saturated domestic market

Opening and Sharing to improve quality and value and create values throughout developing various product lines and services

7th November 2013Heegu ParkGaia3D Inc.,

Introduction to KAOS-G: For better Open source GIS eco system in South Korea