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Free and Open Source Software for Regional Spatial Data Infrastructures Jo Walsh - [email protected] EDINA National Datacentre

Free and Open Source Software for Regional Spatial Data Infrastructures

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Free and Open Source Software forRegional Spatial Data Infrastructures

Jo Walsh - [email protected] National Datacentre

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Open Source Geospatial Foundation

A non-profit organization modelled on the Apache Software Foundation The leading voice for open source GIS Rigourous incubation and graduation for software projects Provides a «common brand of quality»

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OSGeo software stack

Enterprise ServicesEnterprise ServicesDatabase

BrowserBrowser MobileMobile

PostGIS

OpenLayers gvSig Mobile

Data

OSM

SDI Services

GeoServer

DesktopDesktop

QuantumGIS uDig gvSigGrass GIS gvSigJUMP

MetadataSensorWeb

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Regional SDIs in Germany

Mapbender – data managementMapserver – metadata WMS

OpenLayers – web mapping clientPostGIS – geo database

GeoNetwork – geodata catalogue

Rhineland Palatinate, Badem-Wurttemberg, Brandenburg

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SDI themes at Dutch Cadaster

PostGIS – database GDAL/OGR - transformation

GeoServer, Deegree – WFS, WMSOpenLayers/GeoExt – web mapping

http://inspire.kademo.nl/doc

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More OSGeo backed SDIs ...

Finland - nationallyhttp://www.paikkatietoikkuna.fi/web/EN Regionally http://www.lounaispaikka.fi/

France, Italy, Hungary, Spain – all some combination of PostGIS, Geoserver,

Mapserver, OpenLayers...

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OSGeo project originsGeoServer came from a Manhattan hedgie's

non-profit foundation. Now a company, http://opengeo.org/

GeoNetwork came from UN FAO. Now a company, http://geocat.net/

OpenLayers started at a text-mining company, now owned by Nokia.

It quickly grew a community via OSGeo.

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Generalitat Valenciana – gvSIGIn-house project of regional government

of Valencia, Spain

Now mobile versions,Consultancies,a Foundation, an

international user community

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Geomajas – web managementOrigins in Flemish Government supported

work on geGIS - http://www.gegis.org/

Now an incubating OSGeo project.

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Benefits of OSGeo software

1) Save money.2) Reduce costs with “Dual-Vendor Strategy”.3) Flexibility and futureproofing4) Uphold morale of technical staff

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More benefits of OSGeo software

5) Work in partnership with peer organisations

6) Develop local businesses7) Move to open standards, open data8) Pride, respect, shifgrethor

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Where's Scotland's Data?

CKAN – project of Open Knowledge Foundation

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Open Knowledge Scotland

http://okscotland.eventbrite.com/

May 13th 2010, 3-7pm, Informatics Forum, Edinburgh

“How can Scotland benefit from open data? Are there public implications for entrepreneurial or ‘big business’ participation?”

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Thanks.

questions?Or email later: [email protected]