OSGeo: A Brief Introduction
Question...
Who has heard of OSGeo, or knows what it stands for?
Pexel CC0Another question...
Who has heard of QGIS or PostGIS?
pxhere CC0Neither QGIS or PostGIS would be where they are now without OSGeo
We would not be here at FOSS4GUK without OSGeo; in fact there would be no FOSS4G without OSGeo
Flickr: Jez Arnold CC BY-SA 2.0OK... so what is it?
OSGeo == Open Source Geospatial Foundation
“a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to foster global adoption of open geospatial technology by being an inclusive software foundation devoted to an open philosophy and participatory community driven development.”
Brief History
Founded in February 2006
First OSGeo-backed FOSS4G conference held in Lausanne, Switzerland in September 2006
OSGeo-Live CD -> DVD -> USB started in 2008
OSGeo UK Chapter had first F2F meeting at Stanstead airport in May 2008
OSGeo:UK held FOSS4G in Nottingham in 2013
OSGeo provides support to the software projects under it's umbrella, and helps foster communities that use and develop it
Pexel CC0OSGeo:UK provides a UK-based focus and starting point for the work of the global foundation
We organise or enable geospatial events (like this one)
We support development of software by sponsoring projects or specific features
We provide a forum for networking or advice
and generally promote the use of open source geospatial as a viable choice for all types of user
OSGeo is the glue in your open source software stack Flickr: HomeSpot HQ CC BY 2.0
Plea for help
We're not here to spread Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt about proprietary software
We're here to promote open source, provide balance, and a place you can go for advice
but we do need bums on seats
so visit the website(s), join the mailing list and get involved!
Pexel CC0www.osgeo.org
uk.osgeo.org
lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/uk
On that note...
HUGE thanks to the FOSS4GUK 2018 organising team
HUGER thanks to all the extremely generous sponsors
HUGEST thanks to all of you for coming along!