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OSGeo Townhall Meeting Free and Open Source Software

in the Geosciences

Peter Löwe, Jens Klump, Edzer Pebesma,

Alessandro Frigeri, Raffaele Albano

EGU General Assembly, 2016

Tuesday 19 April

19:00-20:00, Room -2.91 2

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OSGeo • Global umbrella organisation

• Provide resources for Free and Open Source

Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) projects: – Infrastructure – Legal – Financial

• Promote and contribute to standards • Promote free and open spatial data • Create and maintain a quality brand

OSGeo – what do we do ?

OSGeo projects have become the backbone of open spatial IT, underpinning the business models of various important commercial players. Globally many end-user organizations in government and not-for-profit sectors. FOSS4G conferences for geographic and sector outreach, and open spatial advocacy and community support. The Geo for All initiative is gaining momentum and OSGeo Live finds its way to new users.

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EGU + OSGeo: Common goals

Education Open Data Open Source Software Scientific Record Reproducible Science

Education Open Data

Open Source Software Free and Open Licences

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Why expose my scientific code to OSGeo ?

<anxiety> I'm just a Geologist... Is my code good enough? <anxiety/>

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Because…

Sharing among

projects

Added value for academia

Code

Credit

Credit

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Quality-checked Free and Open Source Software

makes science and research a safe and sustainable

investment.

Research Libraries preserve knowledge and, scientific content (including data, software) to enable and multiply reproducible science

German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB):

Research Libraries preserve knowledge and, scientific content (including data, software) to enable and multiply reproducible science

German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB):

Don‘t settle for less

• Chat with us tonight! – We will be disappointed if you don't

• Stay tuned:

– Leave your E-Mail address on the list

• Join us at OSGeo: – Get involved in OSGeo projects – Join the OSGeo Open Geoscience Committee – Present your work at FOSS4G conferences

Thanks for listening !