Local Chapter: Ottawa

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Local Chapter Ottawa

• Past and Future Activities

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Presentation Outline

• Past
• History
• Meetings
• Monthly Presentations
• Future
• Promo Events
• Conferences
• Monthly Presentation
• Contact Us

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Past History

• OMSUG Meets OGUG
• Mapserver users group (Formed 2003) approaches
  GRASS users group (Formed 2005)
• Concept meeting held at DM Solutions
• Both groups merged concepts and resources (July
  2006)

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Past Mission

• The OSGeo Ottawa Chapter exists to
• Provide support for local users of Open Source
  Geospatial software.
• Promote the goals and projects of the Open Source
  Geospatial Foundation.
• Focus on the National Capital Region around
  Ottawa with
• Provide networking, support and educational
  opportunities to the local members.

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Past Meetings

• Ingredients
• A pub with a private room
• LCD projector and screen
• A 30 to 60 minute presentation
• Food, Beer, Stories, Lies

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Past Meetings

• Attendees
• Private companies (open source and proprietary)
• Google / PCI / Waypoint / DM Solutions / Autodesk
  / Contractors / Others
• Government
• Mainly Federal
• Not for profit
• Ottawa Bicycle Club / Centre for Sustainable
  Watersheds
• Education
• Professors
• Undergrads / graduate
• OGC Conference Attendees (2007)

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Past Presentations

• Current State of GDAL/OGR
• Current State of PROJ4
• Geoserver
• GRASS
• Mapbuilder
• Nunaliit
• Antarctic Atlas
• Mapnik

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Future Various Ideas

• Local Promo Events
• Postgres Conference
• BSD Conference
• Software Freedom Day
• GIS Day
• ASPRS Conference (October)
• American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote
  Sensing
• Mini Conference
• For those who cant make it to international
  conferences.

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Contact Us

• WIKI
• http//wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Ottawa_Chapter
• Mailing List
• http//lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/Ottawa_use
  rs
• Fox and Feather Pub
• One Thursday a month
• 6pm to whenever
• Presentations welcome