UK Local Chapter homepage

Welcome to the homepage of the UK Local Chapter of OSGeo.

How to join

Joining OSGeo UK is free of charge, simply sign up to the mailing list to express your interest. We also have a facebook group and a linkedin group for general discussion and networking.

Mission

The UK local chapter of OSGeo wishes to establish a focal point for developers and users of open source geospatial software within the UK, for networking and advice, and to raise the profile of open source geospatial development within the UK. It wishes to promote open source geospatial software as a viable choice for all types of user. While it has been suggested that a separate local chapter could better serve the particular geographic and logistical requirements of Scotland, the UK chapter wishes to include all regions and countries within the UK and Ireland. If there is significant interest in forming geographically separate chapters, then the UK chapter will promote these sister organisations, assist with formation and growth, and collaborate in the holding of international events.

Objectives

To provide a forum for discussion and promotion of Open Source Geospatial Software in the UK, and provide networking opportunities for developers and users
To help more UK organisations discover the opportunity of open source geospatial tools, and collate business studies of successful transitions
To raise awareness of the benefits of public access to geodata in the UK by collating links to sources of legitimate free data

In addition we would like to work towards the following:

A fully-featured open access UK SDI
Hosting the FOSS4G conference in the UK

Official representative

Joanne Cook Senior IT Support and Development Officer Oxford Archaeology

Web Mapping

Desktop Applications

Geospatial Libraries

Metadata Catalog