WA Women in GIS & Technology
Peter Keum: peter.keum@kingcounty.gov
@pkeum
pkgeo.com
March 6, 2019
FOSS4G
Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial
CUGOS
Cascadia Users of Geospatial Open Source
125 members on cugos.slack.com
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1. Free & Open Source Software (FOSS)
2. Open Source (OS) GIS
3. Into the Future
1. Free & Open Source Software (FOSS)
- Free to run it
- Free to modify it
- Free to share it
- Free to share your modification
Eric Raymond
Open Community
Free & Open Source Software (FOSS)
- Permissive - providing with few restrictions
- Protective - obligation to share improvements
Two Types of Licenses
Why Now?
Commons-Based Peer Production
Tools
Bandwidth
Interest
Using internet to build rich valuable collections of knowledge & products
Secondary Results
Mapbox
1. Free & Open Source Software (FOSS)
2. Open Source GIS
3. Into the Future
2. Geospatial Tools
Esri
FOSS4G
Desktop
Database
Webmap Platform
ArcSDE
GDB
GeoJSON; Shape Files
WMS, WFS
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FOSS4G
Desktop
Database
Webmap Platform
PostgresSQL
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(3.5 min)
Flexible
Easy
Homogenous systems and single vendor strategies can be convenient BUT comes with trade-off. Lack of flexibility for fast adoption
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Nor this
FOSS4G: Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial
1. Free & Open Source Software (FOSS)
2. Open Source GIS
3. Into the Future
3. GIS + Vertical Industry
Future of GIS (personal view)
GPT
General Purpose Technology
GPT
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"GPT always needs complements"
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Urban Planning
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Utilities
You
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Social Justice/Equity
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Environmental
Science
GIS
GIS
You
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GIS
GIS
Companies are using maps not just as nice features but to drive revenue as core components of their offering. Maps are no longer just a good way to visualize content, they are core to competitive advantage.
WHY?
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FOSS4G
Desktop
Database
Webmap Platform
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"First do it, then do it right, then do it better."
Doing is Learning, but...
Doing with mistakes?
It's still learning!
Community
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for now
Thank You
peter.keum@kingcounty.gov
WA Women in GIS - March 5, 2019
By Peter Keum
WA Women in GIS - March 5, 2019
Presentation on Open Source Software (FOSS4G) GIS. What is it and how its being used.
