FOSS4G- Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial 2007 :: Archived event
Overview
The 2007 Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) conference gathers developers and users of open source geo-spatial software from around the world to discuss new directions, exciting implementations, and growing business opportunities in the field of open source geo-spatial software. FOSS4G is presented annually by the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo).
Focused on the practical make it work, get it done world of open source application development, this annual conference boasts a very high concentration of geo-spatial technical opinion leaders.
Attendance at this event has grown at over 50% a year since its inception in 2003, paralleling the rapid growth and adoption curve of open source geo-spatial tools in the marketplace.
This year, FOSS4G comes to the Victoria Conference Centre, in downtown Victoria, Canada. Major topics for 2007 will include:
Case studies of open source implementations
Open standards support and implementation of emerging standards
Practical workshops on using and developing open source geo-spatial tools
Deploying on open source, using Mapserver, Mapguide, PostGIS, GRASS, Worldwind and other tools as the basis for operations
Interoperability between open source and proprietary software
Alan Hudson, President of Web3D and President of Yumetech, Inc. will be presenting his geospatial work in X3D.