Open Source
David Sampson has been using, exploring, learning and teaching others about Open Source technologies for over 10 years.
Geospatial Open Source
Free and Open Source
Software (FOSS) spans many areas of expertise. David Sampson is
particularly interested in geospatial domain of Free and Open Software
Software for Geomatics (FOSS4G). Some of the projects he is currently
involved with include.
Public Address Geocoder (PAGC)
link to site: http://www.pagcgeo.org/
Dave is reponsbile for building new release versions. He is also involved in marketing the project and writing tutorials. Professionally, Dave is a GIS Specialist at Natural Resources Canada. He is also the co-founder of the Ottawa OSGeo Chapter, and is heavily involved in several public geodata creation efforts.
Geographic
Resource Analysis Support System (GRASS)
link to site: http://grass.itc.it/
As a long time user of
GRASS GIS Dave
Open Source communities
are often described as ecosystems as actions in one community are
closely connected with reactions in another. John Muir would certainly
have a lot to say about the interconnectivity of the Open Source world.
Open Source
GeoSpatial Foundation
link to site: http://www.osgeo.org/
Dave has
contributed to the OSGEO family in several ways. First by spearheading
the Ottawa Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS) Users
Group (OGUG).
Dave then acted was
co-founder and subsequently co-president of the Ottawa chapter of OSGEO
during its start up phase.
Dave has delivered
presentations and tutorials to OSGEO and GRASS community members
including a double header presentation on a GeoRSS client and a
Catalogue Service for the Web (CSW) he developed for the QGIS desktop
application.
Government of
Canada: Open Source
link to site: http://www.gc.ca
GC Pedia: (to come)
GC Connex: (to come)
Dave was one of the
first contributors to the Open Source government of Canada version of
Wikipedia
Dave Sampson started an
Open source practisioners group on the Government of Canada
professional networking version of Facebook called GC Connex.
Natural
Resource Canada: Open Source
link to site: http://nrcan.gc.ca
NRCAN Resource Wiki: http://wiki.nrcan.gc.ca (internal link)
Open Source software can also have positive impacts on the environment and act as one of many tool sfor ending poverty in industrialized countries
Computers for
Communities (C4C)
link to site:
One
Laptop Per Child (OLPC)
link to site:
Computers for Communities
OLPC (not affiliated byut very interested)
- Linked In
- Computers for Communities
- Freeheelers United Ski School