Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
ICA Commission on Maps and the Internet (http://maps.unomaha.edu/ica/): chaired by
Rex Cammack (rcammack@unomaha.edu), works on cartographic presentation,
communication and processing methods.
4.3. Initiatives
Among the Open Source software dissemination initiatives that provide information and
access to different tools and demos concernig to geospatial data are:
Arc-Team Community (http://www.arc-team.com/): provides archaeological
documentation and processing methods. Virtual Archaeology & 3D modelling.
Cultural Heritage Computing (CHC) Salzburg, (https://www.sbg.ac.at/chc/
chc_site_en/chc_ziele.html): located at the University of Salzburg, the team aims at the
documentation and procurement of contents concerned with cultural heritage using
modern computer technologies.
FreeGIS Project (http://freegis.org/).
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (http://www.osgeo.org/).
OpenGIS Consortium (http://www.opengeospatial.org/).
Other useful related initiatives and websites are:
François Letellier's web site (http://www.flet.fr/) and blog.
Open Source Initiative (http://www.opensource.org/).
Opensource.com (http://opensource.com/).
Opensource CMS (http://www.opensourcecms.com/).
Free Open Source Software Mac User Group (http://www.freesmug.org/).
The OSSwin Project: Open Source for Windows (http://osswin.sourceforge.net/).
5. Conclusions and prospective
The above mentioned Open Source software, though not and exhaustive list, is regularly
checked by the Task Group, and tools are tested and used in different research projects and
experiences. We aim to compare their results and to disseminate them worlwide.
We invite all communities and professionals, that are currently involved in researches or
management of the cultural heritage, to share their experiences with Open Source software
products.
We include not only professional works, but other initiatives as courses, conferences,
congresses, publications, related blogs and websites, and other materials wich contribute to
the dissemination of both the cultural heritage and the free Open Source software.
All of them will be included in the Task Group's web page, as Information and
Communication Technologies provide powerful media for education, research and the
dissemination to a wider audience than ever before.
