Geospatial open source

software

Keep an open mind

what is open ���source software ?

development search

big data nosql

not a fad

not trend y

trend

Open source ���Projects

Project Core ���Committers

Community

Open Source ���Hierarchy

Core Committers

Community

Who is open source?

why you might want open source

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flexibility

Five Principles of Open Source Software

1 Scalability, •  cloud ready •  rapid deployment

$0 capital cost���

your ���server���

1. Scalable: National Broadband Map

Five Principles of Open Source Software

2 Flexible Control •  Interoperability •  useful within the context of existing

systems without lock-in to future ones.

2. Flexible Control:

New York City Sandy Response

Five Principles of Open Source Software

3 Mature enterprise software

1991

individuals spare time hobbyists

distributors���package and���

sell CDROMS

1992

1994

DEC gets ���Alpha port, ���

Sun gets���Sparc port

1996

Los Alamos���builds Linux���

cluster

1998

Linux���rules���

internet

Red Hat���Linux���

formed

1995

trend

Five Principles of Open Source Software

4 Technical reliability built upon an open development model that results in code with fewer bugs, better security due to wider peer review, faster release cycles, and better performance.

• fewer bugs • more modularity • better security

• faster release cycles • better performance

• fewer bugs • more modularity • better security

• faster release cycles • better performance

• more features

more developers and testers than any one company���

could possibly field

Five Principles of Open Source Software

5 Market Power

5. Market Power: Red Hat Linux

Bob Young Founder, Red Hat Linux

5. Market Power: Red Hat Linux

Would you buy a car with its hood welded shut? No, right?

5. Market Power: Red Hat Linux

What do you know about modern internal combustion engines? Not much.

5. Market Power: Red Hat Linux

We demand the ability to open the hood of our cars because it gives us, the consumer, control over the product we have bought, and takes it away from the vendor.

ok, what about GIS software?

gis servers

TinyOWS

and others...

tile cache

and others...

TileCache.org

web interfaces

and others...

desktop

and others...

ArcSDE

Products: OpenGeo Suite

What are some of the capabilities of geospatial

open source

geospatial web mapping

Open source ���geospatial software

geospatial scalable mature

web mapping

open source

geospatial scalable

high performance

mature web mapping

open source mobile data collection

big data

LiDAR

geospatial scalable

lower cost

high performance

mature web mapping

open source mobile data collection

processing & analysis

big data

distributed versioning

data sharing

“how do you make a living writing free software?”

Open Source Business Model

OpenGeo Business Model

Commercial Source! OpenGeo!

License"" X!

Maintenance/Support" X! X!

Services" * Development" * Training" * Customization"

X! X!

Training

Support

Documentation

Installers���Releases

Certifications

Bug Fixes

Training

Support

Documentation

Installers���Releases

Certifications

Bug Fixes

“If you need a machine and don't buy it, then you will ultimately find that you have paid for it and

don't have it”������

Henry Ford

proprietary open source

server $5,000 $5,000

software $30,000 $0

training $10,000 $25,000

total $45,000 $30,000

proprietary open source

server $5,000 $5,000

software $30,000 $0

training $0 $30,000

3x server $15,000 $15,000

3x software $90,000 $0

support $18,000 $18,000

total $158,000 $68,000

etc!...

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International

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