Exploring Organizational Information Sharing in Adopters and Non-Adopters of Open Source Software: Evidence from Six Case Studies

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sigi Goode
Keyword(s):  
Information Sharing ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Organizational Information

Virtual Reconstruction as Archaeological Observation: Embracing New Ways of Treating Sites, Places and Landscapes

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Douglass ◽  
Zachary R. Day ◽  
Jeremy C. Brunette ◽  
Peter Bleed ◽  
Douglas Scott
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
The Other ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Archaeological Heritage ◽  
Common Heritage ◽  
Online Tutorials ◽  
Virtual Reconstruction ◽  
Southern Oklahoma

AbstractVirtual Reconstruction is a powerful tool broadly suited to a diverse array of archaeological heritage applications. In practice, however, reconstruction has largely focused on grand and monumental sites. Here we present two case studies–one from southern Oklahoma, the other from western Nebraska–to explore the use of this technology for more common heritage applications. The goal of this article is to advertise the dilemma we faced with communicating information on ephemeral sites and how we, as nonspecialists, solved the issue using affordable and accessible digital tools. Our workflow makes use of common tools (GIS) and open source software and online tutorials provide step by step instruction to support its replication. In presenting our experiences and the results of these efforts, we hope to spur similar applications in the use of Virtual Reconstruction to communicate information on archaeological heritage more broadly.

scholarly journals ACADEMIC TRACK OF FOSS4G 2019 BUCHAREST – THE ASYMPTOTIC CONNECTION BETWEEN SOFTWARE AND DATA: PREFACE

2019 ◽  
Vol XLII-4/W14 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
A. F. Marin ◽  
M. A. Brovelli
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
National Theatre ◽  
Local Chapter ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Academic Track ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
The University

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> FOSS4G stands for Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial. It is the flagship event of OSGeo. Each FOSS4G has its special aura, kindly designed by each Local Organising Committe, sharing the local culture and spirit with the greater community. In 2019, geo-spatial.org, the OSGeo Local Chapter of Romania, won the honour of organising the geospatial event of the year. FOSS4G 2019 was held in Bucharest (Romania), in three of the most important buildings of this city: National Theatre of Bucharest, InterContinental Hotel and Faculty of Geography from the University of Bucharest.</p><p>Following the established tradition of FOSS4G conferences, at the 2019 edition, an Academic Track ran in parallel with the General Track. The main purpose of this track was to bring together researchers, teachers, developers, users and practitioners carrying out research activities in geospatial domains, with an emphasis on the open source solutions. All types of topics such as results achieved, case studies, work in progress, academic endeavours to conceptualize, assess or teach open source geospatial software and data, were welcomed. The Academic Committee discouraged prevalent presentations of technologies or use cases without properly justifying originality to the scientific state of the art, emphasizing on particular novelty.</p><p>At this edition, 53 papers were submitted to the Academic Track. These were blind reviewed by 3 reviewers. Finally 38 scientific papers were selected for publication in this volume of the ISPRS Archives. The editors would like to thank all the authors, the members from the Scientific Committee and the Organizing Committee for their valuable contributions. We hope you enjoy reading the proceedings.</p>

A Model for the Successful Migration to Desktop OSS

2011 ◽  
pp. 154-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Brink
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
South African ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Migration Model ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
High Level

Although open source software (OSS) has been widely implemented in the server environment, it is still not as widely adopted on the desktop. This chapter presents a migration model for moving from an existing proprietary desktop platform (such as MS Offi ce on an MS Windows environment) to an open source desktop such as OpenOffi ce on Linux using the Gnome graphical desktop. The model was inspired by an analysis of the critical success factors in three detailed case studies of South African OSS-on-thedesktop migrations. It provides a high-level plan for migration and is illustrated with an example. This chapter thus provides a practical guide to assist professionals or decision makers with the migration of all or some of their desktops from a proprietary platform to an OSS environment.

Spatial Information Sharing Based on the REST Style

2011 ◽  
Vol 204-210 ◽  
pp. 2007-2010
Author(s):  
Xiao Lu Li ◽  
Wen Feng Zheng ◽  
Xun Li ◽  
Dan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Information Sharing ◽  
Software Architecture ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
Information Service ◽  
Service Characteristic ◽  
Information Share ◽  
Spatial Information Service ◽  
Spatial Information Sharing

In order to explore the method to realize spatial information sharing and integration, in this article we choose REST as spatial information share framework and foundations of software architecture, focus on spatial information service characteristic, construct a REST style framework spatial information sharing model, and evaluate it. And then base on open source software, build up demo system, test the framework’s feasibility. Result turn out to be effective-spatial information sharing base on the REST style can realize spatial information sharing to a certain extent.

scholarly journals Agnotology: learning from mistakes

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 451-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. E. Benestad ◽  
H. O. Hygen ◽  
R. van Dorland ◽  
J. Cook ◽  
D. Nuccitelli
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Statistical Methods ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Analytical Approaches

Abstract. Replication is an important part of science, and by repeating past analyses, we show that a number of papers in the scientific literature contain severe methodological flaws which can easily be identified through simple tests and demonstrations. In many cases, shortcomings are related to a lack of robustness, leading to results that are not universally valid but rather an artifact of a particular experimental set-up. Some examples presented here have ignored data that do not fit the conclusions, and in several other cases, inappropriate statistical methods have been adopted or conclusions have been based on misconceived physics. These papers may serve as educational case studies for why certain analytical approaches sometimes are unsuitable in providing reliable answers. They also highlight the merit of replication. A lack of common replication has repercussions for the quality of the scientific literature, and may be a reason why some controversial questions remain unanswered even when ignorance could be reduced. Agnotology is the study of such ignorance. A free and open-source software is provided for demonstration purposes.

scholarly journals Sharing is not erring: Pseudo-reciprocity in collective search

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imen Bouhlel ◽  
Charley M. Wu ◽  
Nobuyuki Hanaki ◽  
Robert L. Goldstone
Keyword(s):  
Information Sharing ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Tragedy Of The Commons ◽  
Dynamic Environments ◽  
Competitive Environments ◽  
Shared Information ◽  
The Commons ◽  
Robust Evidence ◽  
Self Organizing

AbstractInformation sharing in competitive environments may seem counterintuitive, yet it is widely observed in humans and other animals. For instance, the open-source software movement has led to new and valuable technologies being released publicly to facilitate broader collaboration and further innovation. What drives this behavior and under which conditions can it be beneficial for an individual? Using simulations in both static and dynamic environments, we show that sharing information can lead to individual benefits through the mechanisms of pseudo-reciprocity, whereby shared information leads to by-product benefits for an individual without the need for explicit reciprocation. Crucially, imitation with a certain level of innovation is required to avoid a tragedy of the commons, while the mechanism of a local visibility radius allows for the coordination of self-organizing collectives of agents. When these two mechanisms are present, we find robust evidence for the benefits of sharing—even when others do not reciprocate.

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