[Gfoss] [Forumigt] un po' di anni dopo il Clinton Act

[Marco Cerruti]

Grazie Mauro,
la comunicazione, quasi una chiamata alle armi, è molto interessante e ho
cercato almeno un po' di approndirla a partire dal sito della AAG. La
richiesta che viene da MAPPS di estendere il concetto di attività di
"surveying e mapping" è davvero pesante e quasi sibillina nel modo in cui è
legalmente posta. Comprensibili in prima battuta le ansie di AAG e dei suoi
"partner" (GITA ed altri) per quanto concerne le ripercussioni sulla GIS
community americana (soprattutto sulla partecipazione a concorsi/contratti
pubblici). Dico "in prima battuta" perché mi piacerebbe approfondire il
tutto con qualche parere di chi negli US ci lavora facendo attivamente parte
della GIS community, e dunque potrebbe fornirci un'istantanea di cosa sta
realmente accadendo e di come è percepito.

Per questi motivi rispondo in copia anche alle liste di discussione di
FreeGIS-Italia e GFOSS, dove credo che si possano trovare altri interessati
alla discussione (ad es. Cristiano Giovando, per i motivi di cui sopra
visto che ora lavora a San Diego).

Un saluto,
M



2007/3/5, Mauro Salvemini <mauro.salvemini a uniroma1.it>:
>
>
> per vs conoscenza e per  riflettere come le sitauzioni non sono mai sempre
> semplici allego una notizia AMERICANA . In buona sostanza una associazione
> di topografi rivendica presso il governo americano la esclusiva per rilevare
> e trattare le informazioni geografiche !!!!!
> Tutte le associazioni si mobilitano contro !
> AMFM che e' affiliata GITA fara ' qualcosa anche essa !
> Salute,
> Mauro S.
>
> ___________________________________________________________________________
>
> *Dear Geospatial Industry Colleagues:
>
>
> You have probably heard by now about the impending lawsuit by MAPPS
> against the U.S Government, but you may not be fully aware of all the
> related activity that has taken place in the last month or two - or how this
> may affect you personally.
>
>
> About two weeks ago, AAG Executive Director Doug Richardson issued an
> appeal for help in responding to what many of us view as "a serious threat
> to the GIS industry."  AAG has responded with a "friend of the court" brief
> that GITA has agreed to support. In addition to GITA, URISA, UCGIS, and
> GISCI are also part of this movement.
>
>
> AAG's attorneys have prepared a legal brief responding to MAPPS' claims
> and summarizing what is at stake for the mapping and GIS community. The
> brief states, in part, "The case of MAPPS v. United States (E.D. Va. No.
> 1:06cv378), currently pending in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia,
> could have dramatic consequences for the entire mapping community, including
> the GIS industry. Simply put, an adverse outcome would effectively exclude
> everyone but licensed architects, engineers, and surveyors from federal
> government contracts for 'mapping' services of every sort and description,
> not just those mapping services traditionally provided by surveyors."
>
>
> If you have not yet read this brief, I URGE YOU TO DO SO IMMEDIATELY!
> The brief, as well as other documents related to this case, are on the AAG
> website: http://www.aag.org/help/links.html. The brief is the first link
> on the page.
>
>
> Doug Richardson's appeal also included the following: "If you as an
> individual, a company, or an association--in consultation with your
> attorneys--believe that you could be negatively affected by the MAPPS
> litigation, or are merely outraged at the nature of the Claims made by
> MAPPS, et.al., as so many others are, please consider supporting our legal
> and educational efforts to oppose this litigation and related activities,
> with a donation to the MAPPING AND GIS COMMUNITY DEFENSE FUND, at
> www.aag.org/help <outbind://242/www.aag.org/help>."
>
>
> GITA will be distributing this appeal as well as the brief to everyone
> attending our annual conference in San Antonio next week.  An "Associations
> Panel Discussion" on Tuesday afternoon will address this topic, among other
> things. We will have a summary of the panel - to include streaming audio -
> on our website as soon as possible following the conference.
>
>
> Please take some time to get up to speed on this complicated issue. It is
> in your vital interest to be informed!
>
>
> Bob Samborski
>
> Executive Director, GITA
>
> GITA
>
> 14456 East Evans Avenue
>
> Aurora, CO  80014
>
> Tel: (303) 337-0513 Fax: (303) 303-337-1001
>
> Visit our website at:  http://www.gita.org < http://www.gita.org/>
> *
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