[bug #5791] (freegis) CASCADOSS OSS GIS: evaluaiton of software, business models, legal issues.

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Subject: CASCADOSS OSS GIS: evaluaiton of software, business models, legal issues.

The CASCADOSS Project aims at building up a critical mass of Open Source users within the GMES  (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) society, which could support each other in finding open source solutions for environmental related problems.

To achieve this goal CASCADOSS sets up a “trans-national cascade training programme on Open Source GIS & Remote Sensing software for environmental applications”.  This cascade training program is divided into three phases.

An extensive study is conducted on issues related to Open Source GIS & Remote Sensing technology:

   1. A wide range of Open Source GIS & RS software projects is reviewed and evaluated.  The best open Source GIS & RS projects are identified and documented,
   2. A wide range of environmental applications build on top of Open Source GIS&RS Software are reviewed and evaluated.  The best Open Source-based environmental applications are identified and documented.
   3. The different types of business models / added value services that can be built on top of the Open Source GIS & RS technology are explored and documented.
   4. The complex Open Source licensing policy is screened and translated into a comprehensive guide on Open Source legal issues.

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