\title{Spanish}
\maketitle

\begin{description}
	\item [Spanish Language Local Chapter]
	\item  [Period covered by report:] Jan-Dec 2007 
	\item  [Contact name:] \href{http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Jsanz}{Jorge Sanz}, \href{http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Ominiverdi}{Lorenzo Becchi} and \href{http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/User:Volaya}{V\'{\i}ctor Olaya}
\end{description}

\noindent This text is a short version of a \href{https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/community/presentations/20080303-Girona/OSGeo_Spanish/article.html}{bigger article}\footnote{Full article: \url{https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/community/presentations/20080303-Girona/OSGeo_Spanish/article.html}} written by OSGeo Spanish group for the \href{http://www.osgeo.org/event/girona_2008}{Girona meeting}.

\section*{ Key Accomplishments }

\subsection*{ Community support }

\begin{description}
	\item[ Mailing list] The center of our activity, like for any other OSGeo group, is the \href{http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/spanish}{mailing list}. Thank to this tool, all subscribers can interact discussing, resolving technical doubts, promoting local events, chatting about interesting news, links and so on. Regardless their location and technical skills, anyone can ask for help about geomatics and FOSS4G software. \\
%\end{description}

%\begin{description}
	\item[ wiki] We have set up a category for Spanish contents called \href{http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Category:Español}{\emph{Espa\~{n}ol}}. All content we finds its place in the wiki and everybody is invited to contribute or share his opinion (using talk pages). We use it to plan and manage the \href{http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Libro_SIG}{Free GIS Book}, the contents, the authors subscription and so on. \\
%\end{description}

%\begin{description}
	\item[ OSGeo site translation] It's very important to maintain and update the Spanish version of the \href{http://www.osgeo.org/home}{OSGeo site}. Coordinated with the \href{http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Website_Committee}{Website Committee}, the translation of the most important pages of the web is completed. \\
\end{description}

\subsection*{ Presentations }
\begin{description}
	\item[ FOSS4G 2007]Lorenzo Becchi presented the initial movements of the Local Chapter at \href{http://www.foss4g2007.org/}{FOSS4G} in Victoria, Canada. 
	\item[ 3rd gvSIG meeting] The Local Chapter was presented to the \href{http://www.gvsig.org/}{gvSIG} community in their \href{http://www.jornadasgvsig.gva.es/index.php?id=gvsig&L=2}{annual meeting}. 
	\item[ 2nd Free GIS meeting in Girona] This is the annual \href{http://www.sigte.udg.es/jornadassiglibre/}{meeting} for Spanish FOSS4G users and developers, where this Local Chapter was formed. 
\end{description}

\subsection*{ Free GIS Book }

The \textbf{Free GIS Book} is one of the most important initiatives of the Spanish Local Chapter. With the leadership of V\'{\i}ctor Olaya, a group of authors have organized a common effort to create a book about Geographical Information Systems from the theoretical point of view, agnostic of any specific software and covering the main areas of that discipline. This is a Free content project, using a Creative Commons license (2.5 CC-BY-SA) and supported by OSGeo infrastructures. 

\textbf{ Collaborative structure }

We have elected a \href{http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Libro_SIG_PSC_candidaturas}{PSC} and a set of rules to participate in the book. Every chapter has a main author, responsible of coordinating their contents with other authors as usual in collaborative books. 

\textbf{ Parts }

The book has six main parts, each one with several \href{http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Contenido}{chapters}: 

\begin{itemize}
	\item \textbf{Introduction}
: First concepts and fundamental ideas about GIS, its history and a global overview 
	\item \textbf{Data}
: Geographic data particularities, representation models, data storing, data bases and quality among other topics 
	\item \textbf{Processes}
: Formulae and algorithms related with geographical analysis from simple queries to network analysis or terrain models algorithms 
	\item \textbf{SDI}
: The Spatial Data Infrastructures play an important role in the way we use and produce data 
	\item \textbf{Technology}
: This part presents the main types of GIS software, their characteristics and technical fundamentals as well as the main representatives of any type. 
	\item \textbf{Applications}
: How GIS are applied to specific fields. How previous topics apply to any case, and how other particular elements also support that fields. 

\end{itemize}
\textbf{ Tools }


The book is being written in Spanish, using LaTeX as the editing tool and OSGeo \href{https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/book/es/libro_sig/}{SVN repositories} for version control. 

\section*{ Areas for Improvement }

\begin{itemize}
	\item  We should present OSGeo in more areas as geomatic meetings, journals and events. 
	\item  We should formalize the Local Chapter electing a PSC. 
	\item  We should contact other Spanish spoken communities related with specific projects. 

\end{itemize}

\section*{ Opportunities to Help }
\begin{itemize}
	\item  We are looking for more translators for: 
	\begin{itemize}
		\item  OSGeo website 
		\item  OSGeo flyers and marketing stuff 
		\item  The Journal 
	\end{itemize}
	\item  People to join and debate on the mailing lists! 
	\item  If you want to start to translate into Spanish of one of the OSGeo projects, we can help as bridge to the project community 
	\item  Present OSGeo projects in your local community 
\end{itemize}

\section*{ Outlook for 2008 }

\begin{itemize}
	\item  Formalize the Local Chapter 
	\item  Improve our presence in South America 
	\item  Keep going the Free GIS Book project 
	\item  Improve translations 
\end{itemize}
