The document introduces KAOS-G (Korean Alliance of Open Source GIS), a forum of 8 small software companies in South Korea that aims to promote open source GIS. KAOS-G works to develop open source GIS technologies, share knowledge and experiences, and help improve South Korea's open source GIS ecosystem. Its goals include developing an integrated open source GIS package, providing training, and hosting the FOSS4G International conference in 2015. The group has already conducted training sessions and supported the FOSS4G Korea 2013 conference. KAOS-G seeks to help small Korean companies grow through open source GIS and expand globally with technologies that comply with international standards.

1. Introduction to KAOS-G
: For better Open source GIS eco system in South Korea
7th November 2013
Heegu Park
Gaia3D Inc.,

2. Awareness of Open source
in South Korea

3. Open source in South Korea
 People tend to think Open source is free!!!
 “Why do I have to pay for Open source?”
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4. Open source in South Korea
 People tend to think Open source is foreign product!
 Government should consider proper portion between foreign products and domestic
products because they have the right to promote domestic products.
 Some domestic software companies in South Korea regard Open source as their enemy!!!
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5. Open source in South Korea
 People tend to think Open source has low quality than proprietary software.
 They don’t even think Android and Linux have better quality than other commercial OS.
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6. Open source in South Korea
 People tend to think security of Open source software is vulnerable to attack.
 Some people think they could attack if they know source code of a system.
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7. Open source in South Korea
 People tend to think Open source has poor service.
 In terms of clients, service like maintenance or upgrade is very important when choosing
software for their service.
 Commercial Open source software companies should be required.
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8. Open source in South Korea
 Sometimes, clients who’re using Open source want to hide the fact that they’ using Open
source.
 Companies who’re using Open source tend to hide the fact when they do their business
because using Open source seems like that they don’t have enough technologies.
 Open source should be open, but it sometimes become secrecy in South Korea.
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9. However,
it’s changing little by little…

10. Open source policies
in South Korea

11. Open source policies in South Korea
 In South Korea, Open Source Software Competence Plaza(of National IT Industry
Promotion Agency under Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning) takes charge of
Open source policies for promotion, marketing, incubating, and funding.
 From 2004, test projects to use Open source software were conducted and Linux
started being used by Government and public organizations.
 From 2008, there started some policies to make better Open source software eco
system throughout enhancement of software production, enlargement of market
base, creation of Open source demand, and international cooperation.
 Korea Open Source Software Association established in 1999 is an organization for
software companies using Open source and invigorating Open source market in South
Korea.
 Supporting international marketing(Global exhibition, Marketing consultant, etc.)
 Trying to raise low awareness of Open source projects, license policy, and so on
 Providing consulting service about how to use Open source software
 Supporting Open source communities
 Communities(OSGeo Korea Chapter, KAOS-G, etc)
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12. Open source policies in South Korea
 Detailed guideline of 2013 budget proposal by Ministry of Strategy and Finance
 It was very ambiguous in 2012, but it became more specific in 2013.
2012 Guideline
2013 Guideline
Detailed Guideline
(1) Device purchase cost and rent
o Software purchase cost
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Detailed Guideline
(1) Device purchase cost and rent
o Software purchase cost
• When purchasing commercial software, it
is recommended to consider using Open
source software in terms of total cost.
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(3) System maintenance cost
o Open source software maintenance cost
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(3) System maintenance cost
o Open source software maintenance cost
• In order to receive necessary service for
Open source software operation, consider
necessary service level and items and
make budgets at a flat rate throughout
quotations and refer Open source
software maintenance service guideline.
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13. Open source GIS policies in South Korea
 MOLIT(Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport) in in charge of most GIS such as
surveying, mapping, and so on.
 added “Open source GIS” into one of their action plans of 5th National Spatial
Information Policy.
 It seems Government has changed their mind from hostile to favorable toward Open
source GIS.
7 Action Plans of 5th National Spatial Information Policy
1. Constructing high quality GIS data and opening expansion of high quality GIS data
2. Invigorating GIS convergence industry
3. Enhancing platform service based on spatial big data
4. Promoting GIS convergence R&D
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Developing Open source GIS
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5. Enhancing cooperative GIS system and usability expansion
6. Nurturing creative and talented people in GIS field
7. Establishing GIS convergence promotion system
 Open source GIS planning project by KARI(Korean Aerospace Research Institute) has been
conducted in order to find appropriate Open source GIS project or service suitable for
Korean market and people.
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14. SWOT Analysis of Open source GIS in South Korea
Strengths
Weaknesses
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 Freely available core technologies and useful
tools
 Flexible license policy
 Technologies complying to international
standards
 Relatively low price
 Good quality and performance
Low brand power
Small market
Lack of package level
Lack of professionals and trainings for Open
source GIS
Opportunities
Threats
 Government support for developing software
industry and domestic GIS business
 Well-developed domestic IT industry
 Growth of Open source and Open source GIS
market
 Improving global position of domestic
software
 NO dominant global Open source GIS player
 SI(System Integration) centered domestic
software industry environment
 Small size of domestic GIS software companies
 Global GIS software companies’ dominant
position
 False awareness that Open source is free
 Suspicion of the quality and security of Open
source GIS
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15. Enhancing Strengths and Opportunities
Strengths
 Synergy effect throughout
convergence of domestic excellent
technologies and research of Open
source GIS core technologies
 Developing various applications and
service using Open source GIS
 Freely available core technologies and useful
tools
 Flexible license policy
 Technologies complying to international
standards
 Relatively low price
 Good quality and performance
 Inducing Government’s active
support
 Considering ways how to converge
domestic advanced IT technologies
 Plan for global expansion with Global
companies
 Preoccupying Open source GIS
market throughout analyzing global
Open source GIS trends
Opportunities
 Government support for developing software
industry and domestic GIS business
 Well-developed domestic IT industry
 Growth of Open source and Open source GIS
market
 Improving global position of domestic
software
 NO dominant global Open source GIS player
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16. Overcoming Weaknesses and Threats
Weaknesses
 Researching marketing strategy of
Open source GIS
 Trying to improve the awareness of
Open source GIS
 Training for Open source GIS
professionals and people’s interests
 Product development and service
planning using Open source GIS
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Low brand power
Small market
Lack of package level
Lack of professionals and trainings for Open
source GIS
Threats
 Trying to change people’s stereotype
that Open source is free
 Verifying security and quality of
Open source GIS based on objective
facts throughout various researches
 SI(System Integration) centered domestic
software industry environment
 Small size of domestic GIS software companies
 Global GIS software companies’ dominant
position
 False awareness that Open source is free
 Suspicion of the quality and security of Open
source GIS
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17. Open source GIS Cases
in South Korea

18. Interactive Weather Chart
 Mobile Forecaster Weather Monitoring and Analyzing system currently used by
KMA(Korean Meteorological Administration) weather forecasters
 This system uses GeoServer as a map server, PostGIS as database and OpenLayers for
display.
 This system usually generates more than five thousand weather charts per day based on
70 million spatial data which is about 70 GB. In short, this system handles more than 70 GB
to generate over five thousand weather charts every day using OpenSource GIS.
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19. Integrated Transport Information system
 Displaying traffic of major roads by graphic and searching related information based on GIS
 This system aimed at tolerating peak times of two major holiday seasons in South Korea Chuseok(Korean Thanksgiving day) and Seolnal(Lunatic New Year’s day).
 Main function
 Designed to handle over 100,000 concurrent connections at peak times
 Displaying colors as green, yellow, and red on the map by traffic
 Searching local information by zoom in/out
 Searching CCTV information at Transport map of Related national road
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20. Integrated Transport Information system
 Web service system, whose main functions are location/metadata search, image
distribution and order based on Kompsat2 and Kompsat3 satellite archive images
 Main function
 Searching satellite image(location, cloud coverage, date and etc.)
 Searching metadata of satellite image
 Searching satellite image of Kompsat2 and Kompsat3
 Supporting to order searched satellite images
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21. KAOS-G is born…

22. Korean Alliance of Open Source GIS
is born to put GIS software market
in South Korea
into chaos!

23. Beginning…
 Government funded business to support small professional software
companies to promote software industry and nurture small companies
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Annual project
Fund: 1st year: $19,000 and from 2nd year: $24,0000
# of forums: (New)5 forums are selected (Ongoing)5 forums are remained
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Goal
 Networking
 Sharing technologies
 Developing technologies
 Acquiring technologies
 Publishing manuals or writings
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Current forums
 Big data forum
 Web standard solution forum
 Open source GIS forum
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24. Korea Open source GIS forum(KAOS-G)
Forum is…
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Promoting and encouraging Open source GIS
Sharing Open source GIS technologies and marketing strategies
Handling Government’s policies about Open source GIS
Cooperating and collaborating against global and dominant players
Qualitative goal
 Providing channels to strengthen networks among participants in forum
 Collaborating about Open source GIS issues in South Korea
 Trying to improve and develop Open source GIS technologies and share them in South
Korea to create values
Quantitative goal
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Developing and releasing integrated Open source GIS package
Making business model and conducting co-project and co-research
Training Open source GIS and sharing Open source GIS technologies
Enhancing networks among companies in forum
Holding FOSS4G Korea 2013
Trying to host FOSS4G International 2015
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25. Members
 8 small companies get together for better world using Open source GIS!!
Representing company
Chairman
Participating companies
 OSGeo Charter Member
 CEO of Gaia3D
 MBA @ KAIST
Agathosergon
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26. Participants in forum
 Consists of various companies in various fields
 Each company has its own special field and technologies.
 Nice combination!!!
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KESTI
Ocean GIS
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Gaia3D Inc.,
KESTI
Meteorology
Transportation
GIS
GIS
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E3
Open source
GIS
Environment
GIS
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GNT Solution
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Application GIS 
Gaia3D
Mango Systems
Agathosergon
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General GIS
GIS DB
Gaia3D
Agathosergon
enGIS
…
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enGIS
E3
CE Tech
Agathosergon

27. KAOS-G aims at
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Understanding Open source GIS core technologies
Developing Open source GIS package to the international level
Cooperating and sharing knowledge, technologies, and experience among participants
Rapidly coping with Government policy and global GIS company’s strategy
Participating core Open source GIS projects
Exporting Open source GIS package
Open source GIS guild
Developing domestic GIS industry
Open source GIS Korean manual publishing
Developing domestic software industry
FOSS4G International 2015 event hosting
KAOS-G
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28. Activities of KAOS-G – Open source GIS training
 KAOS-G members gave lectures at Open source GIS training(August)
 Introduction to Open source GIS
 Introduction to QGIS
 Introduction to GeoServer
 Introduction to OpenLayers
 Plan to give lectures of advanced Open source GIS(programming) from next year
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29. Activities of KAOS-G – Solution Day
 Hosted Open source GIS Solution Day(28th August)
 Lectures about Open source license and business model
 Presentation of cases of systems or service using Open source GIS
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30. Activities of KAOS-G – Training
 Trained Surveying and Mapping related people in developing countries
 Lectures about Open source GIS
 Presentation of cases of systems or service using Open source GIS
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31. Activities of KAOS-G
 Sent two people to FOSS4G Nottingham 2013
 Will send more people next year!!!
Junghwan
Yun
Minpa
Lee
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32. Activities of KAOS-G
 Supporting FOSS4G Korea 2013
 14th November: Workshop
Time
Presenter
Content
11:00 ~ 12:00
Byungsun Kim
(Director at Blackduck software)
Understanding Open source License and Usage management
13:30 ~ 17:30
Jeff McKenna
(Chairman of OSGeo Foundation)
Advanced MapServer
 15th November: Conference
Time
Presenter
Content
10:30 ~ 10:55
Jeff McKenna
(Chairman of OSGeo Foundation)
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation, and You
10:55 ~ 11:20
Dr. Raghavan Venkatesh
(Professor at Osaka City
University)
PaaS4G - Towards a Service Oriented Platform for Geoinformatics
11:20 ~ 11:45
Minwoo Hwang
(OSM Korea Community)
Introduction to OpenStreetMap and Utilizing
11:45 ~ 12:00
Hirofumi HAYASHI
(Applied Technology Co. Ltd)
Activity report of OSGeo Japan Chapter
13:30 ~ 13:50
Open source GIS case presentations(11 presentations)
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33. Blue ocean - Open source GIS has rapidly grown without dominant player
Development of domestic GIS software companies and industry via studying,
acquiring, and utilizing Open source GIS core technologies
Synergetic effect throughout professional from various kinds of industries
Firm intention of companies to qualitatively and quantitatively grow
throughout development of service and packages using Open source GIS out of small
and SI centered environment
Global expansion with Open source GIS complying to international standards
out of saturated domestic market
Opening and Sharing to improve quality and value and create values
throughout developing various product lines and services

34. Introduction to KAOS-G
: For better Open source GIS eco system in South Korea
7th November 2013
Heegu Park
Gaia3D Inc.,