[OAM-talk] What is the business elevator pitch?

[Schuyler Erle]

How about "OpenAerialMap is a community-driven effort to provide
reliable access to imagery of the Earth's surface on a Free and Open
basis"? I think the rest is details.

SDE

On Sat, 2009-11-07 at 07:55 +1100, Cameron Shorter wrote:
> I've been wondering how I can let key Australian agencies know about the 
> latest buzz about OAM with an eye for encouraging them to get involved 
> and I am unclear where to point them.
> 
> At some point I suggest describing the OAM project in business terms.
> 
> In particular:
> * Who do you want to sponsor this project?
> * What value is in it for the sponsor?
> * What do you want sponsors to provide?
> ** Maps? What licence do the maps need to be under for them to be 
> useful? To maximise benefit, all maps should be under the same license. 
> If that can't be achieved, then specify acceptable licenses, and 
> recommend a preferred license.
> ** Hosting Nodes?
> ** Money? For what? (Answer for this probably comes from the Technical 
> discussion)
> ** Who is already committed to the project? Agencies will be more likely 
> to come on board if they see a critical mass. Government agencies also 
> like to make contracts with agencies, not volunteers on an email list.
> 
> Be clear and specific about what you are looking for. This will help a 
> government employee write a business case to get an agencies maps 
> released, or get funding to support OAM.
>