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FOSS4G Observatory @oss4geo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Sep 8

🗺️ Curious about where contributors of the open source geospatial tools coming from?

The FOSS4G Observatory (@OSS4gEO) maps the global distribution of contributors to open geospatial projects like @qgis, @geoserver, @grassgis, and many more.

Explore the map […]

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Geographical distribution of contributors to open source geospatial projects from FOSS4G Observatory.

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FOSS4G Observatory @oss4geo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jul 3

📢 Our statistics dashboard got a major upgrade! ✨

👉 Filter by Category, License, Functionality, Organization or just search by name of repo;

👉 Pick 2 projects and compare them to explore activity of the projects: contributors, lines of code and commits.

Check it out → […]

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FOSS4G Observatory @oss4geo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jun 23

🎙️ Our talk — “FOSS4G Observatory: an open initiative to support the long-term sustainability of open-source geospatial projects” — was presented today at #lps25 🌍 🛰️

We’ll be ( @codrina , @vcraciunescu ) here, all week, in Vienna 🇦🇹 to:
💻 Sharing
📝 Learning
🤝 Connecting
✨ and Enjoying the […]

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FOSS4G Observatory @oss4geo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jun 8

📢 Open source just got a boost. 🇫🇷 The French Government steps up for open tech—becoming the first to endorse UN Open Source Principle👏🌐. Who’s next?

https://camptocamp.com/en/news-events/france-becomes-first-government-to-endorse-un-open-source-principles%2C-now-what-

#opensource […]

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FOSS4G Observatory @oss4geo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · May 20

Some new releases in the #opensource #geospatial world:

🗺️ PostGIS 3.6.0alpha 1 https://postgis.net/news/

📐 Proj4js 2.17.0
github.com/proj4js/proj4js/releases

🧭 pgRouting 3.6.3
github.com/pgRouting/pgrouting/releases

🌍 GDAL 3.11
gdal.org/download.html

🔧 GeoTools 33.0 […]

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FOSS4G Observatory @oss4geo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · May 6

🧐 Is Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Sustainable?

In his article, @jospoortvliet reminds us that #free and #opensource software isn't just a code or development model, it's a philosophy build on principles of #freedom , #collaboration and #community 🌐 🤝 💻 .

Read the full article here 👉 […]

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FOSS4G Observatory @oss4geo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Apr 22

🌍 #foss4gobservatory - By the Numbers 📊
We're growing stronger every day! Here’s a snapshot of our open source ecosystem:
• 📁 551 documented repositories
• 🔗 420 graph connections
• 👥 17 active contributors

📊 Explore our interactive stats visualization: https://project.oss4geo.org/

🔍 Explore […]

FOSS4G Observatory @oss4geo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Apr 7

🎉Celebrating Git's 20th Anniversary!🎂

Today, we’re marking a major milestone in the world of #opensource and #geospatial software.

From FOSS4G Observatory ( @OSS4gEO ) we're raising a toast to 20 years of #git! 🚀 It has been a game-changer for the #foss4g community, making it easier for […]

FOSS4G Observatory @oss4geo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Feb 28

🎤🗓️ Our team had the privilege of presenting the #foss4gobservatory at the geo-spatial.org seminars in Chișinău, Moldova 🇲🇩. It was a fantastic opportunity to share the latest developments of our project, to highlight how open-source geospatial […]

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FOSS4G Observatory @oss4geo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Feb 11

"Space: The final frontier." 🌌
📢 💠 The HD digital scan (600dpi 48bit) of the framed front page of the @grassgis manual '87 edition, signed by William Shatner aka Captain Kirk, is now preserved in the Zenodo.org open access repository […]

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QGIS @qgis.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · Feb 8

QGIS recognized as Digital Public Good

We are thrilled to announce that QGIS has been officially recognized as a Digital Public Good (DPG) by the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA)! This recognition underscores our commitment to open-source geospatial solutions that contribute to the […]

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FOSS4G Observatory @oss4geo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Feb 4

🎉🎉 Happy 19th Birthday, @osgeo ! 🎉🎉

A big 👏 to the OSGeo community for 19 incredible years of promoting open source geospatial technologies, fostering innovation and collaboration!🤝🌐🗺️🛰️ 💻

https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/happy-19th-birthday-osgeo/

#osgeo #opensource […]

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FOSS4G Observatory @oss4geo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Feb 4

✨🗄️ 🔍 A new repo has been added to our #foss4gobservatory database: OSM2World

#osm2world is an Open Source application that converts OpenStreetMap data to three-dimensional models. Recently OSM2World 0.4.0 was released. Check for new updates ( […]

FOSS4G Observatory @oss4geo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jan 30

Did you know that every last Friday of the month is the QGIS Open Day? 🗓️ 💻 🌎

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced user these open sessions are the perfect opportunity to:
• Explore the latest QGIS features 🔍;
• Learn from experts through live demos and interactive sessions 💬 […]

FOSS4G Observatory @oss4geo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jan 29

👉 FOSS4G Observatory (ex-OSS4gEO) depends on your support! We welcome contributions in every form and shape, either making FOSS4G Observatory's underlying software better, adding new projects to the FOSS4G Observatory database or correcting/completing the […]

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FOSS4G Observatory @oss4geo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jan 28

📰 News from the #postgis team: PostGIS 3.5.2 was released on January 18, 2025.

https://postgis.net/news/

#postgis #postgresql #proj #opensource #oss4geo #foss4gobservatory

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FOSS4G Observatory @oss4geo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jan 27

📢 STAC Browser v3.3.0 has been released! Check out the new improvements: https://github.com/radiantearth/stac-browser/releases/tag/v3.3.0

STAC Browser is a Spatio-Temporal Asset Catalog (STAC) browser for static catalogs. You can also search and find information about STAC Browser on our […]

FOSS4G Observatory @oss4geo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jan 27

Understanding our 🌎 requires our attention and great storytellers📜 . @nytimes is one of the greats, especially when it comes to eyeopening visualisations and maps! Take a look at the way it told the story of the 2021 Dixie wildfire’s plume, using satellite&radar #opendata with #foss4g tools […]

FOSS4G Observatory @oss4geo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jan 21

📢 Due to popular demand, we've exposed this endpoint 👉 https://www.oss4geo.org/api/projects.json to allow bulk download in one json file of all foss4g documented projects stored in our database! 🎉 This makes an excellent dataset for cool visualisations! 📊 🌐 Give it a try and let us know […]

FOSS4G Observatory @oss4geo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jan 18

A big 👏 for the @EUCommission for its gitlab software dev platform for FOSS projects shared by the institutions of the European Union! 🇪🇺 https://code.europa.eu