The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) is a non-profit organization that supports the development of open source geospatial software and promotes its widespread use. It was founded in 2006 and now has over 30,000 members. OSGeo hosts numerous open source geospatial projects and also supports local chapters around the world. The organization is run by volunteers and its mission is to ensure the long-term availability and sustainability of open source geospatial technologies.

1. The Open Source Geospatial Foundation
Jeff McKenna
2018-09-19

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Finding My Passion

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Focus on helping organizations share
spatial information through
Open Software and Open Standards, since 1998

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Open Source Definition
1. Freely distributed
2. Source code must be included
3. License must allow modifications
4. Integrity of the author's source code
5. No discrimination against persons
6. No discrimination against fields of endeavor
7. License covers entire product
8. License must not be specific to a product
9. License must not restrict other software
10. License must be technology neutral

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Open Source + Geospatial

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1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
Map Overlay and Statistical System (MOSS)
Geographical Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS)
PROJ4 library
PostgreSQL (spin-off of Ingres RDBMS)
Open GRASS Foundation (OGF) founded
OGF re-structured as Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
UMN MapServer
International team takes over GRASS development
PostgreSQL goes open source
Geotools java toolkit
OGC simple features specification
GDAL/OGR
GRASS license changed to GNU GPL
OGC Coordinate Transformation Services (CTS) specification
OGC Web Map Server (WMS) specification
PostGIS
Quantum GIS
GEOS library
OGC Web Feature Server (WFS) specification
OGC Geography Markup Language (GML) specification
OGC Styled Layer Descriptor (SLD) specification
Geoserver 1.0
GvSIG
ISO approved WMS Specification
Mapguide Open Source
Open Source Geospatial Foundation founded
OpenLayers
Tiling protocol for tiling web-based maps
Mapfish framework for OpenLayers
Open Source GIS Timeline
based on http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Open_Source_GIS_History

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Community
“a body of persons of common and
especially professional interests
scattered through a larger society”

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Strong Link Between
Open Standards and Open
Source Community
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The Open GRASS Foundation (OGF) started in 1992
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OGF restructured to become the “Open GIS Consortium”
in 1994
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Renamed in 2004 to Open Geospatial
Consortium

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Why OSGeo?
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Open Source Geospatial Foundation (www.osgeo.org)
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A non-profit organization
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Legally registered in Delaware, United States (because easy to
register non-profit there)
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Initial funding assistance from Autodesk
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Started in February 2006
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Now the leading voice for open geospatial software
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Everyone is a volunteer (no paid staff)
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Today has over 30,000 members

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Why Open Source Geospatial?
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Easily accessible
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Affordable
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Stable
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Strong & active communities
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Innovative (constantly improving)
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Standards support are not add-ons or afterthought
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Backed by a foundation: OSGeo

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OSGeo's Mission Statement
“To support the development of open source geospatial
software, and promote its widespread use.”

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Sponsors of OSGeo

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QGIS
Project Sponsors

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OSGeo Structure
2013-02-20 | OSGeo 2013. All rights reserved
Committees
Committees
Committees
Board of 9 Directors
and President
Local
ChaptersLocal
ChaptersLocal
Chapters
Officers
Officers
Officers
Local
ChaptersLocal
ChaptersFoundation
Projects
Committees
Committees
Committees
elected by Membership390 Charter Members
Charter Members vote
represent
Sponsors

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OSGeo Charter Members

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OSGeo Projects (part 1)
deegree
geomajas
GeoMoose
Mapbender
Web mappingWeb mapping
Mapfish
MapGuide Open
GeoServer
MapServer
OpenLayers
pyWPS

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OSGeo Projects (part 2)
GEOS
GDAL
GeoTools
Geospatial libraries
OSSIM
PostGIS
FDO
Orfeo ToolBox (OTB)

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OSGeo Projects (part 3)
Metadata Catalog
GeoNetwork
pycsw
Virtual Machine/Bootable Disk OSGeoLive

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OSGeo Projects (part 4)
GRASS
Marble
QGIS
Desktop
gvSIG
Content Management
Systems
GeoNode

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OSGeo Projects in Incubation
ZOO-Project
Team Engine
opticks
MetaCRS
istSOS
Oskari

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Requirements to Become an
OSGeo Project
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Code is under an OSI approved license
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Geospatial software
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Mature software
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Substantial user community
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Diverse developer community
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Support relative standards
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Links to existing OSGeo projects
(see: https://www.osgeo.org/about/committees/incubation/)

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OSGeo Community Projects
Portable Address Geocoder
Portable GIS
MapProxy
GeoWebCache
Geoinformatica
pgRouting
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Only 2 requirements: Project is geospatial, and project source
is open
Proj4php
Pronto Raster
Virtual Terrain Project

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Spotlight:

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Spotlight:

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Spotlight:

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Spotlight:

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Spotlight:

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Role of Local Chapters
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Bring a more local context to OSGeo
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Provide networking opportunities
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Provide training and support to local community
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Promote OSGeo through events
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Translate documents, websites, software

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Role of Local Chapters

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Role of Local Chapters

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Role of Local Chapters

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Role of Local Chapters

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Number of unique registrants in OSGeo email lists.
(2018-09-01)
QGIS-user 2568
GDAL-dev 1779
PostGIS-users 1687
OpenLayers-users 1328
Discuss 1233
Africa-chapter 1026
GRASS-user 1009
QGIS-developer 945
MapServer-users 772
31,057

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Number of OSGeo email lists.
(2018-09-18)
285

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live.osgeo.org
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USB key containing bootable disc
(Lubuntu) with OSGeo software

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live.osgeo.org

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OSGeo Service Providers
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Local private companies
offering professional support for
OSGeo projects
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Very important for community stability and
growth in long-term

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OSGeo Companies
(Service Providers)

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Working with other Global
Communities
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Current synergy between UN + OSGeo
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MOU’s with various global organizations
(YouthMappers, AGU,ICA, IGU, ISPRS, OGC,
GLTN, LH Corporation, TIB)
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Members active in LocationTech

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Recent Initiatives

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Raising the Barn
“built or rebuilt collectively by members of the
community”
PROJ
GDAL
libgeotiff
PostGIS
Spatialite

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Raising the Barn
“built or rebuilt collectively by members of the community”

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ICA-OSGeo-ISPRS Labs Network
• Goal 1 - Establishing research and training opportunities
in open source GIS
• Goal 2 - Provide worldwide learning platform
• Goal 3 - Build teaching and research infrastructure
worldwide
http://www.geoforall.org/

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ICA-OSGeo-ISPRS Labs Network
125 labs!
http://www.geoforall.org/

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OSGeo is mentor organization since 2007
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13 students were accepted for 2018 summer
From Canada, China, Czech Republic, India,
Italy, Sénégal

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Projects involved: PostGIS, MapMint, pyWPS,
pgRouting, GRASS GIS,
istSOS, NASA WorldWind, qisquick

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Completed 2018 project: added geospatial viewer into
pgAdmin4

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Contest for kids 13-17 years old, performing tasks
from 25+ different Open Source software projects
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Tasks are short 3-5 hours long, and can be not
only coding tasks, but documentation, testing,
outreach videos, blogs, logos etc.

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● Participants who complete at least 1 task get a digital certificate
● Participants who complete 3 or more tasks receive a t-shirt too
● At the end of the contest, each organization will choose five finalists to
receive limited edition Google Code-in hoodies! Two finalists from
each organization will be grand prize winners and go on a trip to
Google Headquarters in California!

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2017 Results
3,555 students participated from 78
countries, and completed 16,468
tasks
25 mentoring organizations
279 students completed 649 OSGeo
tasks
Wow!

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2017 Results

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2017 Results

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June 25-28, 2018
Googleplex,
Mountain View,
California
Winning students,
and mentors

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News! Yesterday
OSGeo was
approved as a mentor
organization for the
Google Code-in 2018
17 OSGeo mentors
GRASS GIS,
pgRouting.
MapServer,
PostGIS,
GeoServer...

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Get Involved in
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Create a member profile at ID.OSGEO.ORG
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Get involved in a local chapter or user group
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Submit abstract for talk or workshop at FOSS4G
event
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Submit PR, update the wiki
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Introduce yourself on the project mailing list
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Add your project as a Community Project
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Join a code sprint for your favorite project (code
sprints involve power users, designers, writers,
testers, coders, and visionaries)
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OSGeo has annual code sprint, and many
individual projects have annual code sprints

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Share the passion for FOSS4G !!

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Learn, share, and have fun !!
FOSS4G-Japan, 2010

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Thank you for your hospitality,
kindness, and sharing!
Jeff McKenna
President Emeritus, OSGeo
Co-founder, FOSS4G
@mapserving