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{{Short description|Nonprofit organisation for mapping}}
{{Distinguish|Open Geospatial Consortium}}
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|abbreviation = OSGeo
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|founding_location = Chicago, US
|founders = [[Arnulf Christl]], [[Chris Holmes (entrepreneur)|Chris Holmes]], [[Gary Lang]], [[Markus Neteler]], [[Frank Warmerdam]]
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|purpose = Open source geospatial software and data
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The '''Open Source Geospatial Foundation''' ('''OSGeo'''), is a [[non-profit]] [[non-governmental organization]] whose mission is to support and promote the collaborative development of open [[geospatial]] [[technology|technologies]] and data. The foundation was formed in February 2006 to provide financial, organizational and legal support to the broader [[Free Software|Libre/Free]] and [[Open-source-software movement|open-source]] geospatial community.<ref>{{cite press release|date=March 6, 2006|title=Open Source Geospatial Foundation Created to Strengthen Collaborative Development of Open Geospatial Technologies|url=http://www.osgeo.org/content/news/news_archive/open_source_geospatial_foundation_initial_press_release.html.html|publisher=OSGeo|access-date=2017-01-09|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225151219/http://www.osgeo.org/content/news/news_archive/open_source_geospatial_foundation_initial_press_release.html.html|archive-date=December 25, 2016}}</ref> It also serves as an independent legal entity to which community members can contribute code, funding and other resources.
OSGeo draws governance inspiration from several aspects of the [[Apache Foundation]], including a membership composed of individuals drawn from foundation projects who are selected for membership status based on their active contribution to foundation projects and governance.
The foundation pursues goals beyond software development, such as promoting more [[Open data|open access]] to government produced geospatial data, [[FAIR_data]] geodata, and geodata created and maintained by the [[OpenStreetMap]] project. Education and training are also addressed. Various committees within the foundation work on implementing strategies.
==Governance==
The OSGeo Foundation is community driven and has an organizational structure consisting of elected members and nine directors, including the president.<ref name="board" /> Software projects have their own governance structure, by requirement. ''see [https://www.osgeo.org/about/faq/#Projects_Joining_the_Foundation FAQ]''. The OSGeo community [[Collaboration|collaborates]] via a [[Wiki]], [[Mailing List]]s and [[IRC]].
==Projects==
[[Image:GeoServer GeoNetwork with web app.svg|thumb|349px|Several OSGeo projects can communicate with each other and other geographical tools.]] OSGeo projects include:
===Geospatial Libraries===
* FDO – API (C++, .Net) between GIS application and sources; for manipulating, defining and analyzing geospatial data.
* [[GDAL|GDAL/OGR]] – Library between GIS application and sources; for reading and writing raster geospatial data formats (GDAL) and simple features vector data (OGR).
* [[GeoTools]] – [[Open source]] GIS toolkit (Java); to enable the creation of interactive geographic visualization clients.
* [[JTS Topology Suite#GEOS Library|GEOS]] – A C++ port of the [[JTS Topology Suite|Java Topology Suite]] (JTS), a geometry model.
* MetaCRS – Projections and coordinate system technologies, including [[PROJ]].
* [[Orfeo toolbox|Orfeo ToolBox (OTB)]] – Open source tools to process satellite images and extract information.
* [https://trac.osgeo.org/ossim/ OSSIM] Extensive geospatial image processing libraries with support for satellite and aerial sensors and common image formats.
* [[PostGIS]] – Spatial extensions for the PostgreSQL database, enabling geospatial queries.
===Desktop Applications===
* [[QGIS]] – Desktop GIS for data viewing, editing and analysis — Windows, Mac and Linux.
* [[GRASS GIS]] – extensible GIS for [[image processing]] and analysing [[Raster graphics|raster]], [[Geospatial topology|topological]] vector and [[Computer graphics|graphic]] data.
* [https://trac.osgeo.org/ossim/ OSSIM] – Libraries and applications used to process imagery, maps, terrain, and vector data.
* [[Marble (software)|Marble]] – Virtual globe and world atlas.
* [[gvSIG]] – Desktop GIS for data capturing, storing, handling, analysing and deploying. Includes map editing.
===Web Mapping===
====Server====
* [[MapServer]] – Fast web mapping engine for publishing spatial data and services on the web; written in C.
* Geomajas – Development software for web-based and cloud based GIS applications.
* [[GeoServer]] – Allows users to share and edit geospatial data. Written in Java using [[GeoTools]].
* deegree – Java framework
* [[PyWPS]] – implementation of the OGC [[Web Processing Service]] standard, using Python
* [https://pygeoapi.io/ pygeoapi] - A Python server implementation of the OGC API suite of standards for geospatial data.
====Client====
* GeoMoose – JavaScript Framework for displaying distributed GIS data.
* [[Mapbender]] – Framework to display, overlay, edit and manage distributed Web Map Services using PHP and JavaScript.
* [[MapGuide Open Source]] – Platform for developing and deploying web mapping applications and geospatial web services. Windows-based, [[Spatial Data File|native file format]].
* MapFish – Framework for building rich web-mapping applications based on the Pylons Python web framework.
* [[OpenLayers]] – AJAX library (API) for accessing geographic data layers of all kinds.
====Specification====
* [[Tile Map Service|Tile Map Service (TMS)]] – a specification for tiled web maps.
===Metadata Catalog===
* [[GeoNetwork opensource]]
* pycsw – Lightweight metadata publishing and discovery using Python.
===Content Management Systems===
* GeoNode
===Outreach Projects===
* Geo for All – Network of educators promoting Open Source geospatial around the world.
* OSGeoLive – Bootable DVD, USB thumb drive or Virtual Machine containing all OSGeo software.
* OSGeo4W – a binary distribution of a broad set of open source geospatial software for Windows
===Retired
* Community MapBuilder<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://communitymapbuilder.org/|title=Home - Confluence|date=2006-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060407071612/http://communitymapbuilder.org/|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-date=2006-04-07}}</ref>
==Events==
[[Image:FOSS4G-Ribbon.png|thumb|100px|The FOSS4G ribbon.]]
OSGeo runs an annual international conference called [http://foss4g.org FOSS4G] – Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial. Starting as early as 2006, this event has drawn over 1100 attendees (2017 Boston) and the tendency is to increase this number every year. It is the main meeting place and educational outreach opportunity for OSGeo members, supporters and newcomers - to share and learn from one another in presentations, hands-on workshops and a conference exhibition. The FOSS4G ribbon, part of every FOSS4G event logo, symbolizes the flow of ideas, innovation, and sharing within the Open Source geospatial community. The event history dates back to an important face-to-face meeting of the 3 original founders of the event (Venkatesh Raghavan, Markus Neteler, and Jeff McKenna), who met initially in Bangkok Thailand in 2004, and planned to create a new annual event for the whole Open Source geospatial community, with the event named "[[FOSS4G]]"; the event would go on to help change the history of the geospatial industry.
There are also many regional and local events following this [[FOSS4G]] philosophy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.osgeo.org/events/ |title=OSGeo Events |publisher=osgeo.org }}</ref>
==Community==
The OSGeo community is composed of participants from everywhere in the world. {{As of|2020|05|24}}, there were 35,176 unique subscribers to the more than 384 OSGeo mailing lists. {{As of|2012|09}}, OSGeo projects were built upon over 12.7 million lines of code contributed by 657 code submitters including 301 that have contributed within the last 12 months.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Project_Stats |title=Project Stats - OSGeo Wiki |publisher=Wiki.osgeo.org |access-date=2014-02-15}}</ref>
==Sol Katz Award==
The [[Sol Katz]] Award for Geospatial Free and Open Source Software (GFOSS) is awarded annually by OSGeo to individuals who have demonstrated leadership in the GFOSS community. Recipients of the award have contributed significantly through their activities to advance open source ideals in the geospatial realm.
==See also==
{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}
* [[List of GIS software]]
* [[Comparison of GIS software]]
* [[Free Software]]
* [[
* [[Open Geospatial Consortium]] (OGC) – a standards organization
* [[OpenStreetMap]]
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website}}
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* [https://av.tib.eu/search?f=publisher%3Bhttp://av.tib.eu/resource/FOSS4G Recordings of FOSS4G conferences] in the AV-Portal of [[German National Library of Science and Technology]]
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