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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|Free]] and [[open source]] geospatial community. It will also serve as an independent legal entity to which community members can contribute code, funding and other resources, secure in the knowledge that their contributions will be maintained for public benefit.

The foundation was formed in February [[2006]] to provide financial, organizational and legal support to the broader [[open source]] [[geospatial]] community. It also serves as an independent legal entity to which community members can contribute code, funding and other resources, secure in the knowledge that their contributions will be maintained for public benefit.

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.

Initial OSGeo projects are include:

* [[Community MapBuilder]] [http://communitymapbuilder.org/]

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== Governance ==

The OSGeo is thoroughly community driven and has a lightweight organizational overhead consisting of 45 initial members and 9 directors. It is organized in more than 20 projects. Eight of these focus on software development projects (see above) or organizational matters like board issues, web site, visibility, andeducation, promotion.public Another main focus lies on furthering freedom and openness of access to [[geodata|Public Geodata]] and [[Education]]promotion. All content Collaberation is developedachieved with the help of a [[Wiki]], [[Mailing List]]s and [[IRC]].

==External links==

* [http://www.osgeo.org/ Open Source Geospatial Foundation Site]

* [http://wiki.osgeo.org/ OSGeo Wiki]