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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hi Jody,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Many thanks for your email and examples, which has been very useful.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Yesterday we (all CCed) discussed how to best address your questions, and I am replying to you on behalf of the core developing team.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">CoastalME is not a library but a domain specific geospatial tool<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo4"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">From your questions it was evident to us that you see CoastalME as a library and not as a domain
specific geospatial tool. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo4"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Your perception was correct based on the old OSGeo CoastalME project site (<a href="https://www.osgeo.org/projects/coastalme/">CoastalME
- OSGeo</a>) where I marked library as the primary Topic (my bad!)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo4"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I have now modified the OSGeo project site and selected
<b>Other </b>as project type and as a topics: <b>Analysis and processing</b>,<b> and made raster processing our primary topic</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo4"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I have also modified the wording in the content section of the OSGeo website to make it clear
to the layperson the different use case of CoastalME: planner or scientist/engineer<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Quick start guide has now been added to github and linked to the OSGeo website<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="circle">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo4"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The new quickstart guide is here:
<a href="https://github.com/coastalme/coastalme/blob/main/QUICKSTART.md">coastalme/QUICKSTART.md at main · coastalme/coastalme</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo4"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I have provided examples (link to full open publications) of two different use types: planners
and system modellers where the inputs and outputs and how CoastalME can be use to integrate different models/rules are explained.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo4"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">We believe that this geospatial software fits better under the category of “Domain specific
GIS”<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">For headers, you indicated it is done, where did you do the check? Is there an issue in your issue tracker?<o:p></o:p></li><ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="circle">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo4">Our SVC Administrator has checked that all headers are included<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo4">According to our commiter guidelines, this checking is part of the SVC administrator role >>
<a href="https://github.com/coastalme/coastalme/blob/main/development/rfc/rfc2_commiters.md#svc-administrator">
coastalme/development/rfc/rfc2_commiters.md at main · coastalme/coastalme</a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo4">As the developer community grows and the code updates become more frequent we will automatize the process by adding a commit hook and we will update the commiters guidelines<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Let me now if you need further information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">All the best.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Andres on behalf of the developing team.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Jody Garnett <jody.garnett@gmail.com>
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<b>Sent:</b> 18 August 2025 21:44<br>
<b>To:</b> Andres Payo Garcia - BGS <agarcia@bgs.ac.uk><br>
<b>Cc:</b> David Favis-Mortlock - BGS <dfm1@bgs.ac.uk>; David Favis Mortlock <d.favismortlock@gmail.com>; Walkden, Mike <mwalkden@moffattnichol.com>; Chun, Wilf <wchun@moffattnichol.com>; mcobosb <mcobosb@ugr.es>; Ashby, Tom <tashby@moffattnichol.com>; incubator@lists.osgeo.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Incubator] CoastalME community project application<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Andres, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Let me try and find some examples.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">When I read your quickstart, it is about checking out, building the library and running some test cases?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Q: How do I use it for my own data?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For examples of other QuickStarts have a look at the OSGeo Live project, there are several library examples: <span style="color:#419CFF"><a href="https://live.osgeo.org/en/overview/overview.html#geospatial-libraries">https://live.osgeo.org/en/overview/overview.html#geospatial-libraries</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Q: Is it possible to download the library, or only check out and compile?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If downloading and wished to use the library, what do I need to do to use it with my own data?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Q: For headers, you indicated it is done, where did you do the check? Is there an issue in your issue tracker?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Aug 18, 2025 at 8:25:54<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>AM, Andres Payo Garcia - BGS <<a href="mailto:agarcia@bgs.ac.uk">agarcia@bgs.ac.uk</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi Jody,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thanks for your email and considering CoastalME to be a OSGeo community project.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">See my queries/responses on
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">All the best.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Garnett <<a href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com">jody.garnett@gmail.com</a>> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> 14 August 2025 18:09<br>
<b>To:</b> Andres Payo Garcia - BGS <<a href="mailto:agarcia@bgs.ac.uk">agarcia@bgs.ac.uk</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> David Favis-Mortlock - BGS <<a href="mailto:dfm1@bgs.ac.uk">dfm1@bgs.ac.uk</a>>; David Favis Mortlock <<a href="mailto:d.favismortlock@gmail.com">d.favismortlock@gmail.com</a>>; Walkden, Mike <<a href="mailto:mwalkden@moffattnichol.com">mwalkden@moffattnichol.com</a>>;
Chun, Wilf <<a href="mailto:wchun@moffattnichol.com">wchun@moffattnichol.com</a>>; mcobosb <<a href="mailto:mcobosb@ugr.es">mcobosb@ugr.es</a>>; Ashby, Tom <<a href="mailto:tashby@moffattnichol.com">tashby@moffattnichol.com</a>>;
<a href="mailto:incubator@lists.osgeo.org">incubator@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Incubator] CoastalME community project application</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Going over checklist I wanted to see if there were docs?<o:p></o:p></p>
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User guide or quickstart:<br>
<span style="color:#419CFF"><a href="https://github.com/coastalme/coastalme?tab=readme-ov-file#quick-start">https://github.com/coastalme/coastalme?tab=readme-ov-file#quick-start</a></span> <span style="color:#00B050"><< correct, this link is connected to the
QuickStart icon on the OSGeo CostalME</span><br>
There is not a distinct user documentation or quickstart is there? <span style="color:#00B050">
<<</span> the <span style="color:#00B050">quick start is shown in the link above, and the user documentation is available as a peer reviewed publication on Geoscientific Model Development (<a href="https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/10/2715/2017/"><span style="color:#00B050">https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/10/2715/2017/</span></a>)
which is cited in the dedicated Wiki site (link shown below). The paper is the most detailed documentation to date and we are hoping that as part of the OSGeo mentoring we can populate the wiki site to make it more dynamic and collaborative.</span><br>
You also link to:<br>
<span style="color:#419CFF"><a href="https://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Category:Coastal_Modeling_Environment">https://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Category:Coastal_Modeling_Environment</a></span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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</span>Is this a question for us, or a question for other OSGeo members? If it is for us, we have included the header shown here (<a href="https://github.com/coastalme/coastalme?tab=License-1-ov-file#coastalme-general">https://github.com/coastalme/coastalme?tab=License-1-ov-file#coastalme-general</a>)
in to our source code. could you please explain what should we do to complete this task?
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">On Jul 22, 2025 at 2:18:07<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>AM, Andres Payo Garcia - BGS via Incubator <<a href="mailto:incubator@lists.osgeo.org">incubator@lists.osgeo.org</a>>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The CoastalME project would like to apply to join the OSGeo community program.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The project provides Desktop Application built on C++ and using GDAL and CSHORE tools and libraries to help with coastal erosion risk
analysis and geospatial planning.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The osgeo project page is available here: <a href="https://www.osgeo.org/projects/coastalme/">https://www.osgeo.org/projects/coastalme/</a>
and our README is located at <a href="https://github.com/coastalme/coastalme/blob/main/README.md">https://github.com/coastalme/coastalme/blob/main/README.md</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The repository is located at <a href="https://github.com/coastalme/coastalme">https://github.com/coastalme/coastalme</a> with GPL license
for the main code and MIT licence for GDAL and CHSORE, see <a href="https://github.com/coastalme/coastalme/blob/main/LICENSE.md">https://github.com/coastalme/coastalme/blob/main/LICENSE.md</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We welcome participation and new contributors, with the process being described in
<a href="https://github.com/coastalme/coastalme/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md">https://github.com/coastalme/coastalme/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md</a> and the code of conduct described in
<a href="https://github.com/coastalme/coastalme/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md">https://github.com/coastalme/coastalme/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We have checked our source code to ensure GPL license has been correctly applied. Our issue tracker is active, and we have received
a number of merge-requests.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to your questions!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002D3D">Andres Payo
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