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Thanks for making a motion!</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">+ 1</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">(I have also sent some small feedback about CONTIRBUTING.md to the other email thread for consideration)<br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>- -<br></div><div>Jody Garnett</div></div></div></div></div><br>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Jan 27, 2026 at 10:46:29 AM, Angelos Tzotsos via Incubator <<a href="mailto:incubator@lists.osgeo.org">incubator@lists.osgeo.org</a>> wrote:<br></div>
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Given that the project has replied to all comment of the review, I would <br>like to make the following motion:<br><br> > Motion to accept SFCGAL project as OSGeo Community Project<br><br>The project page is here: <a href="https://www.osgeo.org/projects/sfcgal/">https://www.osgeo.org/projects/sfcgal/</a> and <br>meets our OSGeo community initiative checklist.<br><br>The motion is held open for two weeks until February 10th., requiring <br>50% quorum, from the following incubation committee members:<br><br> - Angelos Tzotsos<br> - Arnulf Christl<br> - Bob (CI-StPaul) Basques<br> - Brian M Hamlin<br> - Daniel Morissette<br> - Dimitris Kotzinos<br> - Frank Warmerdam<br> - Jo Cook<br> - Jody Garnett<br> - Michael Smith<br> - Nick Bearman<br> - Regina Obe<br> - Steve Lime<br> - Tom Kralidis<br><br><br>Best regards,<br>Angelos<br><br><br>On 9/25/24 10:26, Loic Bartoletti via Incubator wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite"> Hello,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> I am writing on behalf of the team behind the SFCGAL (Simple Features for Computational Geometry and Algorithms Library) project to apply for OSGeo Community Project status.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> SFCGAL provides advanced 2D and 3D operations, computations, and analysis functions for geospatial data. It enhances the capabilities of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) by providing complex geometric computations, which are essential for 3D modeling and spatial analysis tasks. Our goal is to facilitate the use of advanced computational geometry algorithms within the geospatial community through a standardized and open platform.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> Since its inception, SFCGAL has grown significantly, reaching several releases, with the latest version being 1.5.2 and a 2.0.0 will be released very soon. The project has been in continuous development thanks to the efforts of a dedicated team of contributors and is currently used in various applications requiring high-precision 2D and 3D spatial analysis. The integration with GIS tools like PostGIS and GDAL further demonstrates the utility and robustness of SFCGAL. Additionally, a QGIS plugin ([QSFCGAL](<a href="https://gitlab.com/oslandia/qgis/qsfcgal">https://gitlab.com/oslandia/qgis/qsfcgal</a>)) is currently in development to extend QGIS 3D and advanced 2D, thanks to [(Py)SFCGAL](<a href="https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/pysfcgal/">https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/pysfcgal/</a>).<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> Historically, SFCGAL was a project initiated by [IGN France](<a href="https://www.ign.fr/">https://www.ign.fr/</a>) (National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information) and [Oslandia](<a href="https://oslandia.com/">https://oslandia.com/</a>). It has always been an open-source project, and it now has its own independent entity but mainly funded by Oslandia.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> With the support of OSGeo, SFCGAL aims to expand its community, enhance its governance, and promote its features to a wider audience.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> Community Project Application Checklist:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - 1. Geospatial:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - 1.1. README or project description:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - SFCGAL README: [SFCGAL README](<a href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/sfcgal/blob/master/README.md">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/sfcgal/blob/master/README.md</a>)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - Project website: [SFCGAL Website](<a href="https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/">https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/</a>)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - 1.2. User guide or quickstart:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - SFCGAL Documentation available:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - [SFCGAL Documentation](<a href="https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/documentation.html">https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/documentation.html</a>)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - [Development Documentation](<a href="https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/dev.html">https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/dev.html</a>)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - [C API Documentation](<a href="https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/doxygen/group__capi.html">https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/doxygen/group__capi.html</a>)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - [C++ API Documentation](<a href="https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/doxygen/group__public__api.html">https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/doxygen/group__public__api.html</a>)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - PostGIS SFCGAL:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - [SFCGAL Reference](<a href="https://postgis.net/docs/manual-dev/en/reference_sfcgal.html">https://postgis.net/docs/manual-dev/en/reference_sfcgal.html</a>)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - 2. Free or Open Source License:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - 2.1. License file:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - SFCGAL is provided under the following license: LGPL version 2 or later. You can find the license here: [SFCGAL License](<a href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/blob/master/LICENSE">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/blob/master/LICENSE</a>).<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - As mentioned in the [SFCGAL README](<a href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/sfcgal/blob/master/README.md">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/sfcgal/blob/master/README.md</a>): Note that the main dependency for SFCGAL is the CGAL library, and SFCGAL uses CGAL modules which are licensed as GPLv3+. Whenever you compile and distribute SFCGAL with the GPL-licensed CGAL, the full packaged result is automatically considered as GPL version 3 or later, due to GPL's "viral" property. If you link and distribute SFCGAL with another software package, be sure to fully understand the implications and check any legal and technical requirements implied by the license.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - 2.2. Check headers:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - All files have a [SPDX Identifier](<a href="https://spdx.dev/learn/handling-license-info/">https://spdx.dev/learn/handling-license-info/</a>), [for example](<a href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/blob/master/src/Coordinate.cpp?ref_type=heads#L3">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/blob/master/src/Coordinate.cpp?ref_type=heads#L3</a>)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - 3. Participatory:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - 3.1 All required and relevant files are located in the SFCGAL repository:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - [Contribution Policy](<a href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md</a>)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - [Code of Conduct](<a href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md</a>)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - [History of Contributions](<a href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/graphs/master">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/graphs/master</a>)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - [Closed Merge Requests](<a href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/merge_requests?scope=all&state=merged">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/merge_requests?scope=all&state=merged</a>)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - 4. Open Community:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - 4.1 communication channel:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - [GitLab Issues](<a href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/issues">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/issues</a>)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - IRC channel libera.chat: #sfcgal. When applicable, we would like to create a new one on [<a href="http://osgeo.org">osgeo.org</a> IRC](<a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/IRC">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/IRC</a>) with a matrix bridge<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - No mailing list, maybe we'll ask an entry into the osgeo's dicourse<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - 5. Development Process<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - version control: We use git. Code is located at [GitLab](<a href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/</a>)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - issue tracker: [GitLab Issues](<a href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/issues">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/issues</a>)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - leadership open to new members: We have a [Contribution Policy](<a href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md</a>) and no problem to accept new members as mentioned in [Becoming a PSC Member](<a href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/blob/master/PSC.md">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/blob/master/PSC.md</a>)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - transparent decision-making: Discussions are open on [GitLab Issues](<a href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/issues">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/issues</a>) or [GitLab Merge Requests](<a href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/merge_requests?scope=all&state=all">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/merge_requests?scope=all&state=all</a>)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - 6. Documentation<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - see 1.2. User guide or quickstart<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - 7. Release Procedure<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> - Release procedure is explained in [RELEASES.md](<a href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/blob/master/RELEASES.md">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/blob/master/RELEASES.md</a>)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> If you have any questions about the project or our application, please let me know and I'll be more than happy to help.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> Best Regards,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> Loïc Bartoletti<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> [OSGeo Profile](<a href="https://www.osgeo.org/member/bartoletti/">https://www.osgeo.org/member/bartoletti/</a>)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> [GitLab Profile](<a href="https://gitlab.com/lbartoletti">https://gitlab.com/lbartoletti</a>)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> [GitHub Profile](<a href="https://github.com/lbartoletti">https://github.com/lbartoletti</a>)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> _______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> Incubator mailing list<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> <a href="mailto:Incubator@lists.osgeo.org">Incubator@lists.osgeo.org</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> <a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/incubator">https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/incubator</a><br></blockquote><br><br>-- <br>Angelos Tzotsos, PhD<br>President, Board of Directors<br>Open Source Geospatial Foundation<br><a href="https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/">https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Incubator mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Incubator@lists.osgeo.org">Incubator@lists.osgeo.org</a><br><a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/incubator">https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/incubator</a><br>
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