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<p>+1</p>
<p>Thanks Angelos for making a motion. </p>
<p>Thanks Jody for shepherding this through the process. </p>
<p>One minor point - the site's website <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://sfcgal.org/">https://sfcgal.org/</a> - it's
SSL certificate expired on 12/10/2025 so please do get this
updated. </p>
<p>Best wishes,<br>
Nick.</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 28/01/2026 18:20, Jody Garnett via
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<div dir="ltr"> Thanks for making a motion!</div>
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<div dir="ltr">+ 1</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Jan 27, 2026 at
10:46:29 AM, Angelos Tzotsos via Incubator <<a
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<div> 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/"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">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>
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<br>
Best regards,<br>
Angelos<br>
<br>
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On 9/25/24 10:26, Loic Bartoletti via Incubator wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite"> Hello,<br>
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<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"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">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/"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">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/" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.ign.fr/</a>)
(National Institute of Geographic and Forest
Information) and [Oslandia](<a
href="https://oslandia.com/" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">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"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">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/"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">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"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/documentation.html</a>)<br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"> - [Development
Documentation](<a
href="https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/dev.html"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">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"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">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"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">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"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">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"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">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"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">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/"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">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"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/blob/master/src/Coordinate.cpp?ref_type=heads#L3</a>)<br>
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<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"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">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"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">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"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">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"
moz-do-not-send="true">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"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">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"
moz-do-not-send="true">osgeo.org</a> IRC](<a
href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/IRC"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/IRC</a>)
with a matrix bridge<br>
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<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/"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/</a>)<br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"> - issue tracker: [GitLab
Issues](<a
href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/issues"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">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"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">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"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">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"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/issues</a>)
or [GitLab Merge Requests](<a
href="https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/merge_requests?scope=all&state=all"
moz-do-not-send="true">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"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">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/"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.osgeo.org/member/bartoletti/</a>)<br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"> [GitLab Profile](<a
href="https://gitlab.com/lbartoletti"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://gitlab.com/lbartoletti</a>)<br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite"> [GitHub Profile](<a
href="https://github.com/lbartoletti"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://github.com/lbartoletti</a>)<br>
</blockquote>
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Angelos Tzotsos, PhD<br>
President, Board of Directors<br>
Open Source Geospatial Foundation<br>
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moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/</a><br>
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