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<p>Thanks. </p>
<p>I have updated the gitia post with a couple of questions I need
help from the committee. </p>
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://gitea.osgeo.org/osgeo/projects-support/issues/12#issuecomment-14200">https://gitea.osgeo.org/osgeo/projects-support/issues/12#issuecomment-14200</a></p>
<p>Specifically:</p>
<p>I have always struggled slightly with licenses. Using Flexurba as
an example, is this all done now?<br>
<br>
License is MIT.<br>
It is listed at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://gitlab.kuleuven.be/spatial-networks-lab/research-projects/flexurba/-/blob/main/LICENSE.md">https://gitlab.kuleuven.be/spatial-networks-lab/research-projects/flexurba/-/blob/main/LICENSE.md</a><br>
And in GitLab license is listed at MIT License<br>
On <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/">https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/</a> it says:<br>
"How to apply this license<br>
Create a text file (typically named LICENSE or LICENSE.txt) in the
root of your source code and copy the text of the license into the
file. Replace [year] with the current year and [fullname] with the
name (or names) of the copyright holders. "<br>
Which is done.<br>
Does anything else need to be done?</p>
<p>We look for a clear contribution policy Included in the Code of
Conduct - <a
href="https://gitlab.kuleuven.be/spatial-networks-lab/research-projects/flexurba/-/blob/main/code-of-conduct.md"
rel="nofollow" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://gitlab.kuleuven.be/spatial-networks-lab/research-projects/flexurba/-/blob/main/code-of-conduct.md</a>.
Does this need to be a separate document?</p>
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<p dir="auto">We ask that the project demonstrate collaboration,
perhaps with a history of bug report or pull requests</p>
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<p dir="auto">Again, help from the committee please.<br>
Celine has submitted most of the issues. Ate Poorthuis has
submited one fix: <a
href="https://gitlab.kuleuven.be/spatial-networks-lab/research-projects/flexurba/-/commit/c742db560080541c473bd26c6579466bd147cdf5"
rel="nofollow"><code>c742db5600</code></a><br>
I don't think there have been any 'Merge requests' (as GitLab
calls Pull Requests, just to confuse us!)<br>
So are we happy with this?</p>
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<p>Thanks!<br>
Nick.</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 27/01/2026 17:55, Angelos Tzotsos
via Incubator wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:ff23483d-48e1-42b1-94ae-d0f594e2b3ee@gmail.com"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://gitea.osgeo.org/osgeo/projects-support/issues/12">https://gitea.osgeo.org/osgeo/projects-support/issues/12</a>
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<br>
On 10/4/24 10:06, Céline Van Migerode via Incubator wrote:
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">Dear Incubator Committee,
<br>
<br>
I am writing to apply for OSGeo Community Project status for the
Flexurba R package. In April 2023, I presented the Flexurba
package and the GISRUK conference in Leeds, and received the
GISRUK and OSGeo:UK GoFundGeo Award.
<br>
<br>
Flexurba is an open-source R package to flexibly reconstruct the
Degree of Urbanisation (DEGURBA) classification. DEGURBA is an
operational definition of cities, towns and rural areas that is
widely used in policy reports and academic circles. It is
developed by six international organisations - among which the
European Commission and the OECD - to provide a globally
consistent delineation of urban areas and thus enhance
statistical comparability across nations. Much effort has been
devoted to making the workflow behind the methodology as
transparent and reproducible as possible: it is extensively
documented in a manual (Eurostat, 2021) and a set of analytical
tools is provided by the Global Human Settlement Layer to
reproduce the classification. The current suite of tools uses a
graphical user interface. This certainly enhances the ease of
use, but also obscures the underlying code and restricts the
user from adapting implementation details in the algorithm.
<br>
<br>
Against this backdrop, we developed the Flexurba package: a
flexible reconstruction of the DEGURBA algorithm. The package
encompasses the first open implementation of DEGURBA's algorithm
in any programming language. It provides flexibility to the user
to customise the parameters in the algorithm and evaluate the
consequences of certain implementation choices. The user can
construct alternative versions of DEGURBA by changing the
minimum population thresholds, and even more 'hidden'
implementation details, such as the contiguity requirements and
edge smoothing rules.
<br>
<br>
For an extensive description of the package and its
contribution, please consult the following journal article:
<br>
<br>
Van Migerode, C., Poorthuis, A., & Derudder, B. (2024).
Flexurba: An open-source R package to flexibly reconstruct the
Degree of Urbanisation classification. Environment and Planning
B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 0(0).
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://doi.org/10.1177/23998083241262545">https://doi.org/10.1177/23998083241262545</a>
<br>
<br>
With the support of OSGeo, we hope to further extend the
Flexurba package and promote its functionalities to a wider
audience.
<br>
<br>
Community Project Application Checklist :
<br>
<br>
* 1. Be Geospatial :
<br>
* README :
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://gitlab.kuleuven.be/spatial-networks-lab/research-projects/flexurba/-/blob/main/README.md">https://gitlab.kuleuven.be/spatial-networks-lab/research-projects/flexurba/-/blob/main/README.md</a><br>
* Project Website :
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://flexurba-spatial-networks-lab-research-projects--e74426d1c66ecc.pages.gitlab.kuleuven.be/">https://flexurba-spatial-networks-lab-research-projects--e74426d1c66ecc.pages.gitlab.kuleuven.be/</a><br>
* 2. License file:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://gitlab.kuleuven.be/spatial-networks-lab/research-projects/flexurba/-/blob/main/LICENSE.md">https://gitlab.kuleuven.be/spatial-networks-lab/research-projects/flexurba/-/blob/main/LICENSE.md</a><br>
* 3. Code of Conduct:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://gitlab.kuleuven.be/spatial-networks-lab/research-projects/flexurba/-/blob/main/code-of-conduct.md">https://gitlab.kuleuven.be/spatial-networks-lab/research-projects/flexurba/-/blob/main/code-of-conduct.md</a><br>
<br>
Please let me know if you have any questions about the package
or if you have any suggestions to improve our application. My
OSGeo userid is 'cvmigero' and I will need permission to create
a project page.
<br>
<br>
Warm regards, also on behalf of my supervisors Prof. Ben
Derudder and Prof. Ate Poorthuis,
<br>
Céline Van Migerode
<br>
<br>
Céline Van Migerode
<br>
PhD researcher of the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO)
<br>
KU Leuven Public Governance Institute - Faculty of Social
Sciences
<br>
KU Leuven Division of Geography and Tourism - Faculty of Science
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