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Hi Greenstand,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Your project sounds more like an open data project, rather than an open source project. The goal is to collect contributions of new tree locations - rather than collaborate on software for folks setting up websites to collect tree locations?</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Websites and services that share their source code - are not really expecting re-use - like you do not expect someone to run a copy of your website do you?</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">If you do wish to be associated with OSGeo one avenue is to contact the board and sign an MOU to appear on the partners and friends page <font color="#419cff"><span style="-webkit-text-fill-color: rgb(65, 156, 255) !important;"><a href="https://www.osgeo.org/partners/">https://www.osgeo.org/partners/</a></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><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 Aug 21, 2026 at 8:04:24 AM, Greenstand via Incubator <<a href="mailto:incubator@lists.osgeo.org">incubator@lists.osgeo.org</a>> wrote:<br></div>
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<div><div></div><div><div style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#444444" dir="auto"><p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:11pt">Dear Incubator Team,</span></p><p style="margin:0"><br class="hs-trailingbreak"></p><p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:11pt">I'm writing to request that our project, Greenstand's Treetracker, be added to the OSGeo website's list of open source geospatial software.</span></p><p style="margin:0"><br class="hs-trailingbreak"></p><p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:11pt">Project details:</span></p><p style="margin:0"><br class="hs-trailingbreak"></p><p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:11pt">- Project name: Greenstand / Treetracker</span></p><p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:11pt">- Website: </span><a href="https://www.greenstand.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt">https://www.greenstand.org/</span></a></p><p style="margin:0" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:11pt">- Repository: </span><a href="https://github.com/Greenstand" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt">s</span></a></p><p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:11pt">- Short description: Treetracker is an open source platform that uses geotagged photo verification to track and digitize individual trees, enabling transparency and accountability in reforestation efforts led by smallholder farmers around the world.</span></p><p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:11pt">- License: GNU Affero General Public License v3 (AGPLv3)</span></p><p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:11pt">- Contribution process: Open to contributions via GitHub pull requests, with contribution guidelines in our repositories and an active community of contributors</span></p><p style="margin:0"><br class="hs-trailingbreak"></p><p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:11pt">We believe the project meets the listing requirements:</span></p><p style="margin:0"><br class="hs-trailingbreak"></p><p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:11pt">- Geospatial: Each tree is geotagged and verified via photo, with location data central to tracking reforestation impact and trading ecological credits</span></p><p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:11pt">- Open source license: AGPLv3, an OSI-approved open source license</span></p><p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:11pt">- Accepts contributions: Yes, via GitHub pull requests; we currently have contributors across the globe</span></p><p style="margin:0"><br class="hs-trailingbreak"></p><p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:11pt">We'd be glad to be included in the projects list and the choose-a-project wizard, and are happy to provide any further information needed for review.</span></p><p style="margin:0"><br class="hs-trailingbreak"></p><p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:11pt">Thank you for your time and for maintaining this resource for the geospatial open source community.</span></p><p style="margin:0"><br class="hs-trailingbreak"></p><p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:11pt">Best regards,</span></p><p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:11pt">Cynthia Bondi </span></p><p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:11pt">Managing Director</span></p><p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:11pt"><a href="mailto:info@greenstand.org">info@greenstand.org</a></span></p><p style="margin:0"><a href="https://www.greenstand.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt">https://www.greenstand.org/</span></a></p></div><img width="1" height="1" style="display:none" alt="" src="https://cMpfQ04.na1.hs-servicecrm-engage.com/Cto/W1+23284/cMpfQ04/R5R8b48pfN4RtNmr2fJj7W1V3g1x20WwXrW1--3jD1XnxQmW1GyxQx3LCDkRW1NsJ7n3DK7ZHW3M0Z381V3gg-n1S56PK4W1"></div></div>
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