<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title><style type="text/css">p.MsoNormal,p.MsoNoSpacing{margin:0}</style></head><body><div>Hi all,<br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks Tom and Steve for the offer of support - I'll be calling on it before FOSS4G!<br></div><div>Lars - would be great to have another MapServer talk, if there is one more we can have a full MapServer session :-)<br></div><div><br></div><div>I'll be submitting the talk this weekend - abstract below - comments/changes welcome:<br></div><div><br></div><div>State of MapServer 2021 <br></div><div>======================<br></div><div><br></div><div>MapServer is an OSGeo project for publishing spatial data and interactive mapping applications to the web [1]. 2021 will see the 8.0 release of MapServer [2]. The talk will present an overview of the performance improvements, code quality improvements, and new features such as an initial OGC API implementation, and PROJ 6+ support included in the new release. <br></div><div><br></div><div>An update will be given on the MapServer ecosystem - including new sites from the MapServer gallery, related projects such as MapCache [3], and the various distribution channels. Finally we'll look at how to become a part of the MapServer community and help with the continued success of the project.<br></div><div><br></div><div>[1] <a href="https://mapserver.org/">https://mapserver.org/</a><br></div><div>[2] <a href="https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/wiki/MapServer-8.0-Release-Plan">https://github.com/mapserver/mapserver/wiki/MapServer-8.0-Release-Plan</a><br></div><div>[3] <a href="https://mapserver.org/mapcache/">https://mapserver.org/mapcache/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="sig62266145"><div class="signature">--<br></div><div class="signature">web:http://geographika.co.uk<br></div><div class="signature">twitter: @geographika<br></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>On Mon, Mar 22, 2021, at 11:43 AM, Tom Kralidis wrote:<br></div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt" style=""><div dir="ltr"><div>Seth: I'm presenting on OGC API in another capacity but happy to help with the<br></div><div>MapServer context if Steve needs (we should discuss at the next PSC meeting).<br></div><div><br></div><div>Having said this, in addition I will report on MapServer status on OGC API as part of a presentation<br></div><div>I am working on with OGC on OGC API in general.<br></div><div><br></div><div>..Tom<br></div><div><br></div><div class="qt-gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="qt-gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 6:10 PM Seth G <<a href="mailto:sethg@geographika.co.uk">sethg@geographika.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="qt-gmail_quote" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex;"><div><u></u><br></div><div><div>Happy to defer if anyone else wants to do it, and happy to submit the talk and present if not. <br></div><div>There was a packed room in Bucharest, so there seems to be an appetite for MapServer news. <br></div><div>If anyone wants to be listed as a co-speaker let me know. Are you presenting separately on the OGC API Tom?<br></div><div>It would be great if you were available to give an introduction Steve as the creator of MapServer!<br></div><div><br></div><div>--<br></div><div id="qt-gmail-m_7914780175986635727sig62266145"><div>web:<a href="http://geographika.co.uk" target="_blank">http://geographika.co.uk</a><br></div><div>twitter: @geographika<br></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>On Fri, Mar 19, 2021, at 7:18 PM, Steve Lime wrote:<br></div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt-gmail-m_7914780175986635727qt"><div dir="ltr">No plans but I'd certainly support the effort as best I can in terms of content and moral support. Seth, were you interested? --Steve<br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr">On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 5:17 PM Tom Kralidis <<a href="mailto:tomkralidis@gmail.com" target="_blank">tomkralidis@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex;"><div dir="ltr"><div>+1. This is also an excellent opportunity to provide an update on our OGC API<br></div><div>implementation efforts and roadmap.<br></div><div><br></div><div>..Tom<br></div></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr">On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 4:33 PM Seth G <<a href="mailto:sethg@geographika.co.uk" target="_blank">sethg@geographika.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex;"><div>Hi devs,<br></div><div><br></div><div>Does anyone have any plans for a "State of MapServer" talk at FOSS4G this year (online event)? Or any other MapServer related talks? Could be a good chance to publicise a 8.0 release. <br></div><div>The deadline is March 30th - <a href="https://2021.foss4g.org/call-for-papers/call-for-papers" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://2021.foss4g.org/call-for-papers/call-for-papers</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Seth<br></div><div><br></div><div>--<br></div><div>web:<a href="http://geographika.co.uk" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://geographika.co.uk</a><br></div><div>twitter: @geographika<br></div><div>_______________________________________________<br></div><div>mapserver-dev mailing list<br></div><div><a href="mailto:mapserver-dev@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">mapserver-dev@lists.osgeo.org</a><br></div><div><a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-dev" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-dev</a><br></div></blockquote></div><div>_______________________________________________<br></div><div>mapserver-dev mailing list<br></div><div><a href="mailto:mapserver-dev@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">mapserver-dev@lists.osgeo.org</a><br></div><div><a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-dev" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-dev</a><br></div></blockquote></div></blockquote><div><br></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div></body></html>