From astrid_emde at osgeo.org  Tue Nov  2 00:10:44 2021
From: astrid_emde at osgeo.org (Astrid Emde (OSGeo))
Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:10:44 +0000
Subject: [OSGeo-Announce] OSGeo 2021 Elections
Message-ID: <e00dd3cc598c646661f43ef4faa662e3@posteo.de>

Dear OSGeo charter members,

This year OSGeo elections [1] will start on Nov. 1, 2021, with the
nomination period for new Charter Members.

The nomination period for Charter Members will be open for two weeks.
Candidate review and voting will follow through our electronic voting
system.

Charter member nomination period starts: Nov. 1, 2021
Charter member nomination period ends: Nov. 14, 2021

Charter member candidate review and voting period starts: Nov. 15, 2021
Charter member candidate review and voting period ends: Nov. 21, 2021

You can see the progress of the nominations on [2].

Please, send your nomination to cro at osgeo.org (not to this list) with
the following information:

Nominating person: <your name>
Nominating e-mail: <your e-mail>
Nominating profile page: <your profile page in the OSGeo website>

Nominee name: <nominee's name(s)>
Nominee last name: <nominee's last name(s)>
Nominee e-mail: <nominee e-mail>
Nominee country: <nominee country at time of nomination>
Nominee wiki page (optional): <nominee wiki page in the OSGeo wiki>
Nominee profile page: <nominee profile page in the OSGeo website>
Nomination statement: <paragraph describing why you are recommending
this person as a Charter Member. Please include details about the
positive attributes of the nominee, as suggested in [1]>

Right after the Charter member elections, we'll proceed with Board
elections. We invite you to be proactive from now on and start
contacting potential candidates!

Important dates for Board election:

Board member nomination period starts: Nov. 25, 2021
Board member nomination period ends: Dec. 9, 2021

Board member campaigning period starts: Dec. 10, 2021
Board member campaigning period ends: Dec. 16, 2021

Board member voting period starts: Dec. 17, 2021
Board member voting period ends: Dec. 24, 2021

Warm regards,

Jorge Gustavo Rocha and Anne Ghisla
(your 2021 OSGeo Elections CROs [3])

[1] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Election_2021
[2] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/New_Member_Nominations_2021
[3] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Chief_Returning_Officer


From astrid_emde at osgeo.org  Fri Nov 12 09:39:07 2021
From: astrid_emde at osgeo.org (Astrid Emde (OSGeo))
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2021 17:39:07 +0000
Subject: [OSGeo-Announce] pgRouting version 3.3.0 released
Message-ID: <a2d250edfc6910e31ad5b5287dc490d6@posteo.de>

2021-11-12
News item: 
https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/pgrouting-version-3-3-0-released/

Hello pgRouting community,

The pgRouting Team is pleased to announce the release of pgRouting 
version 3.3.0
The latest release is available at [1]
For discussions on the release, go to [2]

To see all issues & pull requests closed by this release see the Git 
closed milestone for 3.3.0 on Github. [3]

Issue fixes

     #2057: trspViaEdges columns in different order
     #2087: pgr_extractVertices to proposed
     #2201: pgr_depthFirstSearch to proposed
     #2202: pgr_sequentialVertexColoring to proposed
     #2203: pgr_dijkstraNear and pgr_dijkstraNearCost to proposed

New experimental functions

     Coloring
         pgr_edgeColoring

Experimental promoted to Proposed

     Dijkstra
             pgr_dijkstraNear(Combinations)
             pgr_dijkstraNear(Many to Many)
             pgr_dijkstraNear(Many to One)
             pgr_dijkstraNear(One to Many)
         pgr_dijkstraNearCost
             pgr_dijkstraNearCost(Combinations)
             pgr_dijkstraNearCost(Many to Many)
             pgr_dijkstraNearCost(Many to One)
             pgr_dijkstraNearCost(One to Many)
         pgr_dijkstraNear
     Coloring
         pgr_sequentialVertexColoring
     Topology
         pgr_extractVertices
     Traversal
         pgr_depthFirstSearch(Multiple vertices)
         pgr_depthFirstSearch(Single vertex)

To update your database

Download the packaged version from your operating system, and use this 
command in the database:
ALTER EXTENSION pgrouting UPDATE TO "3.3.0";

[1]. https://github.com/pgRouting/pgrouting/releases/latest
[2]. https://github.com/pgRouting/pgrouting/discussions/2213
[3]. 
https://github.com/pgRouting/pgrouting/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=milestone%3A%22Release%203.3.0%22

--
Regards,
pgRouting Team.




From victoria.rautenbach at gmail.com  Fri Nov 12 22:10:04 2021
From: victoria.rautenbach at gmail.com (Victoria Rautenbach)
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2021 08:10:04 +0200
Subject: [OSGeo-Announce] GDAL 3.4.0 is released
In-Reply-To: <3aa50e5c-aac2-0835-827a-6286dc90a101@spatialys.com>
References: <3aa50e5c-aac2-0835-827a-6286dc90a101@spatialys.com>
Message-ID: <CABU6Uf3Z_GUV9XZPJa4bGmsvQv91y=ihUivkusHYGSSSymEFMw@mail.gmail.com>

*News item by Evan RouaultPublished at
https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/gdal-3-4-0-is-released/
<https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/gdal-3-4-0-is-released/>*

Hi,

On behalf of the GDAL/OGR development team and community, I am pleased to
announce the release of GDAL/OGR 3.4.0. GDAL/OGR is a C++ geospatial data
access library for raster and vector file formats, databases and web
services.
It includes bindings for several languages, and a variety of command line
tools.

    http://gdal.org/

The 3.4.0 release is a new feature release with the following highlights:

* [RFC 81](https://gdal.org/development/rfc/rfc81_coordinate_epoch.html):
   Support for coordinate epochs in geospatial formats.
   Implemented in FlatGeoBuf, GeoPackage, MEM, VRT
* New GDAL drivers:
   - [Zarr](https://gdal.org/drivers/raster/zarr.html):
     read/write support for ZarrV2 (and experimental V3), using 2D
classic raster
     API or multidimensional API:
   - [STACIT](https://gdal.org/drivers/raster/stacit.html):
     Spatio-Temporal Asset Catalog Items as virtual mosaics
* Other improvements:
   - number of enhancements in file system operations of /vsigs/
   - NITF: additions to comply with NITF Version 2.1 Commercial Dataset
     Requirements Document (NCDRD)
   - ODBC and PGeo: multiple fixes and improvements
   - SAFE (Sentinel1): multiple improvements related to SLC/calibration
(change
     subdataset naming)
   - multidimensional API: caching, and other improvements
* Code linting and security fixes
* MDB driver (Java based) mark as deprecated. Planned for removal for
GDAL 3.5.
   ODBC driver is the preferred solution (with up-to-date MDBTools
library on
   non-Windows platforms)
* Writing side of Tiger driver deprecated and will be removed in GDAL 3.5
* Remainder: DODS, JPEG2000(Jasper), JPEGLS, MG4LIDAR, FUJIBAS, IDA,
INGR and
   vector driver ARCGEN, ArcObjects, CLOUDANT, COUCHDB, DB2, DODS, FME,
GEOMEDIA,
   GTM, INGRES, MONGODB, REC, WALK are planned for removal in GDAL 3.5.
As well
   as Perl bindings

More complete information on the new features and fixes in the 3.4.0
release can be found at:

   https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/blob/v3.4.0/gdal/NEWS.md

The release can be downloaded from:
   * https://download.osgeo.org/gdal/3.4.0/gdal340.zip - source as a zip
   * https://download.osgeo.org/gdal/3.4.0/gdal-3.4.0.tar.gz - source as
.tar.gz
   * https://download.osgeo.org/gdal/3.4.0/gdal-3.4.0.tar.xz - source as
.tar.xz
   * https://download.osgeo.org/gdal/3.4.0/gdal-grass-3.4.0.tar.gz -
GDAL-GRASS plugin
   * https://download.osgeo.org/gdal/3.4.0/gdalautotest-3.4.0.tar.gz -
test suite
   * https://download.osgeo.org/gdal/3.4.0/gdal340doc.zip -
documentation / website

Best regards,

Even

--
http://www.spatialys.com
My software is free, but my time generally not.
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From victoria.rautenbach at gmail.com  Thu Nov 18 02:49:04 2021
From: victoria.rautenbach at gmail.com (Victoria Rautenbach)
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2021 12:49:04 +0200
Subject: [OSGeo-Announce] Fwd: Pitch your research - GeoforAll student
 competition
In-Reply-To: <CABU6Uf1J8P-CNsoNcjwuevSDT7=ixtN-wtcsNJYvPLQLTw9DRA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CABU6Uf1J8P-CNsoNcjwuevSDT7=ixtN-wtcsNJYvPLQLTw9DRA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABU6Uf28JRPPQGhKPnwuUCcQ7tgGEyjv5afzY01G4YRKGXUmHw@mail.gmail.com>

Published at https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/pitch-your-research-geoforall-student-competition/

We are inviting currently enrolled students to submit a short video (5
min max) on their research project. Showcase your use of open source
software, open data or open standards and stand a chance to win a cash
prize (up to $250).

The competition is open to all students (undergraduate to PhD) from
all countries and any discipline but should focus on geospatial
technology or data.

All submissions must be in either English or Spanish and will be
evaluated by members of the GeoforAll community. The deadline for
submissions are 3 December 2021 and the winners will be announced on 10
December 2021. You can submit your video here,
https://forms.gle/Zu2ziqtV3TPG1x1B6

If you have any questions, please contact, victoria.rautenbach at gmail.com


From astrid_emde at osgeo.org  Sat Nov 27 08:46:16 2021
From: astrid_emde at osgeo.org (Astrid Emde (OSGeo))
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2021 16:46:16 +0000
Subject: [OSGeo-Announce] OSGeo signs the open letter for Public Money
 Public Code
Message-ID: <0d2e6c4c52dfda300c9b8d0d924de77c@posteo.de>

2021-11-26
Newsitem: 
https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/osgeo-signs-the-open-letter-for-public-money-public-code/

OSGeo signs the open letter for Public Money Public Code

OSGeo supports the open letter of the Public Money Public Code campaign 
of the Free Software Foundation Europe (fsfe).

The campaign postulates that publicly funded software has to be Free and 
Open Source Software.

OSGeo as a foundation that represents Open Source Software projects 
supports this initiative.

Some of our Local Chapters like FOSSGIS e.V. and Free Libre Open Source 
Software Kosova (FLOSSK) already.

https://publiccode.eu/openletter/

https://publiccode.eu/

Yours OSGeo Board of Directors


About the Open Source Geospatial Foundation
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation is a not-for-profit 501(c)(4) 
organization to empower everyone with open source geospatial. The 
software foundation directly supports projects serving as an outreach 
and advocacy organization providing financial, organizational and legal 
support for the open source geospatial community.

OSGeo works with GeoCat, OPENGIS.ch, Gaia3D, Astun Technology and other 
sponsors, along with our partners to foster an open approach to 
software, standards, data and education.

Open Source Geospatial Foundation
https://www.osgeo.org/


From astrid_emde at osgeo.org  Tue Nov 30 00:26:26 2021
From: astrid_emde at osgeo.org (Astrid Emde (OSGeo))
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2021 08:26:26 +0000
Subject: [OSGeo-Announce] OSGeo on the INSPIRE CONFERENCE 2021 - Review
Message-ID: <5dd9e61d0c6d20455a48166e47e74bc9@posteo.de>

2021-11-29
Newsitem: 
https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/osgeo-on-the-inspire-conference-2021-review/

At the end of October 2021 the annual INSPIRE CONFERENCE 2021 took place 
as an online event (25.-29.11.2021).

About INSPIRE
---------------------
The INSPIRE Directive aims to create a European Union spatial data 
infrastructure for the purposes of EU environmental policies and 
policies or activities which may have an impact on the environment. For 
more information see https://inspire.ec.europa.eu/about-inspire/563

INSPIRE CONFERENCE 2021
-----------------------------------------
The slogan of the events was ?Towards a Common European Green Deal data 
space for environment and sustainability?

OSGeo was invited to join the conference.

Codrina Ilie contributed to the panel regarding the modernising INSPIRE 
within the European Green Deal data space, from a technological and 
organisational perspective. After a brief introduction to OSGeo, she 
emphasized on the long-standing collaborations over the years between 
the INSPIRE and the OSGeo communities. A close look at the solutions 
available for INSPIRE implementations from the very beginning - be it 
discovery, download or viewing services, metadata etc. - one easily 
identifies OSGeo projects. Following in a natural way, OSGeo 
contributions were constantly made to INSPIRE events, as well as INSPIRE 
-related topics turned into full day tracks in regional, as well as 
global FOSS4Gs. Starting with FOSS4G 2019, the European Commission, 
through the INSPIRE community, has become a partner of the global OSGeo 
conference (Slides The role of geospatial developer communities in the 
data sharing ecosystem Codrina Ilie 
https://inspire.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/03_codrinailie_osgeo_inspire2021.pdf)

Angelos Tzotsos introduced OSGeo and presented an overview of the new 
OGC API Records standard as a member of the OGC Standard Working Group 
(SWG). Then, an overview of OSGeo projects and specifically OSGeo 
catalogue implementations were presented. Slides available: (Slides 
Angelos Tzotsos OGC API Records: Overview and early implementations 
https://inspire.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/05_angelostzotsos_ogc_api_-_records_-_inspire_2021.pdf)

You find the program of INSPIRE CONFERENCE 2021 at:
https://inspire.ec.europa.eu/conference2021/presentations

Recordings of the conference are available at menu item ?Recordings?:
https://inspire.ec.europa.eu/conference2021/


Get the JRC Science for Policy Report
----------------------------------------------------
The JRC Science for Policy Report was published - "INSPIRE - A Public 
Sector Contribution to the European Green Deal Data Space"

"State of play, lessons learned and a vision for the future of INSPIRE: 
the Public Sector contribution to European Data Spaces and the 
#GreenDeal data spaceAsien-Australien auf dem Globus" 
(https://twitter.com/INSPIRE_EU/status/1451459058175782916)

You can download the PDF https://europa.eu/!8qH67V

In the report our board members (Angelos Tzotsos, Codrina Maria Ilie, 
Astrid Emde & Tom Kralidis) are acknowledged to have provided 
contributions on the role and impact of INSPIRE on OSGeo.

?[...] The Open Source Geospatial community is actively participating in 
the development of Open Standards through partnerships with OGC and 
ISO/TC 211. Specifically in Europe, the INSPIRE Directive has been 
widely supported and implemented using Open Source Software for over a 
decade. INSPIRE has provided OSGeo the opportunity to showcase the 
maturity and effectiveness of implementing open source solutions across 
the EU.[...]? (see full text on page 37 in the report).

About the Open Source Geospatial Foundation
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation is a not-for-profit 501(c)(4) 
organization to empower everyone with open source geospatial. The 
software foundation directly supports projects serving as an outreach 
and advocacy organization providing financial, organizational and legal 
support for the open source geospatial community.

OSGeo works with GeoCat, OPENGIS.ch, Gaia3D, Astun Technology and other 
sponsors, along with our partners to foster an open approach to 
software, standards, data and education.

Open Source Geospatial Foundation
https://www.osgeo.org/