[OSGeo-Discuss] Press Release: GeoCat Diamond OSGeo Sponsorship

[Jody Garnett]

Press Release: http://www.osgeo.org/press/2017/GeoCatSponsorship

*Bennekom, The Netherlands, 20 March 2017* - GeoCat continues its
commitment to open source with a *Diamond Sponsorship* of the Open Source
Geospatial Foundation for 2017.

This year GeoCat is supporting FOSS4G 2017 Boston, FOSS4G 2017 Europe, Spanish
FOSS4G 2017 <http://www.sigte.udg.edu/jornadassiglibre/>, in addition to
their local NL event. GeoCat staff is active in organizing conferences and
community events (and has submitted workshops and presentations to the
events above).

We would also like to thank GeoCat for their financial support of the OSGeo
website/rebranding initiative focused on redirecting our organization
towards end-user outreach.

GeoCat is a true open source company focused not just on their own products
but in fostering a healthy and supportive community:

   - Provides leadership and commercial support for the GeoNetwork
   <http://www.geonetwork-opensource.org/> project
   - GeoCat is sponsoring the innovative developer award at FOSS4G 2017
   - GeoCat has organized the annual Bolsena Code Sprint
   <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Bolsena_Code_Sprint_2017> since 2008
   - GeoCat staff are active at all levels of OSGeo

OSGeo would like to thank GeoCat for their financial support and for their
hard work as valued members of our community.

*About GeoCat*

Established in the Netherlands in 2007 by GeoNetwork founder Jeroen
Ticheler, GeoCat <https://www.geocat.net/> is a strong open source
supporter offering customized software and services making geospatial data
sharing easier and more efficient than ever. GeoCat builds sustainable
INSPIRE compliant applications following the Free and Open Source Software
philosophy and open standards as well as a Bridge to proprietary GIS
software to enable hybrid infrastructures. GeoCat provides successful
consulting services and products that contributed to the development of
organization, national and international Spatial Data Infrastructures for
The Netherlands, Swiss, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Scotland, Canada, EEA,
ESTAT, JRC, ESA and many others.

*About the Foundation*

The Open Source Geospatial Foundation <http://www.osgeo.org/> is
not-for-profit organization to foster global adoption of open source
geospatial technology. OSGeo serves as an outreach and advocacy
organization providing financial, organizational and legal support for the
open source geospatial community.
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