[OSGeo-Discuss] Howard Butler receives the 2023 Sol Katz Award at FOSS4G 2023 Prizren, Kosovo

[Astrid Emde (OSGeo)]

See News Item 2023-07-01 
https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/howard-butler-receives-the-2023-sol-katz-award/

We are honoured to announce that Howard Butler is the recipient of the 
Sol Katz Award 2023.

The Sol Katz Award for Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial 
(FOSS4G) is awarded annually by OSGeo to individuals who have 
demonstrated leadership in the FOSS4G community.

Howard Butler was honoured with the 2023 Sol Katz Award, presented on 30 
June 2023 at FOSS4G 2023 in Prizren, Kosovo.

This was the 19th year of the award.

Howard Butler has a long-standing history of involvement within our 
community. He was an OSGeo board member and was involved in the early 
years of the System Administration Committee.
Howard is also a member of the project steering committee of 4 different 
OSGeo projects.

You will meet him everytime a codesprint is organized.

Howard was part of the group which came with the GeoJSON specification.
He is an excellent leader, a mindful developer and a valued friend.

Howard Butler has organized the modernization of the documentation of 
GDAL and PROJ. He was the instigator of the GDAL Barn raising to enhance 
and refresh the geodetic capabilities of the projects.

Howard Butler leads the open source software consultancy Hobu which 
focuses on LiDAR, point clouds, and geospatial software. He is the 
proponent of COPC, the cloud optimized point cloud format.

On behalf of the OSGeo communities we congratulate and thank Howard 
Butler for his all his contributions.

Thank you Howard

About the award
The Sol Katz Award for Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial 
(FOSS4G) is awarded annually by OSGeo to individuals who have 
demonstrated leadership in the FOSS4G community. Recipients of the award 
have contributed significantly through their activities to advance open 
source ideals in the geospatial realm. The award acknowledges both the 
work of community members, and pay tribute to one of its founders, for 
years to come.

Read more about Sol Katz at https://www.osgeo.org/community/awards/

The Sol Katz Award Ceremony will soon be online. It will be linked in 
the news item 
https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/howard-butler-receives-the-2023-sol-katz-award/