[Incubator] Request to register SFCGAL as an OSGeo community project

[Loic Bartoletti]

Hi Jody,

Thanks!
The first version of the page is available at https://www.osgeo.org/?post_type=project&p=26780&preview=true

Loïc

Le Mercredi, Septembre 25, 2024 19:07 CEST, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> a écrit:
 Hey I found your profile in the footer - and gave you "project author" status. When you have the page ready for review please let me know. And yes when that is ready one of the incubation committee members here can make the motion for SFCGAL to be a community project.- -Jody Garnett On Sep 25, 2024 at 12:26:24 AM, Loic Bartoletti via Incubator <incubator at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:Hello,

I am writing on behalf of the team behind the SFCGAL (Simple Features for Computational Geometry and Algorithms Library) project to apply for OSGeo Community Project status.

SFCGAL provides advanced 2D and 3D operations, computations, and analysis functions for geospatial data. It enhances the capabilities of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) by providing complex geometric computations, which are essential for 3D modeling and spatial analysis tasks. Our goal is to facilitate the use of advanced computational geometry algorithms within the geospatial community through a standardized and open platform.

Since its inception, SFCGAL has grown significantly, reaching several releases, with the latest version being 1.5.2 and a 2.0.0 will be released very soon. The project has been in continuous development thanks to the efforts of a dedicated team of contributors and is currently used in various applications requiring high-precision 2D and 3D spatial analysis. The integration with GIS tools like PostGIS and GDAL further demonstrates the utility and robustness of SFCGAL. Additionally, a QGIS plugin ([QSFCGAL](https://gitlab.com/oslandia/qgis/qsfcgal)) is currently in development to extend QGIS 3D and advanced 2D, thanks to [(Py)SFCGAL](https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/pysfcgal/).

Historically, SFCGAL was a project initiated by [IGN France](https://www.ign.fr/) (National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information) and [Oslandia](https://oslandia.com/). It has always been an open-source project, and it now has its own independent entity but mainly funded by Oslandia.

With the support of OSGeo, SFCGAL aims to expand its community, enhance its governance, and promote its features to a wider audience.

Community Project Application Checklist:

- 1. Geospatial:
    - 1.1. README or project description:
        - SFCGAL README: [SFCGAL README](https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/sfcgal/blob/master/README.md)
        - Project website: [SFCGAL Website](https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/)
    - 1.2. User guide or quickstart:
        - SFCGAL Documentation available:
            - [SFCGAL Documentation](https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/documentation.html)
            - [Development Documentation](https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/dev.html)
            - [C API Documentation](https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/doxygen/group__capi.html)
            - [C++ API Documentation](https://sfcgal.gitlab.io/SFCGAL/doxygen/group__public__api.html)
        - PostGIS SFCGAL:
            - [SFCGAL Reference](https://postgis.net/docs/manual-dev/en/reference_sfcgal.html)

- 2. Free or Open Source License:
    - 2.1. License file: 
        - SFCGAL is provided under the following license: LGPL version 2 or later. You can find the license here: [SFCGAL License](https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/blob/master/LICENSE).
        - As mentioned in the [SFCGAL README](https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/sfcgal/blob/master/README.md): Note that the main dependency for SFCGAL is the CGAL library, and SFCGAL uses CGAL modules which are licensed as GPLv3+. Whenever you compile and distribute SFCGAL with the GPL-licensed CGAL, the full packaged result is automatically considered as GPL version 3 or later, due to GPL's "viral" property. If you link and distribute SFCGAL with another software package, be sure to fully understand the implications and check any legal and technical requirements implied by the license.
    - 2.2. Check headers:
        - All files have a [SPDX Identifier](https://spdx.dev/learn/handling-license-info/), [for example](https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/blob/master/src/Coordinate.cpp?ref_type=heads#L3)

- 3. Participatory:
    - 3.1 All required and relevant files are located in the SFCGAL repository:
        - [Contribution Policy](https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
        - [Code of Conduct](https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
        - [History of Contributions](https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/graphs/master)
        - [Closed Merge Requests](https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/merge_requests?scope=all&state=merged)

- 4. Open Community:
    - 4.1 communication channel:
        - [GitLab Issues](https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/issues)
        - IRC channel libera.chat: #sfcgal. When applicable, we would like to create a new one on [osgeo.org IRC](https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/IRC) with a matrix bridge
        - No mailing list, maybe we'll ask an entry into the osgeo's dicourse

- 5. Development Process
    - version control: We use git. Code is located at [GitLab](https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/)
    - issue tracker: [GitLab Issues](https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/issues)
    - leadership open to new members: We have a [Contribution Policy](https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) and no problem to accept new members as mentioned in [Becoming a PSC Member](https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/blob/master/PSC.md)
    - transparent decision-making: Discussions are open on [GitLab Issues](https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/issues) or [GitLab Merge Requests](https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/-/merge_requests?scope=all&state=all)

- 6. Documentation
    - see 1.2. User guide or quickstart

- 7. Release Procedure
    - Release procedure is explained in [RELEASES.md](https://gitlab.com/sfcgal/SFCGAL/blob/master/RELEASES.md)

If you have any questions about the project or our application, please let me know and I'll be more than happy to help.

Best Regards,

Loïc Bartoletti
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