[Incubator] FW: Incubator Digest, Vol 215, Issue 8
Jody Garnett
jody.garnett at gmail.com
Fri Nov 7 14:01:12 PST 2025
Hey Andres,
I am presently focused on GeoServer 3 project. As chair I need to ask
another member of the committee to respond.
I guess you accidentally started replying to me rather than reply to all?
Which would allow others to help out.
- -
Jody Garnett
On Mon, Nov 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM Andres Payo Garcia - BGS <agarcia at bgs.ac.uk>
wrote:
> Hi Jody,
>
> I hope you are well.
>
> Apologies if I missed the reply to the request sent on 27th August 2025.
>
> We are keen on CoastalME becoming a OSGeo project so we can apply for a
> mentorship program.
>
> Can you please provide an update on our request? Do you need further
> information?
>
> All the best
>
> Andres
>
>
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> 1. Re: CoastalME community project application
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> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:01:44 +0000
> From: Andres Payo Garcia - BGS <agarcia at bgs.ac.uk>
> To: Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
> Cc: David Favis-Mortlock - BGS <dfm1 at bgs.ac.uk>, David Favis Mortlock
> <d.favismortlock at gmail.com>, "Walkden, Mike"
> <mwalkden at moffattnichol.com>, "Chun, Wilf" <
> wchun at moffattnichol.com>,
> mcobosb <mcobosb at ugr.es>, "Ashby, Tom" <tashby at moffattnichol.com>,
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> Subject: Re: [Incubator] CoastalME community project application
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> Hi Jody,
>
> Many thanks for your email and examples, which has been very useful.
>
> Yesterday we (all CCed) discussed how to best address your questions, and
> I am replying to you on behalf of the core developing team.
>
>
>
> * CoastalME is not a library but a domain specific geospatial tool
>
>
> * From your questions it was evident to us that you see CoastalME
> as a library and not as a domain specific geospatial tool.
> * Your perception was correct based on the old OSGeo CoastalME
> project site (CoastalME - OSGeo<https://www.osgeo.org/projects/coastalme/>)
> where I marked library as the primary Topic (my bad!)
> * I have now modified the OSGeo project site and selected Other as
> project type and as a topics: Analysis and processing, and made raster
> processing our primary topic
> * I have also modified the wording in the content section of the
> OSGeo website to make it clear to the layperson the different use case of
> CoastalME: planner or scientist/engineer
> * Quick start guide has now been added to github and linked to the
> OSGeo website
> * The new quickstart guide is here: coastalme/QUICKSTART.md at main
> ? coastalme/coastalme<
> https://github.com/coastalme/coastalme/blob/main/QUICKSTART.md>
> * I have provided examples (link to full open publications) of two
> different use types: planners and system modellers where the inputs and
> outputs and how CoastalME can be use to integrate different models/rules
> are explained.
> * We believe that this geospatial software fits better under the
> category of ?Domain specific GIS?
> * For headers, you indicated it is done, where did you do the check?
> Is there an issue in your issue tracker?
> * Our SVC Administrator has checked that all headers are included
> * According to our commiter guidelines, this checking is part of
> the SVC administrator role >> coastalme/development/rfc/rfc2_commiters.md
> at main ? coastalme/coastalme<
> https://github.com/coastalme/coastalme/blob/main/development/rfc/rfc2_commiters.md#svc-administrator
> >
> * As the developer community grows and the code updates become more
> frequent we will automatize the process by adding a commit hook and we will
> update the commiters guidelines
>
>
>
> Let me now if you need further information.
>
> All the best.
>
> Andres on behalf of the developing team.
>
> From: Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
> Sent: 18 August 2025 21:44
> To: Andres Payo Garcia - BGS <agarcia at bgs.ac.uk>
> Cc: David Favis-Mortlock - BGS <dfm1 at bgs.ac.uk>; David Favis Mortlock <
> d.favismortlock at gmail.com>; Walkden, Mike <mwalkden at moffattnichol.com>;
> Chun, Wilf <wchun at moffattnichol.com>; mcobosb <mcobosb at ugr.es>; Ashby,
> Tom <tashby at moffattnichol.com>; incubator at lists.osgeo.org
> Subject: Re: [Incubator] CoastalME community project application
>
> Hi Andres,
>
> Let me try and find some examples.
>
> When I read your quickstart, it is about checking out, building the
> library and running some test cases?
>
> Q: How do I use it for my own data?
>
> For examples of other QuickStarts have a look at the OSGeo Live project,
> there are several library examples:
> https://live.osgeo.org/en/overview/overview.html#geospatial-libraries
>
> Q: Is it possible to download the library, or only check out and compile?
>
> If downloading and wished to use the library, what do I need to do to use
> it with my own data?
>
> Q: For headers, you indicated it is done, where did you do the check? Is
> there an issue in your issue tracker?
>
> Here are some examples from other projects:
>
> *
> https://github.com/opendatacube/datacube-core/wiki/OSGeo-Community-Project-Requirements
> These folks used a commit hook to ensure headers applied
> * But your statement that you have checked is fine, for this
> requirement. I am just curious if you had a record of the work; perhaps you
> found some files to fix for example.
> - -
> Jody Garnett
>
>
> On Aug 18, 2025 at 8:25:54?AM, Andres Payo Garcia - BGS <agarcia at bgs.ac.uk
> <mailto:agarcia at bgs.ac.uk>> wrote:
> Hi Jody,
>
> Thanks for your email and considering CoastalME to be a OSGeo community
> project.
>
> See my queries/responses on green to your queries below.
>
> All the best.
>
> Andres
>
> From: Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com<mailto:jody.garnett at gmail.com>>
> Sent: 14 August 2025 18:09
> To: Andres Payo Garcia - BGS <agarcia at bgs.ac.uk<mailto:agarcia at bgs.ac.uk>>
> Cc: David Favis-Mortlock - BGS <dfm1 at bgs.ac.uk<mailto:dfm1 at bgs.ac.uk>>;
> David Favis Mortlock <d.favismortlock at gmail.com<mailto:
> d.favismortlock at gmail.com>>; Walkden, Mike <mwalkden at moffattnichol.com
> <mailto:mwalkden at moffattnichol.com>>; Chun, Wilf <wchun at moffattnichol.com
> <mailto:wchun at moffattnichol.com>>; mcobosb <mcobosb at ugr.es<mailto:
> mcobosb at ugr.es>>; Ashby, Tom <tashby at moffattnichol.com<mailto:
> tashby at moffattnichol.com>>; incubator at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:
> incubator at lists.osgeo.org>
> Subject: Re: [Incubator] CoastalME community project application
>
> Thanks,
>
> Going over checklist I wanted to see if there were docs?
>
> * User guide or quickstart:
> https://github.com/coastalme/coastalme?tab=readme-ov-file#quick-start <<
> correct, this link is connected to the QuickStart icon on the OSGeo
> CostalME There is not a distinct user documentation or quickstart is there?
> << the quick start is shown in the link above, and the user documentation
> is available as a peer reviewed publication on Geoscientific Model
> Development (https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/10/2715/2017/) which is
> cited in the dedicated Wiki site (link shown below). The paper is the most
> detailed documentation to date and we are hoping that as part of the OSGeo
> mentoring we can populate the wiki site to make it more dynamic and
> collaborative.
> You also link to:
> https://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Category:Coastal_Modeling_Environment
>
>
> * Checking headers, did you find anything? Was there an issue in the
> issue tracker where you checked the headers? << Is this a question for us,
> or a question for other OSGeo members? If it is for us, we have included
> the header shown here (
> https://github.com/coastalme/coastalme?tab=License-1-ov-file#coastalme-general)
> in to our source code. could you please explain what should we do to
> complete this task?
>
> Let's see what other folks think and then make a motion to be voted on.
> - -
> Jody Garnett
>
>
> On Jul 22, 2025 at 2:18:07?AM, Andres Payo Garcia - BGS via Incubator <
> incubator at lists.osgeo.org<mailto:incubator at lists.osgeo.org>> wrote:
> Incubation committee:
>
> The CoastalME project would like to apply to join the OSGeo community
> program.
>
> The project provides Desktop Application built on C++ and using GDAL and
> CSHORE tools and libraries to help with coastal erosion risk analysis and
> geospatial planning.
>
> The osgeo project page is available here:
> https://www.osgeo.org/projects/coastalme/ and our README is located at
> https://github.com/coastalme/coastalme/blob/main/README.md.
>
> The repository is located at https://github.com/coastalme/coastalme with
> GPL license for the main code and MIT licence for GDAL and CHSORE, see
> https://github.com/coastalme/coastalme/blob/main/LICENSE.md.
>
> We welcome participation and new contributors, with the process being
> described in
> https://github.com/coastalme/coastalme/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md and the
> code of conduct described in
> https://github.com/coastalme/coastalme/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
>
> We have checked our source code to ensure GPL license has been correctly
> applied. Our issue tracker is active, and we have received a number of
> merge-requests.
>
> Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to your questions!
>
>
> Andres Payo PhD, MSc
> Head of Coasts & Estuaries
> https://www.bgs.ac.uk/geology-projects/coasts-and-estuaries/
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