[Incubator] Motion: Accept SFCGAL as an OSGeo community project

Thu Jan 29 06:25:35 PST 2026

+1

Thanks Angelos for making a motion.

Thanks Jody for shepherding this through the process.

One minor point - the site's website https://sfcgal.org/ - it's SSL 
certificate expired on 12/10/2025 so please do get this updated.

Best wishes,
Nick.

On 28/01/2026 18:20, Jody Garnett via Incubator wrote:
> Thanks for making a motion!
>
> + 1
>
> (I have also sent some small feedback about CONTIRBUTING.md to the 
> other email thread for consideration)
> - -
> Jody Garnett
>
>
> On Jan 27, 2026 at 10:46:29 AM, Angelos Tzotsos via Incubator 
> <incubator at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:
>> Given that the project has replied to all comment of the review, I would
>> like to make the following motion:
>>
>> > Motion to accept SFCGAL project as OSGeo Community Project
>>
>> The project page is here: https://www.osgeo.org/projects/sfcgal/ and
>> meets our OSGeo community initiative checklist.
>>
>> The motion is held open for two weeks until February 10th., requiring
>> 50% quorum, from the following incubation committee members:
>>
>>    - Angelos Tzotsos
>>    - Arnulf Christl
>>    - Bob (CI-StPaul) Basques
>>    - Brian M Hamlin
>>    - Daniel Morissette
>>    - Dimitris Kotzinos
>>    - Frank Warmerdam
>>    - Jo Cook
>>    - Jody Garnett
>>    - Michael Smith
>>    - Nick Bearman
>>    - Regina Obe
>>    - Steve Lime
>>    - Tom Kralidis
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Angelos
>>
>>
>> On 9/25/24 10:26, Loic Bartoletti via Incubator 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 
>>> <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 <http://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 
>>> <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
>>> [OSGeo Profile](https://www.osgeo.org/member/bartoletti/)
>>> [GitLab Profile](https://gitlab.com/lbartoletti)
>>> [GitHub Profile](https://github.com/lbartoletti)
>>>
>>>
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>>
>> -- 
>> Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
>> President, Board of Directors
>> Open Source Geospatial Foundation
>> https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/
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