Open Source Geospatial Foundation

Technologies
c, python, java, c++, sql
Topics
science, gis, maps, geospatial, cartography
Open Source Geospatial Foundation

OSGeo is a non-profit organization serving as an umbrella organization for the Open Source Geospatial community in general and several code projects in particular:

Web Mapping

deegree, geomajas, GeoMOOSE, GeoServer, Mapbender, MapFish, MapGuide Open Source, MapServer, OpenLayers

Desktop Applications

GRASS GIS, gvSIG, Marble, QGIS

Geospatial Libraries

FDO, GDAL/OGR, GEOS, GeoTools, OSSIM, PostGIS

Metadata Catalogues

GeoNetwork, pycsw

Content Management Systems

GeoNode

Other Incubating Projects

istSOS, MetaCRS, Opticks, Orfeo ToolBox (OTB), PyWPS, Team Engine, ZOO-Project

Other (non-code) Projects

GeoForAll (Education and Curriculum), OSGeo-Live DVD, Public Geospatial Data

We host regional and international FOSS4G conferences with typical attendance of 500-1000+ geospatial developers, industry and government leaders, and researchers. Our mailing lists collectively go out to ~ 28,600 unique subscribers.

2017 Program

Successful Projects

Contributor
Candan Eylül Kilsedar
Mentor
Patrick Hogan, Jakub Balhar
Organization
OSGeo
3D OSM Plugin API
The goal of this project is to create a plugin API to display OpenStreetMap (OSM) data on NASA Web WorldWind...
Contributor
Niroshan Bandara
Mentor
Gérald Fenoy, MASSIMILIANO CANNATA, Sittichai Choosumrong
Organization
OSGeo
Integrating istSOS as a data store in MapMint
The idea of integrating istSOS as a data store in MapMint is able to provide a platform for data visualization which can be used as near real time,...
Contributor
Luka G.
Mentor
lucadelu, Milan Antonovic
Organization
OSGeo
Improving IstSOS Web API and finalizing IstSOS Javascript Core Library
My proposal consists of making some crucial changes (event handling, authentication...) to the IstSOS JavaScript core library, that will solve the...
Contributor
Rodrigo Carvalho
Mentor
Stefan Steiniger, Sean Óg Crudden, Sean Barbeau
Organization
OSGeo
Integration of Bikeshare Information into an Open-source Transportation App
The General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) has revolutionized multi-modal information and open transit data. Started as a simple way to represent...
Contributor
Simone Battaglia
Mentor
Patrick Hogan, GabrielePrestifilippo
Organization
OSGeo
NASA WebWorldWind - MarkerCluster Plugin
Creating a Marker Cluster Plugin for NASA Web World Wind with the following features: Clustering based on different algorithms Set a custom cluster...
Contributor
Vidhan Jain
Mentor
Rohith Reddy, Daniel Kastl
Organization
OSGeo
Rewrite for Turn Restricted Shortest Path Algorithm in PgRouting
In graph theory, the shortest path problem is the problem of finding a path between two vertices (or nodes) in a graph such that the sum of the...
Contributor
Ondřej Pešek
Mentor
lucadelu, Matteo
Organization
OSGeo
SOS tools in GRASS GIS
GRASS GIS doesn’t have any module to work with Sensor Observation Service (SOS). SOS is an Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standard and it is useful...
Contributor
Kevin Stadler
Mentor
Barry Rowlingson, Julia Wagemann
Organization
OSGeo
QGIS Web API and remote control Plugin (for Notebook integration)
The goal of this project is to create a QGIS Desktop plugin which provides a web service API that exposes QGIS' data processing and canvas drawing...
Contributor
rahulworld
Mentor
MASSIMILIANO CANNATA, Milan Antonovic
Organization
OSGeo
istSOS-Data analysis and statistical tools suite
istSOS has gone through a lot of improvements since 2009. This has somehow affected the simplified interaction with measurements and SOS service...
Contributor
Rajat Shinde
Mentor
Gérald Fenoy, Milan Antonovic, Sittichai Choosumrong
Organization
OSGeo
Adding Audio/Video and SOS input support in the MapMint4ME
MapMint4ME is an android application which allows its users to record alphanumeric data, photo and GPS locations. The data can be recorded even when...
Contributor
Zechariah Krautwurst
Mentor
Anna Petrasova, Vaclav Petras
Organization
OSGeo
GRASS GIS Locations Created From Public Data
Novice GRASS GIS users often have difficulty with the complexities of re-formatting data, solving map projection issues, and working with centralized...
Contributor
Carlos I. Colombana
Mentor
Nadia Chaer, Francisco Puga
Organization
OSGeo
Educational games add-on for gvSIG Batoví/Educa
The main idea behind this project is to develop an add-on which allows to create/play educational games. Also generate documentation specially...
Contributor
Maoguang Wang
Mentor
cvvergara, Daniel Kastl
Organization
OSGeo
Implement Connected Components Algorithms for pgRouting by the Boost Graph Library
Connected components algorithms are used to analyze graph and solve problems (like 2-satisfiability problem). There are three parts of connected...