Global Initiatives

Driving open geospatial technology forward through education, events, and collaboration

FOSS4G

The internationally acclaimed annual global conference for the open source geospatial community, held in a different city each year since 2004.

Geo for All

OSGeo's Committee for Educational outreach, working with global partners to eliminate the digital divide and make geospatial education accessible to all.

Google Summer of Code

OSGeo participates annually in Google Summer of Code, providing students with real-world experience contributing to open source geospatial projects.

Open GeoScience

OSGeo's Open GeoScience initiative promotes open data, open source software, and open standards in geoscience research.

OSGeoLive

OSGeoLive is a self-contained bootable DVD, USB drive, or virtual machine with pre-configured open source geospatial software for evaluation and training.

Travel Grants

Apply for an OSGeo travel grant to attend FOSS4G conferences. We support community members who need financial assistance to participate.

UN Open Source Initiative

OSGeo's work with the United Nations to promote open source geospatial software and open standards in global development.