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Updates

Community News

Updates about the people, events, and activities that make OSGeo a vibrant community.

Recent Updates

New Charter Members Elected

2024

We are pleased to welcome our newest Charter Members who have demonstrated outstanding contributions to the open source geospatial community.

Charter Members are elected by existing members in recognition of sustained contributions to OSGeo projects, documentation, advocacy, and community building.

About Charter Membership

Sol Katz Award Recipients

The Sol Katz Award for Geospatial Free and Open Source Software recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the open source geospatial community.

About the Sol Katz Award

Local Chapter Activities

OSGeo local chapters continue to grow worldwide, organizing events, workshops, and community gatherings in their regions.

Active chapters include:

FOSSGIS (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
OSGeo France
GFOSS.it (Italy)
OSGeo Japan
OSGeo Korea
And many more…

View Local Chapters

Geo for All Updates

OSGeo’s Geo for All initiative continues to expand, bringing open source geospatial education to universities worldwide.

About Geo for All

Participate

Get Involved

The OSGeo community is always welcoming new contributors. There are many ways to participate:

Code - Contribute to any OSGeo project
Documentation - Help improve user and developer guides
Translation - Make software accessible in more languages
Events - Organize or help at local meetups
Support - Answer questions on mailing lists

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Governance

Board of Directors

OSGeo is governed by an elected Board of Directors. Board elections are held annually with Charter Members voting.

About the Board

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