π£ In three weeks, #FOSS4GE2026 will begin in #Timisoara.
If you have not yet made plans for the week of June 29 β July 5, you may wish to consider joining the European geospatial open-source community for a program of talks, hands-on workshops, collaboration sessions, development sprints, and community events.
ποΈ Tickets:
https://pretix.geo-spatial.org/foss4ge2026/timisoara2026/
π Program and event details:
https://2026.europe.foss4g.org/
π Our #FOSS4GE2026 Call for Papers for the General Track is now open.
If you work with FOSS4G, we are happy to welcome your contributions on software, governance, policies, use cases and applications, data, transitions, education and everything else.
π Current deadline for General Track CfP: 22.03.2026
π Submit a paper to the General Track: https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-europe-2026/cfp
βΌοΈ Do not forget that our Call for Workshops has been extended. Send your idea here: https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-europe-2026-workshops/cfp
πΎ GRASS 8.4.2 is out! π
This update brings enhanced stability and performance improvements to our powerful open-source software π
The changes span core tools, GUI, Python support, packaging, and build infrastructure β making GRASS more stable, reliable, and polished for day-to-day use π
π Learn more: https://grass.osgeo.org/news/2025_11_27_grass_gis_8_4_2_released/
#GRASS #OpenSource #SoftwareUpdate #geospatial #map
https://grass.osgeo.org/news/2025_11_27_grass_gis_8_4_2_released/
π€π©πΌβπ« Today we presented FOSS4G Observatory at #GeoEarth Conference, which marked 125 years of geography education at University of Bucharest (Romania) ππ .
Our poster highlighted the platformβs role as a digital infrastructure for open-source geospatial projects π βοΈ and as an interactive learning environment supporting autonomous and discovery-based learning π»ππβοΈ
#FOSS4G #GeoEducation #opensource #openscience #geography #geospatial #oss4geo
ππ» Itβs that time of the year again! Our geo-spatial.org seminars, flagship events we hold 2β3 times a year, bring together Romaniaβs geospatial community (in-person + online). Recently, we added a new section featuring guests from the international geospatial community.
Today, Leandro Parente (@opengeohub) delivered a standout talk: βThe Paradigm Shift: Cloud-Native Earth Observation Data Processing β βοΈπ°οΈ
Connecting people, ideas, and geospatial innovation! β¨ π€ πΊοΈ
π§ Is Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Sustainable?
In his article, @jospoortvliet reminds us that #free and #opensource software isn't just a code or development model, it's a philosophy build on principles of #freedom , #collaboration and #community π π€ π» .
Read the full article here π : https://fossforce.com/2025/04/is-free-or-open-source-software-sustainable/
π²π°οΈ Are you interested in forests and technology?
Join to the 14th #OpenEarthMonitor Science Webinar on Zoom, Thursday, May 8 | 1β2 PM CEST!
Discover how UAVs, LiDAR & satellites are transforming forest monitoring in two expert-led talks.
β¨Free registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ul2L_7OVQRuGIPU1HleWqw#/registration
Join us and learn more about the OEMC Use Cases. Every two months, on the first Thursday of the month, the Open-Earth-Monitor project hosts science webinars, inviting use case leaders and stakeholders to share their research and work on one of the Open-Earth-Monitor use cases.
π€ποΈ Our team had the privilege of presenting the #FOSS4GObservatory at the geo-spatial.org seminars in ChiΘinΔu, Moldova π²π©. It was a fantastic opportunity to share the latest developments of our project, to highlight how open-source geospatial technologies are transforming data accessibility, collaboration, and innovation πβ¨. We're excited to be part of such an inspiring community, working together for a more open and connected geospatial future .
We are thrilled to announce that #QGIS has been officially recognized as a #DigitalPublicGood by the #DigitalPublicGoodsAlliance
http://blog.qgis.org/2025/02/08/qgis-recognized-as-digital-public-good/
Happy 19th birthday @osgeo
You are welcome to celebrate with us!
https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/happy-19th-birthday-osgeo/
OSGeoβs mission is to support and promote the collaborative development of open geospatial technologies and data. Read the Initial press release from 06 March 2006. Checkout the history of the early days https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/History Read the Blog post of Markus Neteler one β¦ Continued
geo-spatial.org
FOSS4G Europe
GRASS
FOSS4G Observatory
QGIS
OSGeo