The story of OSGeo is also the story of the global open geospatial community 🌍💚.
At @foss4geurope in Timișoara the opening keynote explores how a volunteer-driven foundation with over 20 years of history 📜 continues to support open source geospatial software while adapting to new challenges, from financial sustainability 💰 and evolving legislation ⚖️ to the impact of AI 💻 🤖 .
Featuring 🎤 @codrina @ticheler Angelos Tzotsos and @tomkralidis
Are you looking for a new job with a real impact?
Do you want to contribute to the digital sovereignty of Europe?
Are you a passionate #foss person with a profound knowledge and experience in #productmanagement?
Product management positions in #opensource are very rare! So use this opportunity and apply for a Senior PM position at @openproject
Help us make the change happen.
It's a remote position; +/-2h (time zone) from #Berlin.
Boosts welcome. 🧡 #getfediHired
📣 In three weeks, #FOSS4GE2026 will begin in #Timisoara.
If you have not yet made plans for the week of June 29 – 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.
🎟️ Tickets:
https://pretix.geo-spatial.org/foss4ge2026/timisoara2026/
📃 Program and event details:
https://2026.europe.foss4g.org/
Yesterday we attended the closing event of the RO-VIBE project at the Romanian Cultural Institute 🇷🇴🏛️, where @vcraciunescu presented the interactive mapping platform developed by geo-spatial.org 🌍🗺️
Using #opensource #GIS technologies 🛰️ and documentary photography 📸, school students were invited to explore and creatively document places with historical and cultural value 🇷🇴 🏺✨
👀 Explore it here 👇
https://services.geo-spatial.org/rovibe
🔗 Event details: https://www.icr.ro/pagini/educatia-patrimoniul-si-tehnologia-s-au-intalnit-la-icr-in-cadrul-evenimentului-de-inchidere-al-proiectului-national-ro-vibe
Aplicația Ro-VIBE transformă cercetarea elevilor într-o experiență digitală transdisciplinară autentică. Prin introducerea datelor descriptive și încărcarea imaginilor realizate pe teren, fiecare participant contribuie direct la construirea unei hărți interactive naționale.
🌙🗺️ Have you planned your route for Museum Night 2026 yet?
With the interactive map 👉 https://noapteamuzeelor.org/nm-2026/ you can quickly explore participating museums 🏛️, event schedules 🗓️, and discover what’s happening near you. Perfect for a cultural treasure hunt across the city or even across the country 👀
So…where are you going this year? 👇🎨🏛️
RE: https://mastodon.social/@geospatialorg/116364037544872969
Romanian geo-spatial.org seminar 🇷🇴 is coming to Cluj-Napoca on 8 May 2026! 🎉
Program & registration👇
https://geo-spatial.org/proiecte/seminarii/cluj2026/
Free & hybrid: join us in Cluj or online via YouTube livestream.
A #community meetup for #gis #remotesensing #cartography & #opensource #geospatial projects (talks 🎤, demos💻, networking 🤝, plus informal chats 🍻).
See you in Cluj!
Community involvement continues to play a key role in sustaining #opensource #geospatial projects 🔓
Recently, #GeoServer 3.0-RC was released 🌐, as the result of a successful #community #crowdfunding campaign 💡. The initiative supported modernization, security improvements, and long-term maintainability 🛠️
This reflects a broader pattern in the geospatial open source ecosystem, where collective funding supports core infrastructure 🤝
More 👉 https://geoserver.org/behind%20the%20scenes/2026/04/21/geoserver-3-rc-crowdfunding-success.html
🌍 Join us for the 46th edition of the geo-spatial.org event series!
📅 Date: May 8, 2026
📍 Location: Cluj-Napoca
🤝 In partnership with: Faculty of Geography, Babes-Bolyai University
The call for contributions is now open! Submit your presentation proposals by April 21, 2026 and be part of this exciting gathering of geospatial enthusiasts.
👉 More details: https://geo-spatial.org/proiecte/seminarii/cluj2026
#geospatial #opensource #GIS #cartography #remotesensing #opendata
RE: https://fosstodon.org/@foss4geurope/116142896480218921
📣 #FOSS4G volunteers, your chance is here & now! 🌍
#FOSS4GE2026 in #Timișoara 29 Jun – 3 Jul is looking for volunteers 🙋♀️🙋♂️.
🎟️ Registration is covered in return for your help to the conference. A great way to get involved with the community 👥🌍🤝!
📝 Apply by 30 Apr 👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSex2DBOFV7GzhPwzMXsx26jW6vytK_jHfJnfpEjVTgRGkTiXA/viewform
More info: https://2026.europe.foss4g.org/volunteers/
Don’t miss out! Be part of the action 💪🌍✨
🗓️ Big news for 🚀 fans! NASA’s Artemis II — the first crewed lunar mission in over 5️⃣0️⃣ years — has launched from Kennedy Space Center!
A crew of 4️⃣ astronauts 👨🚀 is on a 10-day mission around the Moon 🌕 and back 🌎 , kicking off the first crewed mission of the agency's Artemis program, which aims to land people on the Moon in 2028 and eventually set up a base there.
📡 Follow live launch-day updates and milestones here 👇 :
https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/04/01/live-artemis-ii-launch-day-updates/
Rosanna Sibora
