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Everything about Open Source Geospatial Foundation
Nonprofit organisation for mapping
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo), is a non-profit non-governmental organization whose mission is to support and promote the collaborative development of open geospatial technologies and data. The foundation was formed in February 2006 to provide financial, organizational and legal support to the broader Libre/Free and open-source geospatial community. It also serves as an independent legal entity to which community members can contribute code, funding and other resources. Wikipedia →
đź§ Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Open Source Geospatial FoundationA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information ScienceThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Go sideways: Sol KatzA closely related topic
- Go sideways: SpatiaLiteA closely related topic
đź“– Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
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📚 Books worth reading
Encyclopedia of Geographic Information ScienceKaren K. Kemp · 2007
The Semantic Web – ISWC 2012Philippe Cudré-Mauroux · 2012
A TOUR OF THE WORLDMalik Mansab Khan, Muhammad Rafique Abdul Aziz · 2025
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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