Washington D.C – March 24, 2016 – The Open Source Geospatial Foundation is pleased to welcome Boundless as a new platinum sponsor. Boundless is a longstanding member of the open source community being recognized for their generous sponsorship of the foundation projects and community events.
Boundless Raises More Than $5M in Series B Funding Round
Motorola Solutions Leads Investment to Propel Growth of Open Source Geospatial Software and Services
Oracle Announces General Availability of MySQL 5.7
New version of the world’s most popular open source database is up to 3x faster than MySQL 5.6 in benchmark tests
PostGIS 2.2.0 is released
This update comes via the official PostGIS website… PostGIS 2.2.0 is released
IBM Unveils Linux-Only Mainframe; Builds on Linux Success
Makes Largest One-Time Contribution of Mainframe Code to Open Source Community – Linux Foundation Launches First-of-Kind “Open Mainframe Project”
Open Software – Exploring how QGIS works for visualization, cartography, GIS analysis, and editing
QGIS is open source, and similar to proprietary GIS software, runs on a variety of operating systems, and has been steadily improving since its debut in 2002. With easy-to-install packages, OpenGeo Suite integration, and reliable support offerings, QGIS is a viable alternative to proprietary desktop GIS software. Here, Gretchen Peterson of Boundless explores how QGIS […]
So You Want to Hack – OpenHackDay #odhd Recap and Tips for developers and new hacks
I recently had the opportunity to attend a local hackday event, this local event here in Victoria planned by OpenDataBC was just one such event of many that took place in locations around the World.
