HackMD
FOSSGIS projects
Task: We will collect information on four very popular FOSSGIS projects. To work on the same document, we will work with a shared online editor: hackmd: Shared markdown editor
This is an overview of four FOSSGIS projects.
Group task: Form 4 groups. Find information about your group's FOSSGIS project and collect it below. You may start your search at the OSGeo Live Website.
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Overview
Fill in this table for your project
| Project | Year started | # Contributors | # Open Issues/Tickets | Date of last contribution in code | License* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QGIS | 2002 | 541 | 4649 | 28.10.2024 | GNU General Public License v2.0 |
| GRASS GIS | 1983 | 118 | 441 | 23.10.2024 | |
| SAGA GIS | 2001 | 9 | 3 | 23.10.2024 | LGPL v2.1 (api); GPLv2 (GUI and modules) |
| gdal | 2000 | 528 | 482 | 22.10.2024 | MIT style License |
2. Collect information on your project
Collect some information on the resepective project section below by answering the following questions
QGIS
Homepage: https://www.qgis.org/
Link to documentation: https://www.qgis.org/resources/hub/
Link to source code: https://github.com/qgis/QGIS
Where can you report bugs?:https://github.com/qgis/qgis/issues
How can you run the software?: can be used with a graphical user interface,the command line or with python, plugins are available
About the project
- What does the name stand for?
- QGIS previously stood for "Quantum GIS" until 2013, when it was permanently changed to "QGIS."
- Who started it and what was their background?
- Gary Sherman initiated the project. According to his LinkedIn, Sherman worked as a technical analyst at ESRI until 2001 and then with the US Bureau of Land Management until 2011, after which he founded his own GIS consulting firm, GeoApt LLC.
- What was the initial intention and purpose of the software?
- According to the documentation "The initial goal of the project was to provide a GIS data viewer." The purpose of the software is "to be a user-friendly GIS, providing common functions and features" for users on all computers.
Contribution and usage guidelines
- How can you contribute to the project?
- Take a look at the project's licence. Under which conditions are you allowed to redistribute an adapted version of the software? (Refer to https://choosealicense.com/ to learn about licenses)
GRASS GIS
Homepage: https://grass.osgeo.org/
Link to documentation: https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GRASS_Documents
Link to source code: https://github.com/OSGeo/grass
Where can you report bugs?:https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/issues
How can you run the software?: has a gui, command line works with python, plugins can be made and/or downloaded
About the project
- What does the name stand for? Geographic Resources Analysis Support System
- Who started it and what was their background?
- What was the initial intention and purpose of the software?
Contribution and usage guidelines
- How can you contribute to the project?
- Take a look at the project's licence. Under which conditions are you allowed to redistribute an adapted version of the software? (Refer to https://choosealicense.com/ to learn about licenses)
SAGA GIS
Homepage: (https://saga-gis.sourceforge.io/en/)
Link to documentation: (https://saga-gis.sourceforge.io/saga_tool_doc/index.html)
Link to source code: (https://github.com/saga-gis)
Where can you report bugs?: (https://sourceforge.net/p/saga-gis/bugs)
How can you run the software?: Can be used in agraphical user interface, commands can be executed via command line, plugins can be added to enhance the experience.
About the project
- What does the name stand for?
- System für Automatisierte Geowissenschaftliche Analysen
- Who started it and what was their background?
- Was initiated by a small team of researchers from the Dept. of Physical Geography, Göttingen
- What was the initial intention and purpose of the software?
- Originally designed for an easy and effective implementation of spatial algorithms. The focus of the program is on physical-geographical calculations and forms of representation, which are mostly carried out on the basis of raster data.
Contribution and usage guidelines
- How can you contribute to the project?
- Direct contributions can be done through SAGA's project homepage at SourceForge, where you can participate in forum discussions or improve the WiKi. Become a funding member
of the SAGA User Group Association, which represents the interests of the world wide SAGA user communit
- Direct contributions can be done through SAGA's project homepage at SourceForge, where you can participate in forum discussions or improve the WiKi. Become a funding member
- Take a look at the project's licence. Under which conditions are you allowed to redistribute an adapted version of the software? (Refer to https://choosealicense.com/ to learn about licenses)
- Licensed under the GNU General Public License 3. The GPL requires derived works to be available under the same or a comparable licence, with other words derived works have to become Open Source as well.
GDAL
Homepage:
Link to documentation: https://gdal.org/en/latest/
Link to source code:https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal
Where can you report bugs?:https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues
How can you run the software?: graphical user interface, command line, plugins, python, etc. => OSGeo4Shell, plugin for QGIS –> GUI, command line
About the project
- What does the name stand for?
- Geospatial Data Abstraction Library
- Who started it and what was their background?
- The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (non-profit organization, objective is to support global adoption of open geospatial technology, to offer software, community driven development)
- What was the initial intention and purpose of the software?
- is meant as a translator library for raster and vector geospatial data formats, also offers command line utilities for data translation and processing
Contribution and usage guidelines
- How can you contribute to the project?
- contribute code
- filing high-quality bug reports
- improve documentation
- financial sponsorship
- see: https://gdal.org/en/latest/contributing/
- Take a look at the project's licence. Under which conditions are you allowed to redistribute an adapted version of the software? (Refer to https://choosealicense.com/ to learn about licenses)
