2025-09-17, 10:25–11:25 (UTC), Aula 3 (Posters)
The open source software for geospatial is today a mature, reliable and ever-expanding ecosystem. Paramount FOSS4G projects, such as GRASS, GDAL, QGIS, Geoserver, PostGIS and many others, have been developing for decades, ever improving and adding to their functionalities, as well as a community of developers and users alike. Furthermore, given the fundamental principles of the open source paradigm, the plethora of FOSS4G is constantly increasing, following the technology trends and ever renewing requirements of users. Even so, given the economics of open source, the viability question still remains. What makes an open source for geospatial project successful, viable over time?
Based on the more extensive initiative - the FOSS4G Observatory - the authors will present an in-depth analysis on the potential connections between the heart of a “health open source project” and “software metrics” in regards to the project viability over the long term. Expanding on sustainability matters in the open source, efforts have been invested in deciphering what are the elements that support the uptake of FOSS4G within operational activity, be it scientific-, policy- or commercially related activities, irrespective of its language. All of the three sectors are governed by different driving principles and best practices when it comes to addressing the development, management and use of the open source environment.
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Codrina Ilie is a technical geographer, an open source GIS/RS power user, actively working as a project officer to support geospatial data services development at Terrasigna. In her 15 years of activity, Codrina has essentially focused on using open source GIS and RS solutions for data management, processing and visualization. In the last 5 years, Codrina has been actively involved in developing geospatial services dedicated to the (re)insurance European market sector.
As an advocate for free and open source software for geospatial, since 2013, Codrina has been an OSGeo Charter Member and today serves the community as an OSGeo Board of Directors member, within her third term.