Ian has been a member of our community from the very beginning, as an original voting member who gathered in Chicago in February 2006 to establish OSGeo. He also is a co-founder of GeoTools, the Java library that is the foundation for the Java ecosystem in OSGeo, and a Project Steering Committee (PSC) member of GeoServer. But more importantly, for decades he has been helping new users, through talks, workshops, answering questions on StackExchange, and always being a kind and jovial person. We are lucky to have him in this community.
Congrats Ian!
About the Award
The Sol Katz Award for Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) is awarded annually by OSGeo to individuals who have demonstrated leadership in the FOSS4G community. Recipients of the award have contributed significantly through their activities to advance open source ideals in the geospatial realm. The award acknowledges both the work of community members, and pay tribute to one of its founders, for years to come.
Read more about Sol Katz at Awards
About OSGeo
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation is a not-for-profit organization to “empower everyone with open source geospatial”. The software foundation directly supports projects serving as an outreach and advocacy organization, providing financial, organizational, and legal support for the open source geospatial community.
OSGeo works with Re:Earth, QFieldCloud, GeoCat, terrestris, Gaia3D, Geosolutions, and other sponsors, along with our partners, to foster an open approach to software, standards, data, and education.
