Nyall Dawson has been working on FOSS4G projects since 2013, having contributed to numerous projects such as QGIS, GDAL, and PROJ.
He is best known as a key, longstanding core contributor to QGIS, with over 24000 commits (and growing). Nyall is also a leader in community building, having led numerous crowdfunding initiatives, training, outreach, and instruction videos.
Congratulations to an amazing contributor to our community
Thanks Nyall!
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 QFieldCloud, GeoCat, Provincie Zuid-Holland, terrestris, WhereGroup, and other sponsors, along with our partners, to foster an open approach to software, standards, data, and education.
