<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>News &amp; Announcements on OSGeo - Open Source Geospatial Foundation</title><link>https://www.dev.osgeo.org/news/</link><description>Recent content in News &amp; Announcements on OSGeo - Open Source Geospatial Foundation</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><atom:link href="https://www.dev.osgeo.org/news/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Community Updates</title><link>https://www.dev.osgeo.org/news/community/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.dev.osgeo.org/news/community/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;div class="container" &gt;&#10; &lt;div class="columns is-multiline is-centered"&gt;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10; &lt;div class="column is-flex is-8"&gt;&#10; &#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;div class="section-header"&gt;&#10;&lt;div class="section-header-badge"&gt;&#10;&lt;i class="fa-solid fa-users"&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&#10;&lt;span&gt;Updates&lt;/span&gt;&#10;&lt;/div&gt;&#10;&lt;h2 class="section-title"&gt;Community News&lt;/h2&gt;&#10;&lt;/div&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Updates about the people, events, and activities that make OSGeo a vibrant community.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;hr&gt;&#10;&lt;h3 id="recent-updates"&gt;Recent Updates&lt;/h3&gt;&#10;&lt;div class="container rich " &gt;&#10; &#10; &lt;div class="icon"&gt;&lt;i class="fa-solid fa-users"&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&#10; &#10;&#10;&lt;h4 id="new-charter-members-elected"&gt;New Charter Members Elected&lt;/h4&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;2024&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;We are pleased to welcome our newest Charter Members who have demonstrated outstanding contributions to the open source geospatial community.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Charter Members are elected by existing members in recognition of sustained contributions to OSGeo projects, documentation, advocacy, and community building.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Press Releases</title><link>https://www.dev.osgeo.org/news/press/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.dev.osgeo.org/news/press/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;div class="container" &gt;&#10; &lt;div class="columns is-multiline is-centered"&gt;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10; &lt;div class="column is-flex is-8"&gt;&#10; &#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;div class="section-header"&gt;&#10;&lt;div class="section-header-badge"&gt;&#10;&lt;i class="fa-solid fa-newspaper"&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&#10;&lt;span&gt;Press&lt;/span&gt;&#10;&lt;/div&gt;&#10;&lt;h2 class="section-title"&gt;Press Releases&lt;/h2&gt;&#10;&lt;/div&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Official announcements from the Open Source Geospatial Foundation.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;hr&gt;&#10;&lt;h3 id="2024"&gt;2024&lt;/h3&gt;&#10;&lt;div class="container rich " &gt;&#10; &#10; &lt;div class="icon"&gt;&lt;i class="fa-solid fa-bullhorn"&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&#10; &#10;&#10;&lt;h4 id="foss4g-2025-announced-for-auckland-new-zealand"&gt;FOSS4G 2025 Announced for Auckland, New Zealand&lt;/h4&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;OSGeo announces that FOSS4G 2025, the annual global conference for open source geospatial software, will be held in Auckland, New Zealand from November 17-23, 2025.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a&#10; href="https://www.dev.osgeo.org/initiatives/foss4g/"&#10; &#10; &#10;&gt;Learn More About FOSS4G 2025&lt;/a&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;/div&gt;&#10;&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;div class="container rich " &gt;&#10; &#10; &lt;div class="icon"&gt;&lt;i class="fa-solid fa-bullhorn"&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&#10; &#10;&#10;&lt;h4 id="osgeo-welcomes-new-diamond-sponsor"&gt;OSGeo Welcomes New Diamond Sponsor&lt;/h4&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;OSGeo welcomes [Sponsor Name] as a new Diamond sponsor, demonstrating their commitment to supporting the open source geospatial community.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Project Releases</title><link>https://www.dev.osgeo.org/news/releases/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.dev.osgeo.org/news/releases/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;div class="container" &gt;&#10; &lt;div class="columns is-multiline is-centered"&gt;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&#10; &lt;div class="column is-flex is-8"&gt;&#10; &#10;&#10;&#10;&#10;&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;div class="section-header"&gt;&#10;&lt;div class="section-header-badge"&gt;&#10;&lt;i class="fa-solid fa-rocket"&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&#10;&lt;span&gt;Updates&lt;/span&gt;&#10;&lt;/div&gt;&#10;&lt;h2 class="section-title"&gt;Latest Releases&lt;/h2&gt;&#10;&lt;/div&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Stay informed about new versions and updates from OSGeo projects. Our projects follow regular release cycles, providing new features, bug fixes, and security updates.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;hr&gt;&#10;&lt;h3 id="recent-major-releases"&gt;Recent Major Releases&lt;/h3&gt;&#10;&lt;div class="container rich " &gt;&#10; &#10; &lt;div class="icon"&gt;&lt;i class="fa-solid fa-rocket"&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&#10; &#10;&#10;&lt;h4 id="qgis-340-ltr"&gt;QGIS 3.40 LTR&lt;/h4&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;October 2024&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;The latest Long Term Release of QGIS brings improved performance, new processing algorithms, and enhanced 3D visualization capabilities.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Highlights:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;ul&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;New mesh layer rendering options&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Enhanced GPS tracking functionality&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Improved annotation tools&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;li&gt;Performance optimizations&lt;/li&gt;&#10;&lt;/ul&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a&#10; href="https://qgis.org/download/"&#10; &#10; &#10; target="_blank"&#10; rel="noopener"&#10; &#10;&gt;Download QGIS&lt;/a&gt;&#10; | &lt;a&#10; href="https://qgis.org/en/site/forusers/visualchangelog340/"&#10; &#10; &#10; target="_blank"&#10; rel="noopener"&#10; &#10;&gt;Release Notes&lt;/a&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;/div&gt;&#10;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>