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FOSS4G 2023

Wow what an adventure, Jody Garnett here returning from visiting FOSS4G conference and the GeoCat offices.  FOSS4G for the People The Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial conference was very much a community affair this year. FOSS4G 2023 was a chance to...
 Open Standard / Open Source Sprint – April 2023 

 Open Standard / Open Source Sprint – April 2023 

The GeoCat team had a rewarding experience attending the Open Standard and Open Source Software code sprint near Lausanne. This was a joint Apache / OSGeo / OGC activity. We would like to thank our hosts for their hospitality and amazing food selection....
Alternative approaches for the new OGC API’s?

Alternative approaches for the new OGC API’s?

GeoCat was present at the OGC API hackathon in London. The event inspired our software developer Paul van Genuchten to step back and look at the latest developments. Do the standards meet the day-to-day needs of GIS professionals? And how can existing providers of...

Announcing the Extended GeoPackage QGIS Plugin

In a previous blog post, my colleague Paul van Genuchten, explained our vision and roadmap regarding extended geopackage support in the GIS ecosystem (desktop, server side and mobile phone). The OGC geopackage format was designed with the goal of being interoperable...