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Open Source Geospatial Foundation

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Open Source Geospatial Foundation

Summary

Open Source Geospatial Foundation is a non-governmental organization[1]. It draws 170 Wikipedia views per month (non_governmental_organization category, ranking #82 of 417).[2]

Key Facts

  • Open Source Geospatial Foundation's field of work was open source geospatial technology[3].
  • Open Source Geospatial Foundation's field of work was geospatial network[4].
  • Open Source Geospatial Foundation's instance of is recorded as non-governmental organization[5].
  • Open Source Geospatial Foundation's instance of is recorded as organization[6].
  • Open Source Geospatial Foundation's headquarters location is recorded as Beaverton[7].
  • Open Source Geospatial Foundation's website account on is recorded as Q16639197[8].
  • February 4, 2006 marks the founding of Open Source Geospatial Foundation[9].
  • Open Source Geospatial Foundation's official website is recorded as https://www.osgeo.org[10].
  • Open Source Geospatial Foundation's web feed URL is recorded as https://www.osgeo.org/feed/[11].
  • Open Source Geospatial Foundation's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Open Source Geospatial Foundation'}[12].
  • Open Source Geospatial Foundation's legal form is recorded as foundation[13].
  • Open Source Geospatial Foundation's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://gis.stackexchange.com/tags/osgeo[14].
  • Open Source Geospatial Foundation's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'OSGeo'}[15].
  • Open Source Geospatial Foundation's different from is recorded as Open Geospatial Consortium[16].
  • Open Source Geospatial Foundation's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+29518'}[17].
  • Open Source Geospatial Foundation's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+31398'}[18].
  • Open Source Geospatial Foundation's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+31873'}[19].
  • Open Source Geospatial Foundation's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+714'}[20].
  • Open Source Geospatial Foundation's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+764'}[21].
  • Open Source Geospatial Foundation's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+781'}[22].

Body

Founding

February 4, 2006 marks the founding of Open Source Geospatial Foundation[9].

Identity

Open Source Geospatial Foundation's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'OSGeo'}[15].

Operations

Open Source Geospatial Foundation's headquarters location is recorded as Beaverton[7].

Industry

Fields of work include open source geospatial technology[3] and geospatial network[4].

Why It Matters

Open Source Geospatial Foundation draws 170 Wikipedia views per month (non_governmental_organization category, ranking #82 of 417).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

GRASS Markus Neteler organization

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . osgeo.org. osgeo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . osgeo.org. osgeo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Different from → Open Geospatial Consortium
    Logo image → OSGeo logo.svg
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