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Steven Gordon sent us these pics from the bathroom walls from Lapin Bleu Bar and Art Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC. (the bathrooms are unisex, accessible to all) Lapin Bleu Facebook page

Reinder spotted this series of posters on the Rue Piat in the 20th Arrondissement of Paris.

The heading of the map translates (according to Google as “The Seine’s upheavals – watershed, living basin” – would love to know what Greendock is that needs to be stopped if any of our French followers can provide more conetxt.

The Living Basin – Is that a giant mosquito with a hook?

Whatever the Gonesse Triangle is, it gets a Yes.

But the Mega Canal is a no thank you.

Elizabeth spotted this piece of carto based art in Granary Square, Kings Cross. The underlying map is from the Great Northern Railway which used to run into Kings Cross.

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Mapas interativos têm o poder de quebrar barreiras.

Eles tornam dados complexos acessíveis a qualquer pessoa com um navegador sem precisar instalar software, nem entender de SIG. É inclusão digital aplicada à geoinformação!

Seja em projetos sociais, pesquisas acadêmicas ou iniciativas governamentais, os mapas interativos são essenciais para democratizar o acesso à informação espacial, permitindo que cidadãos, técnicos e gestores entendam e se posicionem com base em dados reais.

E você? Está preparado para criar mapas que informam, educam e mobilizam?

A Geocursos possui um Curso de WebGIS onde você aprende a publicar seus dados na web com ferramentas livres e intuitivas. Tudo passo a passo, para você sair do curso criando seu WebGIS.

Verifique se estamos com inscrições abertas e leve seus dados espaciais para o mundo online!

Reinder spotted this in the lobby of the Absolut Hotel in Paris – bold!

The PostGIS Team is pleased to release PostGIS 3.6.0rc2! Best Served with PostgreSQL 18 Beta3 and recently released GEOS 3.14.0.

This version requires PostgreSQL 12 - 18beta3, GEOS 3.8 or higher, and Proj 6.1+. To take advantage of all features, GEOS 3.14+ is needed. To take advantage of all SFCGAL features, SFCGAL 2.2.0+ is needed.

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This release is a beta of a major release, it includes bug fixes since PostGIS 3.5.3 and new features.

Ende August präsentierte sich OpenStreetMap auch dieses Jahr wieder im Doppelpack: Am 16. und 17.8. waren wir mit einem Stand, Vortrag und Devroom auf der FrOSCon2025 an der Hochschule Rhein-Sieg in Sankt Augustin. Am darauffolgenden Wochenende (23. und 24.8.) waren wir dann mit einem Stand auf der Maker Faire in Hannover vertreten.

FrOSCon St. Augustin

Auf der FrOSCon haben wir zu viert den OpenStreetMap-Stand mit dem DIN A1-Kartendrucker und am Sonntag noch einen DevRoom betreut. Zusätzlich gab es am Sonntagmorgen noch einen einführenden Vortrag zu OpenStreetMap. Die Kombination aus Stand, DevRoom und Vortrag hat sich bewährt und wir konnten wieder zahlreiche Menschen für das OpenStreetMap-Projekt begeistern. Allerdings erwies sich die Personaldecke als etwas dünn. Unterstützung für das nächste Jahr ist sehr willkommen.

FrOSCon 2025: links Social Media Werbung für Dev-Room und Service am Stand, Team

Maker Faire Hannover

Auf der Maker Faire in Hannover waren wir mit sechs und am Sonntag sogar mit sieben OSM-Aktiven am Stand. Wir hatten gut zu tun, da die Messe einen Besucherrekrord vermelden konnte und auch an unserem Stand reger Betrieb herrschte. Aber wir waren ein eingespieltes Team mit Spezialisten in unterschiedlichen Bereichen, sodass wir die vielfältigen Fragen der Besucher jederzeit beantworten konnten. Allein am etwas ruhigen Sonntag wurden 100 Gespräche mit Besucherinnen und Besuchern geführt.

Die mit einem 3D-Drucker erstellten taktilen Karten zogen das größere Interesse als unsere großformatigen Papierkarten für die Wand auf sich. Aber das sollte auf einer Veranstaltung wie der Maker Faire nicht weiter verwundern.

Maker Faire Hannover 2025: links Social Media Werbung, Stand, Team (Hartmut fehlt auf dem Foto)

Dank an die Standteams

Ganz herzlicher Dank geht an Falk für den tollen Vortrag auf der FrOSCon und an Hartmut, der mit der großen Druckerkiste und seinem umfangreichen know-how beide Stände so überhaupt möglich gemacht hat sowie an alle Aktiven am Stand.

The coordinates 56.4907 N, 4.2026 W lead to the Stone landmark. I found the coordinates on a site titled “Where is Scotland?” Happy to have more information from our followers on the subject.

Picture from Javier Jimenez Shaw taken in Mostar during FOSS4G Europe 2025. And now Javier and @EvenRouault in front of this Supermarket sign

If you visit the Darwin Centre in Bordeaux, France, you will be able to see this Chocolate Fountain with a world map showing where this factory sources its cocoa beans.

Laure sent me this piece of art seen in shop in Bordeaux

Se você trabalha com grandes volumes de dados geoespaciais, sabe o valor de uma apresentação clara, interativa e atualizável em tempo real. É aí que os dashboards entram:

Análise espacial facilitada
Consolide camadas, filtros e gráficos em uma única interface interativa.

Ganho de tempo
Dashboards eliminam a necessidade de gerar relatórios estáticos e manuais.

Tomada de decisão orientada por dados
Monitore indicadores geográficos em tempo real, com base em fontes dinâmicas.

Compartilhamento online seguro
Distribua informações em portais web, com permissões personalizadas.

Seja para gestão urbana, meio ambiente, negócios ou emergências, um dashboard geográfico é a ferramenta ideal para transformar dados em ação.

Você sabia que pode fazer tudo isso no GeoNode? Que ele é uma plataforma aberta que te permite disponibilizar, mapas, dashboards e geostories?

Clique aqui e saiba mais.

Laure sent me this picture. Birds seen in an art and souvenir shop in Bordeaux, France

I took this photo in Cambridge. A new development had the most fantastic idea to show the old block around Bridge Street and Round Church Street.

Se você trabalha com dados geográficos, já deve ter enfrentado desafios como:

Dificuldade para publicar dados espaciais online
Compartilhar informações com equipes ou instituições
Criar mapas interativos sem precisar programar

É aí que entra o GeoNode, uma plataforma open source que facilita a publicação, visualização e compartilhamento de dados geoespaciais pela web!

Veja como o GeoNode pode ser útil na prática:

Gerenciamento Centralizado de Dados
Você pode armazenar shapefiles, GeoTIFFs, layers WMS/WFS e outros formatos em um só lugar — com controle de acesso e metadados bem organizados.

Visualização Interativa
Crie mapas interativos arrastando camadas, sem escrever uma linha de código. Ideal para equipes multidisciplinares que precisam explorar os dados.

Compartilhamento Facilitado
Com poucos cliques, você pode compartilhar um mapa com sua equipe, com a comunidade ou até incorporá-lo em um site ou portal institucional.

Controle de Acesso e Permissões
Defina quem pode ver, editar ou publicar dados. Isso é essencial em projetos colaborativos, inclusive entre diferentes órgãos públicos.

Catálogo de Dados com Metadados Padronizados
GeoNode segue padrões internacionais (como ISO/INSPIRE), o que garante mais interoperabilidade e transparência.

Ideal para:
Órgãos públicos
Universidades e centros de pesquisa
ONGs ambientais
Projetos colaborativos com dados espaciais

Seen in Bordeaux, France, not far from Saint-Jean Railway Station.

The PostGIS Team is pleased to release PostGIS 3.6.0rc1! Best Served with PostgreSQL 18 Beta3 and soon to be released GEOS 3.14.

This version requires PostgreSQL 12 - 18beta3, GEOS 3.8 or higher, and Proj 6.1+. To take advantage of all features, GEOS 3.14+ is needed. To take advantage of all SFCGAL features, SFCGAL 2.2.0+ is needed.

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• NEWS

• HTML Online en ja sv fr zh_Hans

• PDF docs: en ja, sv, zh_Hans, fr

• Cheat Sheets:

  • postgis: en ja sv fr zh_Hans
  • postgis_raster: en ja sv fr zh_Hans
  • postgis_topology: en ja sv fr zh_Hans
  • postgis_sfcgal: en ja sv fr zh_Hans
  • address standardizer, postgis_tiger_geocoder: en ja sv fr zh_Hans

This release is a beta of a major release, it includes bug fixes since PostGIS 3.5.3 and new features.

Mr LeCartographe found this map with the borders of France at the end of the war in 1918.

I took this snap in Cambridge, but the coordinates lead to their store in Passy, in the valley near Chamonix.

All those constellations on a tie, thanks to Elizabeth

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Exploring Types of WPS Operations in GeoServer

This session covers the various Web Processing Service (WPS) operations available in GeoServer, emphasizing their roles within spatial data processing workflows.

For the complete video tutorial, click here.

Introduction

The OGC WPS interface defines three mandatory operations that every compliant server must implement:

• GetCapabilities: Retrieves metadata about the server’s available processes.
• DescribeProcess: Provides detailed information about a specific process.
• Execute: Runs a selected geospatial process with user-defined inputs.

These operations form the foundation of WPS-based geospatial analysis over the web.

Note: GeoServer does not include the WPS functionality by default. Follow this tutorial to download and install the WPS extension.

Note: This tutorial uses GeoServer version 2.25.3. Ensure that the WPS extension matches your GeoServer version precisely to prevent compatibility issues.

GetCapabilities

The GetCapabilities operation enables clients to query the server for service metadata, including available processes, supported versions, and provider details.

An example HTTP GET request for GetCapabilities:

  http://localhost:8080/geoserver/ows?service=wps&version=1.0.0&request=GetCapabilities

Key parameters:

• service = wps: Indicates a WPS request.
• version = 1.0.0: Specifies the WPS version.
• request = GetCapabilities: Defines the operation.

The resulting XML document provides a comprehensive overview of the WPS service, including server info, available processes, supported languages, and operational metadata.

DescribeProcess

The DescribeProcess operation allows clients to request detailed information about specific processes available on the WPS server. It includes descriptions of required inputs, allowable formats, and expected outputs.

Here is an example of how this operation can be used for the Buffer process:

  http://localhost:8080/geoserver/ows?service=wps&version=1.0.0&request=DescribeProcess&identifier=JTS:buffer

There are four required parameters and values being passed to the WPS server:

• The service parameter is WPS.
• The version parameter is 1.0.0.
• The request parameter tells the server that the operation requested is DescribeProcess.
• The identifier parameter tells the server what specific process is being described. Here is JTS:buffer.

The response XML details the process, including identifiers, title, abstract, inputs, outputs, data formats, and constraints.

Execute

The Execute operation lets clients initiate geospatial processes or algorithms. It typically involves sending a request with process details, input data, parameters, and output preferences, after which the server processes the request and returns results.

For example, you can use a pre-defined demo request such as WPS_aggregate_1.0.xml from the demo section to test execution. To do this, navigate to the Demos section and select the Demo Requests option. From the Request drop-down list, select WPS_aggregate_1.0.xml request.

This operation provides a flexible, standardized method for running geospatial analyses via the web, making advanced processing tools accessible to a broader audience.

In this session, we covered the OGC WPS interface standard and its main operations. To explore the full tutorial, watch the video.

Você sabia que ferramentas WebGIS já são usadas no Brasil para melhorar a gestão pública, promover a transparência e apoiar ações em tempo real?

Confira alguns exemplos que mostram como o WebGIS transforma dados geográficos em soluções práticas no nosso dia a dia:

Monitoramento de queimadas e desmatamento
O INPE e o Ibama utilizam plataformas com mapas interativos para acompanhar o avanço de queimadas e do desmatamento na Amazônia e Cerrado. Tudo em tempo real e acessível ao público!

Painéis da COVID-19
Durante a pandemia, estados e municípios criaram dashboards WebGIS para mostrar a evolução dos casos, taxa de vacinação, ocupação de leitos e muito mais — tudo com base na localização geográfica.

Gestão de recursos hídricos
Agências como a ANA (Agência Nacional de Águas) oferecem mapas interativos para monitorar rios, represas e bacias hidrográficas — essenciais para a gestão ambiental e prevenção de crises hídricas.

Planejamento urbano e obras públicas
Prefeituras como as de São Paulo, Belo Horizonte e Curitiba usam plataformas WebGIS para divulgar projetos urbanos, obras em andamento e alertas de trânsito — promovendo transparência e participação social.

Turismo e patrimônio cultural
Estados como o Ceará e Rio de Janeiro já criaram mapas interativos com pontos turísticos, rotas e informações culturais para turistas e moradores explorarem melhor suas regiões.

O WebGIS está cada vez mais presente em políticas públicas e iniciativas privadas no Brasil. É tecnologia a favor da informação, da gestão e da cidadania!

La Villa Rose (“The Pink City”), Toulouse, offers numerous Maps in the Wild. I am biased, but I highly encourage everyone to visit and enjoy the city.

Photo from Laure.

Você sabia que o WebGIS é uma das ferramentas mais poderosas para quem atua com meio ambiente e sustentabilidade?

Através de mapas interativos e dashboards online, o WebGIS permite monitorar, analisar e compartilhar informações ambientais em tempo real!

Veja como ele é usado na prática:

Mapeamento de áreas degradadas e recuperação ambiental
Com dados geográficos, é possível identificar zonas críticas de degradação e acompanhar o progresso de projetos de recuperação de áreas verdes e reflorestamento.

Monitoramento da qualidade do ar e poluição
WebGIS permite integrar dados de estações de monitoramento da qualidade do ar e fontes poluidoras, facilitando a visualização de áreas afetadas e ações de mitigação.

Proteção da biodiversidade
Mapas interativos ajudam a localizar habitats, espécies ameaçadas e áreas prioritárias para conservação ambiental.

Análise de impactos ambientais
Projetos podem ser visualizados junto a dados ambientais sensíveis, facilitando a avaliação ambiental estratégica e o licenciamento responsável.

Educação ambiental e participação social
Mapas interativos tornam os dados mais compreensíveis e acessíveis ao público, incentivando o engajamento da sociedade em questões ambientais.

O WebGIS conecta tecnologia e meio ambiente, promovendo uma gestão mais inteligente, transparente e colaborativa dos nossos recursos naturais.

Você já pensou em usar o WebGIS nos seus projetos ambientais? Conte nos comentários

Reinder shared this pic of a bronze town plan in Harlingen, in the province of Friesland, in the Netherlands.

‪Kenneth Field‬ shared this picture from the ESRI User Conference 2025.

Reinder shared this “Stimulating the use of tap water in the bottle that you bring yourself – at the Kohnstammhuis, University of Amsterdam”

‪Courtney Yatteau shared this picture heading to the ESRI User Conference 2025

Reinder spotted this map stall at a market for 2nd hand books, arts, antiques and similar items in The Hague

Mr LeCartographe found this large physical map of Africa in Japanese at a second-hand shop

Following on from yesterday’s post from Harlingen, here is a different version of the town plan alongside the harbour.

Dr Dawn Wright shared her picture heading earlier this year to the ESRI User Conference 2025.

This amazing tiled map of New York brings a new meaning to a tile service. The design and implementation is by Allison Eden Studios

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Everything you need to visit Cambridge.

For QField 3.7, we opted for a shorter development cycle that focused on polishing preexisting functionalities from feature form editor widgets improvement through to better nearby Bluetooth device discovery. Of course, we couldn’t help ourselves and still packed in some nice functionality that we thought deserved to reach QField’s growing community as soon as possible.

Main highlights

One of the most interesting new functionalities from this development cycle has been the ability to stamp details on photos taken by QField’s in-app camera. A basic version of this has been supported for a while now; this new version offers flexible customisation of details stamping onto photos, including changing the font size, colour, and horizontal position, as well as providing users with the ability to completely change the details via expression-driven templates and add image overlays onto the photo.

The custom details stamping configuration lives within project files, allowing for individual projects to drive styling and details. The configuration interface is provided by QFieldSync and can be found in the project properties dialog by switching to the QField panel when setting up projects in QGIS:

The other significant addition in this release is the new plugin manager’s Available Plugins tab, which offers a curated list of plugins that can easily be installed with a single tap. The list makes it much easier to discover plugin-delivered functionalities such as online routing, geocoding searches, and much more.

The plugin manager can also alert users of available updates for their installed plugins, ensuring that crucial bug fixes and improvements are easily delivered. When a new version is released, users can update via a single tap. We are looking into the possibility of enabling automated plugin upgrades soon.

Long-time users of QField are probably aware of a nifty feature that allowed individual project layers to be locked, and for that lock to be driven by a data-defined property expression. For this new version, we’ve supercharged the layer lock functionality by breaking it down into four distinct vector layer permissions that can be disabled: i) feature addition, ii) attribute editing, iii) geometry editing, and iv) feature deletion. These permissions can be disabled by activating a checkbox or conditionality turned on via a data-defined property expression.

The disabling of permissions using a data-defined property expression allows for interesting scenarios when paired with QField-driven expression context variables such as the user name of a logged-in QFieldCloud account (@cloud_username), GNSS positioning (@gnss_coordinate) and more. Users can easily restrict permissions based on the user interacting with a cloud project, or form advanced geofencing-like rules based on location, time of the day, etc. For more details on available variables, read this page on QField’s growing documentation site.

Improvements all around

As mentioned above, this version focused on polishing preexisting functionality. Noteworthy improvements include:

• support for multiple column display as well as the ability to filter value relation lists;
• support for reversing the sorting order of the relationship editor’s children lists;
• smoother scanning process to discover nearby Bluetooth devices when adding external GNSS devices; and
• support for feature identification against vector tile layers (give that a try with the new OpenStreetMap shortbread vector tiles!).

Finally, life for QFieldCloud users has improved with the support for resuming large file downloads when fetching a cloud project, eliminating the need to restart from scratch after an interruption due to poor connectivity. In addition, users will notice a new notification badge on the top-left main menu button, indicating that a cloud project has pending changes ready to be pushed to the server.

We hope you enjoy this new version as much as we do delivering it to you. Happy field mapping!