Can I send in the following annual general report
<https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/GeoTools-Annual-Report-2017>
today?
This follows the same format as our prior reports
<https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/Formal-Correspondence>, with a
new section on "requests and communication". I have been asked to report to
the board as we did not attend the AGM :-P
The report is as follows:
*GeoTools Annual General Report 2017*
Contact officer: Jody Garnett
<https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/GeoTools-Annual-Report-2017#key-accomplishments>Key
Accomplishments
Releases: Maintaining two concurrent releases (stable and maintenance)
- GeoTools 18 series with key developments in community modules CSS and
MBStyle <https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/Mapbox-Style>
- GeoTools 17 series introducing JDBC Callbacks
<https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/JDBC-Callbacks>
- GeoTools 16 series completed with Updates to Copyright Header Policy
<https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/Updates-to-Copyright-Header-Policy>
and Refactor ImageMosaic Index management for improved extensibility
<https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/Refactor-ImageMosaic-Index-and-Catalog-management-for-improved-extensibility>
- A total of 16 GeoTools releases made since last annual general meeting
Infrastructure:
- Completed migration to cloud hosting for SNAPSHOT server; experiment
with jFrog commercial hosting unsustainable
- Migration to build.geoserver.org infrastructure providing direct
access to PSC members
Community health and happiness:
- We were able to resolve some outstanding questions around copyright
headers with the help of OSGeo legal
- We have an outstanding request for a "government" contributor license
agreement, to avoid the extra work required of volunteers to work with
government officials are restricted to public domain contributions
<https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/GeoTools-Annual-Report-2017#areas-for-improvement>Areas
for Improvement
- Project planning on Replace JAI
<https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/Replace-JAI> has stalled
pending resources
- Improve testing with upstream projects, such as JTS, who's API changes
affect our community
- Improved coordination with downstream projects is always a goal
<https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/GeoTools-Annual-Report-2017#opportunities-to-help>Opportunities
to Help
- We will be tackling Java 9 compatibility, work is well underway with a key
technical challenge met
<https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/FactoryRegistry-Refactoring-for-Java-9-Compatibility>,
but assistance is still appreciated
- Help plan GeoTools participation in OSGeo Bonn 2018 code sprint
- As per Paul's keynote address GeoTools is one of the invisible
infrastructure components of OSGeo that is a challenge to fund
appropriately.
<https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/GeoTools-Annual-Report-2017#outlook-for-2018>Outlook
for 2018
- While we have some enjoyable technical challenges to look forward to
the team appears well equipped to meet them
- We will be looking into a budget request / fundraising opportunities
to support RnD initiatives in 2018.
<https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/GeoTools-Annual-Report-2017#requests-and-communication>Requests
and Communication
- The OSGeo board asked for information on how we function as a
committee, this was established during our incubation process and is part
of our developer guide here
<http://docs.geotools.org/latest/developer/roles/committee.html>
- Marketing committee has asked us to use the new branding, geotools.org
- The OSGeo board asked for budget requests for for 2018 planning, Budget
Request for 2018
<https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/GeoTools-Budget-Request-2018>
- JTS Topology Suite leadership requested assistance, resulting in two
letters, JTS Shapefile Contribution
<https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/JTS-Shapefile-Contribution>
and JTS ORA Contribution
<https://github.com/geotools/geotools/wiki/JTS-ORA-Contribution> donating
code to the JTS project
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Jody Garnett
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