ships on a globe with @protomaps.com map atlas.flexport.com

this is so cool haptics.lochie.me

2000s: code is free (as in speech) 2010s: code is free (as in beer) 2020s: code is free (as in puppy)

We just launched the Open Source Endowment, the first endowment dedicated to supporting Open Source maintainers, with $693,000 raised already. The world depends on Open Source, but making our ecosystem sustainable is a complex task. I hope that, with community consultation, the Endowment can help 🙏

Who do we need to lobby to to make @github.com add a "Post on Bluesky" button here?

did you know that the highest paid actor in hollywood from 2015 to 2018 was jim parsons, the lead actor in 'the big bang theory'

Dropping into random PR discussions on the public GitHub and commenting "lgtm" with a 👍

Are tech meetups still alive in London?

Was great to catch up with these folks at #FOSDEM this year!

The #foss4g Europe 2026 Call for Papers for the general track is open now! https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-europe-2026/cfp #foss4geu #osgeo #opensource #gischat

In graph theory, there are algorithms that find the shortest path between two nodes. I made one with pure CSS (including the graph drawing). Drag the nodes, and the shortest path will update in real-time! css-tip.com/graph-theory/ A fun demo powered by all the modern & cool CSS features 🤩

From random points to village layout. #gamedev

You should read this post, sort of hard to believe

Terra Draw now uses trusted publishing 😎 Easier than I imagined to set up

I tried v7 on Terra Draw and results were interesting - dropped compilation times from about 3.8s to about 0.8s. Weirdly some runs take in the region of 0.07s however 🤯🤔 Would like to understand more about what's happening there

Starting with February 2026, @jsonsingh.com is planning on starting a monthly "London Geo Meetup" for anyone working or interested in geospatial. Looking at a mixed audience of students, professionals, academia and anyone in anything spatial. Interested?: app.formbricks.com/s/cmlb0thuk0...

please give us more personal data please please please please c’mon you’re being so mean dude. we only got breached like three times. we’re NOT going to sell it man please please please plus its for like safety? so you’re the one who looks stupid right now come on pleaaaaaase just one data point bro

Trying out @npmx.dev - pretty swish!

Sounds like Heroku has gone to maintenance mode www.heroku.com/blog/an-upda...

Happy Birthday OSGeo! Celebrating 20 years of Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial 2026-02-04 Thank you to everyone who has been part of this endeavour over the last 20 years. We invite you to celebrate with us, to share memories & to look ahead to […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

yes and notably - especially in the case of code - this liability is owned by the people being encouraged to use the tool, not by the people doing the encouraging

Was a brilliant evening. I’d you haven’t been to a #geomob yet, get along to one in a city near you

📯📯📯 The call for workshop 💻 submissions @foss4geurope is open! 👉 https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-europe-2026-workshops/cfp

Catching Petya talking in the main track about the critical work done at @hotosm.org #FOSDEM

Dropped by the @maplibre.org booth at #FOSDEM

For speakers who gave a talk. Please check your mail with a link to our review system and review your talk (5 min check to mark the start and finish of you talk and check if the audio quality is ok). The sooner you review your talk, the sooner it will get published.

FOSS4G 2026 Travel Grant Program is Now Open https://2026.foss4g.org/en/register/travel-grant/ #foss4g #osgeo #gischat

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀! HOT Tech Team colleagues Petya Kangalova and Sam Woodcock are connecting with the global open-source community at @fosdem.org 2026. If you’re attending FOSDEM, come say hello, We’d love to connect.

Let's gooooo #FOSDEM

Here's the jam packed agenda for the geospatial dev room tomorrow at @fosdem.org #FOSDEM

Here's the jam packed agenda for the geospatial dev room tomorrow at @fosdem.org

Managed to get quite a cool improvement for Terra Draw today at the airport before catching my flight - opacity support for points and lines across all mapping libraries.Will share a video later 📹😎

Just arrived in Brussels for #FOSDEM 🇧🇪

FOSDEM is a free event for software developers to meet, share ideas and collaborate. Every year, thousands of developers of free and open source software from all over the world gather at the event in Brussels. Just turn up and join this weekend! fosdem.org/2026/ #openuk #fosdem #opensource

Please welcome @railway.com as the newest member of @opensourcepledge.com 🎉 They rely on OSS projects like @vite.dev, @tanstack.com, @drizzle.team and @tailwindcss.com, and they're doing their part to sustain the ecosystem, from which we all benefit. Read all about it:

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@foss4geurope/115966318677522219 🗞️ Wonderful piece of news today! ✨ The European 🇪🇺 ➕ FOSS4G is coming to Timișoara 🇷🇴 this summer! The @OSS4gEO team will definitely be there!

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 @fosdem.org! HOT Tech Team colleagues, Petya Kangalova and Sam Woodcock, will be in Brussels from 𝟯𝟭 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 – 𝟭 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 to connect, collaborate, and share ideas with the global open-source community. Learn more about the event and schedule: fosdem.org/2026/

Another #fosdem advice: you won't find power outlets at the campus. Arrange so that your devices last through the day without getting plugged in.

@maplibre.org Tile (MLT) is a succesor to Mapbox Vector Tile (MVT). It has been redesigned from the ground up to address the challenges of rapidly growing geospatial data volumes and complex next-generation geospatial source formats, and to leverage the capabilities of modern hardware and APIs.

A big week this week with two Geomob events On Tuesday (27th) in Edinburgh https://thegeomob.com/post/jan-27th-2026-geomobedi-details and Wednesday (28th) in London https://thegeomob.com/post/jan-28th-2026-geomoblon-details Interesting talks followed by relaxed discussion at the pub.

I'll be at FOSDEM next weekend helping out with the geospatial room

After discussing with the creators of OSMCha and MapRoulette, both projects will become OSM US Programs. This transition enables OSM US to allocate a portion of our main budget to support the maintenance and development of both projects. 🔗 openstreetmap.us/news/2026/01...

Buying and selling property in the UK is so broken

Hello again, everything is still scary and hard and the tech job market is wild right now, so here's my semi-regular thread of open jobs I've found where your work could make the world better (or at least, not make it worse)

Submit your own #freeandopensource #geospatial news story for inclusion in the OSGeo:UK newsletter using the form at this link: tinyurl.com/osgeouknews We are also looking for short thought pieces, no more than a few hundred words, which can be about anything to do with open geospatial 🌏

this mental model is very good for wrapping your head around ATProto. great educational material as always from Dan

One thing I find hard on bluesky is to find more cool people to follow

Nor Cal folks, FOSS4GNA is looking for people to join the local organizers. We especially need folks to help facilitate sponsorships. How do you get involved? Send me a DM or email and I'll make sure you get the sign up list. #gischat