11-19, 16:30–16:55 (Pacific/Auckland), WG403
Re:Earth is an open-source WebGIS platform designed to make publishing, sharing, and using geospatial data open and sustainable. This talk highlights current challenges in the geospatial ecosystem—fragmentation, vendor lock-in, and massive data complexity—and shows how open technologies can build shared digital public goods for everyone.
Open data is growing, yet still fragmented, inconsistent, and often locked behind proprietary systems. In this talk, we introduce Re:Earth—an open-source WebGIS platform designed to become the open data platform. We explore the challenges facing today’s geospatial ecosystem, why open source and open data principles must guide the next generation of digital infrastructure, and how Re:Earth enables anyone to host, share, and use spatial data freely. Join us as we discuss how open, sustainable, community-driven platforms can become true digital public goods.
Web and GIS developer.
GIS engineer at Eukarya, from Japan.
Board member of OSGeo Japan Chapter.