Tom Kralidis

Tom Kralidis is with the Meteorological Service of Canada and longtime contributor to FOSS4G. He leads and contributes to numerous projects in the Geopython ecosystem. He is the 2024 recipient of the Sol Katz Award for Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G), awarded annually by OSGeo to individuals who have demonstrated leadership in the FOSS4G community.

Tom is the co-chair of the OGC API - Records Standards Working Group, chair of the WMO Expert Team on Metadata, and serves on the OSGeo Board of Directors.


Sessions

09-01
10:45
75min
OSGeo - Looking Ahead
Toru Mori, Jeroen Ticheler, Joana Simoes, Marco Bernasocchi, Tom Kralidis

The session will be featuring the three keynote speakers together with OSGeo President Jeroen Ticheler and several current OSGeo leaders and contributors.

Keynote
Phoenix Hall
09-01
13:30
30min
pycsw project status
Tom Kralidis, Angelos Tzotsos

pycsw project status presentation. Come and find out the latest news on the project as well as future plans, and how to get involved!

Room1
09-01
14:30
30min
OSGeo and OGC MoU update
Tom Kralidis, Angelos Tzotsos

Open Software and Open Standards are complementary pieces of the geospatial ecosystem. In 2022, OSGeo and OGC signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that aims to benefit the mission and goals of both organizations. This presentation will provide an update on collaboration, reference implementations, code sprints, and future plans.

Room1
09-01
17:00
30min
pygeoapi project status
Tom Kralidis, Angelos Tzotsos, Joana Simoes

pygeoapi project status presentation. Come and find out the latest news on the project as well as future plans, and how to get involved!

Room1