2026-09-01 –, Conference Management Room5
This talk introduces two QGIS plugins designed to boost OGC API adoption, which may be hindered by a lack of tools. The "pygeoapi configurator" simplifies publishing data, while the "QGIS OACS" plugin helps users discover and visualize datasets.
OGC API has been around since 2017, with the “promise” of improving and eventually replacing the first generation OW*S services (e.g.: WMS, WFS, WMTS, etc). However it is still far from having become ubiquitous yet, partly due to a still under-developed ecosystem of tools to publish and consume data (and metadata) using OGC API.
In this talk we will show you two plugins designed to support users in publishing and consuming data in OGC API, using one of everyone’s favorite tools, QGIS.
The pygeoapi configurator plugin lets users create or update their pygeoapi configuration file, lowering the barrier to use this powerful OGC API server implementation.
The QGIS OACS plugin is a client for OGC API - Connected Systems servers. This initial version allows users to discover and visualize datasets exposed by those services as resources.
We hope these plugins can motivate more users to get their hands on OGC APIs, and look forward to having contributions from the community to keep improving them and adding more features. We also aim to add more OGC API QGIS plugins in the near future. Stay tuned!
https://pygeoapi-config.byteroad.net/
https://byteroad.github.io/qgis-oacs-plugin/
QGIS, pygeoapi
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Joana is a data engineer with a strong background in geospatial tech. Her pursuit to make geospatial information F.A.I.R. has led her to the board of GSDI and to OGC, where she leads relations with the developer community. Committed to advancing the open-source geospatial ecosystem, Joana is a OSGeo board member and project contributor.
Joana is the founder of ByteRoad, a boutique company in the field of Spatial Data Infrastructures. She is also a reviewer for the European Commission, and has been involved in education, teaching the next generation of full-stack developers and data analysts.
Kateryna is a GIS Software & Product Engineer with a PhD in collaboration technologies and a background in Urban Planning, Computational Design, and Architecture. She is developing desktop plugins and web services that streamline AEC–GIS data workflows, including automation and visualization tools.