2026-09-01 –, Conference Management Room3
A development update from the latest version of GeoNetwork, as a 20-year-old project prepares for the challenges of the next decade!
For over 20 years, the GeoNetwork opensource project has been a proud pillar of the FOSS4G community and a mature catalog application for discovering resources across any Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI). As the geospatial ecosystem evolves toward cloud-native architectures and modern standards, our tools must evolve in harmony with it.
The GeoNetwork team warmly invites you to see what we have been building over the past twelve months. Alongside showcasing our recent community-driven features, this session will serve as the official introduction to GeoNetwork 5, a ground-up rewrite of the platform's codebase. Driven by the need to transition away from old libraries, GeoNetwork 5 represents a major generational leap. It has been re-engineered using Java 21 and Spring Boot to support modern web technologies, microservices, and cloud deployments.
Join us to discover how these architectural improvements ensure GeoNetwork remains the premier open-source metadata integration hub for the next decade, and learn how you can participate in the version 5 journey.
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I'm a software engineer from Rome, Italy, with experience in e-government, fintech, GIS, and e-learning. I'm a passionate FOSS and open data advocate, I love data visualization and creating technologies that break down barriers. My broader interests include human technology and philosophy. I'm thrilled to connect with the Japanese open-source community.
Jody Garnett is an open source developer and advocate working with GeoCat Canada. He has over 20 years experience consulting, training, building solutions, and guiding technology development. Jody is on the steering committee for the GeoServer, GeoTools, and JTS Topology Suite projects, and volunteers as chair of the OSGeo Incubation Committee.