BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//pretalx//talks.osgeo.org//foss4g-europe-2026//speaker//RBSH8T BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:EET BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20001029T050000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:EET TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20000326T040000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EEST TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-foss4g-europe-2026-JDGFCR@talks.osgeo.org DTSTART;TZID=EET:20260629T113000 DTEND;TZID=EET:20260629T120000 DESCRIPTION:A practical tour of GeoServer 3 covering upgrade steps\, new re quirements\, refreshed UI\, and updated module structure.\n\nLearn what’ s changed\, what remains familiar\, and how to transition from GeoServer 2 .x efficiently\, with a focus on real-world adoption and getting up to spe ed quickly.\n\nGeoServer 3 introduces a modernized foundation while mainta ining the familiar concepts and workflows that users rely on. This session offers a guided tour of the new release\, focusing on what has changed in practice and how to approach the transition from GeoServer 2.x.\n\nWe’l l walk through the upgrade process\, highlighting prerequisites such as up dated Java and servlet container requirements\, and what to expect when mi grating existing installations. The session will also showcase the refresh ed user interface\, discussing its evolution and the improvements it bring s in terms of usability and productivity.\n\nIn addition\, we’ll explore the updated module structure\, what is included in the core distribution\ , and how extensions are organized in GeoServer 3. Rather than covering ev ery detail\, the goal is to provide an overview of the new system and help users quickly get up to speed.\n\nJoin us for a practical overview of Geo Server 3\, designed to make adoption straightforward and predictable for b oth new and existing users. DTSTAMP:20260605T010941Z LOCATION:A02 SUMMARY:GeoServer 3 tour - Andrea Aime\, Jody Garnett URL:https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-europe-2026/talk/JDGFCR/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-foss4g-europe-2026-FSZ39Q@talks.osgeo.org DTSTART;TZID=EET:20260629T120000 DTEND;TZID=EET:20260629T123000 DESCRIPTION:GeoServer 3 marks the completion of a long-planned modernizatio n effort aimed at keeping the project aligned with the current Java ecosys tem\, while preserving the stability and backwards compatibility that user s rely on. Now that GeoServer 3 has been available for a few months\, this session provides a final update on the work and its outcomes.\n\nWe’ll revisit the initial drivers behind the transition\, starting from the upgr ade of core dependencies\, how that cascaded to more updates\, resulting i n a coordinated effort across multiple projects. From there\, we’ll outl ine the main phases of the work: how the upgrade was organized\, funded\, managed new needs\, and ultimately delivered.\n\nThe talk focuses on the p rocess and its results: what it took to modernize a mature codebase while maintaining a high degree of compatibility\, the challenges encountered al ong the way\, and how they were addressed. We’ll also share early feedba ck from adoption and what users can expect when moving to GeoServer 3.\n\n Join us for a practical retrospective on the transition to GeoServer 3\, a nd a discussion of how the project continues to evolve while staying true to its core principles. DTSTAMP:20260605T010941Z LOCATION:A02 SUMMARY:GeoServer 3 complete - final update - Andrea Aime\, Jody Garnett URL:https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-europe-2026/talk/FSZ39Q/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-foss4g-europe-2026-TDBVZY@talks.osgeo.org DTSTART;TZID=EET:20260629T123000 DTEND;TZID=EET:20260629T130000 DESCRIPTION:The OGC APIs are a fresh take at doing geo-spatial APIs\, based on WEB API concepts and modern formats\, including:\n\n- Small core with basic functionality\, extra functionality provided by extensions\n- OpenAP I/RESTful based\n- JSON first\, while still allowing to provide data in ot her formats\n- No mandate to publish schemas for data\n- Improved support for data tiles (e.g.\, vector tiles)\n- Specialized APIs in addition to ge neral ones (e.g.\, DAPA vs OGC API - Processes)\n- Full blown services\, b uilding blocks\, and ease of extensibility\n\nThis presentation will provi de an introduction to various OGC APIs and extensions\, such as Features\, Styles\, Maps and Tiles\, Processes\, STAC and CQL2 filtering. Some of sp ecs are finalized and complete enough that they have a GeoServer supported extensions\, while others are provided as community modules. Join us to f ind out the current state of implementation\, our future steps\, and how y ou can participate in it. DTSTAMP:20260605T010941Z LOCATION:A02 SUMMARY:OGC APIs with GeoServer 3: implementation\, avaialbility and next s teps - Andrea Aime URL:https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-europe-2026/talk/TDBVZY/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-foss4g-europe-2026-L3YPNX@talks.osgeo.org DTSTART;TZID=EET:20260629T150000 DTEND;TZID=EET:20260629T153000 DESCRIPTION:The volume of data to be processed and published continues to g row rapidly\, particularly in domains such as maritime monitoring\, where continuous streams of AIS data must be ingested\, processed\, and visualiz ed. At the same time\, the infrastructure\, technologies\, and methodologi es required to manage these data streams are steadily advancing and maturi ng. GeoServer\, an open-source web service for publishing geospatial data\ , supports industry standards for vector\, raster\, and map delivery\, and is widely used by organizations to disseminate geospatial information at scale.\n\nIn this work\, we integrated GeoServer with established big data technologies\, including Apache Kafka and Databricks\, deploying the solu tion on Microsoft Azure. The resulting architecture is designed to support demanding maritime use cases\, enabling near real-time visualization of i ncoming AIS data while also supporting large-scale batch processing and an alysis of historical datasets.\n\nThis presentation describes the system a rchitecture and the key challenges addressed by GeoSolutions in publishing high-volume\, high-velocity data through GeoServer’s OGC services (WMS\ , WFS\, and WPS). Particular attention is given to achieving an effective balance between data ingestion throughput and visualization performance. T he solution integrates with a streaming processing platform responsible fo r ingesting\, transforming\, and storing data in an Azure Data Lake\, allo wing GeoServer to efficiently query the most recent features while enforci ng complex authorization policies. To meet these requirements\, several cu stom GeoServer extensions were developed\, addressing advanced authorizati on scenarios\, specialized styling needs for maritime data\, and seamless integration with big data platforms. DTSTAMP:20260605T010941Z LOCATION:A02 SUMMARY:Operating Maritime AIS at Enterprise Scale with GeoServer - Andrea Aime\, Nuno Oliveira URL:https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-europe-2026/talk/L3YPNX/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-foss4g-europe-2026-SPFHGR@talks.osgeo.org DTSTART;TZID=EET:20260630T103000 DTEND;TZID=EET:20260630T110000 DESCRIPTION:The presentation will provide a comprehensive introduction to G eoServer’s authentication and authorization subsystems. The authenticati on section will cover the supported protocols (e.g.\, Basic/Digest authent ication) and identity providers (such as local configuration files\, datab ases\, LDAP servers\, and OAuth2/OpenID Connect)\, including scenarios whe re the same source may fulfill both roles.\n\nIt will explain how to combi ne multiple authentication mechanisms into a unified and coherent security framework\, and will present examples of custom authentication plugins fo r GeoServer\, enabling integration with bespoke security architectures. Th e presentation will then address authorization\, describing GeoServer’s pluggable authorization model and comparing it with external proxy-based s olutions. The default service and data security system will also be examin ed\, highlighting its strengths and limitations.\n\nFinally\, we will expl ore the advanced authorization provider\, GeoFence. The various levels of integration with GeoServer will be presented\, ranging from simple\, seaml ess direct integration to more sophisticated external deployments. We will conclude by showcasing GeoFence’s powerful authorization capabilities\, including:\n\n* User- and role-based access control\n* OGC service\, work space\, layer\, and layer group restrictions\n* CQL read and write filters \n* Attribute-level security\n* Spatial filtering of raster and vector dat a based on areas of interest DTSTAMP:20260605T010941Z LOCATION:A13 SUMMARY:Mastering Security with GeoServer\, GeoFence\, and OpenID - Andrea Aime URL:https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-europe-2026/talk/SPFHGR/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-foss4g-europe-2026-YSDMSM@talks.osgeo.org DTSTART;TZID=EET:20260630T120000 DTEND;TZID=EET:20260630T123000 DESCRIPTION:Never before has such a vast and diverse collection of satellit e imagery been available to both organizations and the general public. Wit h missions such as Landsat 8 and Sentinel\, the rapid growth of CubeSats\, and the open availability of global datasets through programs like the Eu ropean Copernicus initiative—alongside data captured by drones—we are now experiencing an unprecedented influx of Earth observation data.\n\nEff ectively managing\, discovering\, and visualizing this volume of imagery p resents significant challenges. This presentation explores how GeoServer a ddresses these challenges through real-world use cases\, including:\n\n- I ndexing and discovery of imagery using OpenSearch for EO and STAC protocol s\n- Efficient and cost-effective management of large datasets with Cloud Optimized GeoTIFFs (COGs)\n- Visualization of image mosaics and creation o f composites with flexible filtering and stacking strategies (e.g.\, most recent\, least cloudy\, or custom ordering)\n- Extraction of imagery at va rying scales using WCS and WPS protocols\n- Generation and visualization o f time-based animations over selected periods\n- Execution of band algebra operations using Jiffle\n\nJoin this session for an overview of the lates t GeoServer capabilities in the Earth Observation domain. DTSTAMP:20260605T010941Z LOCATION:A12 SUMMARY:Serving earth observation data with GeoServer: addressing real worl d requirements - Andrea Aime\, Simone Giannecchini URL:https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-europe-2026/talk/YSDMSM/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-foss4g-europe-2026-NCJR9L@talks.osgeo.org DTSTART;TZID=EET:20260630T143000 DTEND;TZID=EET:20260630T150000 DESCRIPTION:Setting up GeoServer can be deceptively simple. Bringing it int o production—stable\, performant\, and capable of handling real-world tr affic—is a different challenge. This talk distills hands-on lessons from enterprise GeoServer deployments into a practical playbook\, covering the full journey from initial setup to a production-ready service\, including modern cloud-native approaches such as GeoServer Cloud.\n\nWe explore the configuration decisions that matter most in production: selecting output formats to avoid network bottlenecks\, preparing vector and raster data fo r the multi-resolution demands of web GIS\, and tuning SLD styling to bala nce visual quality with rendering performance. We then move to caching str ategies\, demonstrating how to configure GeoWebCache effectively for backg round layers\, and how to identify scenarios where caching can be counterp roductive.\n\nService limits\, the control-flow extension\, and the monito ring extension are presented as key operational tools for maintaining stab ility under real user load—helping identify slow requests\, resource-int ensive clients\, and the services and layers that require closer attention . JVM sizing and container configuration are addressed at a practical leve l\, focusing on actionable guidance rather than theory\, with notes on how these considerations evolve in containerized and cloud-based deployments. \n\nThe session concludes with real-world examples from enterprise deploym ents carried out by the speaker and colleagues at GeoSolutions\, spanning government SDIs\, environmental monitoring platforms\, and large-scale hum anitarian mapping systems. For each scenario\, we highlight the configurat ion choices and tuning strategies that made a measurable difference: which caching approaches were adopted and why\, how service limits were aligned with actual client behavior\, and how load testing validated each improve ment prior to go-live. Attendees will leave with concrete patterns they ca n immediately apply to their own installations. DTSTAMP:20260605T010941Z LOCATION:A12 SUMMARY:Lessons from Running GeoServer at Scale - Andrea Aime\, Simone Gian necchini URL:https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-europe-2026/talk/NCJR9L/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-foss4g-europe-2026-E7GXTY@talks.osgeo.org DTSTART;TZID=EET:20260701T100000 DTEND;TZID=EET:20260701T103000 DESCRIPTION:This presentation explores GeoServer’s capabilities for publi shing rich data models\, including complex features with nested properties and multi-valued relationships\, through standard OGC services and OGC AP I - Features. It focuses on recent developments such as the Smart Data Loa der and Feature Templating extensions\, highlighting both current capabili ties and ongoing and planned enhancements within the GeoServer ecosystem.\ n\nGeoServer already provides strong support for implementing view and dow nload services for complex data models through its core architecture and a range of free and open-source extensions. Among these\, App-Schema has lo ng been the primary solution for modeling and exposing complex feature str uctures and enabling advanced vector data services\, despite its steep lea rning curve.\n\nBuilding on these foundations\, newer approaches are emerg ing to simplify and modernize the publication of rich data models. These i nclude direct integration with NoSQL data sources such as MongoDB\, levera ging their native document-oriented structures\, as well as support for mo dern output formats like JSON-LD\, which enables the embedding of explicit semantics alongside the data.\n\nThe session will conclude with real-worl d use cases from organizations that have adopted GeoServer and GeoSolution s solutions\, providing practical insights\, architectural patterns\, and lessons learned to help attendees effectively design and implement scalabl e\, production-ready services for complex data models. DTSTAMP:20260605T010941Z LOCATION:A13 SUMMARY:Publishing rich data models in GeoServer with Smart Data Loader and Feature Templating - Andrea Aime\, Nuno Oliveira URL:https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-europe-2026/talk/E7GXTY/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:pretalx-foss4g-europe-2026-8QDHKS@talks.osgeo.org DTSTART;TZID=EET:20260701T103000 DTEND;TZID=EET:20260701T110000 DESCRIPTION:The growing availability of data from drones\, Earth observatio n\, and agricultural machinery (i.e.\, telemetry)\, combined with the adve nt of cloud infrastructure\, has significantly accelerated innovation in h ow farmers and agricultural systems are supported. These advances have dem ocratized access to data and capabilities\, enabling precision farming sol utions at an unprecedented scale.\n\nThis has become one of the main use c ases for GeoServer deployments in recent years. At GeoSolutions\, we have collaborated with a wide range of clients—from NGOs to large private com panies\, from startups to research institutions\, helping them to extract value from data through GeoServer and other open-source geospatial technol ogies deployed at scale in cloud environments.\n\nThis presentation summar izes 10 years of experience in ingesting\, managing\, and disseminating da ta at scale for the precision farming industry. Key topics include:\n\n* O ptimization and organization of raster data\n* Optimization and organizati on of vector data\n* Data modeling for performance and scalability in GeoS erver and PostGIS\n* Deployment guidelines for scaling and performance of GeoServer\n* On-the-fly styling for NDVI and other visualizations\n\nBy th e end of the presentation\, attendees will be able to design and plan GeoS erver deployments to efficiently serve precision farming data at scale. DTSTAMP:20260605T010941Z LOCATION:A13 SUMMARY:Supporting precision farming with GeoServer: past experiences and way forward - Andrea Aime\, Simone Giannecchini URL:https://talks.osgeo.org/foss4g-europe-2026/talk/8QDHKS/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR