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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lively overview of the current state of the GRASS
  project\, where community meets cutting-edge geospatial technology. Wheth
 er you're a longtime power user or a newcomer curious about GRASS\, this t
 alk will highlight the major strides the project has made in the past year
  – from revitalized governance and community growth to technical breakth
 roughs – and offer a glimpse into what's next.\n\nDuring the talk\, we w
 ill address how GRASS has strengthened its governance and support structur
 e by bringing in new members to bolster sustainable leadership and new fis
 cal sponsorship with NumFOCUS. We will also review GRASS community-buildin
 g initiatives\, such as the NSF-backed efforts that allowed GRASS to estab
 lish a mentoring program for new contributors\, support our Student Grant 
 program\, and hold the GRASS Developer Summit 2025 in Raleigh\, NC. We wil
 l highlight this past summer's Google Summer of Code project\, which demon
 strates how community mentoring feeds innovation.\n\nThe talk will also ad
 dress GRASS's new logo and branding initiative over the past year\, aiming
  to give the project a modern look while keeping its iconic elements. Nota
 bly\, "GRASS GIS" is now officially just GRASS – a simpler name that the
  community has used colloquially for years. To celebrate\, the team launch
 ed an online swag shop with GRASS-themed apparel\, stickers\, and more. We
  will also look at recent strides in community outreach and learning resou
 rces\, such as a new tutorial website and the modernization of GRASS's doc
 umentation platform.\n\nOn the development side\, we will show off what th
 e GRASS development team has been hard at work delivering in terms of new 
 features\, improved performance\, and better integration as part of GRASS 
 8.5. Under the hood\, the team made significant code quality and security 
 improvements\, fixing issues flagged by automated linters and code scanner
 s. These efforts pave the way for stricter continuous integration checks a
 nd a more robust codebase. The build system is also being modernized: GRAS
 S is transitioning to CMake for easier compilation and maintenance\, and a
 n official Conda package is on the way\, simplifying installation for Pyth
 on/R data scientists and lowering entry barriers.\n\nAs we celebrate these
  achievements\, we're also looking ahead. The GRASS roadmap outlines ambit
 ious goals for the next few years. We plan to maintain annual releases (GR
 ASS 8.6 is already on the horizon for 2026) and continue improving distrib
 ution and integration – think one-click installs via Conda\, tighter bri
 dges to QGIS and R\, and refined Python and R APIs for smooth scripting. S
 ustainability remains a core focus: the project actively pursues new grant
 s\, sponsors\, and community donations to ensure long-term development whi
 le spreading infrastructure knowledge and lowering maintenance overhead to
  avoid burnout.\n\nIn short\, the state of GRASS is strong and dynamic. Th
 is talk will offer an informative yet exciting tour of the project's recen
 t milestones across community and technology. We invite everyone – from 
 newbies to veteran developers – to see how far GRASS has come and to get
  inspired about where it's heading. Learn about the latest capabilities\, 
 meet the people behind the project\, and discover how you can be part of t
 he next chapter of GRASS!
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SUMMARY:State of GRASS - Alen Mangafić
URL:https://talks.staging.osgeo.org/foss4g-europe-2025/talk/C89KXN/
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