| | 1 | [[TOC]] |
| | 2 | |
| | 3 | = GRASS GIS Annual Report 2017 = |
| | 4 | |
| | 5 | Time period between FOSS4G 2016 Bonn (August 24-26) and FOSS4G 2017 Boston (August 14-19). |
| | 6 | |
| | 7 | Based on slides used at OSGeo Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2017. |
| | 8 | |
| | 9 | == Key accomplishments == |
| | 10 | |
| | 11 | === Releases === |
| | 12 | |
| | 13 | * 4 releases since last AGM |
| | 14 | * 7.0.5 (with 2 release candidates) |
| | 15 | * 7.2.0 (with 2 release candidates) |
| | 16 | * 7.2.1 (with 2 release candidates) |
| | 17 | * 6.4.6 |
| | 18 | * Version 6 discontinued on Aug 27, 2016 after 6 years of development |
| | 19 | |
| | 20 | === Developments and features === |
| | 21 | |
| | 22 | * Temporal algebra |
| | 23 | * Location management |
| | 24 | * CLI for 3rd party software |
| | 25 | * Translations via Transifex |
| | 26 | * Cartography improvements |
| | 27 | * Python interface improvements |
| | 28 | |
| | 29 | === Branding === |
| | 30 | |
| | 31 | * Mission statement: ''Bringing advanced geospatial technologies to the world'' |
| | 32 | * New graphical identity (unified around "**GRASS** GIS", see images) |
| | 33 | |
| | 34 | === Community health and happiness === |
| | 35 | |
| | 36 | * Team |
| | 37 | * New PSC, Sep 2016 (5 re-elected, 4 new) |
| | 38 | * 1 new core committer: Veronica Andreo |
| | 39 | * 8 new addon committers |
| | 40 | * Community sprints |
| | 41 | * Bonn 2016 (FOSS4G 2016 Code Sprint) |
| | 42 | * Genova 2017 |
| | 43 | * Paris 2017 (FOSS4G-E 2017 Code sprint) |
| | 44 | * GSoC |
| | 45 | * 2016: 4 students accepted, 3 passed |
| | 46 | * 2017: 3 students accepted; 4 mentors; 2 managers for OSGeo |
| | 47 | |
| | 48 | == Outlook for 2019 == |
| | 49 | |
| | 50 | * Roadmap: |
| | 51 | * 7.2.2 (summer/fall 2017) |
| | 52 | * 7.4.0 (fall/winter 2017) |
| | 53 | * 8.0.0 (planning started) |
