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52°North Spatial Information Research GmbH
Innovative ideas & technologies in geoinformatics
52°North is an open source initiative in the field of geoinformatics. Core topics of our activities are for example sensor web, web-based geoprocessing and earth observation.
- javascript
- android
- java
- web services
- ogc standards
- citizen science
- spatial information infrastructures
- open standards
- data analytics
- Geoinformation
Project ideas
4 ideas on its 2026 ideas page. 4 mentors named.
- MCP for OGC APIs
- Weather Routing Tool – QGIS Plugin
- Weather Routing Tool – Improve Test Framework
- Weather Routing Tool – Extension of Weather Module for Statistical Analysis
Read the ideas page. Ideas are for scope reference; never copy one into a proposal.
History
In GSoC since 2016, 11 years. Projects per year: '16: 3, '17: 1, '18: 1, '19: 2, '20: 3, '21: 3, '22: 5, '23: 3, '24: 2, '25: 2, '26: 2.
On GitHub
26 repositories pushed to in the last year. Main languages: Java (7), Python (6), TypeScript (4), JavaScript (2), HTML (1), Jupyter Notebook (1).
Links and channels
- Website: https://52north.org/
- Ideas page: https://52north.org/outreach-dissemination/google-summer-of-code/project-ideas/
- Contributor guide: https://52north.org/software/contribute/
- Source code: https://github.com/52North
- Mailing list: gsoc-52n@52north.org
- Chat: https://52n-gsoc.slack.com/ssb/redirect
- Email: gsoc@52north.org
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