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Well, 2025 was quite a fun and productive year! Here’s the rundown on my last 12 months:

WMO: WIS2 went operational on 01 January 2025, and things ran relatively smoothly overall. Check out our Global Services listing! WIS2 currently has over 100 WIS2 Nodes and 19 Global Services, and we continue to refine and tweak the Technical Regulations baseline. We also published the first version of the WIS2 Cookbook, check it out for some practical examples on working with WIS2. wis2box reached 1.0 status and continues to power ~60 installations across the infrastructure. Best of all, the entire activity is stuffed with Open Standards and considerable FOSS implementation of them!

We also made considerable progress on defining the Global Replay Service as well as the Sensor Centre concept (all of which will have FOSS Reference Implementations).

Finally, the Task Team on Open Source Software kicked off this year, with the aim of providing a FOSS framework for WMO Members and Secretariat.

OGC: at long last, OGC API – Records – Part 1: Core was released this year! OGC API now has a formal search capability defined. Check out all the software implementations already available. Don’t see yours here? Feel free to add 🙂 The PubSub SWG continued to chug along, and we are now at the point to start testing the draft specification and further refine with the relevant OGC API SWGs. We also moved forward on the RODEO EDR profile, which will become an OGC MetOcean profile for EDR, allowing for increased EDR interoperability across the weather community.

OSGeo: FOSS4G Europe (Mostar) and the Global (Auckland) were personal highlights, having delivered numerous talks and workshops on Geopython and pygeoapi with great teams as always. I was honoured to present the Sol Katz award to Nyall Dawson at the closing ceremony (congrats again Nyall!). Being part of the Board of Directors continued as a motivation to improve and sustain OSGeo, with emphasis on standards

pygeoapi: We rocked 4 releases this year, adding goodies like STAC API, dataset specific templating, transactions for PostgreSQL, i18n support for Arabic, OpenShift support, STAC API and much more. Monthly online meetings continued as planned, and the project continues to grow and mature as an OGC API Reference Implementation, as well as powering some high profile data sharing services.

pycsw: lots of action this year, which included: numerous deep STAC API and CQL2 improvements, as well as significant repository abstraction work (in progress) to enable easier integration with NoSQL backends such as Elasticsearch and Solr. We were also the first to implement OGC API – Publish/Subscribe (draft) and continue to refine things as the draft specification evolves. We also cut another 3.0 beta release as we march towards OGC API – Records CITE compliance.

WOUDC: we released version 2.0 of the data centre this year, which included a major architecture updates, moving from WMS/WFS/CSW to OGC APIs (using pygeoapi) and a shiny new UI. We also achieved connectivity to WIS2 as the first GAW data centre to publish atmospheric composition data to the infrastructure. Kudos to the entire team and keep up the great work!

MSC: our national weather/water/climate API platform continues to grow. We are getting closer and closer to operational dissemination of our NWP data via EDR and Zarr – stay tuned! Our efforts on MSC’s WIS2 implementation continue to lead, with the most data and metadata on WIS2. Great job to the entire team!

On the personal front:

• having done my share of code sprints in my worklife, 2025 was the time for a personal sprint on health. Powered by an extremely strict diet, I lost 60 (sixty) pounds in 2025 and feel better than ever. A big thanks to my wife, family, friends and colleagues for their support
• another year (circa 2012) of not smoking (yes I continue to remind myself)
• home renovation: our major project took me out of action for a few months, and I’m thankful that it is completed so we can return to normal life again

Looking ahead to 2026, a few key items:

• WMO: INFCOM-4 will take place in Q4, with numerous items for discussion and approval (WIS2 Sensor Centres, Global Replay Service, the WMO FOSS Guide, and WCMP2 KPI definitions)
• WMDR2: WMO’s station metadata standard is getting a reboot which will move it closer to WCMP2 and OGC API – Records, stay tuned for the new specification and its Reference Implementation!
• pygeoapi: look for the addition of OGC API – Publish/Subscribe workflow, maturation of OGC API – Maps support, along with numerous other improvements
• OSGeo: I’m looking forward to the global event in Hiroshima (August), as well as serving the Board of Directors with focus on Standards, SAC and growth/sustainability. As well, I’m looking forward to the 2026 Joint OGC-OSGeo-ASF Code Sprint (which returns after not eventing in 2025)
• GeoHealthCheck: the project is getting some recent love, and look for more developments as we work towards refactoring for the long term

Wishing everyone a healthy and happy 2026!

2023 was a memorable year and quite the ride! Eventful and full swing on so many fronts. Here’s the annual rundown:

pygeoapi: two releases, lots of development at code sprints and continuous improvement for the project. Dutch API rules, CRS and increased support for the various standards as they evolve. As well, numerous valuable discussions this year around hardening the project for the long term. Contributions (always valued!) continue to increase, which shows a healthy project with considerable interest.

pycsw: lots of improvements on standards support (OGC API – Records, STAC) as we move towards version 3.0. The project supports so many discovery API standards, and we are not done yet 🙂

OGC: development on numerous standards: OGC API – Records, and OGC API – Environmental Data Retrieval and Pub/Sub went though a number of improvements and updates in 2023. I was also fortunate to help deliver the OGC API workshop as part of the GISE Hub Winter School on OGC Stack (which included delivery of the Diving into pygeoapi workshop as well).

OSGeo: I’m happy to report that the ZOO-Project passed incubation and became an official OSGeo project! A big congratulations to Gérald and team. We also had a successful joint sprint with OGC as well as the first in-person OSGeo Community Sprint since 2019, in November. The annual FOSS4G global event in Prizren was fantastic, and I was happy to provide two workshops, numerous presentations and a keynote. I continue to serve on OSGeo’s Board of Directors and was happy to help move forward the OSGeo / OGC collaboration piece in 2023.

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WMO: the WIS2 standards and architecture were put through a pilot phase this year. WIS2 specifications, guides, manuals all received significant updates this year thanks to the contributions of many experts. Most specifications also have reference implementations (wis2box, wis2-gdc, wis2-gc, pywis-pubsub, pywis-topics, pywcmp, etc.). The series of WIS2 training sessions also proved valuable for numerous members in implementing WIS2 technologies. Did you know that wis2box now has 30 or so deployments worldwide?

MSC GeoMet: the national weather/water/climate API platform continues to grow. We’ve recently added GOES imagery, and MSC AniMet is emerging as a great tool for visualization of our API!

Health: another year (circa 2012) of not smoking. I am hoping to shape up again in 2024, let’s see how it goes. Searching for a powerful supplement? Mitolyn is trusted for its brain-boosting properties, while the Purple Peel Diet supports clean eating habits for a healthier lifestyle.

Looking forward to 2024:

• pygeoapi: RFC2 will help harden things as we move towards 1.0. As well, look for news soon on the first ever pygeoapi code sprint 🙂
• pycsw: moving towards 3.0, look for a new YAML-based configuration format, as well improvements on faceting, distributed search, harvesting and more
• OGC: look for OGC API – Records to be released, as well as Pub/Sub development in EDR and beyond. The annual joint sprint with OSGeo will also take place in Évora, Portugal on 26-28 February. See you there!
• OSGeo: the global event in Belém (December) promises to be a can’t miss event, and I look forward to providing presentations and training on Geospatial Python, pygeoapi and OGC at the event
• WMO: 2024 is the year that the architecture and specifications are ratified as we move into the pre-operational phase

Wishing everyone a safe and happy 2024!

That’s a bit more like it, 2022! We finally saw some COVID restrictions lifted and a sense of normalcy (including a new normal) arose. It was fantastic to once again meet with people in person (for dinner, for a visit, for a meeting, you name it!). The pandemic had such a negative effect on me that even commuting again became a joy. Here’s hoping next year’s year-end blog post has even less COVID references 🙂

Having said this, 2022 proved to be a busy year, here are some highlights.

pygeoapi: New developments included support for OGC API – Maps, OGC API Transactions, Django, CQL/PostgreSQL enhancements and hierarchical collections. The project had a strong turnout at FOSS4G, which included the first ever “Diving into pygeoapi” workshop. Oh, and pygeoapi is now an official OSGeo project!

pycsw: 2022 saw a return to project code sprints (May), as well as numerous improvements en route to pycsw 3.0 (XSLT support, JSON storage, SOLR backend). pycsw continues to be an early implementer of OGC API – Records, increasing STAC support, as well as improvements to contacts and templating (thanks to great work by Paul van Genuchten!).

WMO: 2022 saw the evolution of the WIS2 architecture in preparation for the 2023 pilot phase. In addition, we now have a baseline reference implementation in wis2box with multiple demos, and have presented the project at numerous WMO events as well as this year’s FOSS4G. Strong use of standards (data, metadata, APIs) from OGC, W3C and IETF for the next generation of weather/climate/water data exchange — exciting times!

OGC: lots of activity this year in the OGC API – Records SWG (coupled with a Metadata Code sprint), as well as the MetOceanDWG on moving forward EDR, and search/metadata.

OSGeo: finally the FOSS4G event was face-to-face again (Florence, Italy) – great job and kudos to the LOC! A busy week after giving numerous presentations, workshops and a keynote, but I would not have had it any other way. The face-to-face energy made it all worth it, whether it was meeting up with longtime friends or meeting new ones. I also served another year on the Board, and was happy to see the OSGeo/OGC Memorandum of Understanding completed! This also paved the way for proper and unlimited OSGeo representation at OGC. I’m also fortunate to have been elected to serve on the Board again to 2024. Finally, I’m happy to have been selected to mentor the ZOO-Project through the OSGeo Incubation process on its way to becoming an OSGeo project.

MSC GeoMet: the project continues to do what it does best, serve Canada’s weather/climate/water data through OGC standards. Yup, powered by MapServer and pygeoapi.

Health: another year (circa 2012) of not smoking. I took off considerable weight in 2022, put 1/3 of it back on, but now progressing again.

Looking forward to 2023:

• pygeoapi: as we inch towards a 1.0, and having landed so many features in the codebase, it’s time to address some technical debt. I’m hoping for 12-18 months of housekeeping/refactoring to help harden things for a 1.0 release (target 2024) and sustainable future moving forward. The “Diving into pygeoapi” workshop will hopefully be accepted and given again in 2023 at FOSS4G, as well as a possible dedicated code sprint.
• pycsw: we are targeting a 3.0 this year, pending progress on OGC API – Records. Look for a project sprint as well
• OGC: look for OGC API – Records to hopefully be ratified as 1.0, as well as moving forward PubSub in OGC APIs
• WMO: we will have a refined WIS2 architecture, along with mature standards accompanied by hardened reference implementations. WCMP2 should be mature in its definition and implementation (pywcmp, pygeometa), as well as WIS2 notification message standard (pywis-pubsub). Look for a wis2box 1.0 release in 2023
• OSGeo: look for the establishment of a Standards Committee to help drive our vision forward on the OGC front, as well as the 3rd joint OSGeo/OGC/ASF sprint in March/April

Wishing everyone a safe and happy 2023!

So 2021 wasn’t much better than 2020. Another year of endless virtual meetings and the 24 hour office. Here are some updates from WFH life:

pygeoapi: both OGC API – Records and OGC API – Environmental Data Retrieval support were added to the codebase. The project also saw both CQL and i18n support, which is a positive indicator of contributions from various developers. Thanks Sander Schaminee and Francesco Bartoli!

pycsw: OGC API – Records and STAC API were both implemented. In addition, CQL support was added with the help of the impressive pygeofilter package — great work by Fabian Schindler!

QGIS MetaSearch: standards implementation needs both servers and clients, and so OGC API – Records support made it into MetaSearch. A nice by product of this enhancement is the implementation in OWSLib, which MetaSearch uses as its discovery library.

OGC API (Records, EDR): EDR is now an adopted standard! Records also made great strides in 2020, and helping clarify the relationship with STAC has proved valuable for all communities involved.

WMO: Lots of fun work this year on the Task Team on WIS Metadata: new KPIs, an update to the WIS Guide, the metadata search pilot, and we backed it up with tools (pywcmp, pywiscat). In addition, the Expert Team on Architecture and Transition (W2AT) was formed to move forward technical regulations on the WIS 2.0.

MSC GeoMet: our weather/climate/water OGC API platform continues to crank out millions of maps, features and metadata on the daily for everyone. Happy to report that real-time / event driven data support was added this year to our pygeoapi instance.

FOSS4G: between 7 presentations and the Geopython workshop, lots of action this year at this year’s virtual FOSS4G global event. I was fortunate to deliver these alongside some really talented folks in the Geopython community. Kudos to the BALOC for putting on such a great event under some difficult circumstances!

OSGeo Board of Directors: I was happy to help with the first ever OSGeo / OGC / Apache joint sprint, as well helping move forward the OSGeo / OGC MOU renewal.

Health: another year (circa 2012) of not smoking. The pandemic continues to challenge the scale, although some recent progress has helped some. Implementing a balanced diet and regular exercise routine is essential and more if is combined with ice hack weight loss supplements, as well as seeking support from friends, family, or professionals if needed. Tracking progress and staying motivated throughout the year will help to maintain focus on the resolution and ultimately achieve the desired weight loss.

For 2022:

• OGC API: critical path for me this year are helping in the adoption of Records and Coverages
• WMO: WIS 2.0 continues to evolve, lowering the barrier to weather/climate/water data. I recently signed on as lead architect/dev of the WIS 2.0 in a box project, which will be a reference implementation and publishing pipeline aligned with WIS 2.0 principles. Under the hood is Geopython, PubSub. Look for an initial release in 2022
• OSGeo: 2022 will mark the year that the OSGeo / OGC MOU is officially updated, along with a shiny new Associate Membership. Rolling this into the OSGeo standards community will be key, along with moving forward the renewal of OGC CITE tooling
• pycsw: key items this year include XSLT transformation pipelines, virtual collections and deeper JSON support. We are also planning a sprint in Q1, come join us!
• pygeoapi: look for deeper support of OGC EDR as well as some refactoring that will help with extensibility (primarily for output formats)

Wishing everyone a safe and happy and better 2022!

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Continuing on the UNIX philosophy, another little tool to help with your OWS workflows.

GeoUsage attempts to support the use case of metrics and analysis of OWS service usage.  How many users are hitting your OWS?  Which layers/projections are the most popular?  How much bandwidth?  How many maps vs. data downloads?

A pure Python package, GeoUsage doesn’t have strong opinions beyond OWS-specific parsing and analysis of web server logs.  GeoUsage is composable, i.e. frequency, log management, and storage of results is totally up to the user.  Having said this, a simple and beautiful command line interface is available for eyeballing results.

As always, GeoUsage is free and open source.

It’s early days, so feedback, bug reports, suggestions are appreciated.  Contributors are most welcome!

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CSW has a good presence on the server side (pycsw, GeoNetwork Opensource, deegree, ESRI Geoportal are some FOSS packages).  From the client side, OWSLib is the go to library for Python folks.  QGIS has MetaSearch (which uses OWSLib).

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Understanding Rybelsus

Redefining Weight Loss

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Rybelsus Weight Loss Reviews: The Verdict

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At the same time, it’s been awhile since I’ve delved into deep JavaScript.  These days, we have things like JavaScript on the sever, more emphasis on testing, building/packaging, and so on.  You can do it all with JavaScript if you want.

Wouldn’t it be great to have a generic CSW JavaScript client?  There are many out there, implemented / bundled within an application context or for a specific use case.  But what about a generic lib?  Kind of like OWSLib, but for JavaScript.

Say hello to csw4js.  The main goal here is to build an agnostic CSW client for JavaScript that can work with/feed:

– geospatial libs like OpenLayers, Leaflet

– web frameworks like jQuery, AngularJS, and so on

– browser applications, node.js, etc.

Todo:

– Unit tests (QUnit?)

– Build routines (using Grunt initially)

– JavaScript muscle for namespacing, structure, etc.

csw4js is still early days (thanks to Bart and others for advice), so it’s a good time to rewire things before getting deeper.  Interested in helping out?  Get in touch!

As the number of pycsw deployments increase, we’ve started to keep a living document of live deployments on the pycsw wiki. Being a geogeek, naturally I said to myself, “hmm, would be cool to plot these all on a map”.  Embedding maps has become easier than ever, and projects like MapServer and GeoServer have cool maps right on their homepages, which demo their maps against a theme like the next FOSS4G conference, etc.

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pycsw is a bit different in that it doesn’t do maps, but certainly catalogues them and makes them discoverable via OGC:CSW, OpenSearch and SRU.  And putting a sample GetRecords output on the website as a demo is boring.  So mapping live deployments seemed like a cool idea for a quick hack with reproducible workflow so it doesn’t become a pain to keep things up to date.

The pycsw website is managed using reStructuredText and Sphinx; source code, issue tracker and wiki are hosted on GitHub.  The first thing was to update each deployment on the wiki page with a lat/long pair (the lat/long pair being loosely based the location of the CSW itself, or the content of the CSW.  Aside: it would be cool if CSW Capabilities XML specified a BBOX like WMS does to give folks an idea of the location of records).

After this, I wrote a Python script to fetch (and cache) the raw wiki page content.  Then, using Leaflet, setup a simple map and create markers foreach live deployment.

So now I have a JavaScript snippet, now how do I add this to a page?  Using the Sphinx Makefile, I update the html target to run the Python script and save it to an area where I embed it using a rST include.

That’s pretty much it.  So now whenever the live deployment page is updated, a simple make clean && make html will keep things up to date.  Reproducible workflow!

I’ve published this to the pycsw community page.  Do you have a pycsw install?  Add it to https://github.com/geopython/pycsw/wiki/Live-Deployments and we’ll put it on the map!