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OSGeo Nepal General Meeting - September 05, 2026

September 05, 2026

Facilitator: Aayush Chand

Note Taking volunteer: Tek

Attendees: 18

Recap From the previous meeting:

  • Students representative form extended until august 15- finalized

  • Osgeo nepal website updated by kshitij dai

  • Website update by aayush-done

  • Geoparquet on hold by kshitij dai - to be followed on september

  • HDX data road name, code from the government by Nishan and Sushma- kshitij to create issue on github

  • HDX Citation by Kshitij

  • OSMSG development wrapped up -osmsg.osgeonepal.org

  • OSMSG poster made by aayush and announcement of beta version of osmsg on linkedin and facebook -shoutout to the team also

  • OSMSG Feedback form made by kshitij : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r-fTkXRPu0xzUIu6rUm9BqsYAtNQcBlZ4ZmQCrs1_qw/edit?tab=t.0

  • https://foss4g.asia/proposal-2028/ , Deadline : 27 th September 2026 - event to be held on early september to early december

  • FOSS4G ASIA proposal writing team- things to be fixed (tentative date, venue, main organizer, possible list of supporting organizations, possible sponsors, partners) - possibility SOTM ASIA 2028 - Nishon, Sushma, Kshitij, Aayush

  • Foss4g asia to be conveyed in FOSS4G Hiroshima by Dibikshya

Agenda:

  • NGES OSGeo Nepal collaboration- Manish Bam

  • Student Representative application update- Dibikshya

  • OSMSG on SOTM- Kshitiz

  • FOSS4G Asia proposal, Deadline: 27 th September 2026 - Kshitiz

  • Should we create a OSGeo Nepal Board? - Tek

Open Mic:

  • Open Data and FOSS- Manish Bam

Next Open Mic:

  • Open data quality and validation process discussion

Next facilitator:

  • Aayush Adhikari

Upcoming Events and Opportunities

  • SOTM Asia Travel Grant(Urgent Call), anyone nearby can apply https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeBU6jTzxZl9Kp54zF-4hfkqIKANknVKf8K9MkejKyzciSPFA/viewform

  • Outreachy internship call opening soon

Notes :

  • Geoparquet on hold by Kshitiz: to be followed in Oct!

  • HDX Dataset related talk is accepted in SOTM Asia 2026 OSAKA by Nishon and Sushma

  • Talk by nishon: https://stateofthemap.asia/schedule

  • NGES discussion:

  • Geoseries continuation - Mahesh Thapa

  • NGES will select resource person from their side (will discuss internally first)

  • One event will be based on HDX dataset from OSGeo Nepal

  • Data standardization

  • Data submission form and approval process

  • Brainstorm about the data quality check and validation process for next meetup: Kshitiz + Nishon + Mahesh

  • Student representative:

  • Email Aashman basnet for re-filling their form?: Tek

  • Email KU GES committee about student representative opportunity: Manish Bam

  • FOSS4G Asia proposal deadline:

  • Meeting next Wednesday 7:45 PM - 8:30 PM for now!: Kshitij

  • Nishon, Tek, Ayush, sushma, Ayush ad, Manish, Gaurav, Kshitij, Rakesh Kumar Yadav

  • OSGeo Nepal Board:

  • To manage funds

  • To be responsible for events (e.g. FOSS4G Asia)

  • We need to think about administrative cost (e.g. audit): Nishon

  • We will brainstorm about this on next meetup: Kshitiz

Action Item: ****

  • Need to generate the citation link for HDX dataset: Tek and Kshitiz