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GeoTools Team: GeoTools 33.7 Released

OSGeo Planet — October 30, 2026

The GeoTools team is pleased to announce the release of the latest maintenance version of GeoTools 33.7: geotools-33.7-bin.zip geotools-33.7-doc.zip geotools-33.7-userguide.zip geotools-33.7-project.zip This release is also available from the OSGeo Maven Repository and is made in…

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GeoTools Team: GeoTools 35.1 Released

OSGeo Planet — October 30, 2026

The GeoTools team is pleased to announce the release of the latest stable version of GeoTools 35.1: geotools-35.1-bin.zip geotools-35.1-doc.zip geotools-35.1-userguide.zip geotools-35.1-project.zip This release is also available from the OSGeo Maven Repository and is made in conjunction…

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Jakub Steiner: I am playing Grid right now!

Gnome Planet — October 30, 2026

I never liked racing "sims" like Gran Turismo. So realistic! You can bounce off the guardrails like in a pinball. Grid on the other hand was a fantastic "arcade" racer with a brilliant damage model where mistakes were punished. And the camera work! And music. Boy, that was such a treat! Nostalgia…

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PostGIS Development: PostGIS 3.7.0

OSGeo Planet — October 30, 2026

The PostGIS Team is pleased to release PostGIS 3.7.0! Best Served with PostgreSQL 19 RC 1 , GEOS 3.15.0 , postgis_tiger_geocoder 2025.2 , and address_standardizer. This version requires GEOS 3.10+, PostgreSQL 14-19, Proj 6.1+, and libgmp. To take advantage of all postgis extension features, GEOS…

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GeoTools Team: GeoTools 34.6 Released

OSGeo Planet — October 29, 2026

The GeoTools team is pleased to announce the release of the latest maintenance version of GeoTools 34.6: geotools-34.6-bin.zip geotools-34.6-doc.zip geotools-34.6-userguide.zip geotools-34.6-project.zip This release is also available from the OSGeo Maven Repository and is made in…

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GeoTools Team: GeoTools 35.2 Released

OSGeo Planet — October 29, 2026

The GeoTools team is pleased to announce the release of the latest stable version of GeoTools 35.2: geotools-35.2-bin.zip geotools-35.2-doc.zip geotools-35.2-userguide.zip geotools-35.2-project.zip This release is also available from the OSGeo Maven Repository and is made in conjunction…

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Scheme Requests for Implementation: SRFI 279: In(tro)spection Protocol

Scheme Planet — October 29, 2026

SRFI 279 is now in final status. Interactive REPL-driven systems (that most Schemes are) need a way to get detailed information on a given piece of data. Inspectors, as these are conventionally called. This SRFI defines a basic protocol for inspectors, consisting of three procedures: …

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GIScussions: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

OSGeo Planet — October 29, 2026

Doug Greenfield posted his Map of the Week – Map of the 100 Famous Views of Edo saying “The Wikipedia listing has a table listing each print with an image, title and geographic coordinates. Somebody with more time and better programming skills could make a nice interactive map from this table with…

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On Worrying Developments in Free Software Communities

Guix Planet — October 29, 2026

Somewhere in our struggles for ideological superiority we lost track, got lost, forgot about the essence of community. "We shouldn't worry about the young" is a call for self-reflection and change of course, back to our roots.

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Copernicus Sentinel-3B unavailability notice for Lunar Calibration planned on 29/10/2026 [DOY 302]

Copernicus Updates — October 29, 2026

Copernicus Sentinel-3B unavailability notice for Lunar Calibration planned on 29/10/2026 [DOY 302]

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Copernicus Sentinel-3A unavailability notice for OOP #164 planned on 29/10/2026 [DOY 302]

Copernicus Updates — October 29, 2026

Copernicus Sentinel-3A unavailability notice for OOP #164 planned on 29/10/2026 [DOY 302]

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Firefox Tooling Announcements: Happy BMO Push Day! (20261028.1)

Mozilla Planet — October 28, 2026

Github Link The following changes have been pushed to bugzilla.mozilla.org: Bug 2081856 - Migrate Bug REST resource to native Mojo API: attachments (attachments, add_attachment, update_attachment) Bug 2080901 - [BMO-ETL] When any table fails to export, the entire snapshot should be rolled back to…

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Mozilla Addons Blog: Introducing enterprise add-on policies

Mozilla Planet — October 28, 2026

We are thrilled to announce that enterprise add-ons will launch on addons.mozilla.org (AMO) on December 1, 2026. In response to input from enterprise organizations that distribute add-ons strictly via Firefox enterprise policies, we are establishing a dedicated enterprise release channel. This…

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‘Seize the beauty of our Planet’ contest for the best satellite image of the Earth

Copernicus Updates — October 28, 2026

CloudFerro is inviting Earth observation community members to take part in the 7th edition of ‘Seize the beauty of our Planet’ contest for the best satellite image of the Earth.

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Gadget Review: SoundPEATS CC3 Pro Bluetooth Headphones ★★★★⯪

Terence Eden — October 28, 2026

These are easily the most comfortable headphones I've worn. I've literally had them clipped around my ears all day without noticing them. The good folks at SoundPEATS have sent me their latest cans to wrap around my lugs. I'm a big fan of these new-style "clip on" headphones. Rather than encasing…

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spritely.institute: Hoot 0.10.0 released!

Scheme Planet — October 28, 2026

We are excited to announce the release of Hoot 0.10.0! Hoot is a Scheme to WebAssembly compiler backend for Guile, as well as a general purpose WebAssembly toolchain. In other words, Scheme in the browser! This release contains new features and bug fixes and since the 0.9.0 release back in…

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Firefox Tooling Announcements: Firefox DevTools MCP v0.10.7 released

Mozilla Planet — October 28, 2026

New release of Firefox DevTools MCP. Available on npm at https://www.npmjs.com/package/@mozilla/firefox-devtools-mcp Added New --idle-timeout option (IDLE_TIMEOUT). It sets how many seconds a --connect-existing session waits without tool calls before it releases Firefox. The default stays 1800…

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52 North: Co-Designing Geospatial Platforms That Matter

OSGeo Planet — October 28, 2026

Insights from the DIRECTED Data Fabric The Challenge: Building Software That Users Actually Need and Use In geospatial research and software engineering, we frequently encounter a persistent paradox: sophisticated platforms, cutting-edge hazard models, and rich spatial data infrastructures are built…

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This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 675

Mozilla Planet — October 28, 2026

Hello and welcome to another issue of This Week in Rust! Rust is a programming language empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software. This is a weekly summary of its progress and community. Want something mentioned? Tag us at @thisweekinrust.bsky.social on Bluesky or @ThisWeekinRust…

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Cassidy James Blaede: Updates to the Blog

Gnome Planet — October 28, 2026

I’ve been wanting to get back into more frequent blogging instead of just posting half-thought-out toots to Mastodon, turning them into a rambling thread, and then losing the thought to the depths of social media… but every time I try to write something, there are a bunch of changes I want to make…

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TerraLab: Tree Inventory in QGIS From Aerial Imagery

OSGeo Planet — October 28, 2026

Build a tree inventory in QGIS: one point per tree from aerial imagery or LiDAR, with ID, crown size and height, then species and condition from the field.

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TerraLab: AI GIS: What It Does Today and Which Tool to Use

OSGeo Planet — October 28, 2026

AI GIS is software that does GIS work from imagery or a plain request. The five jobs it handles in 2026, the tools for each, and where it still fails.

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Noctua Fan Swap on a Calnex Rb/GPS Frequency Reference

Jeff Geerling — October 27, 2026

Since this will be the only source of this process on the Internet1, I figured I'd document a quick fan swap I did on a piece of test/reference equipment I'm running in my Atomic Clock Tower. I took my Torx T10 screwdriver and popped off the top cover. The screws required some force to loosen, as…

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Copernicus Sentinel-1D Data Unavailability on 26 October 2026

Copernicus Updates — October 27, 2026

Copernicus Sentinel-1D Data Unavailability on 26 October 2026

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The Mozilla Blog: Skip the busywork with Smart Window

Mozilla Planet — October 27, 2026

The days might be getting shorter, but your to-do list is only getting longer. Whether you’re getting a head start on holiday shopping or planning your next career move, Smart Window’s newest features will help you keep up.  Firefox’s opt-in AI browsing experience can now use information from…

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