Camptocamp Recognized as GeoServer Core Contributor
Emmanuel Belo
The GeoServer Project Steering Committee (PSC) has officially recognized Camptocamp as a Core Contributor to the GeoServer project.
This acknowledgment highlights Camptocamp’s sustained engagement in developing, maintaining, and supporting GeoServer, as well as its active role in ensuring the long-term sustainability of the project.
Continuous Involvement in Core Areas
Camptocamp has been contributing to GeoServer and GeoTools for many years, providing code, documentation, and community support. The company’s involvement covers all responsibilities expected from Core Contributors — from release management to development and user assistance.
- Security and Releases
Camptocamp participates in GeoServer’s security and release management processes, helping ensure high-quality and stable releases.
Participation in security assessment and resolution is an important ongoing commitment to the sustainability of the community that is under increasing pressure and regulation. By offering front-line assessment of security vulnerabilities Camptocamp directly assists the community and is in position to protect and support customers.
- Development and Maintenance
The team contributes to both GeoServer and GeoTools through features, fixes, and modernization work.
Recent contributions include:- A Google Cloud Storage backend for GeoWebCache
- A PMTiles datastore
- Updates to GeoTools dependency management (Bill of Materials)
- Migration support for Java 17 and Spring 6 during the GeoServer 3 sprint
Camptocamp is also leading the development of GeoServer Cloud, the cloud-native evolution of GeoServer.
- Community and Support
Camptocamp regularly reviews pull requests, participates in discussions, and assists users on mailing lists and forums.
The team contributes to community sprints and technical workshops, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing across the project.
- Project Sustainability
Beyond technical work, Camptocamp actively supports GeoServer’s future.
The company helped initiate and co-lead the GeoServer 3 crowdfunding campaign, contributing financial and engineering resources alongside other organizations to ensure continued innovation and modernization.
Shared Commitment to Open Source
Camptocamp’s recognition as a Core Contributor reflects a shared commitment to the principles of Open Source: transparency, collaboration, and collective improvement.
By contributing to GeoServer, Camptocamp continues to strengthen the Open Source geospatial ecosystem and promote sustainable software development.
About Camptocamp
Camptocamp — with offices in Switzerland, France, and Germany — is a leading developer and integrator of Open Source software in Europe.
Its Geospatial Solutions Department specializes in Open Source Geographic Information Systems (GIS), providing expertise to help organizations leverage geospatial data, make informed decisions, and implement scalable, reliable solutions where location matters.
About GeoServer
GeoServer is an Open Source server for sharing, processing, and editing geospatial data. It enables users to publish data from a wide range of spatial sources and make it available through open standards defined by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) such as WMS, WFS, WCS, and WMTS.
Built in Java and powered by the GeoTools library, GeoServer is used worldwide by public administrations, research institutions, and private companies to power spatial data infrastructures and web mapping applications.
As an OSGeo project, GeoServer promotes open standards, interoperability, and collaboration across the global geospatial community.
Author
Career
Interested in working in an inspiring environment and joining our motivated and multicultural teams?
