Re: Joint OGC/OSGeo/ASF code sprint proposal

[Martin Desruisseaux <ma...@geomatys.com>]

Hello all

The joint OGC / OSGeo / ASF code sprint, initially scheduled March 1st, 
2nd and 3rd, may be shifted one week later (March 8th, 9th, and 10th) 
for avoiding a schedule conflict with the next OGC meeting. Please let 
me know if there is any objection to this rescheduling.

All projects having geospatial components are welcome to participate to 
this code sprint. On my side, there is two tasks that I plan to propose:

1) Implementation of the Gridded Geodetic data eXchange Format (GGXF) 
[1]. This is a standard in development for replacing NTv2 and NADCON 
(among others) by a universal data format, tentatively based on 
NetCDF-4. It would greatly simplify the application of datum shifts 
based on grids, and also other coordinate operations such as the use of 
geoid models.

2) Continue the development of Geospatial Integrity of Geoscience 
Software (GIGS) tests [2]. This works aim to provide an 
implementation-neutral suite of tests, targeting Java and Python 
libraries for now.

For those two tasks, experts from IOGP and other organizations have been 
invited to attend to the code sprint event for assisting us in the 
implementation of those standards or test suites.

     Regards,

         Martin

[1]https://github.com/opengeospatial/CRS-Gridded-Geodetic-data-eXchange-Format
[2]https://gigs.iogp.org/