--- title: TECTERRA Blog | open source description: open source | Learn about TECTERRA's programs, best practices, and stories about geospatial technologies. --- [![Tecterra](https://blog.tecterra.com/hubfs/TECTERRA_July2019/Images/logo.png)](http://tecterra.com) [CLIENT PORTAL](http://tecterra.com/apply/) - [Blog](https://blog.tecterra.com/) - [Community](https://tecterra.com/programs-community/) - [Academic](https://tecterra.com/programs-academic/) - [Business](https://tecterra.com/business/) - [Blog](https://blog.tecterra.com) [![Tecterra](https://blog.tecterra.com/hubfs/TECTERRA_July2019/Images/logo.png)](http://tecterra.com) [Client Portal](https://tecterra.io/#/) - [Blog](https://blog.tecterra.com/) - [Community](https://tecterra.com/programs-community/) - [Academic](https://tecterra.com/programs-academic/) - [Business](https://tecterra.com/business/) - [Blog](https://blog.tecterra.com) ## [TECTERRA Announces Role as Official Organizer of FOSS4G Calgary](https://blog.tecterra.com/tecterra-announces-role-as-official-organizer-of-foss4g-calgary) Posted [March 10, 2020](https://blog.tecterra.com/tecterra-announces-role-as-official-organizer-of-foss4g-calgary) | **[geospatial](https://blog.tecterra.com/tag/geospatial)**, **[industry](https://blog.tecterra.com/tag/industry)**, **[geospatial is everywhere](https://blog.tecterra.com/tag/geospatial-is-everywhere)**, **[open source](https://blog.tecterra.com/tag/open-source)**, **[developers](https://blog.tecterra.com/tag/developers)** [![TECTERRA Announces Role as Official Organizer of FOSS4G Calgary](https://blog.tecterra.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FOSS4G2020_Email_1.jpg?width=914&name=FOSS4G2020_Email_1.jpg)](https://blog.tecterra.com/tecterra-announces-role-as-official-organizer-of-foss4g-calgary) Alongside a volunteer local organizing committee from across western Canada, TECTERRA has taken lead in the planning and production of the internationally acclaimed Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) 2020, OSGeo’s annual global conference held in a different city each year since... 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