The Spatial Community

About the Community

The Spatial Community is a Slack-based community of over 6,600 geospatial enthusiasts: developers, GIS professionals, students, and hobbyists all coming together to share a common interest in all things spatial. With members from all over the world, The Spatial Community is a global geo-party with round-the-clock activity.

Whether you're looking to get answers or offer support, or just have a casual conversation with fellow geo-geeks, there's a home for you in The Spatial Community. A dedicated #python or #postgis fan? There's a channel for that. Interested in joining a geospatial #bookclub? We've got that covered. Looking to unwind from a long day in the spatial analysis trenches with some #videogames or #food? We've got that too.

Sound like fun? Join us today!

Join Us

Ready to join the community? Read our Code of Conduct, then request an invitation to the Slack team below

Code of Conduct

Agreeing to common ground set forth in our Code of Conduct is part of what makes our group a community. To participate in The Spatial Community, we ask everyone to agree to this code.

Request an Invite

Read the Code of Conduct and like what you see? Excited to make 6,600+ other geospatial friends in one place? Got a question for #python or need help from the gurus in #geoserver? Enter your email address here to request an invitation:

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Meet the Admins

Contrary to popular belief, The Spatial Community is not run solely by a collection of Slack bots. Meet the admins who work hard behind the scenes to keep everything humming along smoothly.

Recent or Upcoming Events

Check back often - new events posted regularly!

2018 Conference Giveaways

2018 giveways have so far included OpenStreetMap US State of the Map and the Esri Developer summit!
- Details
2018 Ask Me Anything Series
- Steve Pousty Director of Developer Advocacy at Red Hat. Feb 16, 2018 @ 10AM PST.
- Ryan John King Co-founder, CEO of FOAM, entrepreneur in proof of location protocol. Feb 23, 2018 @ 9AM PST.

Past Events

Feb 2018

Conference Giveaway:
Esri Dev Summit 2018

Esri sponsored one registration to the Developer Summit and additional swag for 2nd place!
Feb 16 2018

AMA: Steve Pousty

Ask Me Anything with Steve Pousty, Director of Developer Advocacy at Red Hat, formerly of deCarta, Esri dev, PhD in Ecology and much more! Thanks to @TheSteve0!
Jun 1 2017

Conference Giveaway:
FOSS4G Boston 2017

The FOSS4G Local Organizing Committee sponsored one registration to FOSS4G in Boston and >sparkgeo covering the entrance fee to the Gala event
Apr 7 2017

Conference Giveaway:
PyCon 2017

Mapbox sponsored one registration to PyCon 2017 in Portland, Oregon
Mar 14 2017

AMA:
Azavea

Azavea's President & CEO Robert Cheetham, VP of Engineering Matt McFarland, and Community Ambassador Dan Ford.
Jan 27 2017

Conference Giveaway:
Esri's Developer Summit

Esri sponsored one free registration to the Esri Developer Summit in Palm Springs, CA on March 7-10, 2017
Nov 17 2016

AMA:
Boundless's Andy Dearing

AMA transcript
Nov 7 2016

AMA:
Carto's Javier de la Torre

AMA transcript
Oct-Dec 2016

#gift_exchange_2016

First annual "Secret Santa" for members of The Spatial Community. Join the channel for more information
April 19 2016

AMA:
ESRI's Andrew Turner & John Gravois

AMA transcript
March 15 2016

AMA:
Digital Globe's Shay Har-Noy

AMA transcript
November 3 2015

AMA:
James Fee

AMA transcript
September 22 2015

AMA:
Mapbox's Tom Macwright and Eric Gunderson

AMA transcript
September 2 2015

AMA:
What3Words' Gary Gale

AMA transcript

Meet our Admins

The humans behind the bots

Martin Bentley

@mtb-za

Ted Chapin

@ted_chapin

Madison Draper

@mzd

Francois Goulet

@fgcarto

Nick Santos

@nickrsan

If you ever need help, or have a community-related question, always feel free to reach out to one or all of us in Slack. We're here to support you & make The Spatial Community awesome, together.

Special thanks to our retired admins:

Erik Friesen

@erikfriesen

Kathryn Killebrew

@kkillebrew

Richard Law

@alphabetasoup

Langdon Sanders

@langdon

Kate Clark

@isostatic

Sara Safavi

@sara

Kyle Morgan

@gisdev-km

Stephen Smith

@themapsmith

Daniel Smith

@robodonut

Will Cadell

@willcadell

Julien Jacques

@julien

About the Community

Join Us

Ready to join the community? Read our Code of Conduct, then request an invitation to the Slack team below

Code of Conduct

Request an Invite

Meet the Admins

Recent or Upcoming Events

Check back often - new events posted regularly!

2018 Conference Giveaways

2018 Ask Me Anything Series

Past Events

Feb 2018

Conference Giveaway: Esri Dev Summit 2018

Feb 16 2018

AMA: Steve Pousty

Jun 1 2017

Conference Giveaway: FOSS4G Boston 2017

Apr 7 2017

Conference Giveaway: PyCon 2017

Mar 14 2017

AMA: Azavea

Jan 27 2017

Conference Giveaway: Esri's Developer Summit

Nov 17 2016

AMA: Boundless's Andy Dearing

Nov 7 2016

AMA: Carto's Javier de la Torre

Oct-Dec 2016

#gift_exchange_2016

April 19 2016

AMA: ESRI's Andrew Turner & John Gravois

March 15 2016

AMA: Digital Globe's Shay Har-Noy

November 3 2015

AMA: James Fee

September 22 2015

AMA: Mapbox's Tom Macwright and Eric Gunderson

September 2 2015

AMA: What3Words' Gary Gale

Meet our Admins

The humans behind the bots

Martin Bentley

Ted Chapin

Madison Draper

Francois Goulet

Nick Santos

Special thanks to our retired admins:

Erik Friesen

Kathryn Killebrew

Richard Law

Langdon Sanders

Kate Clark

Sara Safavi

Kyle Morgan

Stephen Smith

Daniel Smith

Will Cadell

Julien Jacques

Conference Giveaway:
Esri Dev Summit 2018

Conference Giveaway:
FOSS4G Boston 2017

Conference Giveaway:
PyCon 2017

AMA:
Azavea

Conference Giveaway:
Esri's Developer Summit

AMA:
Boundless's Andy Dearing

AMA:
Carto's Javier de la Torre

AMA:
ESRI's Andrew Turner & John Gravois

AMA:
Digital Globe's Shay Har-Noy

AMA:
James Fee

AMA:
Mapbox's Tom Macwright and Eric Gunderson

AMA:
What3Words' Gary Gale