The Geospatial devroom will be back at FOSDEM 2027 for a full day of talks and discussion. We're looking for contributions from developers, researchers, practitioners, hobbyists and anyone else working with free and open source geospatial technology. If you're building something interesting, solving a difficult problem, experimenting with new approaches or have lessons to share from a real-world deployment, we'd like to hear from you. Submit a talk proposal for the Geospatial devroom, taking place on Sunday, 31 January 2027 in Brussels, Belgium. Please also help spread the word by sharing this Call for Participation within your geospatial and open source communities. ## Suggested topics The Geospatial devroom welcomes all things geo-related. Possible areas include: * Free and open source GIS software and tools * Geodata visualisation and cartography * Web mapping frameworks and libraries * Spatial databases and data processing * Mobile and field data collection * OpenStreetMap and collaborative mapping * Open geodata, standards and interoperability * Machine learning and AI for geospatial applications * Remote sensing and Earth observation * Climate, environmental and sustainability applications * Transport, mobility and urban planning * Geospatial infrastructure, APIs and services * Real-world deployments, case studies and lessons learned This list isn't exhaustive. ## Important dates - Monday, 30 November 2026: Submission deadline (midnight Brussels time) - Monday, 7 December 2026: Notification of selected talks - Sunday, 31 January 2027: Geospatial devroom at FOSDEM ## Submissions To submit a proposal, visit https://fosdem.org/submit and select "Geospatial" as the track. We're planning 35-minute talks, including time for questions. We'll also have some 10-minute lightning talk slots available. Please indicate your preferred format when submitting. ## Code of conduct Please review the FOSDEM code of conduct: https://fosdem.org/2027/practical/conduct/ Cheers!