Tom Kralidis receives the 2024 Sol Katz Award

We are honoured to announce that Tom Kralidis is the recipient of the 2024 Sol Katz Award.

You may know Tom through his activities within the GeoPython community, specifically through pygeoapi, pycsw, OWSLib, GeoHealthCheck, pygeometa, and the list goes on. Tom also plays a critical role in promoting OGC standards, throughout FOSS4G projects and also connecting the OGC + OSGeo communities.

Tom is very active at the OSGeo Board level, and other committees within the foundation. He is also active in the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

But you will most likely know him from various FOSS4G workshops around the world, where he helps users share their spatial information through known standards and Open Source software.

Tom Kralidis is a longtime leader in the FOSS4G community, and it warms our heart to finally thank him for his decades of tireless effort, in promoting sharing.

The FOSS4G community is full of people doing amazing work, and today we take a moment to shine the spotlight on one person, who has long deserved a thank-you, Tom Kralidis.

Thanks Tom!

About the award

The Sol Katz Award for Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) is awarded annually by OSGeo to individuals who have demonstrated leadership in the FOSS4G community. Recipients of the award have contributed significantly through their activities to advance open source ideals in the geospatial realm. The award acknowledges both the work of community members, and pay tribute to one of its founders, for years to come.