Spatial Thoughts Newsletter #45
FOSS4G Asia 2026, QGIS India User Group, Earth Engine Quota Limits
FOSS4G Asia 2026 Conference
We organized one of the largest gatherings of the open-source geospatial community in India. I was part of the local organizing committee that brought the FOSS4G Asia 2026 conference to Nashik, India. Read my blog post to learn about the event and access the resources.
There were lots of interesting technical talks. All the talks were recorded, and the videos are now available on the GeoBharat YouTube channel.
QGIS India User Group
It was a personal milestone for me to convene and launch the QGIS India User Group in January 2026, bringing the QGIS community in India together.
In the short time that the group has been around, it has become a thriving community. We were able to build and launch the website at in.qgis.org along with case studies sourced from users across the country. If you haven’t yet, head over to the website and join the community.
You can watch our presentation at the QGIS Open Day to learn about the journey and hear about interesting ways QGIS and QField is being used in India.
Earth Engine Quota Limits
Google recently announced Earth Engine Noncommercial Tiers for Google Earth Engine. This is a big change that affects all the non-commercial users of the GEE platform. Read my blog post with details on how to monitor your quota and prepare yourself for the upcoming deadline in April. While most users will be able to continue using Earth Engine without much disruption, it is a good time to start learning cloud-native technologies to be able to leverage the growing ecosystem of cloud-agnostic data processing tools. The post has my thoughts and recommendations for future-proofing yourself.