Get Involved

We welcome anybody ho wants to contribute to GIS.lab project. The only one requirement is that You really want to. Any contribution, even the smallest one, is valued.

Here is our team structure and a list of skills and responsibilities. If You don not find Yourself in any of these teams and still want to help, please contact us and introduce Yourself. We are sure we will find a place for You.

Project steering committee

responsibilities: setting project road map, recruitment of other team members, management of collaboration between teams, organization of users and developers community meetings, management of financial resources, software release management

Core platform team

skills: advanced Linux server and desktop knowledge, advanced virtualization knowledge, advanced networking knowledge, advanced programming and scripting skills (C, C++, Python, JavaScript, Ruby, Bash)

responsibilities: development of core GIS.lab platform

GIS team

skills: basic Linux server and desktop knowledge, advanced Open Source GIS server and desktop software knowledge (OWS services, PostGIS, SpatiaLite, GDAL, GEOS, QGIS, GRASS), basic Python and shell scripting skills

responsibilities: development and integration of various GIS software on top of platform

Documentation and support team

skills: basic Linux server and desktop knowledge, basic Open Source GIS server and desktop software knowledge, advanced text writing skills, advanced English language knowledge in written form

responsibilities: creation of written and video documentations and tutorials, text and video presentations of new features, support to users and other non-technical teams

Quality assurance team

skills: basic Linux server and desktop knowledge, basic Open Source GIS server and desktop software knowledge

responsibilities: continuous testing of development versions of GIS.lab and associated projects like QGIS, XUbuntu and others, bug reporting

Marketing, promotion and artwork team

skills: marketing, promotion or artwork

responsibilities: product presentations, creation of presentation materials, press releases, interviews, web page maintenance, graphic design