Monsanto and Boundless Collaborate for Open Source GIS Contributions
December 05 2017 - 9:00AM
Boundless, the leader in open GIS for the enterprise, and Monsanto
Company (NYSE:MON), a global modern agriculture company, today
announced their collaboration on the contribution of open source
geospatial code back to the Free and Open Source Software for
Geospatial (FOSS4G) community.
Among the contributions is an OAuth Plugin that was donated to
enable modern authorization of users within the Quantum GIS (QGIS)
open source desktop project. This contribution enables the users of
the most widely used open source desktop GIS software to utilize
user-based authentication to determine what data on the system the
user can access. The code only covers the authentication process
and does not share any company information or data from Monsanto or
any of its customers.
This contribution marks part of a larger open source initiative
Monsanto is undertaking. “Modern open source technologies,
like those stewarded by Boundless, enable us to scale our
enterprise to support and handle more geospatial information than
we would have ever been able to support with proprietary GIS
technologies,” said Dr. Martin Mendez-Costabel, Geospatial Big Data
Engineering and Strategy Lead at Monsanto. “We are proud to be able
to give back to the community, allowing for other organizations to
realize the power of the open source geospatial platform.”
This code has allowed the company to have a smoother
authentication system and allows employees easier access to the
data they need while in the field.
“It is encouraging to see one of the largest agricultural firms
breaking from traditional software approaches and adopting our
technology platform,” said Andy Dearing, CEO of Boundless. “The
rapid acceleration in capabilities of the open source geospatial
technology stack has greatly benefited from advancements like what
Monsanto is contributing today. We are only going to continue to
see a rise in adoption and success of open source geospatial
implementations.”
To explore Monsanto’s specific contributions, check out the
following repositories:
- GeoServer XAuth plugin
- OAUTH plugin for QGIS
- CKAN plugin for QGIS
For more information about how Monsanto has adopted the open
source geospatial technology platform in their enterprise, see the
recent webinar here.
Helpful Links
- Boundless website
- Boundless blog
- Boundless overview video
- Boundless Server
- Boundless Connect
- GitHub
About Monsanto CompanyMonsanto is committed to
bringing a broad range of solutions to help nourish our growing
world. We produce seeds for fruits, vegetables and key crops - such
as corn, soybeans, and cotton - that help farmers have better
harvests while using water and other important resources more
efficiently. We work to find sustainable solutions for soil health,
help farmers use data to improve farming practices and conserve
natural resources, and provide crop protection products to minimize
damage from pests and disease. Through programs and partnerships,
we collaborate with farmers, researchers, nonprofit organizations,
universities and others to help tackle some of the world’s biggest
challenges. To learn more about Monsanto, our commitments and our
more than 20,000 dedicated employees, please visit monsanto.com.
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About BoundlessBoundless is the leader in
commercially supported open GIS (geographic information systems).
Unlike proprietary solutions, Boundless opens the world of
geospatial data to any user. The experts at Boundless reduce the
cost and time of deploying and managing geospatial software with a
scalable, open GIS platform – including Exchange, Server, Desktop
and Connect – and a powerful ecosystem of geospatial knowledge,
tools and resources. Learn more at boundlessgeo.com. Join the GIS
community at https://connect.boundlessgeo.com/. Follow Boundless
@boundlessgeo.
Media Contacts
Tanya CarlssonKulesa Faul for
Boundless707-529-6139tanya@kulesafaul.com
Meghan McCormick Monsanto Company(314)
694-3665meghan.a.mccormick@monsanto.com
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