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CNG Conference 2025

30 April - 02 May 2025

About CNG

The Cloud-Native Geospatial Forum (CNG) exists to unlock the potential of geospatial data through adoption of commoditized cloud technologies and open collaboration on data formats – an approach that can be described as cloud-native.

Cloud-native approaches to working with geospatial data offer faster, more cost-effective access to geospatial data by enabling users to access data at any scale using HTTPS. For data providers, cloud-native approaches reduce maintenance burdens by taking advantage of commoditized, scalable, and durable cloud object storage infrastructure and APIs. These advantages combine to enable the development of web-based tools and open-source software that make geospatial data easier to access than ever before.

Our mission

To collaborate with geospatial data practitioners to create vendor-neutral events, content, and educational opportunities that make geospatial data easier to access and use.

Our vision

By making geospatial data easier to access and use, we seek to create a world where geospatial data is continually made more accessible, usable, and beneficial – empowering communities everywhere to make data-informed decisions.

Who we are

CNG is an initiative of Radiant Earth, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All administrative tasks and operations are carried out by Radiant Earth staff and contractors.

Our editorial board

We convene an editorial board from our community to define our agenda and help us identify opportunities to support documentation, educational materials, and other ways to improve accessibility and usage of geospatial data.

Ryan Abernathy
Ryan Abernathy
CEO
Earthmover
Dana Bauer
Dana Bauer
Geographer-at-large
Freelance
Tyler Erickson
Tyler Erickson
Founder
VorGeo
Matt Forrest
Matt Forrest
Director of Customer Engineering & Product Led Growth
Wherobots
Matthew Hanson
Matthew Hanson
Director of Aerospace
Element 84
Chris Holmes
Chris Holmes
Product Architect
Planet
Max Jones
Max Jones
Cloud Engineer
Development Seed
Stephanie May
Stephanie May
Founder
Geocentric Minds
Dr. Brianna R. Pagán
Dr. Brianna R. Pagán
Deputy Manager
NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center
Amy Rose
Amy Rose
Technical Director
Overture Maps Foundation
Qiusheng Wu
Qiusheng Wu
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Deptartment of Geography and Sustainability at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Zhuangfang NaNa Yi
Zhuangfang NaNa Yi
Principal Machine Learning Scientist
Regrow

What we do

What we don’t do

How we measure success

We measure success in terms of the size of our engaged community. If we have a continually growing and engaged community, we know we’re on the right track. We deliberately seek to include people from economically disadvantaged communities.

How we do it

We are funded through grants, event fees, and through our membership program.

CNG content is produced by community members with guidance from our editorial board.

CNG is an initiative of Radiant Earth and is governed by the Radiant Earth board of directors.

Our values

These values guide our work as the stewards of the CNG Forum.


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