\title{OSGeo in 2007}
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\author{by Tyler Mitchell}
\maketitle

Welcome to the first edition of the OSGeo\index{osgeo|OSGeo} Annual Report -- a lot happened in 2007 and this document brings together highlights from across the spectrum of OSGeo activities.  Nearly 50 reports\index{reports} from dozens of different authors and communities\index{communities} were contributed.

OSGeo has continued to grow, here are a few statistics to help show the magnitude of development during last year.

\begin{itemize}
	\item \textbf{1st} OSGeo\index{osgeo} branded FOSS4G conference hosted \textbf{720+} attendees
	\item  \textbf{3} new volumes of the OSGeo \href{http://osgeo.org/journal}{Journal}, \textbf{44 articles\index{articles}} and over \textbf{70} contributors
	\item  \textbf{5} new projects\index{osgeo!projects} entered incubation (14 total)
	\item \textbf{6} Local Chapters\index{OSGeo!chapters} officially approved (9 in total), total of  \textbf{20+} Local Chapters have been started
	\item  \textbf{7} initial Foundation \href{http://osgeo.org/sponsors}{Sponsors}
	\item  \textbf{\$160,000+} in sponsorships\index{sponsorships} collected
	\item  \textbf{100+} mailing lists\index{lists}, \textbf{13,300+} subscribers
	\item \textbf{6,000,000+} lines of code, representing \textbf{1,400+} years of effort across OSGeo projects
	\item Dozens of presentations, workshops\index{workshops} and events\index{events} around the world!
\\ \\ Web site stats\index{stats} - May through Dec:
	\begin{itemize}
		\item  \textbf{147,000} unique visitors (54\% increase), 
		\item  \textbf{284,000} visits (51\% increase),
		\item  \textbf{1,502,508} pages (46\% increase), 
		\item  \textbf{7,588,049} hits (80\% increase), 
		\item  \textbf{140.71GB} bandwidth
		\item  Portions of website\index{website} translated\index{translated} into \textbf{13} different languages\index{languages}
	\end{itemize}
\end{itemize}

Throughout the following reports\index{reports} you will learn more about the projects\index{projects} and teams that made all this happen.  It has been an incredible year to watch and a great challenge to keep up with all that has developed.

This is also your invitation to join in.  You will find that many of the reports\index{reports} identify specific areas where you can help.  Links to all our projects\index{projects} and their mailing lists\index{lists} are available on the main OSGeo.org website.  Join the \href{http://lists.osgeo.org/listinfo/discuss}{Discuss list} to keep in touch.

I hope you enjoy the articles\index{articles} and I look forward to this report next year as we continue to sail through the exciting and uncharted open source geospatial\index{geospatial} world.

\noindent{Sincerely,\\
Tyler}

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\address{Tyler Mitchell\\
  Executive Director, OSGeo\index{osgeo}\\
  \url{http://osgeo.org}\\
  \email{tmitchell@osgeo.org}\\
}

\noindent{\small Throughout the articles\index{articles} there are many URLs for online references.  We've used footnotes with full URLs where feasible for readability.  If a reference is \href{http://osgeo.org}{blue} but not a footnote, then refer to the digital PDF version for a link to click.}

