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# CNG Conference 2025

April 30, 2025 \- May 2, 2025

[CNG Conference](https://2025-ut.cloudnativegeo.org/) 2025 brings together the cloud-native geospatial community to share and discuss the latest advancements and emerging trends in geospatial data.

Overture Maps is excited to attend CNG with a strong lineup of talks, workshops, and panels showcasing our open data approach, platform-agnostic tooling, and the Global Entity Reference System (GERS). Whether you’re a cloud-native developer, open data advocate, or mapping professional, you’ll find insights and collaborators across our sessions.

## Wednesday, April 30

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM \| TALK

**STAC-ing GeoParquet**

Benjamin Clark (Overture Maps & Meta)

Discover how Overture Maps is working to make our data easier to find and use by adopting the STAC (SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog) specification. Ben Clark shares the journey from custom release manifests to building STAC representations of our GeoParquet data, and how this shift enables tool-building and better access for the geospatial community.

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM \| WORKSHOP

**Interfacing with Cloud-Native Overture Data and the GERS Ecosystem**

Benjamin Clark, Dana Bauer, Jennings Anderson (Overture Maps Foundation)

A hands-on session to explore Overture’s open datasets and the Global Entity Reference System (GERS). Topics include:

- How to access and work with Overture’s cloud-native base layers
- Best practices for large-scale geospatial data workflows
- Real-world examples of linking external datasets using GERS

Ideal for developers, data engineers, and GIS professionals looking to leverage open, interoperable mapping data.

## Thursday, May 1

9:45 AM – 11:15 AM \| TALK + DISCUSSION

**Beyond Open Data**

Marc Prioleau (Overture Maps Foundation) & Tom Lee (Mapbox)

What makes open data truly usable and sustainable? Join this conversation about building data products that offer traceability, long-term value, and reliability for both the public and private sectors. Discussion topics include data licensing, provenance, ownership, and how we assess the impact and worth of geospatial datasets.

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM \| PLENARY PANEL

**Builders Panel**

Panelists: Mo Sarwat, Amy Rose (Overture Maps Foundation), Sean Gorman

A closing conversation with leaders from across the geospatial space sharing their views on the tools, standards, and ideas shaping the future of cloud-native mapping.

## Friday, May 2

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM \| KEYNOTE & DISCUSSION

Speaker: Drew Breunig (Overture Maps Foundation) & more

Despite growing interest, geospatial data is still too complex for many to use. Drew Breunig explores what’s holding us back—from fragmented standards to the location/place divide—and how Overture Maps Foundation and GERS can help make spatial data more accessible, collaborative, and usable at scale.

View the [complete schedule](https://2025-ut.cloudnativegeo.org/#agenda).

## Meet the Overture Maps Team at CNG 2025

Come say hi and connect with the team:

- Marc Prioleau – Executive Director
- Amy Rose – Chief Technology Officer
- Dana Bauer – Product Manager
- Drew Breunig – GERS Evangelist
- Benjamin Clark – Software Engineer \| Task Force Lead
- Jennings Anderson – Software Engineer \| Task Force Lead

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## Details

- Start: April 30, 2025
- End: May 2, 2025
- Website:[https://2025-ut.cloudnativegeo.org/](https://2025-ut.cloudnativegeo.org/)

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