Diane Fritz, Geospatial Data Scientist at the Auraria Library and instructor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, has worked for many years with Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial Applications (FOSS4G) applied to diverse physical and human geography topics. She has been on the OSM US advisory board since 2021, helping guide this chapter of the global OSM Foundation (OSMF). Fritz was recently re-elected and appointed President of the Board. She'll be serving a two-year term during which she'll be assisting with many OSM projects in the US and around the world. Fritz has been deeply involved since 2017 with the OpenStreetMap (OSM; a widely used FOSS4G) community, in particular with the group working on trails (see Trails Stewardship Initiative). This work has been recently featured in the USGS National Digital Trails post. Fritz also contributes to TeachOSM, a charter project of OSM US that develops educational materials. Be sure to contact her in the Auraria Library for your geospatial data and analysis needs.
Canvas Outage
Canvas access has been restored for our users, but the service reliability remains uncertain. Due to recent events, Canvas has had intermittent outages which are at the discretion of the vendor and may occur during a final exam. Faculty and staff may continue to use Canvas, but we strongly advise faculty and students to prepare a contingency plan for turning in assignments and final exams in the event Canvas access becomes unavailable again.
Instructure, the company that owns Canvas, has provided an FAQ about the incident, which may not answer all your questions. We will share more information if it becomes available.