IIIF Maps Community Call – Allmaps.org AMA with Bert Spaan & Jules Schoonman (August 19)
Mr. Stace D Maples
Join us for a special IIIF Maps Community Call on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, featuring an #AskMeAnything (#AMA) with Bert Spaan and Jules Schoonman of Allmaps.org!
Curious about Allmaps? Whether you've been using it for years or are just hearing about it for the first time, Allmaps.org is an open-source platform that makes it easy to georeference, explore, and share digitized maps from IIIF collections. Join us to meet the people behind the project, learn about the new IIIF–Allmaps Partnership, see what's coming next, and bring your questions for an open community conversation.
In particular, we welcome attendance by technical staff from our IIIF-Allmaps Partnership institutions, or those interested in the program.
We'll begin with Jonathan Manton, who will provide an overview of the newly announced IIIF–Allmaps Partnership, including why the partnership was formed, how it is funded, and how the Advisory Board will help guide its future. Following that, Bert Spaan and Jules Schoonman will discuss the Allmaps roadmap and answer questions from the IIIF community, partners, implementers, developers and anyone interested in the future of georeferenced maps in IIIF.
We'll also discuss reviving the IIIF Maps Technical Specification Group (TSG) to continue work on projection support within the Georeference Extension, building on the work completed during the original Maps TSG.
Please feel encouraged to add agenda items or questions to the meeting notes before the call.
These are the corresponding times for your meeting:
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Location |
Local Time |
Time Zone |
UTC Offset |
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San Francisco (USA – California) |
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 8:00:00 am |
PDT |
UTC−7 |
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New York (USA – New York) |
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 11:00:00 am |
EDT |
UTC−4 |
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Amsterdam (Netherlands) |
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 5:00:00 pm |
CEST |
UTC+2 |
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Corresponding UTC (GMT) |
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 15:00:00 |
UTC |
UTC±0 |
Agenda & Meeting Notes
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uLZ1qJf3bHkJKWylglWmA-i7RaXQN4FAqIJ6pTmp3r8/edit?tab=t.0
Zoom
https://stanford.zoom.us/j/96624843050?pwd=NGdZZGhoSEU4OWJpMFJ1b3V2c2V5dz09
Agenda Highlights
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Welcome & Introductions
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IIIF–Allmaps Partnership Overview — Jonathan Manton
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Why the partnership was formed
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Funding and governance
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Advisory Board and roadmap
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Allmaps Roadmap & #AskMeAnything (#AMA) — Bert Spaan & Jules Schoonman
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Bring your questions about Allmaps, georeferencing, IIIF Maps, implementation, future plans, and collaboration opportunities.
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IIIF Maps TSG Revival Discussion — Manuel
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Proposal for a new Technical Specification Group
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Extending projection support in the Georeference Extension
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Participation and next steps
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Community announcements and upcoming events
Maps Community Group Charter and information:
https://iiif.io/community/groups/maps/
Past meeting notes:
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/12XGcqb1qQp64C9BggoDuXGOFS317Jk8D
Description: The IIIF Maps Community Group works to improve support for digitized maps and geolocated images in IIIF while connecting IIIF technologies with geospatial standards and the broader GIS community. Whether you're building viewers, developing specifications, curating collections, or simply interested in historical maps and geospatial interoperability, you're welcome to join us.
We hope you'll join us for this special IIIF & Maps community event!