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[DanRunfola]

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[leeberryman]

@DanRunfola what is the anticipated timeline before cgaz and other datasets are generated for the v4 release?

[DanRunfola]

I am very actively trying to get 4.0 out by the end of the month (August), with a slight risk we slip into September. Waiting on one more ADM2 to give us complete coverage, and then running the final builds (after I figure out that Nepal issue you raised :) ).

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[leeberryman]

Is there a punch list of ADM2's that are needed that I can help mobilize some more help on? @DanRunfola.

[DanRunfola]

Punch list is here - https://github.com/wmgeolab/geoBoundaries/milestone/3 It's just MDA ADM2, which I believe someone is already working on. The rest is just pieces I'm hammering on - the issue you raised about the ISO code field in NPL ADM0 being incorrect is something I need to look at as well, as that could impact the build code. My goal is to have the final build products built over the weekend, and then use those to build CGAZ4 next week. That would give us a release of 4.0 mid / end of next week. I *really *would like to get it out by Tuesday (August 31), but it may slip a bit.

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[leeberryman]

@DanRunfola great! Let me know if there are tangible ways we can help! Would like to sit down in person sometime and hear your big picture vision for the project if you have time. I am working on i18n data to correspond with the repo and would like to see if it could help you your users.

[DanRunfola]

Of course :). I hope to hold something of a users forum at some point soon to start building community a bit more formally. TBD on those details - coordinating with GRID3 colleagues up at Columbia (who are very helpful with coordination while we deal with the technical issues!).

Just FYSA, I (just now) clicked the final build button for 4.0, so on track to have it all together by next Tuesday. Fingers crossed.

[leeberryman]

Great news! Good to hear about a more formal meeting in the mix. The grid3 project is great too. I happen to be down the road about an hour working on a project for a little while and could drop by W&M if you have time coffee & informal conversation.

[DanRunfola]

Definitely, though it'll have to wait until post-pandemic. Things are still being held pretty close here until we get through the Fall.

[leeberryman]

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