Dear Author, I would like to inform you that SpringerOpen has ceased publication of Open Geospatial Data, Software and Standards and is no longer accepting manuscripts for this journal. Suggested alternative journals for submission include: City, Territory and Architecture Geoscience Letters Swiss Journal of Geosciences Journal of Big Data GeoInformatica Journal of Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis Spatial Information Research PFG – Journal of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science As of December 31, 2021 no further articles will be published in the journal, although SpringerOpen will retain a full archive of all published articles. With all best wishes, Ron Doering Publishing Editor .