Join CNG
We are community-led and vendor-neutral. Your membership allows us to convene geospatial data practitioners from government agencies, academic institutions, international organizations, nonprofits, commercial enterprises, and startups around the world to collaborate and maximize the potential of geospatial data.
Why Join?
Joining CNG connects you to a supportive community of data practitioners, grants access to our members-only Slack, gives you discounts on events, and provides opportunities to work on the projects that are transforming the geospatial sector.
Our Community Members
We’re proud to work alongside leading organizations in the geospatial community:
- Allen Institute for AI
- Amazon Web Services
- Boettiger Group at UC Berkeley
- Clark Center for Geospatial Analytics
- Development Seed
- Earthmover
- Esri
- Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
- Fused
- Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
- NASA
- North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies
- Overture Maps Foundation
- Safe Software
- Schmidt Ocean Institute
- Sparkgeo
- Splunk
- Taylor Geospatial Engine
- Taylor Geospatial Institute
- Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand
- University of Twente
- Varda Foundation
- Wherobots
- Yale Center for Geospatial Solutions
Why Should I Pay?
Membership fees ensure that our members are all committed to creating a healthy community, contributing to our operational costs, subsidizing the creation of free content, and allowing us to offer scholarships to those who can’t afford to pay.
Membership Levels
For individuals:
| Level | Annual Fee |
|---|---|
| Professional Open to all. | $195 |
| Startup Open to individuals employed at companies less than 2 years old and with fewer than 3 employees. | $99 |
| Nonprofit Open to staff of nonprofits. | $65 |
| Students and Scholarship Open to students who are currently enrolled on a full-time basis, and individuals learning via non-conventional programs such as internships, apprentices, online, and other methods. | $20 |
| Special situations Fill out this form to request waived membership fees due to financial hardship. | Fee waived |
For organizations:
| Level | Annual Fee |
|---|---|
| Non-profit & educational institutions Individual memberships for up to 10 staff members, logo on website. | $500 |
| Commercial enterprises and government organizations Individual memberships for up to 10 staff members, logo on website, 1 branded blog post, and ad in two newsletters. Choice of speaking opportunity at one event, joint webinar, or a booth at CNG annual in-person event. | $5,000 |
Membership fees are effectively donations to Radiant Earth’s general fund. If you would like to support our work without becoming a CNG member, you can donate to Radiant Earth and mention CNG in your donation comment.
If you are unable to pay by credit card, please write to us at hello@cloudnativegeo.org.