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The 2.2.x branch of Geotools will be the stable branch until 2.3 is released. 2.2.0 is expected to be released in July 2006; remaining tasks are listed in Tasks+for+2.2.0+release. The current release of this branch is the release candidate 2.2-RC3.

The 2.3.x branch of Geotools aims to improve the handling of imagery. Work on 2.3 is ongoing and should lead to a realease by late summer or early fall of 2006.

A future branch planned for Geotools will improve the support for more complex 'features' than the current 'feature' model based on the 'Simple Features for SQL' data model.

Geotools is an open source (LGPL) Java GIS toolkit for developing standards compliant solutions. It provides an implementation of Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) specifications as they are developed.

Geotools maintains an open development process, with public collaboration on new ideas . Project communication is open to all , and we welcome new contributions .

If you are a first time user, the getting started page in the users guide is a good place to begin learning about Geotools. A general feature list and some screenshots of Geotools in action are also available. Current releases can be found on the downloads page.