## Contributing to loaders.gl

**Thanks for taking the time to contribute!**

PRs and bug reports are welcome, and we are actively looking for new maintainers.

If you consider opening a PR, here is some documentation to get you started:

- vis.gl [developer process](https://www.github.com/visgl/tsc/tree/master/developer-process)

## Development Environment

To contribute, you will likely want to clone the loaders.gl repository and start by making sure you can install, build and run tests.

See the [developer guide](https://loaders.gl/docs/developer-guide/dev-env) on the loaders.gl website for more information on how to get your environment set up for loaders.gl development, including for Linux and Windows.

## Community Governance

vis.gl is part of the [OpenJS Foundation](https://openjsf.org/). See the organization's [Technical Charter](https://github.com/visgl/tsc/blob/master/Technical%20Charter.md).

### Technical Steering Committee

loaders.gl development is governed by the vis.gl Technical Steering Committee (TSC).

### Maintainers

- [Ib Green](https://github.com/ibgreen) - overall architecture
- [Xiaoji Chen](https://github.com/pessimistress) - workers, mesh loaders
- [Xintong Xia](https://github.com/xintongxia) - 3D tiles and I3S
- [Kyle Barron](https://github.com/kylebarron) - terrain, geospatial loaders

Maintainers of loaders.gl have commit access to this GitHub repository, and take part in the decision making process.

If you are interested in becoming a maintainer, read the [governance guidelines](https://github.com/visgl/tsc/tree/master/developer-process/governance.md).

The vis.gl TSC meets monthly and publishes meeting notes via a [mailing list](https://lists.uc.foundation/g/visgl).
This mailing list can also be utilized to reach out to the TSC.