February 2026 (2026-02) monthly summary for hlrs-vis/covise. Key features delivered: - Kite plugin configuration: introduced a dedicated config.kite.xml to manage structured env vars and updated configuration to point to the new Kite model and flight data file locations; commits 86c4798bcfff6396bad4d38133a7f4634a9d90de and 2a1d826efc10c649e805b8b02228f234e80fd8eb. - NVIDIA GPU support for Wayland: added Wayland configuration to enable NVIDIA GPU support with VSync and OpenGL context management; commit 950786164cf1f9a5dfc907e96a809fb731ada0ce. Major bugs fixed: None reported this period. Overall impact and accomplishments: - Improved configurability and data management, reducing manual configuration errors; data organization under data/MERIDIONAL to streamline Kite workflows. - Expanded graphics capability on Wayland with NVIDIA support, improving performance and compatibility for visualization workloads. - Business value includes smoother deployments, reliable Kite data integration, and enhanced end-user visualization experiences on modern Linux desktops. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - XML-based configuration, environment variable management, data organization, and structured config design. - Wayland/NVIDIA GPU configuration, VSync/OpenGL context management. - Change traceability through clear commit history and incremental enhancements.

July 2025 monthly summary for hlrs-vis/covise focused on stabilizing cross-environment behavior and improving display server compatibility. Delivered targeted fixes to ensure reliable builds and runtime performance across Wayland and X11 sessions, reducing environment-specific failures and enabling smoother user experiences in multi-ENV deployments.