Tag: OpenStreetMap
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OpenStreetMap US: We’re Hiring!
OpenStreetMap US is hiring an Executive Director! OpenStreetMap is the free, open-source map of the world created by volunteers all over the globe. The US chapter, guided by its Board of Directors, supports the OpenStreetMap project in the United States through education, fostering awareness, ensuring broad availability of data, continuous quality improvement, and an active community.…
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Steven Feldman: “Geohippies want to make a difference through disruption, geo-evangelism, and a bit of altruism”
Steven Feldman (@StevenFeldman) is founder of geo consultancy KnowWhere, chairman of geo.me, chairman of Exprodat Consulting, a strategic advisor to Astun Technology, a Special Lecturer at the School of Geography at the University of Nottingham, and chair of the Local Organizing Committee for FOSS4G 2013. He is part of the Taarifa team and helped start…
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Ed Freyfogle: “Every startup is vulnerable, that’s what makes it exciting”
Ed Freyfogle is a German/American entrepreneur living in London. He is one of the founders of Lokku, makers of the OpenCage Geocoder. Ed was interviewed for GeoHipster by Atanas Entchev. Q: You are the only geo person I know with an MBA from MIT. By contrast, I know people who wish they had an MBA…
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Anita Graser: “Cooking is similar to coding: there are rules, cookbooks, and if you practice you’ll get better”
Anita Graser (Twitter, blog) is an open source GIS advocate and data visualization geek with a background in geographic information sciences, working with the Mobility department at the Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna. She is part of the QGIS project steering committee and an OSGeo Charter member. Anita was interviewed for GeoHipster by Atanas Entchev. Q: How did you get…