Tag: open source
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David Bitner on the open source advantage: “It’s not just the money — it’s the scalability”
David Bitner is the owner of dbSpatial LLC, an independent consulting firm providing services that focus on the use of geospatial open source software. A 14-year veteran of the GIS industry, David has served on the board of the Sahana Software Foundation, is an OSGeo Officer, and was Conference Chair for FOSS4GNA 2013. David was…
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Andrew Turner: “Share, experiment, fail, try again, share — ride that geofixie like a boss”
Andrew Turner (blog, Twitter) is the CTO of the Esri R&D Center in Washington, DC. Andrew was interviewed for Geohipster by Atanas Entchev. Q: You became an Esri employee when GeoIQ became part of Esri. Tell us about your mission at Esri. A: Esri has had a long and storied mission to transform the world through geography. This philosophy…