User:GregersP

(Hans) Gregers Petersen


Partner, Senior Consultant, Septima

Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

Greg is an open source and open data advocate. Though he started as a statistical consultant and developer (using FOSS like Debian, R, etc), he ended up in the geo business. Now he consults clients on several areas regarding geodata - mostly within the use of geodata and GIS at public admin clients. He has a strong belief in Open Data, and co-founded the company Septima in January 2013 to utilize the newly released national data. Greg is an avid speaker on the subject of Open Data.


 * LinkedIn
 * Twitter
 * GitHub


 * OSGeo Experience


 * Open source and geospatial software nerd since 2003
 * Developed software using OSGEO libraries since 2008
 * Offers training in OSGEO software
 * Consultant and architect on minor and major FOSS4G setups, and on the transition to using it
 * Active Open Data Advocate, and often speaks on the topic
 * Minor patches for GDAL
 * Bug reports for other OSGEO software
 * Regularly facilitates clients´ funding of OSGEO software
 * Consultant on the geo-part of the National Danish Data Distributor - using an OSGEO stack
 * Attended FOSS4G 2013 in Nottingham, spoke about open data at FOSS4GE in Como in 2015, has attended the Danish "Kortdage"-conference since 2008 (with several talks on FOSS4G software), key note speaker on Open Data at the Modern Mapping tracks at Tekna Kursdage in January 2014. Talk on Open Data at FOSS4G 2016 in Bonn.


 * Contact:
 * Email: gregers AT septima DOT dk
 * Phone (work): +45 9132 6945
 * Skype: gregerspetersen
 * Twitter: GregersP
 * Github: GregersP


 * Spoken Language(s): English, Danish, German, (Swedish, Norwegian), and a bit of Hindi


 * Profile last updated: 8 September 2016