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.


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 * 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.


 * 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: 26 August 2015