Just van den Broecke

OSGeo Member
Name:	Just van den Broecke
Job Title:	Open Source Geospatial Professional
Company:	Just Objects B.V.
Address:	Amstelveen, The Netherlands
City:	Amstelveen
State:
Country:	The Netherlands
Local Chapter:	Dutch
Email:	just@justobjects.nl
Phone:
Instant Messaging:	Skype: justb4
Website:	https://justobjects.nl/
Language(s):	Dutch; English; German; French
Personal Description :	Just van den Broecke is a software consultant/architect with ample experience in various projects and products involving and integrating OSGeo and other Open Source software. Since 2011 Just is heavily involved in the OSGeo Dutch Language Local Chapter, first as initiator/trailblazer, currently as chairman on the board of the OSGeo.nl Foundation. He is a regular speaker at various OSGeo-related conferences on OSGeo-subjects ranging from highly technical like the OSGeo Live DVD and specific software/standards to Open Source and Open Data in general. He became OSGeo Charter Member in 2013.
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[[Info::Just van den Broecke is a software consultant/architect with ample experience in various projects and products involving and integrating OSGeo and other Open Source software.

Since 2011 Just is heavily involved in the OSGeo Dutch Language Local Chapter, first as initiator/trailblazer, currently as chairman on the board of the OSGeo.nl Foundation. He is a regular speaker at various OSGeo-related conferences on OSGeo-subjects ranging from highly technical like the OSGeo Live DVD and specific software/standards to Open Source and Open Data in general. He became OSGeo Charter Member in 2013.| ]]

OSGeo Experience and Roles:

         

Just van den Broecke

Just van den Broecke

Open Source Geospatial Professional at Just Objects B.V. and former member (2011-2023) of the Dutch OpenGeoGroep

Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands

Just van den Broecke is a software consultant/architect with ample experience in various projects and products involving and integrating OSGeo and other Open Source software. Since 2011 Just is heavily involved in the OSGeo Dutch Language Local Chapter, first as initiator/trailblazer, currently as secretary of the board of the OSGeo.nl Foundation. He is a regular speaker at various OSGeo-related conferences on OSGeo-subjects ranging from highly technical like the OSGeo Live DVD and specific software/standards to Open Source and Open Data in general. He became OSGeo Charter Member in 2013.

Read more details on his homepage/blog and LinkedIn profile.

OSGeo Experience

• Trailblazer for setting up the Dutch Language OSGeo Chapter (2011) and Chairman of the Board (until 2023) of the OSGeo.nl Foundation
• Presenter at FOSS4G 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 and FOSS4G-EU 2017, 2028, 2024. Chairing two sessions at FOSS4G 2013.
• (Co-)organized several OSGeo.nl Days: 2012-2017 and FOSS4G-NLs 2017-2023
• Organized and chaired the OSGeo Open Source Seminar at the Geospatial World Forum 2012
• Presented OSGeo at the Geospatial World Forum Open Source Seminar 2012 and 2013
• Keynote speaker at First OSGeo.nl Conference 2012
• Implementation of INSPIRE using OSGeo software in INSPIRE-FOSS project
• Initiator and core developer for the Dutch NLExtract ETL project
• Initiator and lead for the Heron Mapping Client
• Initiator and lead for the Stetl ETL Framework
• Committer for GeoNetwork Opensource
• Contributions to OpenLayers, GeoWebCache, OpenLayers Editor, GeoExt, GXP, MapProxy and Wegue
• Member of the GeoPython GitHub Community. Developer and Provider GeoPython Workshop.
• Core developer GeoHealthCheck Project
• Core developer and PSC pygeoapi Project, plus Developer/Provider Diving into pygeoapi workshop, developer/maintainer pygeoapi demo site.
• Owner/developer map5.nl map services a.o. based on map5topo map
• Owner/developer [1] a.o. based on NLExtract
• Owner/developer [2] a.o. hosted GeoHealthCheck
• Working experience in various projects promoting and deploying OSGeo software like the Dutch National SDI PDOK and the Dutch Kadaster .
• Regular mapper/contributor OpenStreetMap.
• Regular speaker at MapTime Amsterdam.

Contact

Email: just A-T justobjects.nl

Mastodon: https://mapstodon.space/@justb4

Spoken Language(s)

Dutch (1st), English (2nd), German, French (modeste), Spanish (un poco)

Profile last updated

November 22, 2024

Background

Independent free source geospatial professional. Founder of the Dutch Language OSGeo Chapter, secretary and chair (2012-2023), now supporting board-member within the OSGeo.nl Foundation.

Geospatial projects (most recent on top):

2022+

• map5topo core developer of the best open data topographic map of the Netherlands

2018+

• pygeoapi core developer and PSC
• GeoHealthCheck - lead developer
• MapProxy - occasional PRs and PSC

2015+

• Map5.nl - web mapping services and -apps for Dutch Topographic maps like OpenTopo.nl and Dutch historic maps,
• Central Government Real Estate Agency - migration and rearchitecture of Open Source geo-ICT infrastructure
• several other Sensor projects via Geonovum under umbrella of Smart Emission

2014+

• SensorWeb/SOS/WMS-Time for INSPIRE Air Quality O&M - Geonovum/RIVM

2012+

• NLExtract - ETL for Dutch Open Geo-Datasets like BAG and Top10NL
• Stetl - Streaming ETL, a framework for complex (GML) geodata transformations
• Heron Mapping Client (based on GeoExt/OpenLayers)

2011+:

• PDOK - Publieke Dienstverlening Op de Kaart - Dutch NSDI

2009/2011: Several projects related to Dutch cadastral data like parcel splitting and Dutch topo maps for Dutch Kadaster (Landregistry and Topo).

• INSPIRE prototyping with Deegree and GeoServer2. Visualization with GeoExt.
• INSPIRE with FOSS
• Heron Mapping Client (based on GeoExt/OpenLayers)

Also:

• Android app for tagging with GeoSkating (work in progress)

2009+: working with Jeroen Ticheler and Camptocamp on a catalogue project for Swiss Topo/www.geocat.ch.

• GeoNetwork

2007+: 7Scenes is a platform for creating/playing/viewing mobile games and tours. Formerly this project was known as GeoTracing

• 7scenes.com

2005+: Real-time tracking and tracing for sailing-races. Built with GeoTracing.

• www.geosailing.com

2005+: Personal project that aims to map skatable roads in the Netherlands according to road quality. Built with GeoTracing.

• geoskating.com

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