Difference between revisions of "Kurt Menke"

Latest revision as of 03:19, 29 October 2026

Kurt Menke

GIS Consultant, Septima

Location

Helsinge, Denmark

Bio

Kurt is a spatial analyst, cartographer, teacher, and author with a career-long focus on conservation GIS. Over the past 30 years, he has worked with most of the conservation non-profits in the western U.S. and is an expert in modeling wildlife habitat and wildlife corridors. After running a successful conservation GIS consulting business based in New Mexico, Kurt moved to Denmark in 2021 and now works for Septima, Denmark's largest open-source geospatial firm. He is a prominent open-source GIS advocate and has authored 11 QGIS books. He was elected an OSGeo Charter Member in 2015 and serves on the board of the Superior Bio-Conservancy.

https://septima.dk

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurtmenke/

OSGeo Experience

- FOSS4G Practitioner for 26 years

- FOSS4G Educator for 17 years

- QGIS Author

Descubriendo QGIS 3.x (Spanish). Red Deer, AB, Canada, Locate Press, 2025-06-1,5 ISBN (Print) 978-1-998414-06-2, ISBN (PDF) 978-1-998414-05-5.

Collecting Field Data with QGIS and Mergin Maps. Red Deer, AB, Canada, Locate Press, 2024-08. (ISBN 978-1- 998414-01-7).

Discover QGIS 3.x – Second Edition. Penticton, BC, Canada, Locate Press, 2022-08. (ISBN 978-0986805257).

QGIS for Hydrological Applications - Second Edition. Penticton, BC, Canada, Locate Press, 2022-08. (ISBN 978-1734464382).

QGIS for Hydrological Applications. Chugiak, AK. USA, Locate Press, 2019-09. (ISBN 978-0998547787).

Discover QGIS 3.x. Alaska, USA, Locate Press, 2019-04. (ISBN 978-0998547763).

Mastering Geospatial Development with QGIS 3.x. Birmingham, UK, Packt Publishing, 04-2019 (ISBN-13:978-1788999892).

Discover QGIS: Part 1 – Introduction to Geospatial Technology. Chugiak, AK. USA, Locate Press, 2016-10-20 (ISBN 978-0989421775).

Mastering QGIS Second Edition. Birmingham, UK, Packt Publishing, 2016-10-6 (ISBN 139781786460370).

Discover QGIS. Chugiak, AK. USA, Locate Press, 2016-07-11 (ISBN 978-0989421768).

Mastering QGIS. Birmingham, UK, Packt Publishing, 2016-10-6 2015-3-31 (ISBN 9781784398682).

- Have developed several college level semester long FOSS4G courses

Contact: Email: Kurt@septima.dk; Phone: +45 5114 6444

Spoken Language(s): English, Danish

Profile last updated: 24 07 2025

Difference between revisions of "Kurt Menke"

Latest revision as of 03:19, 29 October 2026

Navigation menu

Search

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-Kurt Menke
+ [[File:KurtMenke.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Kurt Menke]]
- [[File:KurtMenke.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Kurt Menke
+GIS Consultant, Septima
-GIS Specialist, Owner, Bird's Eye View GIS
+;Location:
+Helsinge, Denmark
-Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
+;Bio
+Kurt is a spatial analyst, cartographer, teacher, and author with a career-long focus on conservation GIS. Over the past 30 years, he has worked with most of the conservation non-profits in the western U.S. and is an expert in modeling wildlife habitat and wildlife corridors. After running a successful conservation GIS consulting business based in New Mexico, Kurt moved to Denmark in 2021 and now works for Septima, Denmark's largest open-source geospatial firm. He is a prominent open-source GIS advocate and has authored 11 QGIS books. He was elected an OSGeo Charter Member in 2015 and serves on the board of the Superior Bio-Conservancy.
-Kurt Menke is a Certified GIS Professional (GISP) who has been working in the field for 18 years.  He received a Masters degree (MA) in Geography from the University of New Mexico in 2000. He is a long time advocate of FOSS4G. Recently he has worked to develop several courses available via www.foss4geo.org.
+https://septima.dk
-http://www.birdseyeviewgis.com/kurt-menke/
+https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurtmenke/
-https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=23073414&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile
+;OSGeo Experience:[[File:OSGeo_user.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Community_Members]]
+- FOSS4G Practitioner for 26 years
+- FOSS4G Educator for 17 years
-;OSGeo Experience:[[File:OSGeo_user.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Community_Members]]
+- QGIS Author
+ Descubriendo QGIS 3.x (Spanish). Red Deer, AB, Canada, Locate Press, 2025-06-1,5 ISBN (Print) 978-1-998414-06-2, ISBN (PDF) 978-1-998414-05-5.
+ Collecting Field Data with QGIS and Mergin Maps. Red Deer, AB, Canada, Locate Press, 2024-08. (ISBN 978-1- 998414-01-7).
+ Discover QGIS 3.x – Second Edition. Penticton, BC, Canada, Locate Press, 2022-08. (ISBN 978-0986805257).
+ QGIS for Hydrological Applications - Second Edition. Penticton, BC, Canada, Locate Press, 2022-08. (ISBN 978-1734464382).
-- FOSS4G Practitioner for 15 years
+ QGIS for Hydrological Applications. Chugiak, AK. USA, Locate Press, 2019-09. (ISBN 978-0998547787).
-- FOSS4G Educator for 7 years
+ Discover QGIS 3.x. Alaska, USA, Locate Press, 2019-04. (ISBN 978-0998547763).
-- Have developed 4 college level semester long FOSS4G courses
+ Mastering Geospatial Development with QGIS 3.x. Birmingham, UK, Packt Publishing, 04-2019 (ISBN-13:978-1788999892).
-- GST 101: Intro to GIT Using QGIS
+ Discover QGIS: Part 1 – Introduction to Geospatial Technology. Chugiak, AK. USA, Locate Press, 2016-10-20 (ISBN 978-0989421775).
-- GST 102: Spatial Analysis with FOSS4G
+ Mastering QGIS Second Edition. Birmingham, UK, Packt Publishing, 2016-10-6 (ISBN 139781786460370).
-- GST 103: Data Acquisition and Analysis Using QGIS
+ Discover QGIS. Chugiak, AK. USA, Locate Press, 2016-07-11 (ISBN 978-0989421768).
-- GIS 2020: Introduction to Open Source GIS and Web Mapping
+ Mastering QGIS. Birmingham, UK, Packt Publishing, 2016-10-6 2015-3-31 (ISBN 9781784398682).
+- Have developed several college level semester long FOSS4G courses
 ;Contact:
-: Email: Kurt@birdseyeviewgis.com
+: Email: Kurt@septima.dk
-: Phone (work): 1-505-265-0243
+: Phone: +45 5114 6444
-: Skype: birdseyeviewgis
-;Spoken Language(s): English
+;Spoken Language(s): English, Danish
-;Profile last updated: 06 08 2014
+;Profile last updated: 24 07 2025