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GIS Specialist, Owner, Bird's Eye View GIS
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GIS Consultant, Septima
  
 
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Helsinge, Denmark
  
 
;Bio
 
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Kurt Menke is a Certified GIS Professional (GISP) who has been working in the field for 18 years. He works largely on spatial analysis in the conservation field. 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.
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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.
  
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http://www.birdseyeviewgis.com/kurt-menke/
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https://septima.dk
  
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https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=23073414&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurtmenke/
  
 
;OSGeo Experience:[[File:OSGeo_user.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Community_Members]]
 
;OSGeo Experience:[[File:OSGeo_user.png|link=OSGeo_Advocate#OSGeo_Community_Members]]
  
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- FOSS4G Practitioner for 15 years
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- FOSS4G Practitioner for 26 years
  
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- FOSS4G Educator for 7 years
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- FOSS4G Educator for 17 years
  
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- Have developed 4 college level semester long FOSS4G courses
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- QGIS Author
  
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- GST 101: Intro to GIT Using QGIS
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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.
  
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- GST 102: Spatial Analysis with FOSS4G
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Collecting Field Data with QGIS and Mergin Maps. Red Deer, AB, Canada, Locate Press, 2024-08. (ISBN 978-1- 998414-01-7).
  
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- GST 103: Data Acquisition and Analysis Using QGIS
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Discover QGIS 3.x – Second Edition. Penticton, BC, Canada, Locate Press, 2022-08. (ISBN 978-0986805257).
  
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- GIS 2020: Introduction to Open Source GIS and Web Mapping
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QGIS for Hydrological Applications - Second Edition. Penticton, BC, Canada, Locate Press, 2022-08. (ISBN 978-1734464382).
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QGIS for Hydrological Applications. Chugiak, AK. USA, Locate Press, 2019-09. (ISBN 978-0998547787).
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Discover QGIS 3.x. Alaska, USA, Locate Press, 2019-04. (ISBN 978-0998547763).
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Mastering Geospatial Development with QGIS 3.x. Birmingham, UK, Packt Publishing, 04-2019 (ISBN-13:978-1788999892).
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Discover QGIS: Part 1 – Introduction to Geospatial Technology. Chugiak, AK. USA, Locate Press, 2016-10-20 (ISBN 978-0989421775).
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Mastering QGIS Second Edition. Birmingham, UK, Packt Publishing, 2016-10-6 (ISBN 139781786460370).
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Discover QGIS. Chugiak, AK. USA, Locate Press, 2016-07-11 (ISBN 978-0989421768).
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Mastering QGIS. Birmingham, UK, Packt Publishing, 2016-10-6 2015-3-31 (ISBN 9781784398682).
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- Have developed several college level semester long FOSS4G courses
  
 
;Contact:
 
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: Email: Kurt@birdseyeviewgis.com
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: Email: Kurt@septima.dk
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: Phone (work): 1-505-265-0243
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: Phone: +45 5114 6444
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: Skype: birdseyeviewgis
 
  
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;Spoken Language(s): English
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;Spoken Language(s): English, Danish
  
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;Profile last updated: 06 08 2014
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;Profile last updated: 24 07 2025

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
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- 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
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