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  [[File:KurtMenke.jpg|thumb|right|100px|Kurt Menke]]
  
GIS Specialist, Owner, Bird's Eye View GIS
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GIS Consultant, Septima
  
 
;Location:  
 
;Location:  
Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Helsinge, Denmark
  
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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A former archaeologist, Kurt Menke is a geospatial generalist based out of Helsinge, Denmark. He received a Master’s degree in Geography from the University of New Mexico in 2000. His areas of focus are public health, conservation and education. Kurt Menke has a broad skillset. He is a spatial analyst, cartographer, trainer/teacher and author. He recently authored his 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th books on QGIS: Discover QGIS 3.x 2nd Edition, QGIS for Hydrological Applications 2nd Edition, Field Data Collection with QGIS and Mergin Maps and Descubriendo QGIS 3.x with Locate Press. In 2015 he was elected as an OsGeo (Open Source GeoSpatial Foundation) Charter Member. He is an experienced international FOSS4G (Free and Open Source for GeoSpatial) educator. He teaches on a regular basis. His offerings range from a semester long Intro to FOSS4G course he originally developed in 2009, to short courses and professional workshops. In 2015 he was awarded the Global Educator of the Year Team Award by GeoForAll as part of the GeoAcademy team.
  
http://www.birdseyeviewgis.com/kurt-menke/
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https://septima.dk
  
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]]
  
- FOSS4G Practitioner for 15 years
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- FOSS4G Practitioner for 26 years
  
- FOSS4G Educator for 7 years
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- FOSS4G Educator for 17 years
  
- Have developed 4 college level semester long FOSS4G courses
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- QGIS Author
  
- 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.
  
- 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).
  
- 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).
  
- 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:
 
;Contact:
: Email: Kurt@birdseyeviewgis.com
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: Email: Kurt@septima.dk
: Phone (work): 1-505-265-0243
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: Phone: +45 5114 6444
: Skype: birdseyeviewgis
 
  
;Spoken Language(s): English
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;Spoken Language(s): English, Danish
  
;Profile last updated: 06 08 2014
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;Profile last updated: 24 07 2025

Latest revision as of 01:06, 24 July 2025

Kurt Menke

GIS Consultant, Septima

Location

Helsinge, Denmark

Bio

A former archaeologist, Kurt Menke is a geospatial generalist based out of Helsinge, Denmark. He received a Master’s degree in Geography from the University of New Mexico in 2000. His areas of focus are public health, conservation and education. Kurt Menke has a broad skillset. He is a spatial analyst, cartographer, trainer/teacher and author. He recently authored his 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th books on QGIS: Discover QGIS 3.x 2nd Edition, QGIS for Hydrological Applications 2nd Edition, Field Data Collection with QGIS and Mergin Maps and Descubriendo QGIS 3.x with Locate Press. In 2015 he was elected as an OsGeo (Open Source GeoSpatial Foundation) Charter Member. He is an experienced international FOSS4G (Free and Open Source for GeoSpatial) educator. He teaches on a regular basis. His offerings range from a semester long Intro to FOSS4G course he originally developed in 2009, to short courses and professional workshops. In 2015 he was awarded the Global Educator of the Year Team Award by GeoForAll as part of the GeoAcademy team.

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