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Serena Coetzee joined the University of Pretoria in 2006, where she received her PhD on data grids, SDIs and address data in the Department of Computer Science. She is now in the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology where she leads the [http://www.up.ac.za/cgis Centre for Geoinformation Science] [1] and established the first Open Geospatial Laboratory in Africa.
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''ICA/OSGeo Open Source Geospatial Laboratory in Africa'', [http://www.up.ac.za/cgis Centre for Geoinformation Science], [http://www.up.ac.za University of Pretoria]
  
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Her research interests are geospatial web services, geographic information standards, address data, spatial databases and SDIs. Serena actively participates in international geographic information standardization efforts in ISO/TC 211, Geographic Information/Geomatics, where she leads the ISO 19160, Addressing, project and chairs the ISO/TC 211 Programme Maintenance Group (PMG). She also leads SANS 1883, the South African Address standard. Serena started her career as a software engineer on the development teams of desktop GIS products. Subsequently, at AfriGIS, she led GIS projects on spatial data capturing, manipulation and maintenance to geocoding, spatial analysis and Internet mapping.
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Location: Pretoria, South Africa
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I lecture in the [http://www.up.ac.za/ggm Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meterology]: 'Spatial databases' and 'GISc professional practise' to Honours students (7th semester), 'Introduction to Geoinformatics' to students in the second semester. I encourage my students to use open geospatial products or to contribute to these in their research. In a developing country we have limited funds to procure expensive software and data, and the wealth of free online information, virtual communities, access to source code and peer review of source code are very helpful in postgraduate research projects. I have been involved in the academic tracks of the FOSS4G conferences since 2008. Research interests are geospatial web services, geographic information standards, address data, spatial databases and SDIs [http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=16189&sub=1&parentid=16053&subid=16181&ipklookid=11 more].
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'''Contact'''
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serenacoetzee[at]gmail.com
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'''Spoken languages'''
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German, Afrikaans, English, Tswana (limited)

Revision as of 16:59, 28 June 2012

ICA/OSGeo Open Source Geospatial Laboratory in Africa, Centre for Geoinformation Science, University of Pretoria


Location: Pretoria, South Africa


I lecture in the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meterology: 'Spatial databases' and 'GISc professional practise' to Honours students (7th semester), 'Introduction to Geoinformatics' to students in the second semester. I encourage my students to use open geospatial products or to contribute to these in their research. In a developing country we have limited funds to procure expensive software and data, and the wealth of free online information, virtual communities, access to source code and peer review of source code are very helpful in postgraduate research projects. I have been involved in the academic tracks of the FOSS4G conferences since 2008. Research interests are geospatial web services, geographic information standards, address data, spatial databases and SDIs more.


Contact

serenacoetzee[at]gmail.com


Spoken languages

German, Afrikaans, English, Tswana (limited)

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