User:Pvanbosgeo
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| Name: | Paulo van Breugel |  |
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| Company: | Ecodiv consultancy | |
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| City: | Apeldoorn | |
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| Country: | the Netherlands | |
| Local Chapter: | OSGeo.NL | |
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| Website: | http://ecodiv.earth | |
| Language(s): | Dutch; English; Portugues | |
| Personal Description : | My main research interests are forest and landscape ecology, biogeography, and conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and natural resources. I have worked for international research (Bioversity, ICRAF, ILRI) institutes in Syria, Brazil and Kenya. I am currently working as freelance researcher on ecology & biodiversity and GIS/spatial analyst. | |
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OSGeo Experience and Roles:
I am a strong proponent of open source software and open data as essential components of a more transparent, rapid and inclusive science, especially in ecology, biogeography and conservation sciences. For my spatial analysis I typically use GRASS GIS, R, OGR/GDAL, and QGIS, amongst others. I furthermore use QGIS, Tilemill and Leaflet when I have to create maps (print and online, see e.g., the maps on [[1]]).
I am not really a software developer, but like many GRASS GIS and R users, I know enough of scripting (R, Python, command line) to make my own life easier, and even to write a few simple GRASS GIS addons ;-). I furthermore try to find the time to write down my notes on the use of Open Source software on my blog Ecostudies.