]> 2026-10-01T21:58:28-07:00 User:Kauevestena 2 en false false false Pato Branco true false false Federal University of Technology – Paraná (UTFPR) -26.196519,-52.689013 false Kauê de Moraes Vestena holds a Bachelor's degree in Cartographic Engineering and an MSc in Geodetic Sciences, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Geodetic Sciences. He is a Professor at the Federal University of Technology – Paraná (UTFPR), working in the Academic Department of Surveying at the Pato Branco campus. He has been an enthusiast of Free and Open Source Software from a very young age, with open-source geospatial technologies playing a central role throughout his academic, research and teaching activities. His work involves Geomatics, Geodesy, Photogrammetry, GIS, spatial data visualisation and the development of interactive geospatial applications. He regularly works with tools and technologies such as QGIS, Python, GeoPandas, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, MapLibre and OpenStreetMap. He developed OSM Sidewalkreator, a QGIS plugin focused on the generation and processing of pedestrian and sidewalk networks from OpenStreetMap data. This work later became closely connected to OpenSidewalkMap, a broader open-source project focused on pedestrian mapping, accessibility, routing, data quality, visualisation and the publication of sidewalk-related geospatial data. More recently, he has also been developing Maplibreum, a Python library inspired by Folium and built around MapLibre, with the goal of making interactive web mapping simple and accessible from Python. His PhD work has made extensive use of the FOSS4G ecosystem, and his current interests include open geospatial data, web mapping, accessibility, automation, reproducible geospatial workflows and the use of modern software-development approaches in Geomatics. He is also strongly involved in teaching and enjoys connecting theoretical concepts in Geodesy and Geomatics with practical tools, datasets, programming and real-world engineering problems. Kauê participated in FOSS4G conferences in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2026, and is an active participant in the broader open-source geospatial community. In his free time, he enjoys walking with his dogs and playing football. Professor Portuguese, English, Spanish Kauê de Moraes Vestena false Kaue de Moraes Vestena.png false true true 2026-10-01T11:59:37Z 2461314.9997338 Kauevestena