#30DayMapChallenge Day 16: Cells For today’s theme, I explored the geography of incarceration by mapping the spatial distribution of prisons across Europe. Using the QuickOSM plugin, I extracted prison locations from #OpenStreetMap, then visualized them as a […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

#30DayMapChallenge Day 15: Fire 🔥 Mapped the density of fire stations in the Netherlands using #qgis. #opendata from #openstreetmap via QuickOSM. Styled with #heatmap renderer. Fire service zones from @CBSstatistiek via #PDOK Services plugin.

#30DayMapChallenge – Day 14: Data Challenge (#OpenStreetMap) Although this year’s challenge doesn’t include a #vintagemap theme, I decided to bring a bit of history into today’s task. Using #QGIS, I styled current OpenStreetMap data of #RhodeIsland in the […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

#30DayMapChallenge – Day 13: 10 minute map Map of the #Mara River Basin made in #QGIS with #HydroSHEDS #opendata and @maptiler.bsky.social#30DayMapChallenge#mara#qgis#hydrosheds#opendata#vectortiles. 🎥 Try it for your own catchment: https://youtu.be/hUgEYKz87gw

#30DayMapChallenge Day 12: Map from 2125 A worst‑case scenario of 2.5 m #SeaLevelRise reshapes the Netherlands. Built in #QGIS with SRTM90 via #OpenTopography, raster image styled polygons, @maptiler.bsky.social satellite raster tiles, and rendered in #3D […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

#30DayMapChallenge Day 11: Minimal Map #Rotterdam shown only by land & water revealing how the port shifted from city center to the North Sea with Maasvlakte & Tweede Maasvlakte. Once the world’s largest port, now 3rd, still a global hub. Made with #QGIS + @maptiler.bsky.social#30DayMapChallenge#rotterdam#qgisCBS data.

We’re getting ready for QGIS Open Day on 28 November 2025! 💚 We’re looking for speakers. If you’d like to share your #qgis work or ideas, sign up 👉 https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/wiki/QOD-November-2025 #qod #gischat #osgeo

#30DayMapChallenge Day 10: Air 🌪️For today’s theme, I animated mesh layers of #hurricane tracks. As I watched the swirling motion unfold, I couldn’t help but think of Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night. The resemblance in movement and energy inspired me to […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

#30DayMapChallenge – Day 9: Analog 🍂 It was a beautiful autumn day here in the Netherlands, and I decided to bring a bit of that seasonal magic into my mapmaking. I collected autumn leaves and used them as the background for today’s map. On top of this natural […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

#30DayMapChallenge Day 8: Urban On #WorldUrbanismDay, I highlight the most paved municipality in the Netherlands: Krimpen aan den IJssel (43.3%), with Kortland-Noord at nearly 53%. The Imperviousness Map of NL, made by Friedenau Society for Climate Adaptation […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

#30DayMapChallenge Day 7: Accessibility 🌍✈️ I mapped visa-free travel: 🛫outbound (where citizens can go) and 🛬inbound (who countries let in). It reveals global mobility inequality and rising deglobalisation. Borders are tightening due to geopolitics, trade […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

#30DayMapChallenge Day 6: Dimensions Today’s map is a #3D view of Algiers using #QGIS. Elevation = evapotranspiration! I used a #FAO #WaPOR L1 AETI image from 2008 as the elevation model, draped with Google Satellite imagery. Vegetated/agricultural zones rise […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

#30DayMapChallenge Day 5: Earth🌍 I mapped gas fields, mines & earthquakes in the Netherlands. #Groningen’s gas extraction and #Limburg’s mining caused seismic risks, which js now a political issue around damage & compensation. I made this while teaching #QGIS & […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

#30DayMapChallenge Day 4 – Data: My Data 🌍 Every year, a colleague asks me to map the geographic distribution of new MSc students in Water & Sustainable Development at IHE Delft. This year, I used #QGIS + #NaturalEarth polygons + #GlobeBuilder plugin to create […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

#30DayMapChallenge Day 3: polygons 🌍 Busy day, but I made an animated map of CO₂ emissions per capita using data from @ourworldindata. Tools: #QGIS + #GIMP. Tutorial at @gisocw: https://courses.gisopencourseware.org/mod/book/view.php?id=1013 Sad to see climate […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

#30DayMapChallenge day 2: Lines 🗺️ Mapped Rotterdam’s watery past through street names with pre- and suffixes like singel, boezem, sloot, vaart, haven, and gedempte. These names trace water infrastructure. Some still flowing, others filled in. Made with #qgis […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

#30DayMapChallenge 2025 day 1: points Inspired by my stay in Maastricht performing Carl Orff's #CarminaBurana with Brabant Koor & the Jussen Brothers. Today’s map shows Dutch place names ending in -tricht, -drecht, -trecht—derived from Latin Trajectum, meaning […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

Postdoc in the Spatial Data Science and GeoCommunication group at @univienna https://jobs.univie.ac.at/job/University-Assistant-postdoctoral/1251977001/ #gischat #giscience #GISjobs

Just wrapped up teaching #QGIS for Hydrological Applications to #ErasmusMundus #FloodRiskManagement MSc students at @tudresden's beautiful #Tharandt campus 🍁. Students completed 7 lessons based on the book I co-authored with @geomenke, earned QGIS certificates […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

🎥 Watch Back: #qgis Open Day session Ask the PSC: Everything You Need to Know About QGIS User Groups. With @mbernasocchi & @timlinux. https://www.youtube.com/live/hBen1K8BtJU?si=yTl_fEPgWKsBhtbC

🎥 I've published a video based on my #geomobnl talk in Eindhoven on 18 Sept on #digitalsovereignty & #opensource for geo, covering procurement, policy, and community-driven development. Watch here: https://youtu.be/0u6tPM-USHY 💬 Feel free to share your comments. #qgis #osgeo #ogc

Pretty cool: [email protected] is the 1,955 most followed account according to https://most-followed-mastodon-accounts.stefanhayden.com/?q=qgis #qgis #osgeo #gischat

Want to start a QGIS User Group or grow one? Join us this Friday for a #QGISOpenDay session with PSC Chair @mbernasocchi & @timlinux! Learn how to launch, run, and connect your group globally 🌍 📅 26 Sept 2025 🕚 11H00 UTC 📺 Livestream and more info […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

Join @geomob #geomobnl on 18 September at #heretechnologies in Eindhoven. I'm giving a presentation about #digitalsovereignty and #opensource software. Sign up here: https://thegeomob.com/post/sept-19th-2025-geomobnl-details

Taught #qgis for groundwater applications to #ErasmusMundus #groundwatch MSc students last week at Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon. With inspiring guest lectures from @timlinux & alumna Namrata Karki. Students received the official QGIS certificate. #ihedelft

🎓 Are you doing fieldwork in the new academic year? Try @merginmaps for field data collection, free for educators & students via the Academic Plan. ✅ 5 GB cloud storage 📚 Free book for educators: Collecting Field Data with QGIS and Mergin Maps by @geomenke & Alexandra Bucha Rášová 👥 Unlimited […]

Invitation: #GeoAI Talks at UGent The GeoAI Research Center (UGent) warmly invites you to attend two consecutive GeoAI Talks on Wednesday, 3 September 2025 (13:00–14:00). 🕐 13:00 – Alex Levering (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) Sensing landscape characteristics in a post-social media world 🕧 13:30 […]

A new report by Amnesty International calls for the dismantling of concentrations of power to make way for rights-respecting digital ecosystems. You can read the full report here: https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/POL30/0226/2025/en/ #BigTech […] [Original post on newsmast.social]

Vooraankondiging, voor al mijn vrienden die al lid zijn bij GroenLinks-PvdA, je krijgt morgen de optie de stemmen op de kandidatenlijst. @barbarakathmann staat op een veel te lage plek, maar zij is DE ENIGE, die zich inhoudelijk sterk heeft gemaakt voor eigen […] [Original post on mastodon.nl]

Digitale Zaken zijn de Bermuda-driehoek van Den Haag: je politieke carrière sneuvelt daar doorgaans. Van de actieve leden van de commissie DiZa gaat Jesse Six Dijkstra (NSC) niet door, en staat Martijn Buijsse (VVD) op een onverkiesbare plek. Marieke Koekkoek (Volt) staat op plek 2 van haar […]

Only until end of July: #Geospatial ebook sale at @locatepress#geospatial Use coupon code: SUMMERSUN25 for your 10% discount on any e-book, including the #spanish edition of Discover QGIS https://mailchi.mp/locatepress/locate-press-summer-sale-8340239?e=e6235e72b6 #gischat #qgis #leaflet #pgrouting

Just came back from #foss4ge 2025 in Mostar by public transport 🚉 From train delays to inspiring workshops, talks & riverside drinks, it was a ride! 📖 Read the full story: https://www.qwast-gis.com/l/foss4g-europe-2025-in-mostar-bosnia-and-herzegovina/ #foss4geurope #osgeo #qgis #gis #foss4g

The new :qgis: @qgis screenshot gallery is ready for you contributions! https://hub.qgis.org/screenshots/?sort=upload_date&order=desc It's a new place to share visuals that don't fit in the map gallery #gischat #qgis

WEe hope you enjoyed the workshop about #OSGeoLive at #FOSS4GE2025 with @Enock4seth and me. You find the workshop material at: https://github.com/astroidex/foss4g-europe-2025-workshop-sdi-with-open-source-using-osgeolive Enjoy the #FOSS4GE conference and […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

We hope you enjoyed the workshop about #PostgreSQL #PostGIS at #FOSS4GE2025 with @Enock4seth and me. You find the workshop material at […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

🚀 Today, I'm running a workshop on #PointCloud Processing in #QGIS at #FOSS4GEurope 2025 in #Mostar! We'll dive into: 🔹️ Downloading & preprocessing data 🔹️ Creating DSMs with interpolation 🔹️ 3D visualization & styling 🔹️ Elevation profiles & filtering 🔹️ […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

#FOSS4GNL earlier this week in Wageningen was very inspiring. Great to see what the Dutch #opensource #geospatial community is doing. Nice to contribute with presentations and workshops. Read my blog for an impression […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

#qgis #waplugin workshop at #foss4gnl in Wageningen. #fao #wapor #waterproductivity #ihedelft Follow along at @gisocw https://courses.gisopencourseware.org/course/view.php?id=70

Today at #FOSS4GNL in Wageningen, I'm giving two workshops. If you can't make it to join the conference, you can follow along for free with the materials at @gisocw: 👉 Enhancing Crop Water Productivity with #WaPOR: A Hands-On Workshop Using #WaPlugin in #QGIS: […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

🎙Last Saturday, I had a great chat with Safae Aala on the I.Talk podcast about my 25-year GIS journey. We covered QGIS, open source, education & innovation. 📺 Check it out here: https://youtu.be/_qhJezrsK-o #qgis #gis #osgeo

New #phdPosition in our department: Trustworthy AI https://jobs.ait.ac.at/Job/253854

QGIS User Conf 2025 videos have landed! The QGISUC2025 team has done an awesome job recording and editing the conference presentations. All "presentation" type talks where the presenter has accepted to be published are now available in a dedicated list on the QGIS Youtube channel. I also had […]

#giscience jobs: phd position at @unigis_salzburg https://www.plus.ac.at/personalabteilung-amt-der-universitaet/jobs/wissenschaftliches-universitaetspersonal/dissertantin-am-fachbereich-geoinformatik-z_gis/ #gischat #GISjobs

#gisjob at Uni Twente: https://utwentecareers.nl/en/vacancies/2140/phd-candidate-in-explainable-ai-for-earth-observation/ #xai #GeoAI #gischat

Don't forget to get your ticket for #foss4gnl! 📅 2 - 3 July 📍Wageningen 🔗https://foss4g.nl/ Workshops & talks in English and Dutch @osgeonl @qgisnl

Check out @spatialthoughts's "QGIS Expressions Masterclass" workshop. This was first presented at the QGIS Conference 2025 in Sweden and now made available on his channel https://youtu.be/x3i9qyFGgcQ #qgis #qgisuc2025 #gischat

🎥 New video demonstrating the #qgis Resources Hub portal and QGIS Hub plugin: https://youtu.be/79yFgVLvuZM Improvements were made during the QGIS Contributor Meeting last week in Norrköping, Sweden. Thanks to @xpirix, @ismailsunni & Ronit Jadhav! Looking forward to see more contributions from […]

Leaving Norrköping, Sweden, after an amazing #QGISUC2025! Some contributions during the Contributor Meeting: 🗺️ Added Map Gallery & Processing Scripts to #QGIS Hub web page (https://hub.qgis.org/) 🛠️ Fixed QGIS Hub plugin bugs w/ @ismailsunni @xpirix & Ronit […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

Teaching the workshop Hydrological Analysis in #qgis at #qgisuc25 in Nörrkoping, Sweden. Follow along for free at @gisocw : https://courses.gisopencourseware.org/course/view.php?id=75

This week, I’m at #qgisuc2025 in Norrköping, Sweden! Monday and Tuesday, I've enjoyed inspiring talks and hands-on workshops. A huge thank you to the organizing committee for putting together such a fantastic event and making it all possible! 👏 Today, I'm […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]