Taking part in the #30DayMapChallenge is always a test of creativity and endurance, but November 2025 proved to be especially demanding. The month began with the grandeur of Carmina Burana concerts at MECC Maastricht, performed with Brabantkoor (I was a tenor in the choir) and the Jussen Brothers, and quickly unfolded into a whirlwind of...
FOSS4G Europe 2025 was organised in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina from 14 - 20 July 2025. The first two days were packed with interesting workshops, followed by three days of inspiring talks from the amazing open source geo community. This blog presents my FOSS4G Europe 2025 journey.
FOSS4GNL 2025, held on July 2–3 in the stunning new Omnia building at Wageningen Campus was another great edition of FOSS4GNL with over 200 participants! Over two days, the Dutch open geospatial community gathered to share breakthroughs, build skills, and have a ridiculously good time.
On June 28th 2025, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Safae Alaa for the To Open Doors I.Talk podcast, and our conversation went through my 25-year journey in GIS.
This past week, I had the incredible opportunity to attend the QGIS User Conference and Contributor Meeting in the beautiful city of Norrköping, Sweden. The event was held at the Visualization Center C, Cnema, and Campus Norrköping of Linköping University—an inspiring venue rich in industrial heritage and scenic waterways that provided the...
We recently transitioned from proprietary solutions to Nextcloud Private Cloud, hosted by TAB.Digital at a server in the Netherlands. The move was driven by our commitment to privacy, security, and digital sovereignty, and we're happy to share that the transition was smooth and seamless!
The instructions in the book QGIS for Hydrological Applications, 2nd Editon, were written for QGIS 3.22. Since then some features have changed. This blog gives an overview of the most important changes per chapter.
I'm happy to announce that my company QWAST-GIS will continue to be a Small Sustaining Member of QGIS in 2025!
Exciting Milestone! My YouTube channel has reached 30,000 subscribers! 🎉
A huge thanks to all my subscribers for making this possible! Looking forward to continuing this journey and bringing you more valuable content on open source GIS. Stay tuned for exciting updates and new videos!
I am honored to be listed on the Atlas website as one of the Top GIS Voices of 2024! Read the article here.