Markus Neteler
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Markus Neteler received his degree in Physical Geography and Landscape Ecology from the University of Hannover, Germany, in 1999 where he worked as a researcher and teaching assistent for two years.
From 2001-2007, he was a researcher at Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) (formerly ITC-irst), Trento, Italy.
In the period 2005-2007, while preserving the work of FBK researcher, he worked as the same figure for the Centro di Ecologia Alpina of Trento (Italy).
Since 2008, he works at the Fondazione Edmund Mach (FEM) - San Michele all'Adige (Trento, Italy), as the coordinator of the GIS and Remote Sensing
unit.
His main interests are remote sensing for environmental risk assessment and Free Software GIS development, especially GRASS GIS
(of which he is the coordinator since 1999).
He is co-author of two books on the use of the free software GRASS GIS and several scientific papers on GIS.
It is a founding member of the GRASS Anwender-Vereinigung e.V. (Germany), the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo, USA) and GFOSS.it the Italian association for geospatial free and open source software.
In September 2006, was honored with the Sol Katz
award for Geospatial Free and Open Source Software (GFOSS) for his commitment to the GRASS
project coordination.
In 2010 he received his PhD in Natural Sciences (Dr. rer. nat.) in Physical Geography.
From 2001-2007, he was a researcher at Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) (formerly ITC-irst), Trento, Italy.
In the period 2005-2007, while preserving the work of FBK researcher, he worked as the same figure for the Centro di Ecologia Alpina of Trento (Italy).
Since 2008, he works at the Fondazione Edmund Mach (FEM) - San Michele all'Adige (Trento, Italy), as the coordinator of the GIS and Remote Sensing
Remote sensing
Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon, without making physical contact with the object. In modern usage, the term generally refers to the use of aerial sensor technologies to detect and classify objects on Earth by means of propagated signals Remote sensing...
unit.
His main interests are remote sensing for environmental risk assessment and Free Software GIS development, especially GRASS GIS
GRASS GIS
GRASS GIS is a free, open source geographical information system capable of handling raster, topological vector, image processing, and graphic data....
(of which he is the coordinator since 1999).
He is co-author of two books on the use of the free software GRASS GIS and several scientific papers on GIS.
It is a founding member of the GRASS Anwender-Vereinigung e.V. (Germany), the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo, USA) and GFOSS.it the Italian association for geospatial free and open source software.
In September 2006, was honored with the Sol Katz
Sol Katz
Sol Katz was an early pioneer of geospatial computer software and left behind a large body of work in the form of computer applications and format specifications while at the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. This early archive provided both source code and applications freely available to the...
award for Geospatial Free and Open Source Software (GFOSS) for his commitment to the GRASS
Grass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
project coordination.
In 2010 he received his PhD in Natural Sciences (Dr. rer. nat.) in Physical Geography.