Marco Bernasocchi
Marco Bernasocchi is an open-source advocate, entrepreneur and full-stack geoninja. He is the creator of QField for QGIS, currently serves as QGIS.org Chair, and is an Open Source Geospatial Foundation board member. In his day job, Marco is the CEO of OPENGIS.ch, which he founded in 2011.
A geographer by trade, Marco lives in a small Romansh-speaking mountain village in Switzerland, where he loves scrambling around the mountains to enjoy the feeling of freedom it gives him. Outgoing, flexible and open-minded, Marco fluently speaks five languages. The best thing is: He not only knows how to say it but also loves sharing his know-how.
Sessions
The summer of 2024 saw extreme floods and landslides in Switzerland, significantly affecting the Ticino, Grisons and Valais regions.
This talk examines the critical role of QField's new plugin framework in complementing the aerial rapid mapping effort with crowdsourced oblique (terrestrial) imagery. We will discuss a quickly built proof-of-concept (POC) project that used QField's new customizable plugins, allowing first responders, civil protection agencies, and citizens to map and report damages efficiently. The session will introduce the plugin framework, its easy deployment through QFieldCloud, and its possible impact on field data collection workflows in enterprise and community settings.
Discover QField, the professional mobile data collection app for QGIS with over 1 million downloads and 350K active users. Recognized as a Digital Public Good, QField supports essential UN Sustainable Development Goals, such as Clean Water, Sustainable Cities, Climate Action, and Life on Land.
This powerful tool combines minimal design with advanced technology, enabling intuitive data viewing and editing. Seamlessly synchronized with QFieldCloud, it ensures efficient and pleasant fieldwork sessions.
Join us to explore how QField 3 can redefine your fieldwork, making it more effective and impactful for addressing both daily tasks and global challenges.
Join us for an in-depth look at how QField is transforming fieldwork for individuals and organizations worldwide. With over 1 million downloads and 350K active users, QField is recognized as a Digital Public Good supporting key UN Sustainable Development Goals.
In this session, we will showcase real-world use cases that demonstrate how QField empowers teams to tackle daily tasks and global challenges efficiently and effectively.
Learn from success stories across various industries and discover how QField 3's seamless integration with QFieldCloud is making a tangible impact on fieldwork around the globe.
QGIS Chairman Marco Bernasocchi and core developer Matthias Kuhn (remote) will be available for an hour to answer any QGIS-related questions. With the two, interested parties have access to over 20 years of combined expert knowledge in the development, use and organisation of QGIS and QGIS-based products.