11-20, 14:00–14:25 (Pacific/Auckland), WG308 TE IRINGA
ZIP uses QGIS, QField, and QFieldCloud to coordinate rapid field responses against invasive predators, helping achieve their mission of a predator-free New Zealand with powerful, real-time open-source tools.
Zero Invasive Predators (ZIP), a New Zealand-based charity, is on a bold mission: to eliminate invasive predators and restore New Zealand’s native ecosystems. To meet this challenge, ZIP relies on a powerful open-source geospatial stack—QGIS, QField, and QFieldCloud—to bridge technical planning and field operations.
This talk will showcase how QField and QFieldCloud enable ZIP’s field teams to efficiently capture accurate data in remote locations and instantly sync updates. This near real-time feedback loop allows for rapid, data-driven decisions in the fight against invasive species.
We’ll explore ZIP’s field workflows, discuss the advantages of using open-source tools in conservation, and highlight how QFieldCloud’s collaboration capabilities are central to ZIP’s success in combining innovative thinking with boots-on-the-ground action.
Join us to learn how geospatial open source software is helping protect biodiversity—one synced observation at a time.
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.