11-21, 11:00–11:25 (Pacific/Auckland), WG404
Explore how QField empowers people to map and understand the world—supporting daily tasks, global challenges, and the UN SDGs through open-source, intuitive, and collaborative mobile geospatial tools.
QField helps people map and understand the world—enabling them to solve everyday tasks and tackle global challenges. In this talk, we’ll dive into how QField is used in diverse contexts: from conservation and climate action to infrastructure planning and public service delivery.
You’ll hear how the app’s open-source foundation, intuitive interface, and powerful features are making high-quality field data collection accessible to all. We’ll also showcase how QField supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals and fosters a global community of practitioners working for impact. Whether you're new to QField or a long-time contributor, this session will show how the vision of "mapping the world, empowering people" is being realized every day.
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.