PSC Election: Statement Stefan Blumentrath

Stefan Blumentrath <[email protected]> Sun, 17 Jan 2021 00:06:31 +0000
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Dear GRASS GIS Community,

I am honored to be nominated for the GRASS GIS PSC.

Some of you may have read my name asking or answering questions on the user=
 and developer mailing list. Fewer of you may have met me, e.g. at Communit=
y sprints in Bonn or video calls.
For those of you who do not know me: I learned GRASS GIS during my studies =
at the University of Hanover around 2000 (with GRASS 5.4). Being an environ=
mental planner by education, I consider myself mostly as a "power user" wit=
h some "learning-by-doing" skills in Python. My focus has been on using GRA=
SS GIS in applied ecology and my first contributions to GRASS GIS have been=
 in form of AddOns[1] (r.connectivity, r.maxent.lambdas, v.rast.bufferstats=
, v.strds.timestamp). In 2018 I became a member for the core development te=
am. I mostly contribute[2] to the Python code base or by discussing aspects=
 of the development on the mailing list, github, or (virtual) meetings.

I use GRASS mainly on Linux for a broad range of analysis relevant in envir=
onmental research and advocate actively for the use of Open Source technolo=
gy in that domain. In my work GRASS is often used in combination with other=
 OSGeo tools, like PostGIS, QGIS, GDAL. So, as a PCS member - if elected - =
I will focus on the interoperability of GRASS GIS.

That said, I benefited a lot from my interactions with the great GRASS GIS =
community, so frankly being elected or not will most likely not have a majo=
r effect on my participation in the project one way or another. However, I =
would view it as an opportunity to "give back" though, by getting involved =
in the more administrative aspects of the project.

Finally, I also like to add that I have been very happy with the current PS=
C, and want to thank them for their work. Looking at the list of nomination=
s I can already say that I will be happy with the next PSC too, whoever of =
the nominees gets elected. I am looking forward to future collaboration wit=
h the community in whatever formal role.

Cheers,
Stefan

1: Commits * OSGeo/grass-addons (github.com)<https://github.com/OSGeo/grass=
-addons/commits?author=3Dninsbl>
2: Commits * OSGeo/grass (github.com)<https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/commit=
s?author=3Dninsbl>

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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Dear GRASS GIS Community,<o:p><=
/o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">I am honored to be nominated fo=
r the GRASS GIS PSC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Some of you may have read my na=
me asking or answering questions on the user and developer mailing list. Fe=
wer of you may have met me, e.g. at Community sprints in Bonn or video call=
s.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">For those of you who do not kno=
w me: I learned GRASS GIS during my studies at the University of Hanover ar=
ound 2000 (with GRASS 5.4). Being an environmental planner by education, I =
consider myself mostly as a &#8220;power user&#8221;
 with some &#8220;learning-by-doing&#8221; skills in Python. My focus has b=
een on using GRASS GIS in applied ecology and my first contributions to GRA=
SS GIS have been in form of AddOns[1] (r.connectivity, r.maxent.lambdas, v.=
rast.bufferstats, v.strds.timestamp). In 2018
 I became a member for the core development team. I mostly contribute[2] to=
 the Python code base or by discussing aspects of the development on the ma=
iling list, github, or (virtual) meetings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">I use GRASS mainly on Linux for=
 a broad range of analysis relevant in environmental research and advocate =
actively for the use of Open Source technology in that domain. In my work G=
RASS is often used in combination with
 other OSGeo tools, like PostGIS, QGIS, GDAL. So, as a PCS member - if elec=
ted - I will focus on the interoperability of GRASS GIS.<o:p></o:p></span><=
/p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">That said, I benefited a lot fr=
om my interactions with the great GRASS GIS community, so frankly being ele=
cted or not will most likely not have a major effect on my participation in=
 the project one way or another. However,
 I would view it as an opportunity to &#8220;give back&#8221; though, by ge=
tting involved in the more administrative aspects of the project.<o:p></o:p=
></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Finally, I also like to add tha=
t I have been very happy with the current PSC, and want to thank them for t=
heir work. Looking at the list of nominations I can already say that I will=
 be happy with the next PSC too, whoever
 of the nominees gets elected. I am looking forward to future collaboration=
 with the community in whatever formal role.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US">Stefan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"mso-fareast-language:E=
N-US"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"mso-fareast-language:E=
N-US">1: </span>
<a href=3D"https://github.com/OSGeo/grass-addons/commits?author=3Dninsbl"><=
span lang=3D"EN-US">Commits &middot; OSGeo/grass-addons (github.com)</span>=
</a><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></=
span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"mso-fareast-language:E=
N-US">2: </span>
<a href=3D"https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/commits?author=3Dninsbl"><span la=
ng=3D"EN-US">Commits &middot; OSGeo/grass (github.com)</span></a><span lang=
=3D"EN-US" style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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