Just Van Den Broecke

Experience

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  AT&T

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1996

  Software Engineer/Architect

  Company was originally called APT (AT&T and Philips Telecommunications), later changed to Lucent Technologies. First job: started as software engineer (Unix/C) developing basic call handling functions and subscriber features like Calling Number Display for the 5ESS Public Switching system. Later architect role for the development of 5ESS network management (ISO OSI protocols, TMN). International projects with AT&T Bell Labs USA. During 1994-1996 worked in more pure R&D in the Forward Looking Work department in Huizen. Main project there was working as architect/developer on the Platinum Platform and its follow-up MESH: a broadband ISDN network based on ATM switching technology, with multimedia applications like video conferencing. This project was a unique cooperation with a.o. Deutsche Telecom, TRC (later TI, Telematica Institute), CTIT (Twente University) and AT&T Bell Labs. It was a great succes as the picture shows. Though later The Internet came along...I feel I was at the right place at the right time, meeting the right people. I owe much if not everything in Software Development from my time at AT&T/Lucent: Learned all about Object Oriented Design, C++, Design Patterns from the great @coplien there. But also working with Unix (Shell, C, Emacs, AWK etc) daily using a distributed version control system (CMS,RCS,CVS), working in globally dispersed teams, made later transition to Linux/Mac and even GitHub natural. Show less

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  Orion Telematica

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  Consultant
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  Objective Alliance

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1997

  Consultant

  Consultant/architect for (distributed) object technology. At the time this was about CORBA, Object Databases and the upcoming Web.

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  Just Objects

  Oct 1997 - now

  Open Source Geospatial Professional

  Independent freelance/contractor consultant, developer and trainer specialized in Object Technology, Java, multimedia and distributed systems. Since 2004 exclusively working within the Open Source geospatial domain a.k.a. Open GIS, Open Geo ICT, FOSS4G. See https://justobjects.nl and my resume there. Just Objects B.V. is the trading name for these activities.

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  Fortis Bank

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  Software Architect
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  Waag Society

  Jan 1998 - Aug 2007

  Software Architect/Developer

  As a contractor doing various internet-based multimedia projects.

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  Virgil

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2002

  Software Architect
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  Rijkswaterstaat Data & ICT-dienst (DID)

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2006

  GeoConsultant

  This 3-month contract was probably one of the most influential for the rest of my career. Learned all about Open Source GIS , OSGeo, OGC (Open GIS Standards). Worked as architect/developer on what later became known the Rijkswaterstaat Geoservices.

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  7Scenes

  Jul 2007 - Dec 2009

  Chief Architect and Shareholder

  7Scenes is co-owned by Waag Products and Just Objects B.V.. With a brilliant team we are working on what we believe will be the most advanced location-based platform. See more at www.7scenes.com.

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  Kadaster

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2018

  Open Source Geospatial Architect/Developer (Contracting) at Kadaster PDOK

  Contracting assignments through the years:2009-2011 (PPI Department): Advisor Open Source GIS. Prototyping INSPIRE. Various assignments like: maintaining Kademo (http://kademo.nl), developing the Heron-based KadViewer prototype: http://kadviewer.map5.nl, unlocking historic maps, the "Bonnebladen" and more. 2011-2013 (ICT Department/PDOK): Developing the Dutch National Spatial Data Infrastructure, PDOK (Publieke Dienstverlening Op de Kaart), within the PDOK core development team. 2017 (ICT Department): providing a web mapping Print service based on Dockerized MapFish3.2018 (ICT Department/PDOK via Geodan): Migrating the Smart Emission sensor platform to PDOK. Show less

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  Coöperatieve vereniging OpenGeoGroep

  Jun 2010 - Mar 2024

  Open Source Geospatial Professional

  Various projects and roles via the OpenGeoGroep (from 2010 on). "The Netherlands-based 'Coöperatieve Vereniging OpenGeoGroep' is a cooperation of Dutch companies who jointly provide professional services in the domain of open source geospatial IT ("geospatial IT" is also known as "GIS"). The group combines both technical and non-technical expertise from its individual members to present a rich source of knowledge on open geospatial information services. In its current form, the "OpenGeoGroep" represents a significant percentage of the Dutch expertise on open geospatial information services." Show less

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  OSGeo.nl

  Dec 2011 - Jun 2013

  Kwartiermaker (trailblazer)

  Our mission is to strengthen en promote the use of Open Source, Open Data and Open Standards for geospatial ("GIS") software (Geo-ICT) within the Dutch language area. OSGeo.nl is the Dutch language chapter of the international Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo at www.osgeo.org).

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  Stichting OSGeo.nl

  Jul 2013 - Jul 2023

  Chairman Of The Board

  OSGeo.nl is a Foundation since June 21, 2013. Our mission is to strengthen en promote the use of Open Source, Open Data and Open Standards for geospatial ("GIS") software (Geo-ICT) within the Dutch language area. OSGeo.nl is the Dutch language chapter of the international Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo at www.osgeo.org). See more at http://osgeo.nl and the yearly FOSS4G-NL at http://foss4g.nl. Secretary of the Board 2013-2017, Chairman since July 1, 2017

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  Geonovum

  Apr 2014 - Jan 2018

  Architect/developer Sensor Web for INSPIRE and EU Air Quality Directives (Contracting)

  (Contractor via Just Objects B.V.) Partner project with a.o. RIVM, 52North, IRCEL - CELINE (B) in the domain of Sensor Web. Main goal is to develop solutions for providing sensor data compliant with INSPIRE and EU Air Quality Directives (AQ IPR). My responsibility is to build a prototype platform, "SOSPilot". This platform harvests raw AQ measurements from Dutch AQ stations via RIVM and transforms (ETL) this data into various OGC OWS services: WMS-Time/WFS and in particular Sensor Observation Service. In addition several (web)-clients and viewers are developed to visualize all time-series data from both The Netherlands and partner countries like Belgium. Tools: Stetl, PostGIS, GeoServer, Heron Mapping Client and 52North SWE suite. And since 2015 also for the Nijmegen Smart Emission Project: FIWARE, Python Flask and Leaflet.See more on http://sensors.geonovum.nl and http://smartemission.nl Show less

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  Rijksvastgoedbedrijf

  Jun 2015 - Dec 2016

  Open Source Geospatial Professional (contracting)

  Architect and executing migrator for the move of the entire OpenGIS IT-infrastructure from the former RVOB computing center in Apeldoorn to the RVB Shared Service Center using OTAP near The Hague. This involves about seven Ubuntu Virtual Machines with many of the common OpenGIS components like PostGIS, GeoServer, MapProxy, GDAL/OGR etc and viewer components like OpenLayers and Heron. One of the innovations I brought in this project is to bundle and maintain all custom components, configurations, scripts and even some data as Debian packages all orchestrated/deployed using Puppet on a Cloud of Ubuntu VMs within the SSC plus a Python Flask-based webapp, the OpenGIS Dashboard, to build/deploy all packages over the entire OTAP street.. Show less

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  European Commission

  Dec 2020 - Feb 2022

  Expert at European Commission (EC) - Joint Research Center (JRC)

  With a pool of other EC-JRC experts working towards the final report: "Emerging approaches for data-driven innovation in Europe", link: https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC127730My contribution/chapter was on lightweight geospatial APIs and deployment automation using "GitOps". See the above PDF publication. As per the abstract:"Europe’s digital transformation of the economy and society is framed by the European strategy for data through the establishment of a common European data space based on domain-specific data spaces in strategic sectors such as environment, agriculture, industry, health and transportation. Acknowledging the key role that emerging technologies and innovative approaches for data sharing and use can play to make European data spaces a reality, this document presents a set of experiments that explore emerging technologies and tools for data-driven innovation, and also deepen in the socio-technical factors and forces that occur in data-driven innovation. Experimental results shed some light in terms of lessons learned and practical recommendations towards the establishment of European data spaces." Show less