Alexandre Leroux
Unit Manager At GODS at Animoog.org
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolAlexandre Leroux is a seasoned geospatial and open-data leader, currently Unit Manager for the Geospatial and Open Data Systems (GODS) at Environment and Climate Change Canada, overseeing 24/7 data dissemination for global weather, climate and environmental services. He has led mission-critical platforms such as MSC GeoMet and MSC WIS, delivering tens of millions of data requests daily and enabling international data exchange. With an MSc in Geomatics & Remote Sensing from Université Laval and an engineering degree, he blends advanced analytics with scalable systems. He also serves on data governance initiatives and represents Canada on UN WMO Information System expert groups since 2014. An active entrepreneur and open-source advocate, he founded Animoog.org (2014–present) and Slashgeo.org (2005–2015), underscoring a commitment to community-driven geospatial tools. Based in Montreal, he combines academic rigor with hands-on leadership to turn complex weather and environmental data into accessible open-data services for government, industry, and the public.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Université Laval
English, French, Spanish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (200)
python10
metadata10
slideshow10
data-management10
geojson10
python-server10
datasets10
menubar10
h310
rest-api10
openapi10
osgeo10
ogc10
slide10
apple-silicon10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
alexandreleroux/Apptronica
Apr 2015 - Feb 2016
Contributions:45 commits, 2 PRs, 45 pushes in 10 months
alexandreleroux/pygeoapi
Jul 2018 - May 2023
pygeoapi provides an API to geospatial data
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 10 months
apipygeoapipythongeospatialgeography
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