Bart Baas
Owner at Cogo Collect
Hoorn, North Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolBart Baas is a geo-information specialist and entrepreneur with 12+ years' experience designing open-source WebGIS, spatial analysis and mapping solutions from backend services to hybrid mobile apps. As founder of Baasgeo, MapGallery and Cogo Collect he builds pragmatic stacks using GeoServer, PostGIS, MapProxy, OpenLayers/Leaflet, Docker and Node.js to deliver performant, user-friendly mapping and data-collection tools for desktop and mobile. He combines an MSc in Geographical Information Management with hands-on CAD and plugin development (C#, Lisp, VB.NET) and municipal GIS experience, enabling him to translate complex spatial requirements into deployable systems. Known for prioritizing simplicity and usability, he focuses on interoperable standards (WFS-T) and lightweight architectures that let organizations own their spatial data. Based in Hoorn, he’s open to collaboration and often tackles projects that bridge field data capture and enterprise GIS workflows.
12 years of coding experience
Master of Science (MSc), GIMA - Geographical Information, Management and Applications, Master of Science (MSc), GIMA - Geographical Information, Management and Applications at Universiteit UtrechtBachelor's degree, Civil Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering at Hogeschool INHOLLAND
English, Dutch
Github Skills (60)
windows-installer10
cordova9
java9
swift8
html8
android8
css8
ionic8
ios8
andorid8
javascript8
web-application7
mapproxy7
bower7
pwabuilder7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
imroi/kaartsymbolen
Jan 2022 - Feb 2025
ROI iconen en styling
Contributions:13 PRs, 84 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 1 month
baasgeo/mapproxywindows
Jan 2014 - Apr 2021
Contributions:8 releases, 73 commits, 28 pushes in 7 years 4 months
installerwindowswindows-installermapproxy
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