Cristiano Giovando
Geospatial Technology Specialist
San Diego Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCristiano Giovando is a geospatial technology specialist with nearly two decades of international experience and over a decade focused in humanitarian and development contexts, currently shaping geospatial strategies at the World Bank and as Senior Technical Advisor at Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. He combines deep technical skills in Earth observation, big geospatial data analysis, drone mapping and open-source tooling with pragmatic technical project management to drive disaster risk management, response and recovery. Cristiano has a track record of advising decision-makers and project leaders to translate complex spatial data into high-impact operational outcomes across NGOs, multilateral institutions and startups he co-founded. His background spans research and applied roles in European and U.S. institutions, giving him both scientific rigor and field-proven implementation experience. Notably, he leverages open data and community mapping practices to scale resilient solutions in crises, blending technical depth with a collaborative, mission-driven approach.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., B.S. at Politecnico di TorinoLiceo Classico "C. Botta"Exchange Semester, Exchange Semester at Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität MünsterExchange Semester, Exchange Semester at Universiteit UtrechtSan Diego State University
Italian, English, Spanish
Github Skills (105)
wps10
imagery10
openstreetmap10
django10
point-cloud10
gis10
javascript9
commons9
maps9
image-processing9
postgresql9
python9
data-management9
gdal9
wfs9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
hotosm/OpenAerialMap
Jan 2015 - Apr 2021
OpenAerialMap is an open service to provide access to a commons of openly licensed imagery and map layer services.
Contributions:11 commits, 4 PRs, 12 pushes in 6 years 4 months
commonslicensedgeospatialwpsimagery
GFDRR/slidetastik
Sep 2018 - Sep 2018
Simple app to display before/after imagery and map features
Contributions:7 PRs, 25 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
mapbefore-afterimagerysimple-app
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