Greg Yetman
Associate Director For Geospatial Applications
New York, United States
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Top SchoolGreg Yetman is an Associate Director for Geospatial Applications at CIESIN, Columbia University, with over a decade of experience turning geographic data into actionable tools for research and policy. He blends technical software training with deep domain expertise in geography, having progressed from senior geospatial developer roles to leadership and teaching positions. Greg’s work spans applied GIS development, spatial data management, and cartography, and he has supported both academic and industry users including a stint as a business analyst at Esri Canada. Based in New York, he pairs practical programming skills (Columbia certificate) with an MA in Geography from McGill to bridge technical and scientific communities. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic solutions that make complex geospatial information accessible and usable across projects. He often operates at the intersection of research, education, and operational systems—helping teams adopt GIS technologies rather than just producing maps.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Geography, BA, Geography at Saint Mary's UniversityCertificate in Software Programming and Application Development, Computer Programming, Certificate in Software Programming and Application Development, Computer Programming at Columbia University in the City of New YorkMA, Geography, MA, Geography at McGill University
Github Skills (17)
mechanical-turk5
arcgis5
esri3
h33
sdk3
metadata3
dotnet2
data-management2
machine-learning2
wfs2
wps2
computer-vision2
geospatial1
wcs1
ogc1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
gyetman/gyetman.github.io
Nov 2015 - Sep 2023
Contributions:3 pushes in 7 years 10 months
gyetman/solar-desalination
Apr 2021 - Apr 2021
Contributions:28 pushes, 2 branches in 1 day
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