Ismail Sunni
Software Engineer at camptocamp
Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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Top SchoolIsmail Sunni is a software engineer with 14 years' experience specializing in open-source geospatial software, currently contributing at Camptocamp and previously at Kartoza. He has made notable contributions to flagship projects like QGIS—where he implemented 3D map navigation widgets and view controls—and enhanced GeoNode's backend to better integrate QGIS Server and support ASCII data uploads. Trained in Geospatial Technology (University of Münster / Universitat Jaume I) and Informatics (ITB), he blends full-stack development with backend and GIS server integration expertise. Beyond GIS he has applied Python to NLP projects and has a history of technical writing and teaching, reflecting a talent for communicating complex technical ideas. Colleagues know him as someone who steadily improves open-source tooling—“one pull request at a time”—with practical, user-focused engineering.
14 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Geospatial Technology, Master's degree, Geospatial Technology at University of MünsterBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Informatics, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Informatics at Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB)Master's degree, Geospatial Technology, Master's degree, Geospatial Technology at Universitat Jaume ISemesta Bilingual Boarding School
English, Indonesian
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Github Skills (19)
c-language10
qt10
python10
qgis10
django10
geospatial10
spatial-data10
gis10
front-end-development10
cprogramming-language10
geotiff10
leaflet9
postgresql9
3d-graphics9
macos6
Programming languages (22)
Github contributions (5)
qgis/QGIS
Mar 2017 - Jul 2022
QGIS is a free, open source, cross platform (lin/win/mac) geographical information system (GIS)
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:17 reviews, 152 commits, 56 PRs in 5 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Ismail primarily contributed to the 3D map view within the QGIS project. They implemented a navigation widget, including buttons for zooming, tilting, rotating, and moving the view. Furthermore, they integrated a compass-like dial for view rotation and added a feature to show/hide the navigation widget. The user's work involved modifications to the 3D map canvas, navigation widget, and supporting files.
spatiallinwmsgeotoolsgis
GeoNode/geonode
Aug 2016 - May 2017
GeoNode is an open source platform that facilitates the creation, sharing, and collaborative use of geospatial data.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:7 commits, 4 PRs, 8 comments in 9 months
Contributions summary:Ismail primarily focused on enhancing the GeoNode platform to integrate with QGIS Server, adding capabilities for geospatial data handling. Their work included modifying settings and code for backend functionality, implementing new views, templates, and resources. A significant portion of their contributions involved enabling the upload and validation of ASCII files within the GeoNode system, along with associated updates to the user interface and data models.
pythondjangosharingfacilitatesgis
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