Matthias Kuhn
Chief Technology Officer at OPENGIS.ch
Switzerland
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Matthias Kuhn is a CTO and co-founder of OPENGIS.ch with 13 years of experience building full-stack geospatial software and tools that bridge field work and desktop GIS. A geographer by training with a background in cartography and computer software engineering, he blends domain expertise with hands-on development from embedded systems to server backends. Matthias is a long-time QGIS contributor and technical writer who has improved core geometry validation, documentation, and cross-platform packaging, and has worked on high-profile projects like QGIS and microsoft/vcpkg. He champions open source as both a development model and a way to make powerful spatial tools accessible, and he pairs that ethos with practical UX-minded improvements to installation and documentation. Less obvious: his path from hobbyist coder to entrepreneur is rooted in actively shipping fixes across build systems and libraries, ensuring geospatial software runs reliably on desktops, mobile, and even constrained platforms.
14 years of coding experience
Master's degree, Geography, Master's degree, Geography at University of ZurichHigh School, Computer Software Engineering, High School, Computer Software Engineering at Kantonsschule Büelrain Winterthur
English, Spanish, French, Italian, German
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Github Skills (41)
c-language10
lib10
sphinx-doc10
package-management10
qgis10
sphinx10
geographical-information-system10
rs10
cmake10
package-manager-tool10
documentation-generator10
manage10
gis10
geometric-algorithms10
management10
Programming languages (28)
Github contributions (5)
qgis/QGIS
Aug 2012 - Jan 2023
QGIS is a free, open source, cross platform (lin/win/mac) geographical information system (GIS)
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1551 reviews, 5931 commits, 3499 PRs in 10 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Matthias primarily worked on improving the geometry validation feature within the QGIS project, focusing on core functionality and underlying data structures. Their contributions involved implementing several geometry check types, refining existing ones, and optimizing the processing of geometric data. They also addressed memory management issues and improved error handling within the geometry validation service.
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qgis/OLD-QGIS-Website-see-QGIS-Website-for-current-one
Sep 2013 - Jan 2023
QGIS-Website
Role in this project:Technical Writer & UI/UX Focused Contributor
Technical Writer & UI/UX Focused ContributorContributions:11 reviews, 73 commits, 43 PRs in 9 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Matthias primarily contributed to the QGIS website by updating documentation and installation instructions across various operating systems. Their work included adding and modifying installation steps for Fedora, Ubuntu, and RHEL/CentOS, ensuring users had up-to-date information. They also focused on improving the user experience by updating download links, fixing UI elements like favicons, and modifying text to ensure that the website provides clear and accurate information to users. Additionally, the user made visual changes and improvements to the website's aesthetics and usability, such as styling documentation sections.
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