Nicolas Roelandt
Ingénieur D Études Géomaticien
Bron, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Top SchoolNicolas Roelandt is a geomatics engineer with over a decade of experience designing spatial analysis workflows, geospatial data processing and GIS development for research labs and public institutions. Based in Bron, France, he currently supports eight laboratories at Université Gustave Eiffel, bringing hands-on expertise in PostgreSQL/PostGIS, Python, R and cartographic web development. An active FLOSS advocate, Nicolas is a charter OSGeo member and contributor to OSGeo-Live, and he organized FOSS4G-fr 2016/2018 and FOSS4G-EU 2017. He authored a practical book on GIS and has applied his DevOps skills to containerizing geocoding services (notably maintaining a 100% working Nominatim Docker image). His background blends military surveying, topographic fieldwork and formal geomatics education, giving him rare depth from field collection to production GIS systems. Known for pragmatic tooling and community stewardship, he helps translate complex spatial problems into reproducible, open workflows.
10 years of coding experience
BTS Agricole, Produits d'Origine Forestière, BTS Agricole, Produits d'Origine Forestière at Lycée Agricole de Poisy-ChavanodBTS Agricole, Gestion Forestière, BTS Agricole, Gestion Forestière at LEGTA La GerminièreLicence Professionnelle, Géomatique et Environnement, Mention Très Bien, Licence Professionnelle, Géomatique et Environnement, Mention Très Bien at Ecole nationale des Sciences géographiquesBaccalauréat technologique, Sciences et Techniques de l'Agronomie et de l'Environnement, Baccalauréat technologique, Sciences et Techniques de l'Agronomie et de l'Environnement at LEGTA Vienne-SeyssuelIntroduction to GIS 2nd Edition Certificat, GIS, 97,87%, Introduction to GIS 2nd Edition Certificat, GIS, 97,87% at gvSIG AssociationLayer Editing Certificat, GIS, 90%, Layer Editing Certificat, GIS, 90% at gvGIS AssociationMaster Géomatique, géodécisionnel, géomarketing et multimédia, Mention Très Bien, Master Géomatique, géodécisionnel, géomarketing et multimédia, Mention Très Bien at Université Vincennes-Saint-Denis (Paris VIII)
French, English, Japanese, Russian
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (18)
docker10
scripting10
configuration-management10
bash10
containerization10
dockers10
script10
sh10
shell10
postgresql9
rmarkdown6
knitr6
gis6
dplyr6
latex6
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
mediagis/nominatim-docker
Apr 2021 - Apr 2021
100% working container for Nominatim
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:6 reviews, 16 commits, 3 PRs in 7 days
Contributions summary:Nicolas primarily focused on configuring and improving the containerization of the Nominatim project. They made adjustments to configuration files, including settings related to import styles, URLs, and database parameters. Furthermore, the user addressed typo fixes and updated configurations to use HTTPS, demonstrating a focus on enhancing the build and deployment process of the Nominatim Docker container.
nominatimnominatim-dockerpbfdocker
Bakaniko/foss4g2022-getting-started-rspatial
Mar 2022 - Aug 2022
Teaching materials for R and R spatial introduction workshop at FOSS4G2022
Contributions:54 commits, 10 PRs, 68 pushes in 6 months
r-packageworkshopspatialteachingr-spatial
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