Summary
Patrik Tast is a founder and CEO with 15 years of experience building a niche remote sensing and software consultancy focused on high-resolution polar-orbit satellite imagery for forest fire detection, snow/ice monitoring, agriculture and environmental research across Finland and Scandinavia. He runs POES-Weather, delivering timely, localized weather intelligence by integrating satellite data with ground station networks to serve farmers, researchers and public agencies. Prior to founding his company he was a core software developer at Bitboys Oy, bringing hands-on engineering experience from graphics and embedded systems into his current remote sensing workflows. Based in Vaasa, Patrik combines entrepreneurial leadership with deep domain knowledge in satellite imagery processing and applied climate monitoring—often solving practical, time-sensitive problems where high spatial resolution and rapid delivery matter.
15 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Finnish, Swedish, English