Richard Zeng
Geospatial Research Technician
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolRichard Zeng is a geospatial research technician based in Calgary with over 15 years of experience in remote sensing, image processing and GIS, and 11 years of formal professional experience. He specializes in image matching, classification and object recognition, bringing strong mathematical foundations and proficiency in C++ and Python to research-driven software development. At the University of Calgary he applies algorithm research to practical geospatial problems, bridging academic rigor from a PhD with hands-on engineering. An enthusiast for software craft, he combines deep theory with production-minded coding to accelerate geospatial workflows. Notably, his background reflects sustained commitment to image processing research across multiple advanced degrees, enabling him to translate complex algorithms into usable tools for mapping and analysis.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor's degree at Beijing Normal UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) at Chinese Academy of Sciences
Github Skills (48)
dcat10
viewer10
catalog10
height10
metadata10
geospatial10
open-data10
api10
editing10
map-viewer10
data-infrastructure9
ogc9
high-resolution9
opensearch9
spatial-data9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
RichardQZeng/QGIS
Jun 2016 - Jan 2023
QGIS is a free, open source, cross platform (lin/win/mac) geographical information system (GIS)
Contributions:4 pushes in 6 years 8 months
winwcswpsgeographicalmac
appliedgrg/flm
Mar 2021 - Nov 2022
Forest Line Mapper: Series of script tools for facilitating the high-resolution mapping and studying of forest lines via processing canopy height models.
Contributions:2 releases, 277 commits, 49 PRs in 1 year 8 months
studyingscript-toolslinesresolutionhigh-resolution
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