Steven Ottens
Data Engineer Bij Het Ministerie Van Binnenlandse Zaken En Koninkrijksrelaties
The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolSteven Ottens is a seasoned data and software engineer based in The Hague with over 16 years of experience building geo-information web applications and data platforms. Currently a Data Engineer at the Dutch Ministry of the Interior, he blends deep domain knowledge of geospatial data (PostGIS, raster, pointclouds) with practical engineering across SQL, Python, TypeScript and cloud-native tooling to make geo-data more accessible and actionable. His background spans roles from software architect to UX-focused R&D, giving him a rare combination of usability sensibility and low-level spatial engineering. He has delivered impact for clients including the World Bank by creating open-source-friendly routing and accessibility tools, and he enjoys crafting visualizations and digital-humanities projects on the side. Known for innovating with databases, IndexedDB and browser-side spatial tooling as well as server-side stacks, he often bridges complex data processing with intuitive, interactive maps.
15 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer’s Degree, GIS, Engineer’s Degree, GIS at Wageningen University
Dutch, English, German
Github Skills (184)
kml10
datasets10
cpp10
backend10
osrm10
openstreetmap10
offline-maps10
astar10
geocoding10
tile-server10
maps10
nlp10
vector-tiles10
wkb10
map-matching10
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
webmapper/nlmaps
Mar 2018 - Oct 2018
Automatically configure BRT-Achtergrond map layers in Leaflet, Google Maps, Mapbox, or OpenLayers.
Contributions:44 PRs, 218 pushes, 37 branches in 6 months
leafletmapbox-mapsmapboxmarkersmap
mapquery/mapquery
Jun 2011 - Aug 2012
Contributions:214 commits in 1 year 2 months
javascriptpowerjqueryopenlayers
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