Taichi Furuhashi
Mapper & Validator
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Summary
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Top SchoolTaichi Furuhashi is a GIS expert and academic with over a decade of experience bridging open-source geospatial tools, Google Geo technologies, and humanitarian mapping. As professor at Aoyama Gakuin University and founder of MAPconcierge, he combines research, teaching, and entrepreneurial work while serving as Mapper & Validator for UN Mappers and Ambassador for Mapbox in Japan. A long-time leader in OSGeo.JP and the OpenStreetMap Japan community, he has directed organizations, led crisis mapping initiatives as President of CrisisMappers Japan, and authored technical pieces for GISNEXT since 2003. His practical expertise spans TNTmips, ArcGIS, KML/Google Earth, and FOSS4G stacks, and he’s known for translating complex spatial problems into usable tools and workflows for disaster response. An often-overlooked strength is his sustained role as connector between academia, industry, and humanitarian mapping networks across Japan.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Natural Environment, Enviromental Studies, Natural Environment, Enviromental Studies at 東京大学Geographical Information System, Geography, Geographical Information System, Geography at 首都大学東京
English, Japanese
Github Skills (76)
imagery10
mahjong10
census10
eagle10
mediawiki-extension10
adobe-experience-manager10
sling10
aem10
tms9
openstreetmap9
cartography9
nominatim9
mapping-tools9
flask9
firebase9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
furuhashilab/www_furuhashiab_com
May 2015 - Nov 2021
Contributions:50 commits, 43 pushes, 2 branches in 6 years 6 months
dronebird/oam_yamatocity2016firstflight
Sep 2016 - May 2021
Contributions:28 pushes, 1 branch, 2 comments in 4 years 9 months
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