Xiang Zhang
PostDoc at Wuhan University
Wuhan, Hubei, China
Summary
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Top SchoolXiang Zhang is a geoinformatics researcher and software-focused postdoctoral scholar with 11 years of experience building quality metrics and evaluation tools for crowd-sourced geographic information such as VGI and OpenStreetMap. Based at Wuhan University after completing a PhD in Geoinformatics and cartographic generalization at the University of Twente, he combines domain expertise in spatial information science with practical C++ and computational geometry skills. His work targets application-driven data quality—especially for routing and navigation—translating abstract quality concepts into measurable metrics and diagnostic tools. He brings an uncommon blend of academic rigor and hands-on engineering, routinely turning theoretical cartographic generalization techniques into evaluable software prototypes. Locally based in Wuhan, he focuses on making messy, volunteer-generated maps fit for critical geospatial applications.
11 years of coding experience
Ph.D., Geoinformatics, Cartographic generalization, Ph.D., Geoinformatics, Cartographic generalization at University of TwenteBachelor of Science (BS), GIS and Cartography, Bachelor of Science (BS), GIS and Cartography at Wuhan University
Github Skills (24)
kubernetes9
python9
map-tiles8
fltk8
stylish8
points7
tiles6
caching5
vector-tiles4
bounding4
javascript3
json2
region2
open-data2
geo2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
flyingxiang/mrsd_v1
Mar 2015 - Apr 2021
Contributions:63 commits, 6 PRs, 73 pushes in 6 years 2 months
selectivejavascriptresolutionmappingmulti-resolution
flyingxiang/hello-world
Feb 2015 - Feb 2015
Contributions:2 PRs, 3 pushes, 2 branches in 1 day
cssjavascript
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