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Robert Cheetham

I am an independent consultant specializing in remote sensing and geospatial technology. For 23 years I was the founder and CEO of Azavea, a B Corporation that created geospatial software and data analytics with a public service mission. Azavea developed and contributed to many open source geospatial projects, including GeoTrellis, Raster Vision, DistrictBuilder, OpenTreeMap, Raster Foundry, Loam, Franklin, Granary, OpenDataPhilly, and Model My Watershed.

I sold Azavea in 2023 to Element 84 where I served as the Chief Strategy Officer during 2023. Prior to founding Azavea, I was a software developer and GIS analyst for the University of Pennsylvania, the City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Police Department. Before that I was a civil servant in Japan.

🔭 I’m currently working on:

  • Consulting work related to Earth observation, cloud native geospatial technology, open source, open data, and open standards
  • Japan Earth Observer - a monthly newsletter on the space, remote sensing, and geospatial industries in Japan
  • OpenDataPhilly.org - I answer the inbox and help maintain the data catalog
  • Coaching and learning Crossfit

🌱 I’m currently learning:

  • Python in the context of geospatial work
  • Japanese
  • Thailand and Burma history, particularly related to WWII

🤔 I’m looking for help with

  • Tips and introductions to folks that do work related to space, remote sensing, and geospatial technology industries in Japan
  • Introductions to folks doing geography and history research related to the border of Thailand and Burma

💬 Ask me about

  • Geospatial technology
  • Remote sensing and Earth observation
  • Open geospatial data
  • Geospatial open source software

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  1. geotrellis.github.com geotrellis.github.com Public

    Forked from geotrellis/geotrellis.github.com

    Geotrellis github pages.

    JavaScript

  2. publicmapping.github.com publicmapping.github.com Public

    Forked from PublicMapping/districtbuilder-website

    DistrictBuilder online docs.

    HTML

  3. open-source-gis-infographic open-source-gis-infographic Public

    Forked from makepath/open-source-gis-infographic

    Repository for makepath Open Source GIS Infographic

    JavaScript

  4. open-data-standards open-data-standards Public

    Forked from azavea/open-data-standards

    A living document of existing open data standards and proposed new standards

    CSS

  5. rcheetham rcheetham Public

  6. rcheetham.github.io rcheetham.github.io Public