How to Succeed as a GIS Rebel: A Journey to Open Source GIS von Mark Seibel

Get up to speed quickly on the core topics and career paths that open source GIS has to offer. Learn how to avoid vendor lock-in while building a free and open source toolkit for yourself.

For more than 24 years, Mark Seibel has utilized GIS to solve a wide range of complex problems using GIS spatial analysis and scientific modeling in the environmental consulting field. He has been a power user of GRASS GIS and open source software for 19 years and ESRI GIS software for 24 years. He was the first in the state of Florida to receive Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) agency approval to delineate streambanks using GIS-based scientific modeling techniques. Over a five year cost of ownership, he has saved his organization over $43,000 in spatial database server software and at least $46,000 in desktop software. He has a B.S. in Environmental Studies from Stockton University, and held three Linux certifications as well as a Boundless Geoserver certification over the years.