Vaclav Petras
Bio
Vaclav (Vashek) is a research software engineer focusing on creating spatio-temporal models and tools for geospatial research that are efficient, easy to use and reusable. He is a researcher, open source developer and an advocate for open science. He has been a member of the GRASS GIS development team since 2012 and has served on its project steering committee. He holds a Master’s in Geoinformatics and a Ph.D. in Geospatial Analytics.
Publications
- An open-source platform for geospatial participatory modeling in the cloud , ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE (2023)
- Integrating GRASS GIS and Jupyter Notebooks to facilitate advanced geospatial modeling education , Transactions in GIS (2023)
- Point Density Variations in Airborne Lidar Point Clouds , SENSORS (2023)
- Redesigning Graphical User Interface of Open-Source Geospatial Software in a Community-Driven Way: A Case Study of GRASS GIS , ISPRS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEO-INFORMATION (2023)
- Contaminated consignment simulation to support risk-based inspection design , RISK ANALYSIS (2022)
- Spotted lanternfly predicted to establish in California by 2033 without preventative management , COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY (2022)
- Evaluating online and tangible interfaces for engaging stakeholders in forecasting and control of biological invasions , ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS (2021)
- Iteratively forecasting biological invasions with PoPS and a little help from our friends , FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT (2021)
- Open Source Software Development , Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge (2021)
- Geospatial simulation steering for adaptive management , Environmental Modelling & Software (2020)