Nyall Dawson is a QGIS developer, cartographer, and owner and founder of North Road, a company specializing in open-source geospatial software.
His journey into geospatial began with personal interests in mapping and cartography, which later evolved into a business called North Road.
But that's not why I wanted to make this episode for you, I wanted to share this story with you because it could be your story too.
You could decide to have a story that starts with contributing to something you care about, which leads to you becoming a known expert within a community that cares about the same thing and evolves into paid opportunities. That could be your story too!
You can connect with Nyall here:
https://twitter.com/nyalldawson
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nyall-dawson-18b6016a/
Sponsored by Planet
Learn more at www.planet.com/gis
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