Hans van der Kwast is a physical geographer specialised in GIS and Remote Sensing. He has been lecturing since he obtained his MSc in Physical Geography at Utrecht University in 2002. During his PhD about the integration of remote sensing in spatial dynamic modelling of soil moisture he got experienced in Python and using the PCRaster framework for map algebra, dynamic modelling and data assimilation.
Between 2007 and 2012 he worked at the Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO) as a researcher in spatial dynamic environmental modelling. He participated in projects related to water quality modelling, land-use change modelling and the use of remote sensing for urban applications.
Since April 2012 he works at IHE Delft. In his teaching he actively promotes the use of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and open data by young professionals in the Global South and help them to become innovative entrepreneurs.
He is currently involved in many research and capacity development projects such as projects for the implementation of spatial data infrastructures (SDI) for sharing open access data, Citizen Observatories and remote sensing for water productivity and water accounting. He is also coordinating eLearning support for IHE Delft partners.
As a QGIS Certified Lecturer he develops OpenCourseWare, online courses, short courses and tailor made trainings in GIS, remote sensing, modelling and programming. For Open Educational Resources he initiated the GIS OpenCourseWare platform. He is first author of the book QGIS for Hydrological Applications - recipes for catchment hydrology and water management. He actively participates in the QGIS and FOSS4G community and is a board member of the Dutch QGIS User Group. He also developed the PCRaster Tools plugin for QGIS. His YouTube channel with tutorial videos has more than 17k subscribers.
Publications
A complete list of publications can be found in Google Scholar.