Self-sovereign mapping. Run your own map. Keep web maps open.
I'm a geospatial engineer working at the intersection of open technology and international development.
- Cloud-native, self-hosted mapping
- Vector tiles and portable mapping systems
- Generative UI for spatial interfaces
- Distributed geospatial infrastructure
- Co-chair, UN Open GIS Initiative
- Lead, UN Smart Maps Group
- Lead, Quick Mapping Project (JICA Γ OpenStreetMap)
- Senior Advisor on Geospatial Information, JICA
- PMTiles
- MapLibre GL JS
- Tippecanoe, GDAL, and Unix CLI tools
- Generative AI
- UN Smart Maps Group: https://unopengis.github.io/smartmaps/
- JICA: https://www.jica.go.jp/
- GitHub: https://github.com/hfu
β¨ Run your own map.






