Ian Turton

https://mapstodon.space/@ianturton

I'm a Java programmer and geocomputationalist, after a period in industry I am again an academic being employed at the University of Glasgow as a research software engineer. I'm a member of the PSC of GeoTools and GeoServer open source mapping tools and am a founding member of the OSGEO. I live near Glasgow, Scotland,
(he/him/dr)

#glasgow #rse #academic #osgeo #geotools #geoserver

website: https://ianturton.com
blog: https://blog.ianturton.com
hire me: http://ianturton.com/hire-me
github: https://github.com/ianturton

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2025-06-03 12:00:18

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I had a colleague who admitted to spending 5 minutes when drunk trying to plug the USB C cable into the wrong end of his phone.

2025-05-19 11:47:00

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pursued by a bear?

2025-05-14 08:42:15

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when my wife worked for the DWP in Leeds they spent an inordinate amount of time on trains going down to London because that's where the minister and grade 7s were

2025-05-12 11:07:45

As some of you know my current fixed term contract as a research software engineer at the University of #Glasgow is coming to an end. So, I am looking for a new job either in or out of academia where I would get to do more programming than admin.
I have written open source geospatial software in academia and industry for the last 30 years. I'm good at debugging, teaching, mentoring but not meetings.
more details at https://www.ianturton.com/hire-me/index.html
#fediHire #gisChat #osgeo #academicChatter #rse

2025-04-28 11:10:52

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There's an old show on Discovery called Barnwood Builders where they disassemble and reassemble barns and log cabins. And watching them rebuild barns like this using cranes and cherry pickers makes you wonder how medieval monks managed it.

2025-04-28 10:28:28

Here's an introduction for my new instance:
So here's a quick #introduction - I'm a python and java developer who used to work mainly on open source #geospatial software such as #geoserver.
Currently, I am a research software engineer at Glasgow University. My contract ends in October 2025 so I am looking for work. #fediHire
In my spare time I help out at a #repairCafe fixing broken electrical items. I
'm also a full time #carer and struggle with #depression and #chronicPain.