Mr. Pekka Sarkola is a distinguished expert in geospatial sciences and engineering with more than 25 years of professional experience in the field. He is the founder of Gispo companies in Finland and Sweden. Additionally, Pekka presides over the Finnish association for open source geospatial software (OSGeo Suomi) and serves as an active Charter member for the global counterpart (Open Source Geospatial Foundation).