Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment and Consumer Protection
Christian Strobl is an active member of FOSSGIS e.V (since 2008) and a Member of the programme committee since 2021. Christian received his Ph.D. in Geology from the Munich Ludwig-Maximilians University where he also teaches GIS with focus on Open Source GIS. From 2006 to 2019 Christian was working as GIS and Remote Sensing Scientist at the German Aerospace Center. He worked mainly on the development of processing chains for remote sensing applications, the application of FireBIRD data for natural hazards and the development of CODE-DE, the national Copernicus Platform for Germany. He is currently Geographical Information Officer at the Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment and Consumer Protection. Christian is responsible for coordinating GIS and remote sensing within the Ministry of the Environment. His responsibilities include developing the GIS strategy, implementing the INSPIRE Directive, and promoting the use of the Copernicus Programme across subordinate authorities such as the State Office for the Environment and the national parks. In all his activities, Christian has focused on the use of open-source GIS. At DLR, he exclusively applied open-source software in all projects; in his teaching, he uses QGIS for cartography and GIS; and at the Ministry, he is currently supporting the introduction of QGIS across the entire administrative sector.