About

This is a collection of personal explorations on geo-at-large, openness, innovation and … a bit about me, myself and I. I started exploring the (professional) blogosphere in the summer of 2009 and have liked it ever since.

I have been writing for a while, but not really included writing in my work. Writing things down is a good exercise for the mind. To be clear: I work as director of strategy at Esri Nederland Group. Also, I am was president of the Dutch society for geo-information, Geo-Informatie Nederland; I have been a member since college. The time it takes to have meetings for the society (approx a day a month) is donated by Esri, the rest is spare time. This blog I write in my own time and it reflects my personal opinion. I do hope there is at most a small gap with my employer’s opinion…

What’s in a name? This blog’s title translates to “Shortest routes”. That relates to both geo-information and strategy. *If you are only interested in distance, the shortest route really exists. But is short in relation to distance, time, or waiting time? The shortest route is hardly ever the most scenic one. Or the most interesting one. There are lots of shortest routes, we all choose our own. My route in regards to geo-information, work, study and a bit of me will be ‘blogged about’ here.

BTW: how I get rewarded: I enjoy conversations about openness e.g. Open Innovation, Open Knowledge (and their limits). When this blog gets me one of those conversations a week, I am quite happy. And when a few ‘friends & family’ read these pages once in a while…