Biography
James is a open source developer living in East London, currently working remotely for Addresscloud. He is the founder and lead maintainer of the Terra Draw project, a JavaScript library for drawing on web maps. The library is currently a OSGeo community project and was selected to be worked on at the FOSS4G UK CodeSprint in 2024 in Dorset. The project was also recipient for the OSGeo UK’s GoFundGeo prize in 2023 and 2024. James was the co-chair for FOSS4G UK in 2018 and has spoken at many national, European and global FOSS4G events over the years. He is currently on the Space Advisory board for OpenUK, a not-for-profit company which supports open source collaboration and open technologies within the United Kingdom.