Ana Oliveira

salsa profile: https://salsa.debian.org/Tatau

github profile: https://github.com/Anac-tatau

I am a Brazilian environmental consultant with a degree in Biological Sciences from UNISANTA, a postgraduate specialization in Solid Waste Management from SENAC, and an MBA in Business Management from FGV. Since 2010, I have worked on socio-environmental projects and public policies focused on sanitation and solid waste. I am the founder of Amplar Gestão Sustentável, through which I have developed technical plans and projects for over 40 municipalities in Brazil — including cities such as Campinas, Santa Bárbara d’Oeste, Vinhedo, Indaiatuba, and Mogi Mirim.

After discovering free and open-source software, I began integrating it into my technical training programs. In Amparo, a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, I will soon lead a course for public school teachers focused on urban forestry, using QGIS and other free software tools. My goal is to democratize access to geospatial technology and empower educators to generate and use climate and territorial data.

Accepted Talks:

QGIS and Debian: Making Geospatial Data Accessible Through Free Software

QGIS is a powerful and accessible free software tool for working with geospatial data — and it is available directly from Debian’s repositories. In this talk, I will demonstrate how QGIS and other packages maintained by the Debian GIS Team are being used in environmental education and local sustainability initiatives in Brazil.

I’ll share real-world examples, including a current training program I’m organizing for public school teachers in Amparo (São Paulo), where QGIS is used to teach students how to generate and interpret their own environmental and territorial data. Through this, teachers and students become not only users of maps, but also producers of scientific data.

We will cover:

  • What QGIS is and its role in the free software ecosystem;
  • Real-world applications (e.g., environmental impact studies, interactive maps for municipalities, climate-related data analysis);
  • The strength of the QGIS community and ways to contribute;
  • Advanced features such as Python scripting (PyQGIS), plugin integration, and use with PostgreSQL/PostGIS.

As a long-time QGIS user and a recent Debian enthusiast, I’ve been exploring the broader Debian GIS ecosystem — including tools like GDAL, PostGIS, and the Debian GIS Blend. My journey has evolved from simply deploying QGIS in classrooms to wanting to understand how these packages are built, tested, and maintained within Debian.

I consider myself an advanced QGIS user who aims to become a contributor. In this talk, I’ll share my efforts to better understand the GIS ecosystem within Debian, the challenges I’ve encountered, and the milestones I’ve reached so far.