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Python Full-Stack Engineer (Django focused) (80-100% Remote)

Location: Remote (at least 4h overlap with CET) Employment Type: Full-time (80-100%) About OPENGIS.ch: OPENGIS.ch is a team of Full-Stack GeoNinjas offering personalized open-source geodata solutions to Swiss and international clients. We are dedicated to using and developing open-source tools, providing flexibility, scalability, and future-proof solutions, and playing a key […]

DevOps Engineer | 80 – 100% (Remote)

🌍🚀 Ready to shape the future of geospatial tech? Join us as a #DevOps Engineer with a #Django edge! Work remotely, innovate with QFieldCloud, and be part of a dynamic, multicultural team of GeoNinjas. Apply today and lead the way!

QGIS Sustainability Initiative – Annual Report

We believe the long-term health of the QGIS ecosystem depends on more than just new features. Discover how OPENGIS.ch’s Sustainability Initiative turns support contracts into lasting impact for open-source GIS.

Sustainability initiative: what is it and why we do it?

At OPENGIS.ch, we create open-source software, we are contributors, maintainers, and in the case of QField, the team that builds it. That comes with a responsibility we take seriously: giving back.

QField search and routing plugins updates

Throughout the first month of 2026, our ninjas added a nifty set of improvements to three useful plugins that we love: the GeoMapFish Search, OpenStreetMap Nominatim Search, and OSRM Routing plugins. These plugins all provide genuinely useful functionalities as well as being great showcases of how easy it is to […]

QGIS User Conference 2026: welcoming the community to Laax 🏔️

OPENGIS.ch is excited to co-organise the QGIS User Conference 2026 together with QGIS User Group Switzerland in Laax, our home in the Swiss Alps and the birthplace of QField. A mountain-top venue, breathtaking views, and space for open-source exchange will make this a truly memorable community gathering.

QField at FOSS4G 2025 Auckland

Throughout workshops and talks at FOSS4G 2025 in Auckland, a clear message emerged: QField is no longer just a companion to QGIS, but trusted production infrastructure powering real-world, field-to-cloud-to-desktop workflows across sectors.

QField 4.0 “Aare”: Unlocking a great spatial experience for a larger audience

QField 4.0 “Aare” marks a major usability milestone, making mobile field mapping more accessible than ever. With a streamlined project creation wizard, improved cloud workflows, and a leaner, clearer user interface, QField 4.0 unlocks a great spatial experience for both GIS professionals and newcomers—while launching a new release cycle dedicated to the world’s water bodies.

Looking at recent QFieldCloud storage handling improvements

Our ninjas have been hard at work improving QFieldCloud! In recent versions, a series of functionality improvements have had a significant impact on the way QFieldCloud handles storage, and we want to tell the world! Without further due… Shared datasets Starting with version 3.6, QField supports shared datasets. Known in […]

QField 3.7 “Haida Gwaii”: Polishing a great experience

QField 3.7 brings powerful updates with customizable photo stamping, an improved plugin manager, enhanced layer permissions, and smoother Bluetooth and vector tile support—plus smarter QFieldCloud sync. A focused release that polishes and extends essential mobile GIS workflows.