About Me
Hi, my name’s Nikola and I’m a geospatial IT engineer working with Earth Observation data. Next to backend and data development I also have experience with kubernetes/docker configuration. I have worked at a number of companies gaining teamwork and leadership skills.
I am most skilled in: python and gis
Projects
A picture is worth a thousand words. A satellite image is worth a million dollars. - Sarah Parcak
The View Server (VS) is a continuation of EOxServer/Browse Server efforts to create a software stack to manage and disseminate Earth Observation data.
The Earth is what we all have in common. — Wendell Berry
An API for standardizing big data satellite imagery processing
Data is the new oil. — Clive Humby
Bringing big data satellite imagery to the Earth Observation Comunity in Austria with OGC services (Geoserver) and python (OpenDataCube)
Life is a web of intersections and choices. Your 1st choice is to recognize an intersection. Your 2nd choice is to be grateful for it. ― Ryan Lilly
A lightweight application for assisting researchers in wayfinding and navigation experiments
Experience
EOX offers solutions and services in the geodata domain in general and in the Earth Observation domain in particular.
GIS Software development concerning storage, manipulation and services of earth observation remotely sensed data.
EODC assist their partners and customers with their expertise in earth observation (EO) and information technology (IT) to create current and future-oriented benefits for society and environment.
GIS Software development concerning storage, manipulation and services of earth observation remotely sensed data.
TU Wien is one of the major universities in Vienna, Austria. The university finds high international and domestic recognition in teaching as well as in research, and it is a highly esteemed partner of innovation-oriented enterprises.
Research, teaching and administrative duties. Researching geospatial data and implementing of GIS systems. Assisting in courses Implementation of a GIS, Geoinformation 1, Realisation of a GIS, Geometrical algorithms in GIS.
TU Wien is one of the major universities in Vienna, Austria. The university finds high international and domestic recognition in teaching as well as in research, and it is a highly esteemed partner of innovation-oriented enterprises.
Research and writing of master thesis regarding spatial standards ISO 19100 series, INSPIRE, LPIS and web development of a geoportal web application for agricultural subsidies.
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences
Teaching Fellow
October 2013 - June 2016
ftn.uns.ac.rs
The Faculty of Technical Sciences is a higher education institution located in Novi Sad, an independent part of the University of Novi Sad. It was founded on 18 May 1960 and today it is the largest faculty in Serbia by number of students and one of the largest in the region. As of 2020-21 academic year, it has a total of 15,742 students.
Research and assisting in courses Land Surveying for Civil Engineering, Engineering Geodesy, Utility Information Systems.
Education
Vienna University of Technology
PhD in Geodesy and Geomatics
2017
TU Wien is one of the major universities in Vienna, Austria. The university finds high international and domestic recognition in teaching as well as in research, and it is a highly esteemed partner of innovation-oriented enterprises.
Focused on combining sociology quality of life research with GIS and programming, however due to visa I pressed pause until further notice.
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences
Msc Geodesy and Geomatics
2015 - 2016
The Faculty of Technical Sciences is a higher education institution located in Novi Sad, an independent part of the University of Novi Sad. It was founded on 18 May 1960 and today it is the largest faculty in Serbia by number of students and one of the largest in the region. As of 2020-21 academic year, it has a total of 15,742 students.
Strong focus in geoinformation and GIS. Geoportal web development with standards and standardization. Working with GIS software and CAD software.
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences
BSc Geodesy and Geomatics
2011 - 2015
The Faculty of Technical Sciences is a higher education institution located in Novi Sad, an independent part of the University of Novi Sad. It was founded on 18 May 1960 and today it is the largest faculty in Serbia by number of students and one of the largest in the region. As of 2020-21 academic year, it has a total of 15,742 students.
Courses in Land surveying, geodesy, geoinformation. Main focus in geospatial data processing, spatial databases and GIS.
Achievements
OeAD Scholarship Award
Austria
June 2016
I Received a scholarship from the Austrian Foundation for Undergraduates, Graduates und Postgraduates during the research for master thesis at Vienna Universtiy of Technology for a period of 3 months.
Dositeja Scholarship Master
Serbia
November 2015
Dositeja award and scholarship for the best 400 master students in Republic of Serbia.
Dositeja Scholarship Bachelor
Serbia
November 2014
Dositeja award and scholarship for the best 800 bachelor students in Republic of Serbia.
Best presentation award
Finland
June 2015
Awarded best presentation by jury vote at the International Geodetic Student Meeting in Espoo, Finland. The title of the presentation was Crowdsourcing and VGI - Volunteered Geographic Information.
Best poster award
Turkey
June 2014
Awarded best poster by public vote at the International Geodetic Student Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey. The title of the poster was Integration of LiDAR and UAV data.
University Paper Award
Serbia
May 2014
Received an award for a student research paper with title GML and Spatial Databases.
Publications
There are several situations where the type of a street intersections can become very important, especially in the case of navigation studies. The types of intersections affect the route complexity and this has to be accounted for, e.g., already during the experimental design phase of a navigation study. In this work we introduce a formal definition for intersection types and present a framework that allows for information about the intersections of our planet. We present a case study that demonstrates the importance and necessity of being able to extract this information.
Domain model of an agricultural information system based on standards
Vienna University of Technology
2018
Read now
To better manage data in agriculture, governmental services implement geoinformation systems. These systems may be used as an aid to calculation of subsidies, serve as means of control and as support in decision making while following the latest technologies and standards. One of the oldest policies of the EU, Common Agricultural Policy, implements a system for agricultural subsidies along with an information system to aid in enforcing it. This paper provides one design for an exhaustive geoinformation system in the Republic of Serbia and verification of said system with test data.
Comparative Analysis of the accuracy and reliability preanalysis of conventional methods and GNSS method of survey
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of technical sciences
2016
Read now
The subject of this paper is the comparison of the pre-analysis accuracy for geodetic networks for special purposes with the use of conventional methods (triangulation and trilateration) and the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) method of survey. Characteristics of the adjustment software JAG3D are also shown. As a practical case of the proposal geodetic network used for monitoring during the construction and exploitation of building the Tower within the project “Belgrade waterfront” is used with an emphasis on the 2D components. With the simulated design, standards of measurement and survey plan, a pre-analysis was conducted for obtaining accuracy and reliability of the geodetic network.
Application of modern geodethic methods during the construction of highrise buildings
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of technical sciences
2016
Read now
The realization of geodetic work for construction of high rise buildings is shown in the paper. With the example of integrated multi-sensor system (Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), inclinometers, total station, meteorological sensors), and a concept design of a permanent monitoring in real time as well as geodetic stakeout during the construction of a high rise building for the tower in the „Belgrade Waterfront” project is shown.
Utility Information Systems - Practice book
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of technical sciences
2015
Coauthored a practice book for the undergraduate students taking the course Utility Information Systems. Published by the University of Novi Sad. ISBN: 978-86-7892-822-2.
A Little More About Me
Alongside my interests in gis and software engineering some of my other interests and hobbies are:
- Traveling
- Reading
- Research / Teaching / Lifelong learning
- Video and board gaming