Slashgeo

1 - Your life can end anytime.

 
 
 
 
Somehow, life regularly makes me remember how fragile our human life can be. Almost ten years ago while working 4000' underground, a wall of rock fell towards me. I ran and stumbled down with what was later estimated to 6 tons of rock hitting ground right beside me. I was lucky nothing touched me. My colleague at that time was also lucky, but not enough. He lost his chin in the adventure. A few months later I was in Amazonia tens (hundreds?) of kilometers away from any village for a few months and everyday offered a unforeseen mean to die. I was also shot in Ecuador years before Amazonia. Oh, I dare even claim I once 'saw' a lost bullet passing close to my head. Got other nice similar stories, will keep them for another "5 Things" story ;-)

 
 
 
 
2 - French but not French.

 
 
 
 
I'm a french canadian. My main language is french though I speak more or less badly english and some spanish. I will eventually become a 'real' French however, since my wife has the French/European citizenship.

 
 
 
 
3 - Geospatial technologies?

 
 
 
 
Ok, I came late to geomatics and remote sensing. It's only after my engineering degree that I switched, and I couldn't be happier, to geomatics/remote sensing for my Masters.

 
 
 
 
4 - I am not an extremist, but...

 
 
 
 
No really. It's circumstantial, I am innocent ;-) I have no TV, no cow milk, no car (ok, a motorcycle ;-), no illegal or unpaid software on my computer at home, no cellphone, etc.

 
 
 
 
5 - I am open.

 
 
 
 
This "5 Things" doesn't worry me about privacy. I'll learn much more about me on my morganigram (not been updated for a while), it's a simple introspection and proaction tool. Another demonstration of my openness is Slashgeo's open budget :-)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wild card: I don't pass this "5 Things" game on to anyone in particular, anybody wanting to participate is welcomed and can use this wild card as an excuse ;-)
Oh yes, one last thing. Thanks Jeff :)