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Freddy Fierens
Freddy, from Leuven in Belgium, Works on INSPIRE data specifications and SDI interoperability.
He trained as a Civil Engineer and has a PhD in Computer Science.
Freddy previously worked at VITO in Belgium, where he was responsible for the VEGETATION Processing and Archiving Facility. Prior to this he was co-developer of VEGETATION ground segment at CNES (France).
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