Short bio:

Alessandro Sarretta has a Master Degree and a PhD in Environmental Sciences and a post graduate master in Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing. He worked as a grant holder at CNR, Institute of Marine Sciences (ISMAR), studying sedimentology, morphology and their relations with hydrodinamics and anthropogenic pressures in coastal and lagoon environments, gaining also deep knowledge of Geographic Information Systems and elaboration and management of spatial data. He specialised in the development and support of Spatial Data Infrastructures working at the EC Joint Research Centre, dealing with the implementation of the INSPIRE Directive. Since 2012 he is researcher at the CNR-ISMAR, where he's been involved in various national and European projects dealing with interoperable spatial data infrastructures, Maritime Spatial Planning, implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. He is involved in various activities of development, support and dissemination on topics related to open source software, open data and open science.

My best professional achievement:

My work at the EC Joint Research Centre has contributed to the publication of several technical guidance documents supporting the implementation of the EU Directive 2007/2/EC establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE)