Kaito Kinjo

Software Engineer based in Kyoto, Japan

Specializing in platform engineering, front-end architecture, and geospatial web applications.

About

Research Interest

Spatial Understanding and Decision-Making

How can spatial data representations support human understanding and spatial decision-making?

Research Notes

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  1. Wildfire Change Viewer comparing imagery before a fire with a burn severity viewReading Wildfire History Through Satellite ObservationsA small side project for comparing satellite observations before and after a wildfire.Prototype · 2026
  2. Parqtiles logo and the words GeoParquet to PMTiles, by planMaking Map Data Pipelines Explicit and ReproducibleA small CLI experiment for describing how GeoParquet datasets become reusable vector tiles.Prototype · 2026
  3. A 3D shipwreck model with saved viewpoint markers and observation notesViewpoints as Notes in a 3D ModelA side project about saving camera positions as notes inside a photogrammetric model.Prototype · 2024
  4. A 3D map of Kyoto with Kyoto Tower selected and its GeoJSON properties open in an editorEditing the Data Behind a 3D CityAn early experiment in editing OSM-based 3D buildings directly within the geographic context of a map.Prototype · 2023
  5. A workflow from Maxar Open Data imagery to map-ready XYZ raster tilesPreparing Open Satellite Imagery for Disaster MappingA small workflow for turning earthquake-response satellite imagery into map-ready raster tiles.Experiment · 2023