Geo-information
Maps that are right and stay up to date, linked to the data you already have.
- Creating and maintaining map layers
- Converting, cleaning and linking geodata
- Maps and viewers on the web
- Spatial analyses
Ischa de Groot · freelancer in GIS, IT, AI and ML
Custom-made. Built to last.
I am Ischa de Groot and I take on projects for companies and organisations in GIS, IT, AI and machine learning. From automations and websites to map layers and AI solutions: always custom-made for your work, and set up sustainably so it keeps working.
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AI chat, your own Workspace for files and documents, and the Brains for your trade. European and affordable, for consumers, freelancers and businesses. You start for free with €2.50 credit.
AIDG Chat
Your AI coworker, always at hand
Writes, calculates, searches and creates documents. Type or say what you need and get work back, not a wall of text.
- Browser
- Phone
- Desktop · soon
Cloud and Office
Files, calendar and mail online. Word, Excel and PowerPoint in the browser, together at once, with the AI writing along.
- DOCX
- XLSX
- PPTX
Minutes, done for you
Record a meeting or drop in the recording. You get the minutes with decisions and action points per person.
How it works PrivacyIn Europe
Made in the Netherlands. Your conversations and files on servers in the EU.
Stay in control No expensive licencesFreeevery feature
With €2.50 credit and 5 GB Workspace. A plan from €9.99 puts the full amount on your AI credit, with 250 GB Workspace.
A fair comparison
Plans
Pick your plan: what you pay, you get in AI
Every feature is in every plan, also free. The difference is your AI credit and Workspace storage. Cancel monthly, incl. VAT.
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Free
€0/mo
- €2.50 starting credit
- 5 GB Workspace
- Every feature
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Recommended Plus
€9.99/mo
- €9.99 AI credit/mo
- 250 GB Workspace
- Every feature
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Pro
€17.99/mo
- €17.99 AI credit/mo
- 250 GB Workspace
- Every feature
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Business
€49.99/mo
- €49.99 AI credit/mo
- 250 GB Workspace
- Every feature
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Power
€99/mo
- €99 AI credit/mo
- 250 GB Workspace
- Every feature
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The core
Not an off-the-shelf package, but something that fits and lasts
Custom-made
I start from your work, your data and the systems you already have. I build around them, instead of you adapting your work to a package that almost fits.
Sustainable
Built to last for years: maintainable, documented and transferable. Proven open source rather than reinventing things, and economical with what it costs to run.
Services by field
GIS, IT, AI and ML
Four fields that often come together in practice: a map layer that updates itself, a website with AI inside, a model that enriches your data.
Systems and web
Websites, portals and integrations that are fast, secure and maintainable.
- Websites and portals
- Integrations between systems
- Hosting, security and maintenance
- Desktop and web apps
Artificial intelligence
AI that fits into your own work and processes, with processing in Europe.
- AI assistants and chat
- Search and ask questions across your own documents
- Minutes and transcription
- AI in existing workflows
Machine learning
Models on your own data, for questions that fixed rules cannot capture.
- Classification and prediction
- Image and pattern recognition
- Preparing and enriching data
- Testing whether a model really works
What I work with
Tools and platforms
A selection of the tools and platforms I work with every day — just the tip of the iceberg.
- ArcGIS ProGIS
- FMEGIS
- QGISGIS
- Map layers and web mapsGIS
- PythonCode and data
- Jupyter notebooksCode and data
- Visual Studio CodeCode and data
- SQL and databasesCode and data
- Windows ServerSystems
- LinuxSystems
- macOSSystems
- Microsoft 365Collaboration
- SharePointCollaboration
- Google Drive / WorkspaceCollaboration
- Language models: EU models, Claude, ChatGPTAI
- Automations with n8nAI
- And much morewhatever the job needs
Types of projects
What you can hire me for
Many automations, websites and map layers have already been delivered. A new project always starts with the question of what needs to be better or faster in your work.
Automations
Recurring work that runs by itself: fetching, processing and passing on data, reports on a schedule, integrations through workflows and webhooks.
Websites
From landing page to portal with sign-in: fast, secure, easy to find and built so you can keep using it for years.
Map layers and GIS
Creating, updating and publishing map layers, bringing together geodata from different sources and showing it where it is needed.
AI and ML solutions
An assistant that knows your documents, a model that finds patterns in your data, or AI as a step in an existing process.
Examples of work
What that looks like in practice
A few kinds of projects I have done, without client names.
AI
AI automations for businesses
- Writing complete case files automatically
- Reports generated automatically in the house style, with privacy-sensitive parts blurred or anonymised
- Automations for taking minutes
- Complete plans, from research through to scheduling
ML
Machine learning and image recognition
- Predicting flooding and waterlogging
- Recognising CROW road markings and asphalt damage in images
FME
Automated workflows
- Workflows in FME Workbench that run data processing automatically
GIS
Preparing layers and apps
- Preparing map layers and apps for use, among others for Rijkswaterstaat (the Dutch public works agency)
- For example a pruning layer that shows rook colonies and local residents
IT
Setting up and maintaining
- Setting up SharePoint environments
- Maintaining servers
- Installing computers
Result
Cost savings
What used to be manual work now runs by itself. That delivers cost savings for clients.
Some projects are covered by confidentiality agreements and are therefore not shown on this site. Feel free to ask for examples that match your project.
Approach
Short lines, concrete deliverables
You work directly with me, from the first conversation to delivery and beyond.
- IntroA short call to clarify your question and goal.
- ProposalA clear approach, planning and estimate.
- BuildIn short iterations, with interim deliveries you can try out.
- DeliveryA working result with documentation and handover, or ongoing maintenance if you want.
Also built in-house
Own apps, developed together with their users
Besides projects for others I build my own apps, together with the people who use them. BookingBrain, for example, was developed with beauty specialists among others. This is just a selection: much more has been built, partly under confidentiality. To read more or sign up, visit each app’s own site.
MediaBrainSocial media with AI
BookingBrainAppointments and clients
WorkBrainFor freelancers: hours and invoices
HealthBrainGyms and coaches
WealthBrainYour wealth in one overview
AIDG ChatAI chat, processing in Europe
Cloud and OfficeAIDG Workspace: files, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
AIDG desktop appWindows and macOS
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