About us

Toursprung – Digital Maps for Tourism and Publishing


Toursprung GmbH is based in Konstanz, Germany and Vienna, Austria, where around 15 passionate team members love to create products people actually use. Have a look at the range of Map Projects that we have built for customers such as the Austrian and the German National Tourism Offices. Have a look at Maptoolkit to understand how we can help you build better websites.

We eat our own dogfood by using Maptoolkit for own portals, too:

  • Bikemap
  • Runmap
  • Runmap
  • Inlinemap
  • MapTheQ (In cooperation with Qype.com)

 

What others say about us:

Logos Press
For press statements (in German) see the press section.

” The user interface is so well done and intuitive that one feels
allured like a fruit fly by an apple-balsamic-cocktail. “
Riesenmaschine.de

Who we are:


Peter EichPeter Eich
Co-CEO

Peter has founded several market leading tourism companies, including Germany’s largest operator of bike holidays. See his blog + vita. Follow him on Twitter.


Helge FahrnbergerHelge Fahrnberger
Co-CEO

Helge has been developing web applications for 15 years. He teaches Online Journalism at the Uni of Vienna and is founder of the award winning watchblog Kobuk.at. Read his blog and follow him on Twitter.



Peter HöflehnerPeter Höflehner
Project Management

Peter is has experience in product and project management in IT & tourism. He has co-founded Mobile Monday Austria. Follow him on Twitter.


kathrin-folkendtKathrin Folkendt
Marketing & PR

Kathrin is a digital marketing veteran with love for communities and social media. Follow her on Twitter and read her blog about Vienna lifestyle.



Max WukitsMax Wukits
Head of Development

Max is geo-software developer and software architect with a special focus on scalability.


Heiko RiekenbergHeiko Riekenberg
Controlling

Heiko is responsible for the financial and administrative health of Toursprung.



Manfred RiederManfred Rieder
Project Management Tourbook

Manfred is Certified Scrum Professional and has experience in business development and software architecture. Follow him on Twitter.


Norbert AnnabringNorbert Annabring
Software Development

Norbert is an experienced software developer, architect and DB expert with extensive know-how of touristic backoffice processes.



Mario IvanovMario Ivanov
Software Development

Mario is software developer and Linux expert. Beside his job at Toursprung he studies computer science at the TU Vienna.


Holger SchönerHolger Schöner
Geo Data Visualization

Holger is an OSM and geo data visualization expert working from nearby Linz. His expertise helps us creating the most beautiful map renderings and geo data visualizations on the market.



Matthias MentastiMatthias Mentasti
Screen & Interface Design

Matthias heads all interfaces from concept to implementation. When he doesn’t design he runs: As a triathlete he is a great fit to our outdoor sports oriented projects.


Anton PirkerAnton-Pirker
Software Development

Anton‘s tagline is “I do web applications” and that’s what he does, brilliantly.



Stephen WilliamsStephen Williams
Software Development

Stephen is Software Architect and Co-Founder of Fluid Forms. Follow him on Twitter.



Roman KubaRoman Kuba
Software Development

Roman is a design-loving software developer. Follow him on Twitter.



Felix KrauseFelix Krause
Software Development

Ever since Felix did his summer internship with us at the age of 16 he has been freelancing and volunteering for us. He is the sole author of the first Bikemap App.



Reinhard HafenscherReinhard Hafenscher
Software Development

Reinhard is in his last year of technical highschool and writes his final paper on a project he does for Toursprung.


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