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Owner of OrcaTech, LLC. With a background in GIS analysis combined with data and software engineering, I am able to deliver services that are automated and scalable to help businesses make more informed decisions. My current service offerings include: - Parcel Intelligence - Site Suitability and Selection - Terrain Analysis - Transportation Logistics - Market Planning - Data Collection - 3D & 2D Drone Mapping - Multispectral Drone Mapping

Top Rated GIS analyst with 15+ years turning geospatial data into decision-ready maps and analysis. 60+ Upwork projects across real estate, infrastructure, energy, environmental, and regulatory GIS. -I take messy or half-finished GIS projects and deliver clean outputs that drive decisions. Site selection maps, parcel analysis, interactive web maps, CAD-ready files. -Recent work: FCC radio coverage mapping (1,700+ station contours), multi-county parcel screening and ranking pipelines in PostGIS, site suitability models for data centers and fiber/telecom. SERVICES: spatial analysis, geoprocessing, parcel and zoning analysis, land use mapping, site selection and suitability modeling, demographic and census data analysis, buffer analysis, spatial joins, overlays, interactive web map development, GIS to AutoCAD conversion, FCC broadband and regulatory mapping, geocoding, data cleanup and normalization, ETL pipelines, cartography, data visualization, dashboard development TOOLS: ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap, ArcGIS Online, QGIS, PostGIS, PostgreSQL, Mapbox, Leaflet, Google Maps API, Python (geopandas, arcpy, pandas), SQL, Adobe Illustrator, Power BI, Excel FORMATS: Shapefile (SHP), GeoJSON, GPKG, KML/KMZ, DXF, DWG, CSV, GeoTIFF, File Geodatabase Fast turnaround, clear communication. One-off tasks or ongoing GIS support, U.S. business hours. Message me with your data and your deadline.

Currently a full-time GIS analyst, helping clients meet their business objectives. Looking for that hidden gem or hard to find area? Maybe you have a scientific application or business problem that needs a verifiable solution. Why not retain a highly skilled certified GIS Professional (GISP) and published author with 27 years of experience to get the job done right? Knowledgeable, time-efficient and adept - with 100% client solutions solved wielding GIS technology. Excellent depth of analytical skills fine-tuned by almost three decades of listening to real-world problems and then translating them into solvable GIS problems. Published GIS author; B.S. Environmental Studies; Linux certified. Special interest connecting with data center clients, finding sites co-located with suitable terrain, fiber proximity, cooling water power and population density. Work in the green sector includes solar development (site selection and suitability), identifying buildable land and constraints; finding suitable locations on commercial building rooftops for solar using LiDAR; identifying customer locations and their proximity to electric vehicle (EV) charging stations (alternative fuels). Have worked on many projects needing lead generation. Use of GIS software and county appraiser parcel data identifies both the suitable properties as well as owner contact information. Applied applications of GIS technology to areas such as infrastructure, telecommunications, renewable energy, risk assessment, water resources, road & rail networks, land development and mining. First in the state of Florida to receive agency approval for GIS-based stream bank modeling (other surface waters). Other modeling methods have saved clients enormous amounts of time and money, such as modeling hydrologic features on l in the example of predicting where stream locations are in a 20,000 acre site. Modeled hydrologic features and flood potential in utility corridors. Mapped and managed field data for two 20,000 acre projects and a 10,000 acre project (GPS and GIS data). Expert using GIS desktop software and also developed expertise providing GIS services via web mapping and web services (WMS/WFS). Use open source software on Linux to share GIS data on the web via Leaflet. Available for tutoring or teaching opportunities. Have taught PhD water resource candidate about GIS (ArcMap) data, methods and applications as well as other students in university. Utilize open source software for geospatial analysis and modeling (QGIS and GRASS GIS). Published author in the GIS field, "How to Succeed as a GIS Rebel - A Journey to Open Source GIS; 2023, LocatePress". Topics in geospatial open source technology and the amazing journey over 25 years. Starting with ESRI and evolving to open source software, filled with stories and technical details that can help the beginner or provide guidance to management for enterprise GIS configurations.

I help organizations turn 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 and 𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 into 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫, 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 they can use to make better decisions. With over 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 in 𝐆𝐈𝐒, 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠, and 𝐏𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧 development, I have supported teams across government, infrastructure, environmental monitoring, and research by delivering practical and scalable geospatial solutions. My core strength is working across the 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞, from 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 and 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬, 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, and 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. I work extensively with satellite imagery and spatial datasets to perform 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, and 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠. When appropriate, I apply 𝐀𝐈 and 𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 techniques to improve accuracy and reduce 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐈𝐒 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭. I am experienced in 𝐏𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬, including 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, and 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬. I work with 𝐐𝐆𝐈𝐒, 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐆𝐈𝐒, 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐆𝐈𝐒, 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞, and modern 𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, and I deliver results through 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐩𝐬, 𝐝𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬, or 𝐀𝐏𝐈𝐬 that integrate smoothly with existing systems. Beyond execution, I focus on 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 and 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲. I provide 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬 and outputs that 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭, and I also offer 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 to help teams adopt 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐆𝐈𝐒 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 with confidence. If you are looking for a 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 who combines 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐡, 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, I would be glad to discuss how I can support your project.

💎 Hire a proven expert and feel confident you will receive quality results fast. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Matt is an experienced technology professional, and it shows..." I have a passion for GIS and geospatial analysis. With over 20 years of progressive leadership experience in GIS and technology, I have worked with a diverse range of organizations and individuals to enhance their geospatial technology systems and processes. I am skilled in Data Analysis, GIS, Database Management, Python, SQL, Azure, and Agile development practices. Specialties - All geospatial/GIS technologies, including open-source and ESRI solutions. - Streamlining existing processes or creating new technology from scratch. - Integration of spatial analysis into non-spatial workflows. - PostgreSQL and SQL Server query performance enhancement. - ETL Process Development - Technical Writing and Documentation

I am a former business owner of a small mapping firm and previous to that Production Manager over a medium size mapping firm. I bring over 25 years of experience in the geospatial industry. BA in Geography 1994 - Eastern Washington University|GISP Many successful projects for Federal, State, County and Local government entities (USDA, USGS, BLM, USFS, States of Michigan, Alabama, Florida, Texas, Washington,... and numerous County Tax Accessors and GIS/Engineer divisions. Predominate experience in ESRI ArcGIS, QGIS, Global Mapper, QCoherent, ENVI, ERDAS, Autodesk,... Tasks include Geodatabase development, cartographic design, LiDAR 3D modeling and analysis, topographic design, orthophotography,... Work with many clients from the real estate industry, renewable energies sector, O&G, land use planning, hydrological studies, environmental and civil engineering and research and development. I love the outdoors and maps n general. Always looking to utilize my artistic talents by creating maps for clients or for myself. Blending topographic, elevation and hydrological maps with a variety of themes is my passion. I have some of my work posted here. I look forward to talking with people who need help or want to learn more about GIS and the geospatial industry.