Geomatics Analyst                                                                                                                               Calgary, AB CANADA
NAFTA-Geographer


Jacques Whitford – AXYS Environmental Consulting Ltd                                       
January 20, 2006 – December 11, 2006               

 
DUTIES

  • Worked within a team of interdisciplinary scientists to produce analysis, maps, charts, graphs, and 3d visualizations related to social and environmental impacts of Alberta oil sands projects.
  • Utilized a wide range of GIS and graphics software, primarily ESRI ArcInfo 9.1, as well as MS Office (Excel and Access), Photoshop, Windows Movie Maker, ArcScene, and ArcGlobe, to provided clients with GIS analysis, maps, and animations of oil and gas pipeline projects, diamond mines, oil sands projects, open pit coal mining, and coal bed methane projects.
  • Other responsibilities included: GPS/GIS integration and Trimble data dictionary creation, creation of networks in Network Analyst, raster processing with Spatial Analyst, AutoCAD/GIS conversions.

 

PROJECTS

  • Enbridge: Northern Gateway Pipeline - Created presentation quality wall maps for this 1,100 km proposed oil pipeline from Edmonton, Alberta to Kitimat British Columbia.  These maps presented nearly twenty distinct natural, cultural, and economic layers that were used by scientists and pipeline planners in preparation for field work. This series of approximately 25 maps were displayed in sequence along a 30 foot section of hallway with the office as a permanent visual reference for discussions related to the social, cultural, and environmental impacts of the proposed pipeline.
  • LIDAR - (F) Processed and analyzed full & bare earth LIDAR for the creation of, flow accumulation grids (channels), curvature grids (sediment and water flow), cut/fill grids (forestry analysis), and hillshade maps.
  • 3d Animations - Using ArcGlobe and ArcScene, I created the following video for Encana to highlight the benefits of utilizing LIDAR data for site analysis and land use planning.