Joshua Mathai, GIS Specialist

Joshua Mathai

GIS Specialist

BARARI FOREST MANAGEMENT L.L.C

Location
United Arab Emirates - Al Ain
Education
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
Experience
14 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :14 years, 11 Months

GIS Specialist at BARARI FOREST MANAGEMENT L.L.C
  • United Arab Emirates - Al Ain
  • September 2013 to October 2018

Coordinate and implement GIS database and mapping related activities, Creating map services, providing support to programmers in WebGIS applications, collecting, standardizing, and analyzing spatial data for Barari Forest Sites, Planted Blocks, and Forestry Assets and preparing maps for Forest Supervisors

GIS Specialist at KELTRON
  • India
  • November 2011 to September 2013

Creating map services, providing support to programmers in WebGIS applications, collecting, standardizing, and analyzing spatial data for different Indian cities and preparing maps for town planning officials. Downloading satellite images, elevation data from free online remote sensing data sets, edge matching, mosaicing satellite images, field visits, questionnaire survey, data collection, large scale extensive GPS survey, scanning hard copy maps, Georeferencing, digitization, topology building, run GIS analysis, use of model builder tool for geo-processing

Senior GIS Engineer at SBL
  • India
  • February 2007 to November 2011

Involved in various projects with Georeferencing, Vectorization, Mosaic and image colour correction components.

Process Associate. at First Indian Corporation.
  • India - Bengaluru
  • January 2007 to September 2007

Team member of the project ‘Flood data analysis for United States’.

Technical Assistant at National Centre for Earth Science Studies
  • India
  • March 2004 to January 2007

Importing images, Layer Stacking, Edge matching, Mosaicing, Resolution Merging, Georeferencing, Sub setting image, image to image registration, Coordinate Conversion, Data creation/Vectorization, Buffering, Image Interpretation, Supervised/Unsupervised Classification, Scaling of Cadastral data, Cadastral data Registration, Non Spatial Data Collection Surveys using Questionnaires, Differential GPS Configuration, primary and secondary station establishment, Vectorization of Cadastral data, Preparation of various thematic layers, GIS Analysis, Data Integration, Map Preparation, Atlas preparation and Designing of Panchayat Resource Information System

GIS Specialist at KELTRON
  • India
  • to
Senior GIS Engineer at SBL
  • India
  • to
Process Associate at First Indian Corporation
  • India
  • to
Technical Assistant at Geomatics Laboratory, National Centre for Earth Science Studies
  • India
  • to
GIS Specialist
  • to

Team Strength : 15

Software’s used: ESRI Arc Info 10, Arc SDE 10, Arc Pad 10, Arc GIS Server 10, Geodatabase Management using MS SQL Server 2008 R2, Versioning for QA/QC workflows, Photoshop CS4, Illustrator CS4, Google Earth pro, Wikimapia, google maps, SRTM and ASTER DEM.

Role:

Coordinate and implement GIS database and mapping related activities, design and developing geo database models, administering the ArcSDE/SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Geodatabases, post installation, maintenance, user creation, privileges, designing and implementing versioning workflow, compressing, tuning and backing up Arc SDE geodatabase. Creating map services, providing support to programmers in WebGIS applications, collecting, standardizing, and analyzing spatial data for different Indian cities and preparing maps for town planning officials. Downloading satellite images, elevation data from free online remote sensing data sets, edge matching, mosaicing satellite images, field visits, questionnaire survey, data collection, large scale extensive GPS survey, scanning hard copy maps, Georeferencing, digitization, topology building, run GIS analysis, use of model builder tool for geo-processing, Working on Arc SDE and MS SQL Server 2008 R2. Exposure to standardized QA/QC procedures using versioning in geodatabases. Final layout preparation and map output as soft/hard copy using graphical software like Adobe Photoshop

Senior GIS Engineer at SBL Geomatics
  • India
  • to

Team Strength : 12

Software’s used: Map Info 10, ERDAS 9.3, Arc Info 9.3, Arc SDE 9.3, Geodatabase Management using MS SQL Server, Versioning for QA/QC workflows, Google Earth pro, Bing Maps, Wikimapia and google maps.

Role:
Involved in various projects with Georeferencing, Vectorization, Mosaic and image colour correction components.

Georeferencing of raster files, orthorectification using AT results and DEM, Mosaic, colour correction in Photoshop, 2D feature extraction, produce georeferenced images in ECW format to be used in MapInfo software, Parcel level mapping using existing paper maps and digital ortho photos.

Projects Involved:
•Digital Forest Inventory Mapping (DFIM), 16th and 18th forest districts of Canada: Digitization, attribute addition and Geo-data base creation.
•California Street Commercial and Industrial maps (Parcel Maps): Geo-referencing and Digitizing.
•Alberta Index Mapping (Canada): Geo-referencing and Digitization of historical aerial photo coverage and centre points, Attribute addition.
•New Guinea’s parcel level map digitization using existing paper maps and digital ortho photos.
•Feature extraction from Toposheets for Uxeau area of France.
•Environmental Agency: Feature extraction, Contour digitization and Attribute adding for the coastal line of Southern Australia.
•GPS Survey for Aircel to spatial tag their retail outlets all over the Kerala state

Process Associate at First Indian Corporation
  • India
  • to

Team Strength : 25

Software’s used: Arc GIS 9.2.

Role:

Technical Assistant at KSUDP, Govt. of Keral
  • to

Team Strength : 5

Software’s used: Arc GIS 9.1, ERDAS Imagine 9.2, Google Earth and MS Access 2003.

About the Project:

Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project (KSUDP) is an Asian Development Bank (ADB) assisted Project. It includes property base Tax Mapping for KSUDP with the help of GIS, Remote Sensing and GPS technologies in 5 Municipal Corporation of Kerala: Kochi, Kollam, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram and Thrissur. This will provide standard GIS data on the distribution of all properties and attribute details pertaining to them so as to facilitate the authorities to carry out efficient tax administration. It includes Questionnaire Survey, Locating property on satellite map, Geo-referencing, digitizing, geo-linking of property points with non-spatial attributes, complex editing, spatial analysis, overlays, Personal Geo-database management, Data conversion, Topology Building, Projection and other Standard GIS techniques

at for Earth Science Studies, Geomatics Lab
  • India
  • to

PRINCE (Panchayat Resource Information Centre).

Technical Assistant at Governement of Keral
  • to

Team Strength : 6

Software’s used : ArcGIS 9.0, ERDAS Imagine 9.1, QGIS 1.0.2 and Photoshop 7.

About the Project:

PRINCE (Panchayat Resource Information Centre) - The purpose of this was Application of High Resolution Remote Sensing and Information Technology for Local Level Planning. Supported for database creation and development of GUI for the use of Local and Self-Government officials. Generation of Natural Resources and Environmental database for Local Level Planning in Kerala using IRS P6 Image for the client Space Application Centre Ahmadabad.

The project aims the integration of land and water resources information in a cadastral base through GIS, GPS and Remote Sensing and developing attributes as well as spatial information base for various levels of local level planning in the urban/rural area planning at cadastral level for thirurangadi and finally to establish Panchayat Resource Information Centers (PRINCE) in four taluk headquarters with the support of panchayat functionaries and elected representatives.

Role:

Importing images, Layer Stacking, Edge matching, Mosaicing, Resolution Merging, Georeferencing, Sub setting image, image to image registration, Coordinate Conversion, Data creation/Vectorization, Buffering, Image Interpretation, Supervised/Unsupervised Classification, Scaling of Cadastral data, Cadastral data Registration, Non Spatial Data Collection Surveys using Questionnaires, Differential GPS Configuration, primary and secondary station establishment, Vectorization of Cadastral data, Preparation of various thematic layers, GIS Analysis, Data Integration, Map Preparation, Atlas preparation and Designing of Panchayat Resource Information System.

GIS Specialist at KELTRON
  • India
  • to

BARARI FOREST MANAGEMENT

GIS Specialist at BARARI FOREST MANAGEMENT L.L.C
  • India
  • to
Senior GIS Engineer at SBL
  • India
  • to
Process Associate at First Indian Corporation
  • India
  • to
Technical Assistant at Geomatics Laboratory, National Centre for Earth Science Studies
  • India
  • to
GIS Specialist
  • to

Team Strength : 15

Software’s used: ESRI Arc Info 10, Arc SDE 10, Arc Pad 10, Arc GIS Server 10, Geodatabase Management using MS SQL Server 2008 R2, Versioning for QA/QC workflows, Photoshop CS4, Illustrator CS4, Google Earth pro, Wikimapia, google maps, SRTM and ASTER DEM.

Role:

Coordinate and implement GIS database and mapping related activities, design and developing geo database models, administering the ArcSDE/SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Geodatabases, post installation, maintenance, user creation, privileges, designing and implementing versioning workflow, compressing, tuning and backing up Arc SDE geodatabase. Creating map services, providing support to programmers in WebGIS applications, collecting, standardizing, and analyzing spatial data for different Indian cities and preparing maps for town planning officials. Downloading satellite images, elevation data from free online remote sensing data sets, edge matching, mosaicing satellite images, field visits, questionnaire survey, data collection, large scale extensive GPS survey, scanning hard copy maps, Georeferencing, digitization, topology building, run GIS analysis, use of model builder tool for geo-processing, Working on Arc SDE and MS SQL Server 2008 R2. Exposure to standardized QA/QC procedures using versioning in geodatabases. Final layout preparation and map output as soft/hard copy using graphical software like Adobe Photoshop

Senior GIS Engineer at SBL Geomatics
  • India
  • to

Team Strength : 12

Software’s used: Map Info 10, ERDAS 9.3, Arc Info 9.3, Arc SDE 9.3, Geodatabase Management using MS SQL Server, Versioning for QA/QC workflows, Google Earth pro, Bing Maps, Wikimapia and google maps.

Role:
Involved in various projects with Georeferencing, Vectorization, Mosaic and image colour correction components.

Georeferencing of raster files, orthorectification using AT results and DEM, Mosaic, colour correction in Photoshop, 2D feature extraction, produce georeferenced images in ECW format to be used in MapInfo software, Parcel level mapping using existing paper maps and digital ortho photos.

Projects Involved:
•Digital Forest Inventory Mapping (DFIM), 16th and 18th forest districts of Canada: Digitization, attribute addition and Geo-data base creation.
•California Street Commercial and Industrial maps (Parcel Maps): Geo-referencing and Digitizing.
•Alberta Index Mapping (Canada): Geo-referencing and Digitization of historical aerial photo coverage and centre points, Attribute addition.
•New Guinea’s parcel level map digitization using existing paper maps and digital ortho photos.
•Feature extraction from Toposheets for Uxeau area of France.
•Environmental Agency: Feature extraction, Contour digitization and Attribute adding for the coastal line of Southern Australia.
•GPS Survey for Aircel to spatial tag their retail outlets all over the Kerala state

Process Associate at First Indian Corporation
  • India
  • to

Team Strength : 25

Software’s used: Arc GIS 9.2.

Role:

GIS Specialist at KELTRON
  • India
  • to

BARARI FOREST MANAGEMENT

Education

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
  • at Kerala University
  • October 2018

Completed the GIS workshop “ArcGIS as a Platform- Putting it all Together” conducted by GISTEC in GISWORX 14. •Completed the GIS workshop “Best Practices for Designing Effective Map Services” conducted by GISTEC in GISWORX 14

Master's degree, Geo-Informatics
  • at Geo-informatics - Annamalai University
  • December 2010
Master's degree, GEO-INFORMATICS
  • at Geo-informatics - Annamalai University
  • December 2010

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Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
  • at Kerala University
  • December 1999

Specialties & Skills

Global Mapper
MapInfo
ERDAS Imagine
ADOBE PHOTODELUXE
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
ASSETS RECOVERY
AUTOCAD
CONVERSION
CUSTOMER RELATIONS

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
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