Muhammad Waqas, GIS & RS Specialist

Muhammad Waqas

GIS & RS Specialist

SAWIE Ecosystems

Location
Pakistan - Chichawatni
Education
Master's degree, GIS And Remote Sensing
Experience
3 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :3 years, 10 Months

GIS & RS Specialist at SAWIE Ecosystems
  • Pakistan
  • My current job since March 2023

• Automate geospatial analysis processes to enhance efficiency and accuracy. Manage and analyze large datasets, employing R, Python, and Google Earth Engine for data analysis.
• Utilize advanced techniques for Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
• Solve complex geospatial problems by applying a combination of RS and GIS Methodologies.
• Apply advanced machine-learning techniques to extract valuable insights from data.
• Conduct in-depth Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analysis to extract valuable insights from geographic data.
• Specialize in Crop Scan Mapping, leveraging remote sensing techniques for accurate crop health monitoring using NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index).
• Expertise in cloud removal from imagery to ensure high-quality and cloud-free geospatial data.
• Utilize GIS software and Remote Sensing tools to provide accurate and timely data for decision-making in agriculture-related solutions for a variety of projects.
• Field Mapping for Organic Cotton Mapping.

GIS Assistant at GreenAge Services
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • April 2021 to February 2023

Play a key role in Cadastral Mapping to maintain accurate land parcel information.

Model parcel fabric for efficient land record management.

Contribute to the automation of land records to enhance data accessibility.

GIS Intern at Sustainable Development Policy Institute
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • September 2020 to October 2020

Worked on the NSER project for Clusters 2&3, focusing on Linear Feature Digitization.
Digitized linear geographic features to support project goals and data accuracy.

GIS Intern at GreenAge Services
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • July 2019 to September 2019

Responsible for creating and managing Enumeration Areas for various projects.
Contributed to the digitization of geographic features to improve data accessibility.

GIS Intern at MER Solutions
  • Pakistan - Rawalpindi
  • July 2018 to September 2018

Participated in the creation and management of
Enumeration Areas to support project objectives.
Contributed to the digitization of geographic features for data enhancement.

Education

Master's degree, GIS And Remote Sensing
  • at University Of Arid Agriculture
  • June 2023

Weeds Identification Using Image Processing and Deep Learning Techniques Master Thesis of RS & GIS Agriculture Drought Monitoring and Hazard Assessment Using Google Earth Engine for Sindh Site-Specific Soil Management Zoning

Bachelor's degree, GIS And Remote Sensing
  • at University Of Arid Agriculture
  • September 2020

Quantification of Green Houses Gases at Urban Level Using Sentinel 5P, A Case Study of Lahore Final Year Project of BS Geo-Informatics Flood Mapping and Damage Assessment Using Sentinel 1 SAR Data in Google Earth Engine for District Layyah Object Base Image Classification for Islamabad Supervise Classification Using Cart Classifier and Google Earth Engine, A Case Study of Islamabad Cotton Yield Forecasting Of District Sahiwal Crime Mapping Using ArcGIS, A Case Study of Boston Forest Gain and Loss Calculation Using Google Earth Engine, A Case Study of Ostergotland Soil and Water Quality Assessment Mapping for District Faisalabad

Specialties & Skills

GIS applications
Remote Sensing
Project Management
Time Management
Programming
ArcGIS Pro
GeoServer
Javascript
Field Survey
PostgreSQL
GPS RTK
Google Earth Engine
R Language

Social Profiles

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Native Speaker
Punjabi
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Project Management for Beginners, A Career Roadmap for Project Managers (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2024
Introduction to Geospatial Data Analysis with ChatGPT and Google Earth Engine (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2024
Data Science with R Programming (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2024
Big Data Analysis for Water-related Applications (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2024
Active and Passive Satellite Data Analysis Using Cloud Computing for Surface Flood Mapping (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2024

Hobbies

  • Chess