Sidra Hassan, GIS Specialist

Sidra Hassan

GIS Specialist

Board of Revenue, Government of Punjab, Lahore

Location
Pakistan - Lahore
Education
Master's degree, GIS
Experience
17 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :17 years, 3 Months

GIS Specialist at Board of Revenue, Government of Punjab, Lahore
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • My current job since January 2016

• Meet with service providers to define data needs, project requirements, required outputs, or to develop applications.
• Conduct Research to locate and obtain existing databases.
• Gather, analyze, and integrate spatial data from staff and determine how best the information can be displayed using GIS.
• Compile geographic data from a variety of sources including censuses, field observation, satellite imagery, aerial photographs, and existing maps.
• Analyze spatial data for geographic statistics to incorporate into documents and reports.
• Design and update database, applying additional knowledge of spatial feature representations.
• Prepare metadata and other documentation.
• Present information to users and answer questions.

Sr. Manager GIS at The Urban Unit, Planning and Management Unit, Government of Punjab, Lahore
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • March 2007 to December 2015

• Resource and GIS management for all data processing.
• Training of Jr. GIS Professionals in their assigned projects
• Supervise technical staff; prioritizes, and assigns their work, and evaluates their performance.
• Providing support to the GIS lab area.
• Share, learn and explore GIS techniques, including the applications of GIS and remote sensing.
• Attend project meetings as required.
• Undertake any other duties as directed by the senior staff members or Head of Department.

Education

Master's degree, GIS
  • at Univeristy of Punjab (PUCIT)
  • September 2008

Specialties & Skills

Languages

English
Intermediate
Urdu
Expert

Training and Certifications

Mapping of rural areas (Training)
Training Institute:
SUPARCO & LUMS
Date Attended:
April 2011
Development of Geodatabase system (Training)
Training Institute:
NESPAK (National Engineering Services of Pakistan)
Date Attended:
March 2007
Women Personal & Professional Development Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Institute of Rural Management (IRM-NRSP) in Islamabad
Date Attended:
May 2010