Place-of-interest status modelling
An XGBoost model that scores whether places in Overture Maps are still operating, from weekly search, listing, engagement and visit signals, with training and validation…
Geographer, data scientist, and remote sensing specialist

I’m a geospatial data scientist and remote sensing specialist based in Alberta, Canada. For over ten years I’ve combined remote sensing imagery and other geospatial data with machine learning to answer practical questions for clients and employers.
I’m most interested in combining datasets, spatial and non-spatial, using the strengths of each to get a better answer than any one could give alone.
I’ve worked across many different problem spaces, including agriculture, insurance, energy, disaster prevention, and environmental monitoring. Right now I’m focused on geospatial foundation models, and how their embeddings can be used to map crops, sea ice and other features.
Open to remote roles and consulting work through GL Spatial. More about consulting →
| Date | Title | Published on |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2023 | Mapping drought from space – Part 2 | Sparkgeo Blog |
| Apr 2022 | Linking the devastating 2021 fires and floods in British Columbia (interactive story map) | Sparkgeo Story Map |
| Dec 2021 | Sumas Lake reborn: A tale of topography | Sparkgeo Blog |
Banner image: false-colour infrared composite of the Helen Schuler Nature Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta, my M.Sc. study site. Image by Gordon Logie, 2014.