Lidar and Geospatial Data Specialist

1 week ago

Edmonton, Canada University of Alberta Full time

**AB Biodiversity Monitoring Institute**:

- Competition No.

**S104852545**
- Posting Date

**Feb 06, 2024**
- Closing Date

**Feb 13, 2024**
- Position Type

**Full Time - Grant Funded**
- Salary Range

**$64,046 to $87,795 per year**
- Grade

**09**
- Hours

**40**

**This competition is restricted to internal applicants of the University of Alberta. Please indicate your internal status using the "Advertisement" drop down menu when applying.**

This position is a part of the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA).

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package which can be viewed at: Faculty & Staff Benefits.

**Location** - This role is hybrid with a mix of remote and in-person, with the in-person work taking place at North Campus Edmonton.

**Working for the University of Alberta**
- The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community._

The University of Alberta is teeming with change makers, community builders, and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day. We are home to more than 40,000 students in 200+ undergraduate and 500+ graduate programs, over 13,000 faculty and staff, 260,000 alumni worldwide and have been recognized as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for over a decade.

Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross section of people—from our students and stakeholders, to our renowned researchers and innovators who are quite literally curing diseases, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger, and more just.

**Position**

Working within the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI)’s Geospatial Centre, the Lidar and Geospatial Data Specialist is responsible for lidar data processing and interpretation, delineation, mapping of human footprint from satellite imagery and Geographic Information System (GIS) data. The Lidar and Geospatial Data Specialist will implement geospatial data processing in big data environments, supervise staff, and oversee data quality assurance and control processes.

**Duties**
- Provide leadership and expertise related to the development, planning, and implementation of lidar data processing programs.
- Supervise, hire, and train a team of up to approximately 10 GIS Technicians.
- Develop and coordinate new, complex, and interdependent work plans related to large-scale lidar data processing and analysis, tracking progress and providing regular oral and written status updates (e.g., ClickUp).
- Identify issues, lead problem-solving, and develop cutting edge approaches to streamline and optimize workflows, to ensure each activity is as efficient as possible.
- Ensure successful completion of components of project work plans on time through tracking deliverables and interdependencies, breaking down and prioritizing tasks, and ensuring open lines of communication across project teams.
- Lead development of Standard Operating Procedures and metadata documents for new lidar data workflows.
- Work independently as well as with ABMI senior leadership, ABMI staff, and project collaborators to conduct necessary project work.
- Produce provincial-scale, publicly available lidar datasets assembled from a variety of different data sources, each requiring attention to detail to produce consistent products.
- Work on project teams, such as the Vegetation Regeneration Mapping project team, that includes staff at multiple levels across multiple ABMI centres.
- Work independently to execute data processing workflows and activities.
- Create and reviews lidar data collection flight plans, uploading data to servers and/or cloud computing environments and classifying data.
- Conduct and coordinate lidar processing, error identification, and correction.
- Lead and undertake final data quality assurance and quality control.
- Interpret and map human footprint from satellite imagery, GIS, and lidar data layers.
- Summarize and export GIS information for analyses and distributing output information.
- Facilitate direct and indirect understanding of ABMI lidar data and products with scientists, directors, the public, and ABMI stakeholders.
- Evaluate and communicate strengths and limitations of data products.
- Develop innovative approaches to automate and streamline reporting tasks.
- Contribute to writing methods and results for project reports.
- Develop and delivers ABMI presentations and communication materials, communicating project outcomes in written and oral form to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Contribute to peer-reviewed publications.

**Minimum Qualifications**
- Post-Secondary Diploma in GIS, remote sensing, geography, natural science, or a related discipline.
- 5+ years' experience with geospatial data processing and analysis, including lidar data.
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