GIS/Photogrammetry Specialist
GEO/Graphics, Inc.
90 W Center
Logan, Utah 84321
Phone: 435‑753‑5429
Email: wally@geograph.com
QUALIFICATIONS
Mr. Macfarlane specializes in the use of GIS and digital photogrammetry to assess land-use issues. His Master’s Thesis Research used aerial photography and satellite imagery within a GIS to investigate vegetation change related to livestock grazing over a 151-year period. Mr. Macfarlane's work experience includes a wide spectrum of GIS and photogrammetry applications including, resource management planning, wildlife habitat restoration, vegetation analyses, wetland mitigation planning, riparian habitat mapping, urban planning and the creation of orthophotography and digital terrain models. Much of his photogrammetric and cartographic work has been published in professional papers and government agency reports.
Mr. Macfarlane’s computer, software, programming, and GPS expertise include: UNIX, and Windows operating platforms; ESRI ARC/INFO, ArcView, and ArcGIS geographic information systems; ERDAS Imagine 8.6 and OrthoMax and OrthoBASE Pro image processing utilities; AML and Avenue programming languages; various Trimble global positioning systems.
EDUCATION
B.S. Environmental Studies, Cum Laude, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, 1996.
M.S. Environmental Science, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Bard College, Annadale-on-Hudson, New York, 1999.
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL HONORS
1997-1998 Graduate Merit Scholarship, awarded for academic excellence (3.95 GPA), Graduate School of Environmental Science, Bard College, Annandale-on Hudson, New York.
1997-1998 Research Scholarship, awarded for outstanding GIS Master’s Thesis Research, Department of Geography and Earth Resources, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.
GEO/Graphics, Inc., Logan, Utah (1999-present). GIS/Photogrammetry Specialist.
The Graduate School of Environmental Science, Bard College, Annadale-on-Hudson, New York, (1998-1999). Graduate Student Research Associate.
Utah State University, Department of Geography and Earth Resources, Logan, Utah (fall 1998, spring and fall 1996). Fluvial Geomorphology Field Technician.
Utah State University, Department of Rangeland Resources, Logan, Utah (2/98-6/98). Biogeochemistry Field/Lab Technician.
SELECTED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Development of Orthophotography and Digital Terrain Models – Lower Hobble Creek, Utah, 2003. Created high-resolution color orthophotography, digital terrain models and one-foot contour data for the Lower Hobble Creek. Conducted for Central Utah Water Conservancy District, Orem, Utah.
Testing the Limits of Photogrammetry to Monitor Erosion of Archeological Sites in Grand Canyon, Arizona, 2002. Created high-resolution orthophotography, digital terrain models and 20 cm contour data for four archeological sites. Conducted for Grand Canyon Research and Monitoring Center, Flagstaff, Arizona.
Development of Orthophotography and Digital Terrain Models – Lower Provo River, Utah, 2002. Created high-resolution color orthophotography, digital terrain models and one-foot contour data for the Lower Provo River. Conducted for Central Utah Water Conservancy District, Orem, Utah.
Development of Orthophotography, Digital Terrain Models and 3D Building Models - Madrid, Spain, 2000. Generated digital orthophotography, digital terrain models and 3D building models for the downtown area of Madrid, Spain. Conducted for AirFiber INC., San Diego, California.
GIS Mapping and Database Development -Granger-Hunter Improvement District, Utah, 1999- present. Maintaining and updating the GIS databases for a municipal water and sewer district for modeling and mapping purposes. Conducted for the Granger-Hunter Improvement District, West Valley City, Utah.
GIS Mapping and Analysis - Hyrum and Newton Reservoirs RMP, Utah, 2000-2002. Produced resource maps and performed various GIS activities in support of Bureau of Reclamation RMP process. Conducted for the Bureau of Reclamation, Provo, Utah.
GIS Mapping and Analysis -East Canyon Watershed Water Quality Assessment, Utah, 1999. Produced land use and various resource maps and performed land use/water quality analysis for watershed scale nonpoint pollution study. Conducted for the Utah Division of Water Quality, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Development of Orthophotography and Digital Terrain Models - Logan, Utah, 1999.
Aided in the development of digital orthophotography and digital terrain models for the entire city of Logan. Created building footprints of all buildings. Conducted for the City of Logan, Logan, Utah.
GIS Database Development and Mapping - East Canyon Reservoir Resource Management Plan, Utah 1999‑2001. Generated resource maps and performed various GIS activities in support of Bureau of Reclamation RMP process. Conducted for the Bureau of Reclamation, Provo, Utah.
GIS Mapping and Analysis - Lower Colorado River Authority Water Supply System Environmental Impact Study, Texas, 2000-2001. Produced resource maps and performed various spatial data analyses in support of the Environmental Impact Study process. Conducted for Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas.
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Association of American Geographers
Ecological Society of America
PRESENTATIONS
Paper Presentation: Testing the limits of photogrammetry as a tool for monitoring erosion of archeological sites in Grand Canyon, 2002 GSA Annual meeting and Exposition, Denver, Colorado, October 27-30, 2002.
Project Poster: Development of Orthophotography and Digital Terrain Models – Lower Provo River, Utah, 2002, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, November 15, 2001.
Project Poster: Digital Orthophotography, Digital Terrain Models and 3D Visualization for Madrid, Spain, GIS Day 2000, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, November 15, 2000.
Project Poster: East Canyon Watershed Water Quality Project. GIS Day 1999, Logan City Courthouse, Logan, Utah, November 19, 1999.
Scientific Poster: Using Historic Data, Remote Sensing and GIS to Examine Vegetation Change Related to Land Use in a Rangeland Ecosystem. Great Plains/Rocky Mountain Association of American Geographers, Annual Meetings, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, September 24-26, 1998.
Scientific Poster: Using Historic Data, Remote Sensing and GIS to Examine Vegetation Change in a Rangeland Ecosystem. Ecological Society of America, 83rd Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, August 2-6, 1998.
PUBLICATIONS
Petersen, P.A., Macfarlane, W.W., and Pederson, J.L., (in preparation), Accuracy, repeatability, and limits of photogrammetry as a tool to monitor gully erosion of archaeological sites in Grand Canyon.
Macfarlane, W. W. 1999. Using Historic Research, Remote Sensing and GIS to Investigate Vegetation Change Related to Land Use in a Rangeland Ecosystem. Master’s Thesis, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
Christopher Sands, Principal, BIO/WEST, Inc. 1063 West 1400 North, Logan, Utah, 84321
(435) 752-4202
Joel Pederson, Assistant Professor, Geology Department, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, 84321
(435) 797-7097
Chris Keleher, Watershed Specialist, Central Utah Water Conservancy District, Orem, Utah.
(801) 226-7147