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AVIK NANDY
GIS & Remote Sensing Scientist  |  Town Planner
I am a Remote Sensing and GIS data specialist with strong field and leadership skills, specializing in water quality monitoring, terrestrial mapping, town planning, and sustainable development. I possess an extensive knowledge of remote sensing, GIS applications, and cartography. Additionally, I have valuable experience as a teaching assistant and excel as a team leader, managing teams, work distribution, quality control, and project reviews.
Special interest
Big data analysis, web mapping and cloud processing, remote sensing and image interpretation, time-series analysis, cartography, GIS applications, spatial analysis, data management, urban and regional planning.
Personal interest
His profession, sketching, painting, digital art, photography, image editing, cooking, playing the piano, mental well-being, supporting others in their endeavors, uplifting, traveling, dancing, poster designing, graphic design, social work, and learning new software.
Career history
Research Officer
NOV 2019 – till date
The School of Civil Engineering
School of Political Science and International Studies
The University of Queensland
Teaching Assistant
OCT 2018 – till date
The School of Civil Engineering
School of the EnvironmentÂ
The University of Queensland
Academic Mentor
AUG 2022 – till date
Indigenous Tutorial Assistance and Retention (ITAR) program
The University of Queensland
GIS Data Specialist
JUL 2020 – JUL 2021
Energy QueenslandÂ
General ElectricÂ
GIS People Pty Ltd
GIS Mentor
FEB 2019 – JUN 2020
The University of Queensland
Academic Mentor
FEB 2019 – DEC 2019
Australia Award scholarship
Postgrad Assist
JUL 2018 – DEC 2019
 The University of Queensland
SSSI - Mentor
JUN 2018 – NOV 2019
Young professional mentoring program
Senior Urban Planner
JUL 2012 – DEC 2017
Ministry of Works and Human SettlementÂ
Royal Government of BhutanÂ
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
JUL 2021 – till date
The School of Civil Engineering
The University of Queensland
Master of Geographic Information Science
OCT 2018 – DEC 2019
School of the EnvironmentÂ
The University of Queensland
Bachelor of Planning
JUN 2008 – JUN 2012
School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal, India
Diploma in Creative Painting
JUL 1997 – SEP 2004
Ministry of Works and Human SettlementÂ
Royal Government of BhutanÂ
Association
HDR Representative
MAY 2022 – till date
The School of Civil Engineering
The University of Queensland
President
OCT 2021 – OCT 2023
Postgraduate Research in Engineering Student Society
The University of Queensland
IUTC Supporter
May  2021 – till date
Gangwon Province, Republic of Korea
Member
SEP 2018 – till date
Geospatial Council of Australia
Training
Summer School
2023
Blue Economy CRC
University of Western Australia
Remote Pilot
2021
Civil Aviation Safety Authority
Cartography
2020
ESRI MOOC
Python for Everybody
2018
University of Michigan
Coursera
Earth Imagery at Work
2018
ESRI
From Climate Science to Action
2017
World Bank Group
Coursera
Land Readjustment
2017
World Bank Group
edX
Specialization on GIS
2017
University of California, Davis
Coursera
Smart Eco-city 2016
2016
UN-HABITAT
Gangwon Province, Republic of Korea
Major achievements
2004
Diploma in creative paining
Vidyasagar Academy, Nehru Children's Museum
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2006
Winner - International children art competition, Egypt
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2008
University Merit Scholarship - Undergraduate degree
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2017
Australian Government Endeavour Scholarship - Postgraduate degree
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2019
Dean commendation - Postgraduate degree
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2021
Blue Economy CRC and University of Queensland Scholarship - Doctoral degree
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Special Projects
The University of Queensland
2020 - 2023
Water quality challenges associated with industrial logging of a karst landscape: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands using remote sensing.
2020
Converting and developing a university course (Introduction to Earth Observation Sciences) based on open source software from commercial-licensed software to counter the COVID-19 pandemic online teaching.
Understanding Terrestrial and Marine Ecosystems’ Structure, Composition and Function: Ecology is Essential for Earth Observation using remote sensing.
Earth Observation Australia platform review.
2019
Developing course practical module (Advanced Earth Observation Sciences) based on Object Based Image Analysis using eCognition software and web-mapping using on Jupyter Notebook.
Mapping the areas of operation of key ethnic armed groups in Myanmar and Exclusive Economic Zones in South China sea for book publication.
3D Campus modelling (University of Queensland Campus) using ESRI CityEngine.
2018
Coral reef benthic community mapping using Sentinel 2 imagery’ a case study in Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
GIS People Pty Ltd & Energy Queensland
2020 - 2021
Developing spatial datasets, schematics for one of the largest Unified Distribution Management System (UDMS) implementation in the world required for the Distribution, Sub-transmission, Transmission, Substation and Auxiliary worlds of the Energy Queensland PowerOn Advantage implementation..
Store, maintain and manage data, mapping, cartography, data validation and rectification.
Technical team leader for General Electric (GE) Energy.
Ministry of Works and Human Settlement, Royal Government of Bhutan
2012 - 2017
Preparation of City Addressing system and Geodatabase using ESRI ArcGIS- Implementation of Phuentsholing Regional Development Plan.
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Urban Design for the Park near Royal Institute for Government and Strategic, Proposal includes new children park (differently abled friendly), Open area theatre, plaza, flower & rock garden and universal design.
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Land use suitability analysis using ArcGIS package, preparation of local area plan for Ahlay, formulation of development control regulation (DCR), subdivision of plots, public consultation and implementation.
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Building geodatabase and Implementation of Land pooling techniques and preparation of Development Control Regulation for Bumthang heritage village.
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Trong, Zhemgang, A project under His Majesty the Fifth King command – hazard mapping and preparation of Development Control Regulations for the historic village.
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Land use suitability analysis (Spatial analysis – terrain, slope, watershed, flood modelling etc.) and preparation of Local Area Plan for Gola Town, Samtse and plot sub-division and Implementation of Local
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Area Plan for Sarpang, Samtse.
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Preparation of Urban Renewal Plan and Urban Design Master Plan for Jomotshangkha, Samdrup Jongkhar, surveying and cadastral systems, subdivision of plots and designing development Control Regulation for Samdrup Jongkhar.
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Preparation of feasibility study and environmental impact analysis report for Panbang, Zhemgang.
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Preparation of development plan and Development Control Guidelines and Urban Design Guidelines for Gasa town.
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Preparation of Site Analysis (Spatial analysis – Slope, flood, Hazard etc.) and terrain model making, Gyelposhing, Mongar, A project under His Majesty the Fifth King.
Phil McMaster Pty Ltd
2014 - 2017
Dhaka Elevated Walkway, A World Bank Project, Dhaka, Bangladesh – planning research, preparation of maps, presentation, production of graphics and technical backstopping.
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City Bus: A World Bank GPOBA project with Thimphu City Corporation and Ministry of Information and Communication, Royal Government of Bhutan – presentation preparation, production of graphics, maps and technical backstopping.
Regional Centre of Urban & Environmental Studies, Hyderabad, India
2011
Primary data collection using GPS devices, preparation of Slum Free City Planning for Tumkur & Mangalore, Karnataka Including Site visits, ground surveys, household surveys, boundary demarcations, digitisation of maps, statistical analysis and report preparation for Tumkur, Mangalore, Karnataka.
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Preparation of urban settlement and infrastructure inventory, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority, West Bengal, India
2010
Preparation of Land Register- present predominant Land use for portions of Kolkata Metropolitan Planning area prepared under section 28 of the West Bengal Town & Country (Planning & Development) Act, 1979.
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Preparation of the Land use and Development Control Plan for the area within the 500m buffer on either side of the proposed alignment of Barrackpore – Kalyani expressway.
School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal, India
2008 - 2012
Revitalisation of Tramways in Kolkata.
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Regional Development Plan for National Capital Region, NCR Thimphu – Spatial analysis, designing geodatabase, environmental sensitivity analysis and preparation of development control regulations.
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Urban renewal plan for the heritage city of Chanderi and preparation of urban design guidelines, building dataset and attributes.
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Zonal Development Plan, building vector layer dataset, attributes, T.T Nagar, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India and preparation of phase wise land use plan and DCR.
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Transportation Management and Junction Design, Bhopal, M.P, India – Primary Traffic survey and Designing of Grade Separator, Habibganj Railway Crossing, preparation of drawings and maps.
Software Knowledge
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