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About the course leaders
Leigh Chan
GIS Developer
Leigh is a specialist in geo-visualisation and has extensive experience in the GIS industry. At Deloitte's Petroleum Services Group, she works as a developer integrating PetroView with ArcGIS as well as online mapping services. As a consultant, she advises and supports clients on geospatial data processing. Leigh also conducts PetroView training courses.
Before joining Deloitte, Leigh worked as a GIS analyst for the largest forestry company in New Zealand where she carried out aerial imagery analysis on forestry growth and status progression. She developed strong GIS consulting skills whilst working for a consultancy specialising in cadastral mapping, services mapping and GIS data translation. She also worked as a senior analyst implementing an ArcGIS online mapping solution for the New Zealand Defence Force.
In her academic years, Leigh created New Zealand's first circular cartogram that mapped the country's demographic distribution. Her work was extensively sited and she received first class honours for her academic contribution.
Craig Foot
GIS Developer
Craig graduated from the Department of Geomatic Engineering, UCL, with a BEng (Hons) in Geospatial and Environmental Information Management. It was here that he combined his keen interest in mapping and spatial data with the GIS knowledge needed to manage, analyse and present it effectively.
In April 2008, Craig presented at GIS Research UK's 16th Annual Conference; his paper winning a prize in the 'Best Paper by a Young Researcher' category for his network analysis of the London Underground.
Whilst at Deloitte, his projects have included the collation of the geological, cultural, and bathymetric datasets that supplement the PetroView extension. As a developer in the GIS Team, Craig works regularly on the helpline; assisting clients with queries and furthering this client contact with an active involvement in the PetroView training courses.
