Trainer Profile

Mr. Islam is a renowned RS & GIS professional in Bangladesh. He is highly experienced in Remote Sensing (RS), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Web-GIS Programming, Disaster Management, Physical Infrastructure Planning, Design & Construction, Project and Programme Management, Policy Development, Agricultural Value Chains, Monitoring & Evaluation, Spatial and Non-Spatial Database Development, Web/Desktop/Mobile Software Development, LAN Administration, Teaching in University level and Training Facilitation. He has pursued Master of Engineering in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) from Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. He has completed Post Graduate Diploma in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) form United Nations affiliated Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific (CSSTE-AP), IIRS, Dehradun, India. He has also done Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). He has more than 34 years of multidisciplinary working experience in National, International and Development Partner Organizations. So far, he has worked in Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) as Civil Engineer/RSGIS Manger, in United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as GIS Database Specialist, in United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as Senior Mission GIS Specialist, in Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI) as GIS Specialist, in Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand as Project Researcher, in University of Dhaka as Assistant Professor. He is also experienced in GIS data capturing using GPS, Satellite and Drone based Imagery, GIS based Urban and Rural Planning, Web-GIS based Vehicle Tracking System, Road Safety Database Management System, Tsunami Tracking System, Disaster Incidence Database, GIS based Suitability Analysis for Urban Development and Agriculture, RS&GIS based Earthquake Micro-zonation mapping for Urban Area using Building Footprint captured from Satellite Image. He has field experience in collection of Building Inventory using Building Footprint. He has good knowledge of writing Policy Paper, Training Manual Development, Teaching and facilitating Training. He is very much conversant using different Commercial and Open Source Software for Web/Desktop/Mobile Application Development. The software include ArcGIS/ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Server, QGIS, ArcGIS Dashboard, GeoServer, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, ArcGIS Field Maps, QField, ArcGIS Survey123, KoboTool Box, Google Map (Google Earth), Atlist, Goggle My Maps, Erdas Imagine, ENVI, Tableau, Python, R, SPSS, Leaflet/Openlayers, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, PHP, Ionic, Shiny, Linux etc. He is quite good in designing Cartography Map Layout. He is very much interested for IoT development for Urban Weather Monitoring, Disaster Management and Agriculture.

Mr. Ali is a renowned RS & GIS professional in Bangladesh. He is highly experienced in Remote Sensing (RS), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Web-GIS Programming, Spatial and Non-Spatial Database Development. He has pursued Master of Geography and Environmental Studies and obtained Post Graduate Certificate in GIS with specialization in Global Positioning System (GPS) and Remote Sensing, Mapping Course and Computer Cartography from Rajshahi University, Bangladesh. He has more than 23 years of multidisciplinary working experience in National and Development Partner Organizations. So far, he has worked in Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) as GIS Specialist (Consultant), in United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as Sort Term National GIS Consultant, Hifab International AB, as Land Acquisition & Mapping Expert, Sundarbans Environmental and Livelihood Security (SEALS) Project, Forest Department as Consultant (GIS Expert), JICA Expert Team, Dhaka City Corporation as Consultant (GIS Specialist), Family Health International(FHI) as Consultant (GIS Specialist). He is also experienced in GIS data capturing using GPS, Satellite and Drone based Imagery (Drone Survey Data processing by drone deploy flight planning, DroneDeploy Mapping, UAS Master, Summit Evolution Software), GIS based Urban and Rural Planning, GIS based Suitability Analysis for Urban Development, RS&GIS based Urban Planning using Building Footprint captured from Satellite Image. He has field experience in collection of Building Inventory using Building Footprint. He has good knowledge of Training Manual Development. He is very much conversant using different Commercial and Open Source Software for Web Application Development. The software includes ArcGIS/ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, ArcGIS Server, Enterprise Geodatabase, Geo-Server, City Engine, ArcGIS Field Maps, QField, ArcGIS Survey123, KoboTool Box, Google Map (Google Earth), Atlist, Google My Maps, Erdas Imagine, ENVI, Leaflet/Openlayers, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Enterprise PostgreSQL, PostGIS, MySQL, and PHP etc. He is quite good in designing Cartography Map Layout. He is very much interested for Utility Networks, Networks Analyst, Linear Referencing and Land Acquisition planning.