Dr Ilse Steyl CGeog (GIS)

Biography

Occupation: Director Employer: Vista Spatial Memo: llse is a physical geographer and GIS specialist working in the field of environmental management & GIS analysis. She received her BA (Hons) degree from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa, as well as her research Master's degree. llse went on to work at the Department of Water Affairs & Forestry in South Africa, where she did spatial analysis and managed GIS projects for afforestation and Strategic Environmental Assessment projects. In 2004, llse received her PhD from the University of Southampton in the UK, on examining the use of GIS in modelling water resources over a catchment-wide context. The knowledge gained through her research stood her in good stead working on a number of projects on international water management in countries such as China, Kazakhstan, the Philippines and Tanzania, whilst employed by the University of Southampton. Through her employment at the engineering consultancy Arup as Senior Scientist, she was involved in a number of projects ranging from river restoration, flood management and railway track drainage. In 2012, Ilse started her own geospatial company, Vista Spatial.