Dr Robert Ellis CGeog (GIS)

Biography

Occupation: Data Quality and GIS Officer Employer: Environment Agency Memo: Rob has worked for the Environment Agency since 1998. As Principal Officer (GIS), he is the lead user for GIS in the Midlands Region. He provides technical support to 300 ArcGIS users and also arranges and provides training for them. He has produced maps for purposes as diverse as river quality, flood defence, ethnic distribution and funding bids. Rob has a BSc (Hons) in Geology from University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, an MSc in Environmental Pollution Control from University of Leeds, and a PhD from University of Aston entitled "An Evaluation of Remote Sensing to Monitor Gas and Leachate Migration from Urban Landfill Sites".