Geospatial Analysis, Participatory Mapping & Information

Geospatial Analysis, Participatory Mapping & Information Creation | 2025

This course provides an introduction to my Participatory UAS Approach, spatial analysis, field surveys & participatory mapping techniques as well as the creation & sharing of information using web-mapping platforms and automated analytic dashboards.

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Participatory Mapping & Monitoring

You will be provided an overview of collaborative approaches, so you can learn how to enable participation in mapping, monitoring to your environmental management projects

You’ll learn how environmental monitoring, management and planning initiatives can all benefit from increased community involvement!

This course will provide you with an overview of my signature 'P-UAS' approach, including methods to effectively use your drone maps to collect local environmental knowledge. I will introduce you to key participatory GIS techniques to support the collaborative collection and creation of spatial information. We will also discuss the importance of validating local knowledge as well as learn communication and information-sharing techniques including how to use freely available ICT tools to enable accessibility & ensure wide-spread understanding of your environmental information!

This is definitely my favorite course to teach - as it underscores the role and value of collaborative environmental management - let me show you how!

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Live Cohort Courses with Coaching

Unlike other virtual training - all of my courses are run 'live' as 'cohorts' where you'll learn along together with a small group of students. Besides our class time together - each week I also host office hours to answer any of your questions. Additionally you'll have access to my private Facebook community where I share share any industry news & tips and the group can chat more about drones & we can celebrate our achievements together!
Archive of Learning Resources

You will have access to my complete 'drone & geospatial' resource library that I have been compiling since 2015. My archive is updated quarterly and includes useful reports, users guides, documents, blogs, research articles, videos, podcasts, links to my favorite websites plus free online training courses - categorized by industry and applications for easy reference!
Checklists, Datasheets & Logbooks

Ensure that your drone operations meet international commercial operating standards! Based on my Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that I've developed for my own commercial drone operations - I will provide you with flight & equipment checklists, data sheets, pilot reporting logs as well as forms for evaluating flight requests, flight planning and maintenance procedures.

My Approach

Transforming how we work together to create ecosystem-based information

Building Capacity & Understanding

I firmly believe that we need to work to strengthening people’s technological skills to allow us to collaboratively work together to better understand & create holistic information for our environmental challenges as well as allow for the development of effective ‘locally-relevant’ solutions.
Mapping & Monitoring Techiques

I have extensively research and developed a comprehensive drone mapping and monitoring methodology using off-the-shelf drone technologies so that you can quickly and easily plan and conduct mapping surveys to create accurate mapping data to aid your planning, monitoring and management decisions.
Create & Share Information

My unique 'Participatory UAS' Approach will allow you to effectively use your drone mapping data to map and create understandable information but also how to leverage automated analytic dashboards & reporting tools to summarize and remotely share using web-mapping and social media platforms.

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Drone Training (Saint Lucia National Trust)

Dr. Kim Baldwin

Instructor Bio

I’m a marine ecologist, GIS educator, and commercial drone pilot in more than 15 countries with over 20 years of experience in GIS, environmental mapping, monitoring teaching and training across the Caribbean, California & beyond.

As the Founder and Director of Marine Spatial Information Solutions (MarSIS), I’ve built a career around one central mission: to empower people to use technology including drones & GIS together with participatory approaches to make data-driven, real-world impact.

Through my Training Academy, I’ve taught thousands of individuals and numerous organizations how to safely & professionally operate drones, to conduct drone inspections and mapping surveys, and collect accurate environmental data, analyze information and share their results to support agriculture, fisheries, conservation, disaster management and a number of other applications. My Participatory-UAS approach brings together science, technology and collaboration — ensuring that every learner, regardless of background, can build confidence and contribute to smarter decision-making!

Whether you’re an individual seeking new skills or an organization building technical capacity, my goal is to make drone technology accessible, practical and transformative. Together, we can learn how to use technology tools to help us protect our planet and strengthen the communities that depend on it.

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