My Participatory Approach

Transforming How We Work Together To Manage Our Environment

  • Building Capacity & Shared Understanding

    I firmly believe that by strengthening people’s technological skills to collect data & work together we create shared understanding & collaboratively develop holistic environmental information to enable the development of innovative, locally-relevant & effective solutions for our environmental challenges.

  • Participatory Mapping & Monitoring

    My signature 'Participatory-UAS' drone mapping and monitoring methodology is designed to be accessible, using 'off-the-shelf' drones, data collection & analysis workflows allowing you to quickly learn how to conduct drone mapping surveys & create accurate geospatial data to address your environmental management needs.

  • Ecosystem-Based Data & Collaborative Decision-Making

    You'll be empowered to plan and collaboratively create ecosystem-based geospatial data and information as well as learn how to: integrate your drone mapping results with local knowledge and leverage tech tools to analyze and widely share your drone mapping results, geospatial data & multi-media to a variety of audiences.

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Instructor

Instructor Bio:

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

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

Through my Training Academy, I’ve taught hundreds of individuals and organizations how to safely & professionally operate drones, conduct drone mapping missions, collect accurate environmental data and analyze and share their results for agriculture, fisheries, conservation and disaster management. My Participatory-UAS approach brings together science, technology and collaboration — ensuring that every learner, regardless of background, can build confidence and contribute to smarter environmental 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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Dr. Kim Baldwin

Marine Ecologist | Drone Educator | Geospatial Innovator

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Drones for Environmental Management

“Dr. Baldwin is extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Her teaching approach was methodical, covering the background information on UAVs, their usefulness in research and the reasons for flight regulations. She was patient as we learned the basics of pre-flight preparations and flight with UAVs and was very effective at teaching our team the differences between and benefits of the available software. I would recommend training with her to anyone interested in using drones for research.”

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