Fanie Ferreira – Director

Qualifications:
BSc Agriculture - Stellenbosch University
BSc Honours (Geography) - University of the North West Province
Post-graduate diploma in Terrain Evaluation - Potchefstroom University

Background:

15 years work experience in GIS and Remote Sensing applications and consulting - Satellite Applications Centre (SAC), CSIR and with the Department of Agriculture (North West Province). Co-founder and director of GeoTerraImage

Focus in GTI:
Agriculture, where he has been involved in several projects on Area Estimates for grain crops

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Pieter Sevenhuysen - Director

Qualifications:
BA (Geography & History) – University of Pretoria
BA Honours (Urban Geography) - UNISA

Background:
Specialist military aerial photo interpretation, digital image processing and satellite image interpretation for land-use and land cover applications. Co-founder and director of GEOTERRAIMAGE.

Focus in GTI:
Product development within the urban environment

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Mark Thompson - Director

Qualifications:
BSc Honours (Geography and Environmental Science) - Nene College, University of Leicester (UK)
MSc Applied Remote Sensing - Silsoe College, Cranfield Institute of Technology (UK)

Background:
Has been active in Remote Sensing in SA for the last 15 years, having started at the then South African Institute of Forestry Research, which was followed by an extensive period at the CSIR. Has been involved in many key remote sensing studies in SA including the National Land-cover mapping projects. Mark has published over 15 scientific papers and his local expertise in land-cover / use mapping has been acknowledged internationally. Since 2001, Mark has also been a director of GeoTerraImage

Focus in GTI:
Environmental and Forestry Applications

     
Stuart Martin - Director

Qualifications:
BSc Forestry / Nature Conservation - Stellenbosch University
BSc Honours (Nature Conservation) - Stellenbosch University

Background:
15 years work experience in GIS and Remote Sensing applications and consulting – Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, South African Forestry Company Limited (SAFCOL), GIMS, Consultant to National Department of Agriculture and Director of GeoTerraImage

Focus in GTI:
Strategic Business Development across all application areas

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Karen Saunders - Admin

Background:
Banking and secretarial work

Focus in GTI:
All admin duties

     
Jenny Sturgess - Marketing

Qualifications:
BA (Sociology & Geography) – University of Stellenbosch
MA (GIS & Urban Geography) - University of Stellenbosch
Certificate in Marketing Management – Centre of Business Management, UNISA

Background:
Remote Sensing and GIS in agricultural applications, Business Geography

Focus in GTI:
Marketing

     
Sharon Cundill

Qualifications:
BSc (Geography & Botany) - RAU
BSc Honours Geography (incl Geo-informatics) – RAU
MSc Geo-Information Science & Earth Observation (Environmental Modelling & Management)  
(Joint degree of the University of Southampton, Lund University, Warsaw University, ITC)

Background:
Remote Sensing background, but studies included Botany and Environmental Management

Focus in GTI:
Telecoms, agriculture, vegetation mapping, land-use / land cover. Training in Remote Sensing, Environmental and Urban change

 

 

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Amanda  McCallum

Qualifications:
2 Years with GTI – Remote Sensing
9 Years with Eskom – Land Survey draughting, electrification and distribution.
5 Years withGeospace International - GIS

Background: 
Involved with spanning plans and profiles, mapping aerial photography for rural electrification projects.  Manipulation of digital aerial photography, map creation from Surveyor General data for Surface and Mineral Rights.  Assisted with the capture of data for STATSSA, Census, Growth Indicator, Telecoms and Agricultural Mapping Projects

Focus in GTI:
Telecoms, Growth Indicator, Agriculture Mapping and GIS Applications

 

     
Lungile Moyo

Qualifications:
BSc (GIS) – University of Fort Hare
BSc Honours (GIS) – University of Fort Hare

Background:
Remote Sensing of the Environment

Focus in GTI:
Applied Remote Sensing/GIS. Agricultural, Environmental, Landcover, Telecoms applications

     
Fritz Schoeman

Qualifications:
BSc (Geo-Informatics) - University of Pretoria
BSc Honours (Geo-Informatics) - University of Pretoria

Background:
GIS Applications and Analysis in Agriculture as well as Systems & Application Development,  Data and Project Management

Focus in GTI:
GIS applications, Land cover and Telecoms mapping as well as Agricultural and Environmental applications

     
Cobus Stals

Qualification:
Bsc (Geoinformatics) – University of Stellenbosch
BSc Honours (GIS) - University of Stellenbosch
Msc (GIS) - University of Stellenbosch
Automation of Processes with Definiens 5.0 - CSIR







Background:

Remote Sensing and Environmental Assessment
Automation of Image Analysis processes with Object-Oriented Image Analysis

Focus in GTI:
Remote Sensing, Environmental and Telecoms Applications, Land Cover mapping, Object-Oriented Image Analysis
     
Douglas Bradley

Qualifications:
BSc (Geography) - University of Pretoria
BSc Honours (Geo-Informatics) - University of Pretoria

Background:
Remote Sensing and GIS applications

Focus in GTI:
Land use and Agricultural mapping as well as Telecoms data mapping and GIS applications


     
John Crabb

Qualifications:
BSc (Geography) - University of Pretoria
BSc Honours (Geo-Informatics) - University of Pretoria

Background:
Remote Sensing and GIS applications

Focus in GTI:
Agricultural mapping as well as Environmental and GIS applications

     
Zibusiso Ncube

Qualifications:

B.Sc (Computer Science) - University Of Fort Hare      
B.Sc (Honours) - Applied Remote Sensing and GIS
Project Management - Enrolled with UNISA Studying towards a certificate in Project Management in the I.T Environment
Diploma IMM - Enrolled with the Institute of Marketing Management undertaking a professional diploma in marketing management. (Studies have been halted due to starting of new job)

Background:
GIS, Remote Sensing, Statistics and Computer Science

Focus in GTI:
Field boundary & Environmental mapping, Clutter mapping and Land use Classification