Hi, my name is Mohammad Moinuddin Farooqui. Thank you for visiting my website and for your interest in learning more about me.
I am a GIS Vector Data Specialist, always seeking to learn more and utilize my spatial analysis, vector data development, and management knowledge to advance my professional career.
After spending almost 30 years learning and gaining experience in GIS, I have launched my website. I will use this platform to share my GIS and Geography knowledge with youngsters and beginners who choose GIS and/or Geography as their career path.
I have a vast experience in GIS data collection, creation, manipulation, updates, and maintenance. I am a creative problem solver, always looking at things differently. I can quickly grasp complex technical issues and swiftly identify its cause by developing an effective GIS solution. I always enjoy using my spatial analysis skills to find GIS solutions and love to help the community.
My Academic Background
I’m a Gold Medalist in Geography. I received my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Karachi. Apart from Geography as a major subject, Physics and Mathematics were my minors.
My Story
During my studies, I also worked as a Research Assistant on using Remote Sensing and GIS techniques for forecasting a malarial vector in Karachi and its environs along with the University of Georgia, Athens, USA.
It was the first time when I used ArcView and ERDAS Imagine applications. I still remember that time when I digitized Karachi district boundaries and malarial zones and had to go through various procedures to clean those shapefiles using PC ArcInfo, a DOS-based GIS platform.
Time has passed very quickly. Since then, I have worked on all versions of ArcView ranging from 2.1 to 3.3 and then ArcGIS from 8 to 10.8.1 to date, though ArcGIS Pro is the latest released version available in the market.
I also learned image processing, georeferencing, rectification, and mosaicking using ERDAS Imagine 8.1. I am also excited to learn new things today, so I continuously expand my knowledge and skills.
I always encourage youngsters to attend ESRI online training courses as it is one of the best platforms to learn GIS.
My Professional Career
I started my professional career as a Geographer in June 1996 at Engineering Consultants International (Pvt) Limited (ECIL), Karachi, where I worked on different projects using ArcView and ERDAS Imagine to visualize, create, process, manage and analyze geographic data.
After working four years at ECIL, I moved to Dubai in June 2000 and joined Spatial Data Integrators (SDI), where I worked for three years and then shifted to MAPS geosystems, a parent company of SDI, in Sharjah.
Here at MAPS, I was lucky to find great GIS professionals with whom I worked and learned a lot. I restarted my learning phase here by joining so many in-house instructor-led courses.
I also joined ESRI online training center, attended many webinars, and completed self-paced online courses. I always encourage youngsters to attend ESRI online courses as it is one of the best platforms to learn GIS.
In May 2008, I left MAPS, which was, at that time, taken away by FUGRO, the Dutch surveying company. I joined the Emirates Telecommunication Corporation (Etisalat) in the same month in Dubai. Since then, I have served Etisalat as a catalyst in many utility-based projects. You can explore more about me and my work throughout the website.
Thank you once again!
For any query, you can contact me at any time. I would be happy to answer your questions.
Best Regards,
Mohammad M. Farooqui