# Aneeqa Abrar Aneeqa Abrar is a remote worker on Himalayas, GIS Initiative Lead at Centangle Interactive, based in Pakistan. Source: https://himalayas.app/@aneeqaabrar ```text I build GIS decision platforms that turn geospatial data into accurate site decisions. ``` | Detail | Value | | --- | --- | | Availability | Looking for a job | | Location | Pakistan | | Authorized to work in | Pakistan | | Salary expectations | 60k+ USD | | Job categories | GIS Architect, Geospatial Architect, GIS Developer, Geospatial AI Engineer | | Skills | GIS, GIS Consulting, Software Solution Architecture, Technical Project Leadership, Project Management, Business Development, Stakeholder Management, Geospatial AI, Geospatial Data, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcPy, QGIS, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, Python, React, Django, Django REST Framework, Mapbox, Uber H3, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, C#, .NET, JavaScript, NodeJS, MySQL, SQL, Geoserver, Leaflet, ArcGIS JS 4.X, ArcGIS Experience Builder, PODS, Spatial Databases, Web Mapping, GIS Analysis, Remote Sensing, Spatial Reasoning, Large Language Models, GeoLLMs, Agentic AI, AI, Data Science, Data Engineering, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Frontend Development, Web Development, Web Applications, Geospatial Visualization, Unity, GNSS, Geomatics, Agile, Technical Writer | | LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/aneeqaabrar | ## What I'm looking for ```text I’m looking for a senior GIS or geospatial architecture role with greater scale and technical depth than a solo consultancy build, especially in the Gulf region. I want to own work from spatial databases through decision models and applied AI. ``` ## About ```text I build enterprise GIS systems that turn spatial data into decisions teams can act on. At Jugrafiya, I architected a site-suitability platform scoring 500,000+ geospatial data points across 15+ factors with 92% prediction accuracy. I’ve built PODS-compliant spatial databases for 500+ km of pipeline infrastructure, ArcGIS Pro add-ins, Experience Builder widgets, and multi-user QGIS workflows. My stack spans ArcGIS, PostGIS, Python, Django, React, Mapbox, H3, and machine learning. At Centangle Interactive, I launched Arz Intelligence from zero to one, defining its go-to-market strategy, service catalog, delivery pipeline, data standards, and QA workflows. I own solution design from architecture and estimation through risk assessment and delivery planning. I also taught GIS for more than four years at the Institute of Space Technology and am pursuing PhD research in agentic AI for large-scale geospatial processing. I’m looking to bring full-stack spatial architecture and decision-modeling work to a larger platform, particularly in the Gulf region. ``` ## Experience ### GIS Initiative Lead (current) Centangle Interactive. Feb 2026 - Present ```text Accomplished faster, lower-risk project starts across every engagement by owning technical solution design end-to-end (architecture, effort estimation, risk assessment), resulting in a scoped delivery plan before contract signing every time. Accomplished the 0-to-1 launch of Centangle's geospatial consultancy, Arz Intelligence, by building the go-to-market strategy, service catalog, and delivery ``` Skills: GIS, Business-Development, Project-Management, GIS-Consulting, Technical-Project-Leadership, Software-Solution-Architecture, Stakeholder-Management ### Geographic Information System Developer Jugrafiya. May 2024 - Jan 2026 ```text Accomplished a production site-suitability platform by architecting an H3-based analysis engine and React dashboard, resulting in real-time scoring of 500,000+ geospatial data points across 15+ environmental and demographic factors. Accomplished 92% prediction accuracy in site suitability by deploying neural network models with customizable multi-criteria weighting, resulting in a tool that repl ``` Skills: ArcGIS, PostgreSQL, Python, Geospatial-Data, React, Django-REST-Framework, C#-.NET ### Lecturer Institute of Space Technology (IST). Aug 2019 - Jan 2024 ```text Accomplished GIS literacy at scale by designing and delivering 7 specialized courses (Web GIS, Advanced GIS Programming, Spatial Databases, GIS with Python, GNSS, Intro to Space Science), resulting in instruction for 9 to 50 students per semester across 4.5 years. Accomplished 7 shipped undergraduate capstone products by supervising final-year projects end-to-end, resulting in working systems in ``` Skills: Data-and-AI, Programming, MySQL, GIS-Applications, NodeJS, Data-Science, Databases, Web-Mapping, Geomatics, Big-Data, Agile, Front-end-Coding, GIS, JavaScript, GIS-Analysis, SQL, Bootstrap-Framework, Problem-Solving, AI, Web-Applications, Data-Engineering, Web-Development, Python, Cloud-Computing ### Co-Principal Investigator National Center of GIS & Space Applications. Jan 2022 - Sep 2022 ```text Accomplished funded, multi-track research delivery by securing and managing funding across public health, transboundary water management, and ed-tech research streams, resulting in multiple concurrent funded projects delivered in parallel without disruption to any single track. Accomplished international knowledge-sharing by organizing 2 international webinars ("Role of GIS in COVID-19 Vaccinati ``` Skills: Programming, GIS-Applications, Front-end-Coding, Web-Applications, Web-Development ### Freelance GIS Developer Upwork. Mar 2018 - Sep 2019 ```text Accomplished sustained international client work over 1.5 years by executing land suitability analyses in ArcGIS Pro using multi-criteria decision analysis and weighted overlay, resulting in decision-ready outputs for clients across multiple countries. Accomplished custom real estate GIS tools by building web-based applications for property visualization and spatial search, resulting in interact ``` ### Visiting Lecturer Institute of Space Technology (IST). Mar 2019 - Jul 2019 ```text Accomplished industry-relevant GIS training by designing and teaching a Web GIS Customization course covering the ArcGIS JS API, Leaflet, and MapBox, resulting in students building custom widgets from scratch within one semester. Accomplished stronger capstone outcomes by mentoring students through web GIS development and API integration, resulting in completed, presentable capstone projects by ``` Skills: GIS-Applications, Front-end-Coding, Web-Development ### HiWi - Hilfswissenschaftler Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences. Mar 2017 - Apr 2017 ```text Accomplished an immersive GIS training demo by developing a VR visualization in Unity 3D on powerwall display technology, resulting in a spatial data experience used for geospatial education. Accomplished scalable ArcGIS education content by designing MOOC tutorials, quizzes, and instructional videos, resulting in self-serve learning material for an international audience. Accomplished reliabl ``` Skills: JavaScript, Web-Applications ### HiWi - Hilfswissenschaftler Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences. Jun 2016 - Aug 2016 ```text Accomplished an immersive GIS training demo by developing a VR visualization in Unity 3D on powerwall display technology, resulting in a spatial data experience used for geospatial education. Accomplished scalable ArcGIS education content by designing MOOC tutorials, quizzes, and instructional videos, resulting in self-serve learning material for an international audience. Accomplished reliabl ``` Skills: Web-Applications ### Geoscientist [LMKR](https://himalayas.app/companies/lmkr). Jun 2015 - Aug 2015 ```text Accomplished consistent software quality across releases by conducting usability evaluations and maintaining automated regression test suites, resulting in verified consistency for geoscience software applications. Accomplished systematic defect detection by executing functional, performance, and integration test cases for GIS and geological modeling software, resulting in documented, repeatable ``` Skills: Agile, Problem-Solving ### Technical Writer [LMKR](https://himalayas.app/companies/lmkr). Apr 2013 - Jun 2015 ```text Accomplished complete product documentation coverage by authoring help files, installation guides, user manuals, and release notes across multiple product lines, resulting in consistent, standardized technical writing across the company's software portfolio. Accomplished reduced support overhead by creating a searchable knowledge base system, resulting in improved customer self-service and fewer ``` Skills: Agile, Problem-Solving ### Research Intern WWF - Pakistan. Nov 2012 - Jan 2013 ```text Accomplished applied conservation research experience by conducting GIS and remote sensing analysis for the National Biodiversity Clearing House Mechanism project, resulting in spatial data and reporting support for a national conservation initiative. ``` Skills: Geospatial-Science, GIS-Analysis ### Volunteership Shifa International Hospital. Jul 2004 - Aug 2004 ```text Accomplished coordinated volunteer operations by leading a volunteer team and conducting an evaluation survey, resulting in structured volunteer coverage during the program. ``` ## Education ### Institute of Space Technology (IST) Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Remote Sensing, GIS & Geospatial AI. 2023 - 2027 ```text Researching the design of an agentic AI framework for large-scale geospatial data processing using GeoLLMs. Focus areas include spatial reasoning, automated geospatial workflows, and intelligent systems for complex spatial analysis at scale. Supervised by Dr. Sajid Ghuffar. ``` ### IBM IBM AI Developer Specialization ```text Issued Jun 2025 ``` ### IBM IBM AI Engineering Specialization ```text Issued May 2025 ``` ### IBM IBM Generative AI Engineering Specialization ```text Issued May 2025 ``` ### Meta Meta Front-End Developer Specialization ```text Issued May 2025 ``` ### Meta Meta Back-End Developer Specialization ```text Issued Mar 2025 ``` ### Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences International Masters of Geomatics, Geomatics. 2015 - 2018 ```text Specialization in spatial databases, open-source GIS, location-based services, web-based spatial visualization, spatial analysis, and software engineering. Thesis focused on enhancing the functionality of a mobile map application for nature conservation in the Rheinaue Rastatt area. Supervised by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gertrud Schaab. ``` ### National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Master of Science (MS), Remote Sensing and GIS. 2010 - 2014 ```text Specialized in Advanced GIS, Spatial Decision Support Systems, and Advanced Geodatabase and Programming. Thesis focused on spatial temporal analysis of groundwater quality in Islamabad. Supervised by Dr. Ejaz Hussain. ``` ### Bahria University BS, Geophysics. 2006 - 2010 ```text Relevant coursework included GIS and Computer Image Processing, Programming Fundamentals, and Data Structures and Programming. Thesis focused on hydrostratigraphic modeling of selected sectors of Islamabad. Supervised by Dr. Anwar Qadir. ``` ## Tech stack - PostGIS - MySQL - PostgreSQL - Node.js - Django - .NET - Unity - React - JavaScript - Python - C# - Leaflet - Mapbox - Django REST framework - SQL - H3 - ArcGIS Pro - QGIS To contact Aneeqa, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire). ## People also viewed - [Subtain Hussain Syed](https://himalayas.app/@subtainhussainsyed): Land Information System Lead Consultant, DAI USAID - [Wahab Chaudhary](https://himalayas.app/@wahabchaudhary): GIS Web/Android/iOS Developer, 4 Earth Intelligence - [ubaid ullah ikram](https://himalayas.app/@ubaidullahikram): GIS Developer, NSG Geospatial Services - [Ahmad Mustafa](https://himalayas.app/@ahmadmustafa783): GIS Analyst, Geomao Tech (Pvt.) 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