Aule James

I build the tools, pipelines and systems behind Quemic's drone survey and security operations, from raw aerial imagery to real-time web maps. Working toward registration as a GISc Practitioner with the SAGC.

Automation & Change Detection
- Built fileBuilder, a Python/ArcPy tool with a desktop GUI that automates mission setup, boundary clipping, DSM elevation-difference calculations and map layout

Produced aerial and ground-based visual content using a DJI Mavic drone, DSLR and GoPro camera systems
Applied spatial awareness and composition to capture environmental and dynamic scenes
Managed end-to-end content production, including shooting, editing, and delivery

Taught high school and first-year university mathematics concepts
Simplified complex quantitative problems into intuitive, understandable steps
Adapted teaching strategies to different learning styles to improve student outcomes
Strengthened communication of technical concepts, directly applicable to data storytelling

Worked in a safety-critical, high-pressure mountain environment
Managed real-time risk and safety protocols for high-volume public operations
Maintained consistent performance in extreme weather and physically demanding conditions

Led teams of up to 6 operators in a safety-critical, high-pressure mountain environment
Managed real-time risk and safety protocols for high-volume public operations
Promoted to Crew Lead based on leadership, reliability, and operational performance
Maintained consistent performance in extreme weather and physically demanding conditions

Managed daily operations of a busy market stall, including sales, stock, and customer engagement
Handled all cash transactions and reconciled daily revenue
Built early experience in responsibility, accountability, and client interaction

Oct 2026

SAGC-accredited programme meeting the academic requirements for registration as a Professional GISc Practitioner.

Modules: Advanced Remote Sensing · Geographical Information Systems · Spatial Modelling and Geographical Communication · Environmental Geography Research Application

Research: Spatio-temporal analysis of water use productivity in the Western Cape deciduous fruit sector (industry-spon

Majors: Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing
Stream: Geographic Information Technology with Socio-informatics

Covered GIS, remote sensing, photogrammetry, GPS, spatial statistics, cartography and web mapping. The Socio-informatics stream focused on how information systems are designed and adopted within organisations, which shapes how I build tools around the people who use them.