# Riddhima Singh Rana

Riddhima Singh Rana is a remote worker on Himalayas, GIS & Urban Ecology Research Intern at National Institute of Urban Affairs, based in India.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@riddhimasinghrana

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GIS research intern at NIUA mapping Delhi’s waterbodies and analyzing urban ecology with QGIS and remote sensing.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | India |
| Authorized to work in | India |
| Salary expectations | 30k+ USD |
| Job categories | GIS Analyst, Remote Sensing Analyst, Geospatial Scientist |
| Skills | GIS, Remote Sensing, Spatial Analysis, Land Use Land Cover Classification, Urban Sprawl Detection, Satellite Imagery Analysis, Shannon Entropy, Urban Expansion Index, AHP Weighted Overlay, Land Surface Temperature Mapping, NDVI, Terrain Modeling, Topology Validation, Spatial Data Querying, Cartography |

## About

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At the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), I standardize and validate waterbody data, quantify surface areas, and produce thematic maps for urban planning. I also prototyped a geospatial dashboard for Delhi’s blue-green assets and contributed to the River Cities Alliance Annual Progress Report.

For my M.Sc. thesis at Amity University, Noida, I analyzed Delhi’s urban sprawl using Landsat imagery, Google Earth Engine, and Random Forest land-use classification. I also authored a methodological proposal at NITI AAYOG for automating attribute data collection for GIS-based Master Plans.
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## Experience

### GIS & Urban Ecology Research Intern (current)

National Institute of Urban Affairs. May 2026 - Present

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Standardized 200+ waterbody records, performed spatial analysis and topology validation, and produced cartographic outputs. Prototyped an interactive geospatial dashboard and contributed to the River Cities Alliance Annual Progress Report.
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Skills: QGIS, Google-Earth-Engine, Spatial-Analysis, Cartography, Data-Cleaning, Dashboard-Prototyping, Canva, Affinity

### Intern, Managing Urbanization Division

NITI Aayog. Feb 2026 - May 2026

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Authored a 29-page methodological proposal for automating attribute data collection for GIS-based Master Plans under the AMRUT programme. Proposed a 5-step multi-source data fusion workflow integrating electricity load signatures, mobile signaling data, and POI records.
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Skills: GIS, Data-Fusion, Urban-Planning, AMRUT, OpenStreetMap, Google-Maps

### Geospatial Research Intern

CAG, Ahmedabad. May 2025 - Jul 2025

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Quantified temporal green cover depletion in Bangalore Urban District using multi-temporal LULC classification and satellite imagery.
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Skills: LULC-Classification, Satellite-Imagery, Remote-Sensing

## Education

### Amity University, Noida

Master of Science, Geographic Information System & Remote Sensing. 2024 - Present

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Pursuing M.Sc. in Geographic Information System & Remote Sensing. Thesis on urban sprawl analysis of Delhi NCT using Landsat imagery and Random Forest classification.
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### Amity University, Noida

Bachelor of Science, Geo-Informatics. 2021 - 2024. Grade: 8.62/10.0

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Completed B.Sc. in Geo-Informatics with a CGPA of 8.62/10.0, focusing on GIS, Remote Sensing, Spatial Analysis, and Urban Planning.
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### Brain International School, Vikaspuri

Higher Secondary (Class XII), General Studies. Grade: 90.2%

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Completed Higher Secondary (Class XII) with 90.2% in CBSE board examinations.
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### Brain International School, Vikaspuri

Secondary (Class X), General Studies

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Completed Secondary (Class X) education under CBSE board.
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### AIGIRS & University of Salzburg

Training Certificate, Atmospheric and Climatic Data

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Completed an intensive 30-hour technical training on the application of satellite-generated atmospheric and climatic datasets for environmental modeling.
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### National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)

Workshop Certificate, Geo-Computational Techniques

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Certified in advanced geo-computational methodologies for natural hazard assessment and disaster management.
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### Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), ISRO

Certification, Remote Sensing and Digital Image Analysis

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Completed a specialized certification program focused on digital image processing, enhancement techniques, and multispectral data analysis.
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### Esri India

Workshop Certificate, GIS

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Participated in an advanced technical workshop on the ArcGIS ecosystem, including ArcGIS Pro, Enterprise, and Field Maps, and explored AI/ML workflows.
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## Tech stack

- Affinity
- Adobe Photoshop
- Google Maps
- OpenStreetMap
- Cartography
- Microsoft Excel
- Netlify
- Canva
- Google Antigravity
- ArcGIS Pro
- Microsoft Word
- QGIS
- Microsoft PowerPoint

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