Yusra Umar Hayat
@yusraumarhayat
GIS Analyst at COMSOFT Corporation who reached 88% crop-harvest detection accuracy with satellite data and machine learning.
PakistanWhat I'm looking for
At COMSOFT Corporation, I developed an RBF-SVM crop-classification model using satellite features and ground-truth samples, achieving a 0.86 ROC-AUC on independent 2025 data. My work on crop monitoring also reached 88% harvest-detection accuracy and improved seasonal yield-prediction accuracy by 15%.
At The Urban Unit, I led floodplain mapping and produced flood-risk maps to support disaster-risk mitigation planning. At National Engineering Services Pakistan (Pvt) Limited (NESPAK), I delivered GIS mapping for an urban infrastructure project, producing more than 10 environmental maps.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
GIS Analyst (Managerial Position)
COMSOFT Corporation
Dec 2025 - Present (10 months)
Led time-series, phenology-based crop classification for sugarcane and rice using GEE, lifting mapping accuracy 10%. Developed an AI-driven crop classification model using RBF-SVM on 3,000+ labeled ground truth samples, achieving 0.86 ROC-AUC on independent 2025 data.
Programme Officer GIS
The Urban Unit
Apr 2025 - Nov 2025 (7 months)
Led floodplain mapping and zoning across Punjab, KP, and Sindh, digitizing river networks and flood extents. Ran spatial overlay analysis on flood impacts, producing hazard and thematic maps for disaster management.
GIS Analyst
National Engineering Services Pakistan (Pvt) Limited (NESPAK
Sep 2023 - Mar 2025 (1 year 6 months)
Delivered the full GIS mapping component for an urban infrastructure project, producing 10+ environmental maps. Applied satellite-image classification, cadastral mapping, and ground-truth validation for land-use.
Research Associate GIS
The Urban Unit
Jan 2023 - May 2023 (4 months)
Managed a 10-person team on raster mosaicking, geo-referencing, and parcel digitization in ArcGIS. Built and managed GIS datasets and shapefiles, handling image processing and topology validation.
GIS Digitizer
Bakhabar Kissan
Nov 2022 - Jan 2023 (2 months)
Digitized agricultural land-use data in QGIS, applying QA/QC to maintain error-free datasets. Maintained consistent digitization standards across large volumes of farm-level land parcels.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of the Punjab
M.Sc., Space Science
2020 - 2022
M.Sc. in Space Science from the University of the Punjab, completed from October 2020 to October 2022.
University of the Punjab
B.Sc., Mathematics and Physics
2017 - 2019
B.Sc. in Mathematics and Physics from the University of the Punjab, completed from September 2017 to August 2019.
University of Michigan
Python Basics, Computer Science
Completed the Python Basics certification through Coursera.
ESRI
Python in ArcGIS, Geographic Information Systems
Completed the Python in ArcGIS certification.
ESRI
Spatial Data Science: The New Frontier in Analytics, Geographic Information Systems
Completed the Spatial Data Science: The New Frontier in Analytics certification.
University of the Punjab
Certificate of Excellence, General
Received the Certificate of Excellence from the University of the Punjab.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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Location
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