BIKALPA ADHIKARI

Indianapolis, IN, ***** 317-***-**** adjnqq@r.postjobfree.com linkedin.com/in/badhika/

SUMMARY

GIS and Remote Sensing analyst with two years of experience in data analysis, visualization, machine learning, Image processing & analysis and mapping using Python, SQL, R, ERDAS Imagine, ArcGIS, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro and QGIS. Skilled in network analysis and modeling using Trans CAD, Trans Modeler, and ArcMap. Looking for opportunity to utilize skills to tackle geospatial problems and make optimal decisions.

EDUCATION

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Indianapolis, IN August 2019 – May 2021 Master of Science in Geographic Information Science (GIS), Department of Geography

• Concentration: GIS, Remote Sensing, Cartography.

• Relevant courses: Introduction to Remote Sensing, Advanced GIS, Cartography and Geovisualization, Advanced Remote Sensing, Frontiers of Geographic Thought, Introduction to Research Method, Geography Internship, GIS Seminar. Tribhuvan University, Western Region Campus, Pokhara, Nepal Bachelors in Geomatics Engineering November 2013- December 2017

• Relevant Courses: GIS, Remote Sensing, Cartography, Computational Techniques, Survey, Geodesy, Photogrammetry, Digital Image Processing, Digital Terrain Modelling. SKILLS

ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS online, ArcGIS model builder, ArcGIS Enterprise, Web App Builder for ArcGIS, Survey 123, ERDAS Imagine, Q-GIS, TRANSCAD, TRANSMODELER, ERDAS Imagine, ENVI, Excellent working knowledge of Postgres SQL with Post GIS, Google Earth Engine, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Microsoft Products. Programming/Scripting: Advanced in Python with ArcPy, Good knowledge of ESRI JavaScript, HTML, CSS and php, R- Programming, C++, MATLAB.

EXPERIENCE

Department of Geography, Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis Geospatial Analyst – Graduate Research Assistant August 2019 -May 2021

• Served as a graduate research assistant on the Prepared for Environmental Change IU Grand Challenge

• Developed model for calculating Aspect Ratio, Building Surface Fraction, Impervious Surface Fraction, Sky and View Factor for studying Urban Heat Island in ArcMap.

• Research focused on remote sensing of urban built environment characteristics and their impact on the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect.

• Write SQL queries, Perform GIS, Remote Sensing and Cartography based geospatial analysis using Python, R in ArcMap, QGIS.

• Conduct statistical analyses of data sets and discovering patterns and trends through spatial mapping of data.

• Used multispectral Landsat-8 and Sentinel Satellite Images and worked in applications involving different bands using ERDAS Imagine and ArcGIS.

Nepal Banepa Polytechnic Institute, Kavre, Nepal November 2018-July 2019 Geomatics Instructor/Lecturer

Sustainable Development and Research Centre, Kathmandu June-November 2018 GIS and Remote Sensing Research Assistant

INTERNSHIP

GIS and Cartographic Mapping for Hoosier Rail to Trails Council (Indiana Trails) June-July 2020 1060 N Capitol Ave Suite C 130, Indianapolis, IN 46202 CONFERENCES / CERTIFICATIONS

West Lakes Division American Association of Geographers November 2020 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL

Poster presented on “Local Climate Zone classification of Central Indianapolis” Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research February 2020 AWARDS

• Tied up in 3rd position in Graduate Poster Session, West Lake Division American Association of Geographers (WLDAAG) Regional Conference

• IndianaView 2020 Scholarship Award.

• 2010 Student of the year Bagmati Boarding School.

– References available upon request