arpit deomurari

* Developed the Indian Biodiversity Information System (IBIS) portal and * launched AVIS, for Birds of Indian Subcontinent (1,664 sp.) along with keys for * identification and distribution. * Created customised software for the Time Series Atlas of Odisha State, India. * Geo Database management and upgradation.

* Conceptualising India Observatory for democratisation of data realed to India * Using Big Spatial Data of India at the block level, Developing Block * Planning Portal and Dryland Portal, providing the decision-makers and other * stakeholders a one-stop point for data. * Advance Spatial Data Analytics for conservation actions and support * Documented FES' first Data Management and Security protocols * Collaborations and Proposal Writing

I was serving as a Consulting Writer – Environment and Wildlife for Woodapple Interactive Private Limited by contributing articles on various topics of wildlife and environmental issues for their various businesses content feed projects. Majority of my articles are on conservation, wildlife, faunal and floral species details, man animal conflicts, environment awareness and conservation, Pollution control and measures. Etc.

This is very innovative project to carry out active conservation in field by designing and developing wildlife habitat in EOL Vadinar Refinery site. The main motive behind this project is to create a natural habitat for birds, insects, reptiles, amphibians and small mammals. I have to also monitor fauna and flora and also create a publication and documentation regarding this habitat for better replicablity elsewhere. I’m also documenting flora and fauna of the Refinery Site. I’m also responsible for better corporate environment policy and it’s implementations.This project is really a good example for putting corporate environment policy in field.

Good Earth Consultant is a consulting firm working on architecture, innovative building technologies and sustainable development. I'm responsible to facilitate in designing landscapes with reference to local fauna and flora. GEC is constantly trying to weave out a vocabulary of systemic interventions that can be utilized towards endeavoring an environment – friendly initiative. Knowledge of traditional systems with their in-built ecological outlook provides us the basis for expanding the search for better environments. Good Earth Consultant was hired to develop Fossil Park at Balasinor region of Kheda Dist. In Gujarat. I was responsible to guiding the team for development of design of Fossil Park in Paleontological point of view In over all project I was responsible for Paleontological and Natural history aspects of project.

The organization “Kutch Nav Nirman Abhiyan” popularly known as Abhiyan is one of the reputed Non Governmental Organization working in various developmental sectors in Kutch district mainly on education, disaster management, ICT4D etc. A Project on Information Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) Project funded by UNDP and headed by Kutch Nav Nirman Abhiyan. I had served as a Consultant IT and GIS. I had design, deployed and maintain Dial-up WAN with various services like mail, news, etc for better information exchange at all levels of organization. I also did pioneer work in reducing the digital divide by using wi-fi 802.11b connectivity option for last mile connectivity in rural area. I am also responsible for GIS functionality of this unit that includes Digital Image Processing (Satellite Imagery) and GIS mapping. I had also developed web based GIS system for dissemination of NRM related data at village, block (Taluka) and district level.

ICMA (International Country/County Manager’s Association) is an International NGO working on urban development and other areas. They have their branch office at various countries and I am responsible designing and developing share point portal to suit the needs of ICMA users for better communication and project management. I also have to guide the train the users for better use of the technology in collaboration and project management. I am developing sites for ICMA South Asia and ICMA Afghanistan. The main factor taken care of while designing the sharpoint portal is Team Collaboration, Enterprise Content Management, Business Process and Forms and Business Intelligence.

* Conceptualising of Protected Area Observatory Portal for democratisation of * data related to protected areas of India. * Developed a Big Spatial Data Platform using Open Source GIS tools to cater the * need of data in Conservation Action and Planning of protected areas in India. * Re-organized the team for the Big Data Management which has been * successful in handling a huge database of spatial and temporal data.

* Implementing Open Source based GIS platforms including Big Geo Data, Biodiversity Infromatics * Carrying out complex spatial analysis using R, Python and other tools * Species Distribution Modelling, * Developing Indian Biodiversity Information System ( http://www.indianbiodiversity.org) * Biodiversity Data Sharing, Web based Dissemination * Implement Open Source based GIS platforms * Taking care of GIS Database, Backup System, GIS Data Upgradation * Mapping and Remote Sensing, Design and Develop GIS based data dissemination systems(Standalone and Web based), Implement SDI Environment, * Development of the database for Mammal (426 sp.s) and Angiosperms (22,256 * sp.) and incorporating it with Indian Biodiversity Information System (IBIS) * portal.

Dissertation on "Seabirds and Shorebirds of Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat"