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selvavinayagam kanagavel

• Experience Level: 5 Years
• Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
• Last Updated: December 26, 2012

Experience

Professional Experience

1.Geomap / Pathfinder – a LAN based application for emergency management using Actual Map

GEOMAP application is developed for Emergency Response Officer (ERO) for emergency management purpose.  The ERO will be receiving a call about accident; he / she searches the location on the map where the accident has occurred, finds the nearest ambulance, police station and fire station at the map interface and assigns the vehicle to reach the incident location at an earliest.  Nearest ambulance, Police station, Hospital and Fire Station search is performed using Network Analysis.  Simultaneously, provision is also provided to dispatch the information to particular police station and fire station.

Position: Project Manager (Band Bi - 1)

Company: Mahendra Satyam, India

Duration:    6 months

My responsibilities

•Preparation of user requirement document, use case document, object oriented design document, assigning tasks to team members, and to validate and get client approvals

•QA / QC on the thematic information of roadways, landmarks, hospital location, and police station location for developing spatial database.

•Monitor tasks and collaborating with the team to meet milestones.

2.Spatial data capture – a web based application to capture the latitude and longitude from Google Earth and also from ambulance using Geoserver and Google Earth API

Spatial Data Capture is used capture the latitude and longitude values from Google Earth.  An user interface for an automated data capture includes police station, fire station, hospitals and landmark spatial point datasets.  This system is deployed at all states of EMRI for enhancing and keeping upto-date the spatial database for emergency management practice.

User interface for spatial data capture is allowed to capture the latitude and longitude of police station, fire station, hospital and landmark details on the fly, from the ambulance location.  From Ambulance the appropriate information will be added in GUI and it gets reflected in centralized postgressql server.  This again leads to spatial data enrichment for emergency management practice.

Duration:    6 months

Position: Project Manager (Band Bi - 1)

Company: Mahendra Satyam, India

My responsibilities

•Preparation of user requirement document, use case document, object oriented design document, assign tasks to team members, validation and client approvals

•Managing the team to develop the application

•Object oriented database design for an automated capture of thematic information of roadways, landmarks, hospital, and police station to develop emergency management spatial database.

•Monitor tasks and collaborating with the team to meet milestones.

3.National map archiving application, a LAN based application to achieve satellite imagery, aerial photographs, toposheets and flight plans for photogrammetric compilation process

National Map archiving application (NMAP) serves as a quick and robust mechanism for aerial and satellite image achieves.  Almost 50TB of data has to be stored and managed in ArcSDE - MSSQL Server 2005 environment and the modules were developed in ArcObjects - Engine.  Using NMAP we could retrieve the aerial scanned images, toposheets, flight plans upon its metadata request from the voluminous spatial database. Features for cropping, image enhancement, plotting, etc on the fly is available.  This application is highly useful for photogrammetric compilation process and for imagery sales, wherein the satellite / aerial imagery could be retrieved within seconds from voluminous geodatabase.

Duration:    1 Year

Position: Project Manager GIS and Engineering Services

Company: Stesalit, Hyderabad

My responsibilities

•Preparation of user requirement document, use case document, object oriented design document, validation and client approvals

•Managing the team to develop the application and involved in arcobjects programming

•Managing photogrammetric scanning activity to avail productive good quality aerial photographic images by sending film negatives

•Designing Enterprise Geo Database by using ArcGIS Engine – ArcSDE - SQLServer 2005 for managing 50 TB, which consists of satellite images, aerial photographs, toposheets and flight plan

•Monitor tasks and collaborate with team to meet the milestones.

4.Irrigation Information System for water resources development using ArcGIS Server

A prototype for irrigation network is established using ArcGIS Server 9.1 for irrigation management for parts of Karnataka.  Flow analysis, network analysis and stream analysis is performed for simulating the water flow dynamics from source to reservoir.  Stream ordering, soil, slope and aspect were also integrated to model the flow rate.

Duration:    6 months

Position: GIS Research Associate

Company: Midwest, Bangalore

My responsibilities

•Preparation of user requirement document, use case document, object oriented design document, validation and client approval

•Managing the team to develop the application and involved in arcobjects programming

•Designing enterprise object oriented geodatabase by using ArcGIS Server – ArcSDE and SQLServer 2005 and established a network model on drainage pattern, canals and its subtypes

•Analysing slope, soil and estimating drainage flow and modeling the flow pattern

•Monitor tasks and collaborate with team to meet the milestones.

5.TIER II MANAGER – a chemical repository used for tax levy on chemical discharges from industries

TIER II MANAGER streamlines the process of chemical inventory.  Chemical storage facilities were submitted through a set of simple on-line forms.  Planners can access real-time information to create emergency response plans.  This provides a comprehensive, cost-effective way to meet regulatory requirements and provides emergency response information at the critical moment decision-making in no time. Evacuation is again a routing module in which the evacuation routes will be generated where there is a chemical / nuclear emergency.

Duration:     4 months

Position: GIS Specialist

Company: IDSI, Cochin, India

My responsibilities

•Preparation of user requirement document, use case document, object oriented design document, for upgrading the product

•Managing the team to integrate the application with GIS map display interface

•Object oriented geodatabase design for chemical inventory including industrial location, plume model and routes

•Monitor tasks and collaborate with team to enhance the product.

6.Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan for Andamans using remote sensing and GIS

ICZM is a continuous and dynamic process that integrates government and the community, science and management, sectoral and public interests in preparing and implementing an integrated plan for the protection and development of coastal system and resources. ICZM for Andamans is carried out by integrating landuse, water quality, topography, soil, slope and drainage using ArcGIS Workstation and ArcGIS 9 Desktop.  CRZ plan maps were prepared by adopting the coastal regulation of GOI and CRZ is classified for enforcing protective ecosystem and zoning development activity for human interference along the coastal stretches of Andamans. Satellite mapping, LU / LC classification and water quality analysis was carried out using ERDAS 8.4.

Duration:    2 years

Position: Senior Project Associate & Research Scientist

Institute: Institute for Ocean Management, Anna University

My responsibilities

•Trained team members on the process of geometric correction, digitization, error analysis using ArcGIS workstation, preparation of thematic maps using ArcGIS Desktop and processing satellite imagery using ERDAS imagine

•Preparation of project plan document, organizing meetings and scheduling the project work flow

•Research on identifying suitable sites for mariculture, ecotourism, ecosettlements, wind mills, artificial recharge, etc

•Derivation of a CRZ plan map by adopting the coastal regulation zone, GOI and classifying the shoreline stretch into CRZ I, CRZ II, CRZ III and CRZ IV for protecting the coastal ecosystem as well as identifying parcels for development activity

•Monitor task and collaborate with team to meet project objectives

Educational Experience

1.   Seawater Use Classification Studies for East and West coast of India

Yearly and seasonal seawater quality parameters such as physical, chemical and biological parameters were maintained in Oracle 9i database for both east and west coast of India.  The database is linked with ArcGIS Desktop 9 and respective parameters were classified for SW I, SW II, SW III and SW IV.  This classification is based on central pollution control board norms.  Contouring the water quality parameters depicts dispersion pattern.  Development activities along the east and west coast of India were regulated as per the prevailing water condition using ArcGIS Desktop.

Duration:    1 year

Position: Senior Research Fellow

Institute: Institute for Ocean Management, Anna University

My responsibilities

•Derivation of a SUCS plan map by adopting the central pollution control board norms, and classifying it into SW I, SW II, SW III and SW IV for adopting a best seawater use practice

•Monitor task and collaborate with team to meet the project objectives

2.Application of remote sensing and GIS for Tuticorin coastal and harbor environment management

Suspended Sediment Concentration (SSC) is quantitatively estimated by developing image processing algorithm, modeled in Erdas Macro Language (EML) using Satellite Remote Sensing (SRS) techniques.  The movement and dispersion of suspended matter from thermal power plants, sewage and industrial discharges is identified using digital satellite data and by adopting image processing techniques.  Chlorophyll - a is estimated quantitatively in harbour waters using IRS P4 OCM satellite data.  OCMDAS software developed by Space Application Center (SAC) is used to derive quantitative chlorophyll estimates.  Seasonal water quality is chemically anlaysed in laboratory after each sampling carried out in and around harbor water.  LU/LC change detection is used to analyze the harbours influence on coastal landuse through GIS techniques.  Coastal processes in and around Tuticorin harbour using multidate satellite data is studied.  Harbour Information System is developed by incorporating all the above parameters in GUI and coded in ArcView Avenue GIS.

Duration:    3 years

Duration:    1 year

Position: Junior Research Fellow

Institute: Institute for Ocean Management, Anna University

My responsibilities

•Preparation of project plan document for Tuticorin coastal and harbour environment management using remote sensing and GIS

•Carry out water quality analysis by collecting seasonal samples in and around harbor area

•Procure satellite data from NRSA, to carry out landuse / landcover change analysis, algorithm development for estimating quantitative SSC and image processing for estimating quantitative Chlorophyll – a

•Accuracy estimates of LU/LC, chlorophyll and suspended sediment concentration through field check

•Deriving seasonal water quality maps and depicting the dispersion pattern in contours

•Collecting aspatial data and supporting data through peer review of literature

•Development of harbor information system using object oriented application development practice by ArcView Avenue scripts

•Thematic information obtained by spatial and aspatial analysis using ArcGIS Workstation and ArcGIS desktop is kept as spatial datasets.

General Information

Job expected

Project manager/ Consultant or similar roles in geospatial information system and development activities related to utilities, infrastructure, health & emergency and natural resources management.

Experience

About 5+ years of experience GIS and remote sensing techniques at various corporate and research institutes.  About 7+ years of experience as a Tutor in academic institutes and as a researcher using GIS and Remote Sensing.  Major development areas using GIS and remote sensing includes information system development, expert system, utility, health & emergency, and natural resources management using spatial technology with emphasis on geoscience and technology. 

Competence in technical aspects of object oriented enterprise geodatabase development (geometric rectification, digitization, error analysis, processing of GIS datasets and geodatabase design), object oriented application development (application design, SDLC and arcobjects programming) and project management practice (requirement gathering, work flow analysis, tasking, scheduling, manpower estimate, cost estimate, QA/QC check, client interaction and delivery). 

Skills

Project acquired skills

ERDAS Imagine (LPS), ArcSDE 9X, ArcGIS Server 9X, ArcGIS Engine 9X – ArcObjects, MSSQL Server, Oracle Spatial - Mapviewer, GeoServer, and MapServer

Trained skills

ARCGIS Desktop 9X, INPHO, Datem, SAFE FME, Python, Autocad, and C# .Net 2008

Studio skills

Remote Sensing and GIS as applied to Photogrammetry (Interdisciplinary Surveying), DIP, Urban Resource Planning, Coastal Zone Management, Environmental Management, Hydrology, and Earth Science.

Education

Ph.D    Tuticorin Coastal and Harbour Environment Management using Remote Sensing & GIS, Anna University, 2002    

M.Sc.     Environmental Remote Sensing & Cartography, Madurai Kamaraj University, 1998

B.Sc.     Geology, Manonmanium Sundaranar University, 1996

Personal details

•DOB and Age:     19.11.1975 and 37 years old

•Fathers name:     Mr. K. Kanagavel

•Nationality:     Indian

•Religion:     Hindu

•Martial Status: Married

•Spouse name:     Ms. M. Srinivasuki

•Passport no:     E6592178

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