Grant Herbert

Grant Herbert, GISP

Principal GIS Analyst

During his undergraduate studies, Grant became interested in GIS as a way to help understand processes of and change in natural and social environments, sparking a decision to pursue a career in the geospatial field.

During his undergraduate studies, Grant became interested in GIS as a way to help understand processes of and change in natural and social environments, sparking a decision to pursue a career in the geospatial field. At the beginning of his career, while in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, Grant gained considerable experience in building and managing parcel and address data. Now, at MFA, Grant’s expertise encompasses a myriad of skills, including geodatabase design and management, spatial database and server technologies, system architecture, and GIS integration. His passion for the programming and data integration side of GIS has him creating and automating GIS tools with Python and developing web applications, as well as managing Esri Enterprise components and SQL Server. Outside the office, Grant enjoys the outdoors, fly fishing, and photography.

A favorite project and why? 

My favorite projects are ones where we get deep into the data and automation side, setting up SQL views, Python scripts, and other tools to automatically generate the final product or keep it updated. It’s well worth the effort to have it all “just work” so people can focus on getting their data in and using the results.

Education & Expertise

  • Graduate Certificate in Software Design and Development
  • Master of Science in Geography, emphasis in Advanced Geospatial Analysis, Northern Illinois University
  • Certificate of Graduate Study in Geographic Information Analysis, Northern Illinois University
  • Bachelor of Science in Geography, Canterbury University—New Zealand

Certifications

  • Certified GIS Professional, GIS Certification Institute, 54850