David is the GIS Analyst at LRE, where he creates geospatial products and services for LRE’s water experts. He brings with him National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency defense mapping and Public Land Survey System land grid data experience. He is dedicated to providing geospatial solutions through GIS mapping, spatial analysis, and geodata expertise. David has a B.S. in Geography from Kansas State University and Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Colorado Denver.
David GatesGIA Analyst
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