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The Spatial Vision Team

Our experienced team of geomatics and engineering specialists provide our clients with in-depth expertise across a broad range of technologies, applications and sectors.

We help our clients extract the most from their geospatial data and geographic technology to support business processes, workflows and operational requirements.

Spatial Vision Group - Bill Johnstone

Bill Johnstone Ph.D., P.Eng.

Partner and Principal Consultant

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Dr. Johnstone is a Principal Consultant and founding partner of Spatial Vision Group. He works with clients to design, develop and use Geographic Information Systems to support the development, operations and maintenance of business and government infrastructure.

Bill has completed over 120 consulting assignments that have implemented more than $27 million in GIS systems which describe the location, status and operations of over $7 billion in infrastructure and natural resources assets.

Specialties

  • Systems Design Engineering
  • Systems Analysis / Modelling and Simulation
  • Geographic Information Science
  • Project Management and Business Case
  • Organization and Staff Development

Professional Interests

  • Integrating BIM/CAD with GIS
  • Big Geospatial Datasets, Visualization and Analytics
  • Infrastructure Management, Systems Engineering and "Digital Twins"
  • Increasing / Enhancing the use of GIS in Engineering

Registration

  • Registered Professional Engineer in the Province of British Columbia — EGBC

Memberships

  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) — IEEE
  • Canadian Dam Association (CDA) — CDA
  • Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) — ASDSO
  • Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) — GITA
  • International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) — INCOSE

Publications, Conferences and Talks

  • External link to Dr. Johnstone's publications, conference papers and talks — Click here

External Links

  • Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia — Click Here
  • Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo — Click Here

Experience Areas

  • Infrastructure and Natural Resources
  • Civil Engineering, Power Generation and Dam Safety
  • Utilities, Oil & Gas Pipelines
  • Transportation, Transit, Ports & Harbours
  • Federal, Provincial and Municipal Governments

Education

  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, 2012

    • Dr. Johnstone completed his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at the University of British Columbia in 2012. Drawing from his Systems Design Engineering background and his work with a broad range of clients, his research developed life safety analysis methods that could be used to help stakeholders assess the effectiveness of proposed mitigations and emergency response plans for extreme hazards such as dam failures, levee failures, tsunami, and industrial, nuclear and biological accidents. Below you can find an abstract, a link to his dissertation and other materials — Read more about Dr. Johnstone's doctoral work

  • M.A.Sc., Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, 1985
  • B.A.Sc., Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, 1983

Course Development and Delivery

BCIT, School of Construction and the Environment
  • GIST 7160 - GIS Databases and Big Data
  • GIST 5100 - Fundamentals of GIS
  • GIST 5120 - GIS Project Planning
  • GIST 6101 - Selected Topics in GIS
  • GIST 6110 - GIS Management and Implementation
  • GIST 7150 - Fundamentals of GIS (Online)
Continuing Education
  • GIS for Forestry Management Systems
  • GIS for Natural Resource Management
  • Management Issues in GIS