GIS services · software development · training
Bespoke GIS tools that do what you need.
Since 2014, Lune Geographic has provided independent GIS consultancy to a range of clients including national parks, NGOs, renewable energy developers, environment and conservation bodies, academia and government.
ArcGIS Pro Toolboxes · QGIS plugins · Bespoke Web Maps · Participatory GIS Platforms · Map-Me Paper2GIS
Services
All aspects of GIS and digital cartography
Engagements range from a single piece of spatial analysis to long-term software and data management partnerships. Key areas of our work include:
Software & workflow development
- Custom GIS plugin and toolbox development for QGIS or ArcGIS Pro
- Custom web map development and integration
- GIS software development for desktop, web or mobile
- Design and automation of GIS-based workflows to increase business efficiency
Spatial analysis & cartography
- Spatial analysis, digital cartography, data visualisation and technical report production
- Methodology development (for when 'off the shelf' tools aren't enough) and optimisation
- Map projection evaluation and design
Geospatial infrastructure
- Prepare your business to deliver GIS data securely across distributed and remote workers
- All aspects of GIS data management, including GeoServer deployment and management
- Development, management and optimisation of spatial databases such as PostGIS
Participatory GIS
- Development, deployment and analysis of Participatory GIS surveys
- Development of bespoke Participatory GIS platforms
- Analysis and interpretation of Participatory GIS data
- Support services for the Map-Me and Paper2GIS platforms
Renewable Energy
- Extensive experience with wind and solar developments
- Desktop analysis and site finding and evaluation
- Planning support, including appeal and EIA
- Public and stakeholder consultation
Landscape Ecology: Conservation and Restoration
- Land cover and habitat amount
- Habitat connectivity
- Restoration planning
- Public and stakeholder consultation
Training
GIS training from first principles to cutting edge techniques
Tailored training in QGIS, ArcGIS, Python or R, pitched to your team’s starting point and built around problems from your own data wherever possible.
About
Consultancy, backed by research
Founder & Principal Consultant
Prof. Jonny Huck
Director, Lune Geographic Ltd.
Professor of Computational Geography, The University of Manchester
Lune Geographic was founded by Prof. Jonny Huck, Professor of Computational Geography at the University of Manchester. Before moving into academia he was Technical Manager for a UK wind farm developer.
Jonny is an internationally recognised expert in GIS, with a research portfolio that spans a range of environmental, urban and global health problems. He maintains a range of free and open source GIS software, including the Map-Me and Paper2GIS participatory-mapping platforms and the QGIS Polygon Divider plugin. He founded the humanitarian Community Mapping organisation in 2017, and sits on the steering committee of OSGeo:UK. He is the former national chair of GIS Research UK and has advised the UK Government on the geospatial industry.
Get in touch
Tell us about your project
For a quote, more information, or simply to see whether we might be able to help, please get in touch. We can normally respond the same day