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Dr. Jason Tambie

Dr
Jason
Tambie

Lecturer
Ph.D. Geoinformatics - UWI, St. Augustine (2018)
M.Phil. Geography - UWI, ST. Augustine (2014)
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Geography, and Environmental and Natural Resources Management (First Class Honours) (UWI).
jason.tambie@uwi.edu

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ORCiD ID: 
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4599-5772

Jason Tambie is an Educator, Geographer, and Earth Observation Scientist. He has over fifteen years’ experience as an educator in the field of Geographical Information Science and Geography and has worked with students at the Certificate, Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels. Jason has delivered Geographic Information Systems (GIS) training workshops for Government Ministries and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). He also has industry and technical experience, having worked as a GIS Analyst in the oil industry in Trinidad and Tobago, and as a GIS Technician at University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus. 
At present, he is focused on research which involves the use of satellite data for investigating rainfall and oceanic features; geospatial analyses/geovisualization; and geography/geoscience education. Jason is also interested in working on interdisciplinary projects which involve Remote Sensing and GIS.
He enjoys being part of the academic research community and has participated in regional and international workshops and conferences such as those hosted by the Pan American Advanced Studies Institute, The Royal Society, Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES), Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), and American Association of Geographers (AAG).

Skills: 
Spatial Analyses in Geographic Information Systems
Programming in MATLAB
UWI Service: 
- Examination Coordinator, Department of Geography and Geology (2024-present)
- Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC) Member (Departmental Representative)- Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) (2024-present)
- Strategic Planning Committee Member- Department of Geography and Geology (2025-present)
Professional Memberships: 
- Member- American Association of Geographers (AAG) (2024- present)
- Member- Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) (2025-present)
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