Chris Bean

GIS Analyst at The Rivers Trust

Tell us about your career path so far.

What 3 things do you like most about your current role?

Give us an example of a project that you have contributed to recently that you are proud of.

I am building the centralised data portal and reporting tool, what we have called the  ‘CaBA TreeHub’ , to support our partners across 6 pathfinder areas in planting trees for the Woodlands for Water government initiative.

This includes access to dozens of specialist data sets and tools that users will use to help inform their planting, links to wider guidance on securing funding and support for the schemes, and supporting the creation of a database of specialists across the country that can aid applicants of the scheme.

The TreeHub aims to ensure a slick user experience, with dashboards embedded to facilitate a simple and effective reporting functionality.