// Nick Charles, MS, GISP • Environmental GIS & Geospatial Consulting

From Field Data to Spatial Framework

I'm an environmental scientist and certified GIS Professional bridging fieldwork and geospatial technology -- site investigations, GIS deliverables, environmental databases, and the automation that ties them together.

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GISP® Certified • FAA Part 107 • OSHA HAZWOPER • MS Environmental Studies

6+ Years in Environmental Consulting
80+ Phase I ESAs Led
100+ Esri Course Certifications
15+ States with Project Experience

Recent Work

Selected geospatial projects from environmental consulting engagements

Remediation & Compliance

CERCLA Remedial Investigation Field Leadership

Multi-year field lead for sampling events spanning 60–100 wells, with custom digital field forms, aquifer testing, and a 14-week pilot test.

CERCLA Survey123 Pilot Testing

Field & Web Apps

Digital Inspections with Automated Reporting

Survey123 inspection forms plus a Python pipeline that turns each field export into 100+ finished per-asset reports in a single pass.

Survey123 Python Automation

Data Management

Multi-Facility PFAS Reporting Pipeline

EPA Method 1633 PFAS data managed in EQuIS across a landfill portfolio, with parameterized crosstabs producing regulator-ready submittal packages.

EQuIS PFAS EPA 1633
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From the Blog

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01

2026-03-01

Automating Map Series Production with arcpy

How I replaced a 2-day manual process with a Python script that generates 40+ regulatory figures from a single ArcGIS Pro project.

02

2026-02-14

Colored Label Maps with Arcade Expressions

Using Arcade to dynamically color-code depth-to-water labels on monitoring well maps -- no joins, no duplicated layers.

03

2026-01-28

EDD Validation: Catching Errors Before EQuIS Does

A Python pre-checker that validates electronic data deliverables against format files before loading -- saving hours of resubmission cycles.

04

2026-01-10

Drone Photogrammetry for Cut/Fill Analysis

Comparing DSM-based volume calculations against traditional survey methods on a remedial action excavation project.

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Field & Web Apps

Sub-Meter GNSS Field Workflows

High-accuracy GNSS receivers integrated with offline Field Maps

GIS & Visualization

Superfund Site GIS Modernization

Legacy map documents rebuilt in ArcGIS Pro for long-term monitoring

Due Diligence

Nationwide Phase I ESA Program

80+ assessments led as primary consultant across 15+ states

Data Management

CCR Compliance Database & Statistics

EQuIS implementation with prediction limits and trend analysis

Technical Toolkit

The geospatial and environmental tools I work with daily

GIS & Geospatial

  • ArcGIS Pro
  • ArcGIS Online
  • ArcGIS Enterprise
  • Field Maps
  • Survey123
  • Experience Builder
  • Surfer
  • Spatial Analyst
  • 3D Analyst

Programming & Data

  • Python
  • arcpy
  • pandas
  • SQL
  • Arcade
  • XLSForm
  • JavaScript
  • HTML/CSS

Databases & EIM

  • EQuIS
  • EQuIS EDP
  • SQL Server
  • gINT
  • EDD Processing
  • Crosstab Reports
  • Screening Levels

Remote Sensing & UAV

  • Part 107 Certified
  • Pix4D
  • Orthomosaics
  • DSM / DTM
  • LiDAR / 3DEP
  • Thermal & Multispectral

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