1-2 Sciennes Gardens Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH9 1NR +44 (0)131 667 5454

"Island GIS have consistently provided a high level of service and have been extremely helpful in ensuring that all of our GIS requirements are delivered."

Environmental Project Manager,
Scottish and Southern Energy

"Island GIS has successfully supported Melrose in centralising their GIS data, enabling more efficient management, integration and access-ibility to spatial datasets across the company

IM Manager, Melrose Resources

Island GIS is an independent GIS consultancy established in 2006. Our focus is on delivering quality GIS analysis, mapping and consultancy services to companies and organisations across the Energy, Environmental and Utilities sectors.

Owner/Director: Paul Edmunds

For the past 10 years Paul has worked on GIS projects across the Energy and Environmental sectors; developing a comprehensive understanding of the analytical and technical application of this fast changing industry. Paul has a BSc in Geography and an MSc in Geographical Infomation Systems from the University of Edinburgh. Paul has gained core experience in project management and GIS product development whilst working for Wood Mackenzie and for ERM as a GIS Consultant. Paul has managed and supported projects in the UK, Europe, North Africa, North America and South East Asia, clients have included Shell, BP, Maersk, Defra and Scottish & Southern Energy. At present Paul's aim is to ensure Island GIS grows to be a leading provider of quality GIS products and services.

Non-Executive Director: Prof Mike Edmunds

Mike is currently Visiting Professor in Hydrogeology at OUCE (Oxford University Centre for the Environment), conducting research in semi-arid and arid regions as well as MSc teaching. He was formerly with the British Geological Survey. His expertise lies in fields of groundwater quality, hydrogeochemical processes, trace element studies, isotope hydrology, palaeohydrology, arid semi-arid zone studies including groundwater recharge assessment, groundwater acidification, salinity issues and mineral and thermal waters. He has some 230 scientific publications, including 140 in externally reviewed publications in these fields.

He has worked extensively and published on north Africa and the Sahel region (Algeria, Tunisia, Sudan, Senegal, Mali, Niger, Libya, Nigeria and Ghana). This work has focused on large scale regional aquifer characterisation and especially the definition of renewable and non-renewable groundwaters. This has typically involved multi-tracer applications (chemical and isotopic). Quantification of aquifer recharge has been carried out in several countries using geochemical methods. Thus his specific expertise lies in the application of geochemical tools to solving problems in aquifer exploration and evaluation (before, during and after drilling), water quality evolution and evaluation, as well as groundwater protection; he has published recently on fluoride issues in groundwater.

In the past decade he has been coordinator of major projects in north Africa region funded by DfID, UK Research Councils, IAEA and the European Community including 1) GASPAL (Groundwater AS PALaeoindicator) – network for data exchange and synthesis on non-renewable groundwaters with France, Italy, Nigeria, Chad, Senegal, Niger EC INCO-DC ENRICH); 2) Recharge characteristics and groundwater quality of the Grand Erg Orientale - with Algeria, Tunisia and Syria, EC Avicenne Programme, 1995-1998;

He has acted in a consultant capacity with UNESCO, IAEA, UK Govt Departments, English Heritage and UK Water companies and university consortia overseas.

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