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Emilio H.

GIS Data Engineering & Terrain Analysis, Boundaries, Census, QGIS

"Terrain analysis is my day job. I'm a U.S. Army geospatial analyst — I build slope, viewshed, and terrain suitability products daily, to standards where accuracy actually matters. I help clients answer ground questions: Where can this be built? What can be seen from here? Which route, parcel, or site makes sense? You get a clean, professional map or analysis package — clear layout, documented data sources, delivered in the format you need (PDF, GeoTIFF, shapefile, or GeoPackage). I also build boundary and census datasets for US location-data companies — sourcing official government boundaries, joining them to census figures on the correct geocodes, and running a full QC pass (geometry validity, zero orphan joins, national totals cross-checked against independent sources) before anything ships. Every delivery includes complete documentation and a peer-reviewable methods note. Five-star delivery record so far. What I work with: QGIS end-to-end (terrain analysis, spatial analysis, cartographic layout), GRASS and GDAL processing (slope, aspect, hillshade, viewshed, watershed), USGS 3DEP elevation data, and LiDAR-derived DEMs. Every analysis ships with a methods note stating exactly what the data does and doesn't support. US-based, deadline-driven, and precise — if something in your requirements is ambiguous, I'll ask before I build, not after."

🇺🇸Tacoma, United States$45/hr100% JSS5.00 (6)Since Aug 2026

Earnings and projects

MRR
$1.2k

Last 6 months ÷ 2.9 months active (since Aug 2026)

World#39,357 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#7,054 / 62.1k
Revenue, last 30 days
$1.3k

Last 6 months: $3.6k

World#35,393 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#5,684 / 62.1k
Total earnings
$3.6k

Billed in all: $3.6k

World#282,660 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#44,131 / 62.1k
Per project
$515

$509 in the last 6 months

World#180,024 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#30,282 / 62.1k
Projects, last 6 months
7
86% fixed14% hourly
World#28,828 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#4,152 / 62.1k
Projects in all
7
86% fixed14% hourly
World#236,191 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#33,699 / 62.1k

Earnings, last 30 days

$3.6k+$1.3k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$2k$3k$4kOct 9Oct 24Nov 8

Skill rankings: Top 8% in Cartography

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

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  4. #16Lidar128 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #2Top 13%
  5. #17ArcGIS Online176 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #9Top 10%
  6. #21Spatial Analysis241 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #5Top 9%
  7. #27Remote Sensing267 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #6Top 10%
  8. #64ArcGIS692 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #15Top 9%