Syed Z.

I turn messy zoning codes, parcel data and GIS services into clean, analysis-ready datasets for real estate and location intelligence teams, and I build Python + AI automation so the work runs in hours instead of weeks and can be re-run whenever the data changes. Top Rated | 144 Upwork jobs | 10+ years in GIS & Remote Sensing | USA, Canada & Australia zoning AI & AUTOMATION FOR GIS ✔ AI zoning extraction: LLM-assisted parsing of zoning ordinances, planning PDFs and municipal codes into structured tables (districts, permitted uses, setbacks, FAR, height, density, lot and parking rules), with rule-based QA on every record ✔ Automated data collection: Python scrapers and ArcGIS REST / API harvesters that pull county and city layers in bulk, with scheduling and change detection ✔ Geospatial ETL pipelines: automated cleaning, reprojection, validation and loading into PostgreSQL/PostGIS, ready to refresh on demand ✔ Automated parcel-to-zoning joins, geocoding and address normalization at county and multi-state scale ✔ AI-assisted QA: anomaly detection, attribute validation and topology checks that flag problems before delivery ✔ Batch processing and report automation: format conversions, map series and summary tables generated by script, not by hand ✔ Custom tools: reusable Python/ArcPy/QGIS scripts and workflows your team can run without me WHAT I DELIVER ✔ Zoning & land-use datasets for real estate, development feasibility and site selection ✔ Parcel, census and demographic layers joined and analysis-ready ✔ Location datasets: short-term rentals, cannabis businesses, self-storage, parking ✔ Spatial databases: PostgreSQL/PostGIS design, maintenance and automated updates ✔ Remote sensing: satellite preprocessing, NDVI/NDBI/NDWI, land cover, soil and agricultural mapping ✔ Mapping & digitizing: base maps from imagery, scans and CAD; web-ready vector maps; Power BI dashboards ✔ Conversions: Shapefile, GeoPackage, GeoJSON, KML/KMZ, CAD, Excel, CSV, WKT WHY CLIENTS HIRE ME • I know zoning. I read the code and structure the rules so your analysts and models can use them. • Automation first. Anything repetitive becomes a script or pipeline you keep, so the next county costs less. • AI with checks. I use AI to go faster, then verify outputs against the source so the data can be trusted. • Clear, fast communication. I usually reply within a few hours. "Syed was perfect. He understood exactly what I needed... and gave suggestions that improved my project." (US & Canada county mapping client) TOOLS ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, ERDAS Imagine, Google Earth | Python (GeoPandas, Shapely, GDAL, ArcPy, Requests), SQL | LLM / AI-assisted extraction workflows | PostgreSQL/PostGIS, MySQL | ArcGIS REST, APIs, web scraping | Power BI, Excel, Google Sheets HOW I WORK 1. Share your area, data sources and target schema. 2. I automate a sample area first so you can check format and accuracy. 3. Full delivery with QA notes, plus the scripts or pipeline so it can be re-run for the next city or county. Send me your city or county list and the attributes you need. I'll reply with an approach, timeline and quote.