Senior GIS Developer & Spatial Solutions Architect

Muhammad Sohail Akbar

Senior GIS Developer | Enterprise GIS Architect | Web GIS & Spatial Data Specialist

I design and deliver enterprise GIS platforms, spatial databases, secure APIs, map services, decision-support dashboards, AI/EO workflows, and GIS automation tools for government, real estate, public health, infrastructure, and land records domains.

Founder of GISITTools.com and GIS Schools.

15+Years GIS Delivery
20+Government GIS/MIS Projects
National-scale GISMOMRA, Hajj GIS, Real Estate GIS
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Enterprise GIS PostGIS, GeoServer, Spatial APIs
AI + Earth Observation Detection, Segmentation, Change Analysis
GIS Product Builder QGIS Plugins, GIS Tools, Dashboards
Full-Stack GIS PHP, Laravel, Flask, Leaflet, MapLibre
Professional Profile

Building practical GIS systems for real-world operations.

Senior GIS and Geospatial Backend Engineer / Spatial Data Architect with 15+ years of experience delivering spatial platforms, PostGIS databases, GeoServer services, APIs, and operational dashboards.

My work spans national-scale and government GIS programs across Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, including rental analytics, MOMRA and Hajj smart-city GIS support, DHA land records, public health surveillance, property tax surveys, rural roads, ADP monitoring, utility consumer surveys, remote sensing, and AI-ready geospatial workflows.

Founder of GISITTools.com, a GIS tools platform offering practical online tools for GIS users, spatial data processing, mapping utilities, and geospatial workflows. I also founded GIS Schools to share practical GIS development tutorials, open-source demos, and career-focused geospatial learning.

Experienced in QGIS plugin development, custom GIS tools, spatial data converters, automation workflows, and desktop-to-web GIS integration.

Rental analytics MOMRA / Hajj GIS Land records & parcels Public health GIS Survey dashboards AI / EO map review GISITTools founder GIS Schools
Technical Capability

Technical Expertise Across GIS, Data, AI & Web Platforms

Built around spatial data architecture, secure APIs, high-performance map services, and dashboard interfaces that decision-makers can trust.

Experience

Professional Experience & Delivery Timeline

A career built around enterprise GIS delivery, spatial databases, web mapping platforms, and decision-support systems for public-sector and business operations.

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Jul 2011 - Jan 2012 | Pakistan 7 months

Full Stack Developer

HCT Solutions

Built database-driven real estate web applications using PHP, MySQL, CodeIgniter, reporting dashboards, client workflows, and interactive map components.

Feb 2012 - Apr 2022 | Lahore, Pakistan 10+ years

GIS Development Manager

The Urban Unit - Government of Punjab

Delivered 20+ government GIS/MIS projects across land management, property tax, transport, health surveillance, price monitoring, COVID-19 planning, field data collection, spatial QA, public-sector dashboards, and cross-department production support.

May 2022 - Nov 2024 | Lahore, Pakistan 2.5 years

Assistant Director GIS

DHA Lahore

Led backend and GIS delivery for centralized land records ERP, parcel verification, ownership workflows, PostGIS/PHP-backed map services, role-based dashboards, Android field synchronization, cached tiles, ETL pipelines, and audit-ready reporting.

Nov 2024 - Present | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Current

Information Systems Analyst / GIS Leader

Wedo Solutions

Leads enterprise GIS and spatial backend delivery for Saudi government and enterprise programs, including real estate analytics, ArcGIS Enterprise, PostGIS, Flask APIs, GeoServer, vector tiles, COG/TiTiler imagery, QGIS/URBI workflows, and Hajj/MOMRA smart-city GIS support.

Project Portfolio

Selected GIS, Web Mapping & Decision-Support Projects

A curated portfolio of enterprise GIS dashboards, land records systems, public health surveillance tools, infrastructure monitoring platforms, AI/EO analytics, and spatial decision-support applications.

22 projects
Services

Expertise for enterprise geospatial teams.

Practical implementation services shaped by government delivery, spatial database design, web GIS engineering, and production dashboard operations.

Certificates & Training

Certifications, Training & Continuous Learning

Professional certifications and continuous learning across GIS, Python, web development, databases, and spatial technologies.

Education

Academic foundation.

Formal education combining GIS, computer science, and information technology.

Step 01

B.Com Information Technology

Islamia University Bahawalpur

2007 - 2009
Step 02

Master of Science in GIS

Punjab University Lahore

2009 - 2011
Step 03

Master of Science in Computer Science

Lahore Leads University

2013 - 2015
Contact

Let’s build your next GIS platform.

Available for enterprise GIS development, Web GIS dashboards, PostGIS/GeoServer architecture, AI/EO workflows, QGIS plugins, and spatial data automation.

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