I’m Emily Best and I am a GIS Cartography & Geovisualization student at Nova Scotia Community College. I am based in the Big Land… more specifically, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador. Check out my personal ArcGIS StoryMap for an interactive experience to get to know me a little better or take a read though the information below!
Education
- 2025 – Diploma in GIS Cartography & Geovisualization, NSCC COGS
- 2020 – Post Graduate Certificate in Quality Management, Marine Institute MUN
- 2018 – Bachelor of Arts (Geography/Business Admin), Memorial University
Training Certificates
ESRI Training:
- ArcGIS Pro Basics
- ArcGIS Notebooks Basics
- Building Geoprocessing Models Using ArcGIS Pro
- Introduction to ArcGIS Arcade
- Introduction to Coordinate Systems
- Introduction to 3D Data
- Authoring 3D Scenes
LinkedIn Learning:
- CSS Fundamentals: Unlock the Power of Web Styling
- HTML Essential Training
- Learning ArcGIS Python Scripting
- Learning QGIS
Experience
SmartICE Foundation Development Officer (Remote Position) 2021-2024
SmartICE Sea Ice Monitoring & Information Northern Communications Lead (Remote Position) 2020-2021
Nunacor Development Corporation Executive Assistant to the CEO (Hybrid Position), Finance Officer, Special Projects Assistant 2014-2019
SKILLS
GIS & Cartography
- ArcGIS Pro & ArcGIS Online
- ArcGIS StoryMaps & ArcGIS Dashboards
- Visual Studio Code
- Notepad ++
- Python, SQL, PgAdmin 4 (open-source)
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Leaflet
- Mapbox
- QGIS Desktop (open-source)
- Tableau
Marketing & Communications
- Canva
- draw.io (open-source)
- Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
- Social Media Platforms
- Websites (Eg: Shopify, WordPress, Squarespace)
- Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote)
Interested to learn more? Contact me or add me on LinkedIn.
Emily Best 