Dhruvkumar Bhatt

Dhruvkumar Bhatt is a Lecturer and GIS/Spatial Analyst I at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), affiliated with The Water School and the Department of Marine & Earth Sciences. He supports faculty and students in research requiring GIS and Remote Sensing tools. His expertise includes geospatial technology applications in environmental monitoring, disaster response, and coastal management.

• Educations:
• M.P.S. in Geographic Information Science, University of Maryland Baltimore County
• M.S. in Geoinformatics, Birla Institute of Technology, India
• B.Sc. in Environmental Science, Sardar Patel University, India

His research focuses on leveraging GIS and remote sensing for environmental challenges, such as oyster reef restoration, red tide monitoring, propeller scar analysis, and hurricane impact assessment. He has collaborated with local governments and institutions like the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on projects ranging from utility mapping to the Chandrayaan Moon Mapping Mission.

Recent work at FGCU includes creating data collection tools using ESRI’s Survey123 and ArcGIS Collector for damage assessment and utilities mapping. Bhatt’s contributions span academic research and practical community solutions in spatial analytics.

Advising/Grants: No formal student advising or grant details provided in the text. His role emphasizes technical support for existing research initiatives.

Labs/Teams: Active in FGCU’s GIS and Remote Sensing team, supporting interdisciplinary projects within The Water School.