Background
Mr. Willie Carroll is a certified UAV/drone pilot and UAV flight reviewer, professional GIS Analyst, and photographer. He has extensive work experience providing services to various industry sectors including infrastructure, government organizations, aggregates and mining, environmental, utilities, transportation, and many others. Combining his professional UAV pilot skills, creative photography skills, and career background as a professional GIS analyst, he transforms information collected through UAV operations into actionable information with the use of GIS and digital mapping technology.
Education and Certifications
- UAV Thermography Level 1: Infrared Centre (2021)
- UAV Flight Reviewer: Transport Canada (2020)
- Certified Engineering Technologist: OACETT (2019)
- UAV Advanced Operations Certificate: Transport Canada (2018)
- Restricted Operator Certificate – Aeronautical (ROC-A): Industry Canada (2018)
- UAV Pilot License Certificate: Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre (2018)
- Honors Geographic Information Systems Graduate Certificate: Algonquin College (2017)
- Honors Physical Geography Major, Honors Geomatics Minor, B.A.: Carleton University (2016)
- Memberships: Unmanned Systems Canada (USC); Canadian Institute of Geomatics (CIG); Canadian Cartographic Association (CCA); URISA; URISA Ontario (BeSpatial)
Publications
- “Data Capture and Model Building. Using drones to create digital twins for visual assessments and project visualization.” OnSite Magazine (2025).
- “How Drones are Changing Condo Property Inspections” Canadian Condominium Institute (2023)
- “4 ways drones are improving how inspections are conducted.” Facility Executive (2022)
- “Analysis of scallops in Gomantong Caves, by GIS processing of 3D terrestrial laser scanner data. Lunburg, J., Carroll, W., et al.” Speleothem Conference (2017).
- “Land Classification in Zimbabwe (1998) map in: Farm Labor Struggles in Zimbabwe, The Ground of Politics” Indiana University Press (2017).