Instruction Team

Joe Wheaton is an Assistant Professor at Utah State University and a fluvial geomorphologist with over a decade of experience in river restoration. Joe developed the original GCD software used in the course.



Philip Bailey is the Principle of North Arrow Research and the lead developer
on the current version of the GCD software used in the course. Philip has a Ph.D. in Geographical Information Systems and a B.Sc. in Topographic Science and Geography.
  • Email: Philip@northarrowresearch.com
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Wally MacFarlane is a Photogrammetry & GIS Research Associate at Utah State University in the Ecogeomorphology & Topographic Analysis Lab. Wally is a veteran geospatial professional with nearly 15 years of experience developing and using innovative GIS, photogrammetry and remote sensing techniques to assess climate and land-use induced environmental change. Within his highly productive career Wally’s skills have been instrumental on over 30 different natural resource related projects for federal, state, municipal and NGO organizations and agencies.  
  • Email: wally.macfarlane@gmail.com
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