are still used successfully, many environmental testing laboratories have been slow to add GIS to their quality control toolkits. However, my experience has shown that innovative, low-cost GIS techniques add value for the client and benefits for the lab. Utilizing geospatial analysis for applied capability testing can only result in enhanced secu- rity measures of data analysis. Since GIS is cost-effective, precise, and accessible, this technology should now be part of any environmental testing quality control protocol.
Figure 3: March 27, 2015, Sugar Land, TX
a specific site, visualizing the progression from clearance to regrowth and subsequent clearance, grading, and preparation for construction over an 18-month period. Environmental testing as an industry is nearly 100 years old, and many of the traditional internal and external Quality Assurance (QA) proce- dures in use by labs today have been standardized over the past few de- cades. Perhaps because these well-developed testing and QA processes
ADEWUMI ANDREW is the Environmental Data Control Supervisor at Integrated Geosciences Laboratories, LLC (IGL) in Houston, TX. Ms. Andrew is an environmental scientist with special expertise in advanced environmental testing and certification in geographic information systems (GIS), applying geospatial analysis and sophisticated testing methodologies to interpret bioenvironmental data for Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments, real estate development projects, and clients representing diverse industries including oil and gas, government agencies, and consulting firms.
Figure 4: December 2, 2019, Sugar Land, TX
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