Gavin supports the monitoring of the natural environment across England by advising customers on how to apply new datasets and mapping products from Defra’s Natural Capital Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) programme. He records customer use cases while using his expertise in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Earth Observation to demonstrate NCEA data and products such as the Living England Map, England Peat Map, Trees outside of Woodlands, and the England Ecosystem Survey. Gavin previously worked in organising the Scientific Advisory Committee. Prior to this, he worked for the Environment Agency. Gavin has a PhD in marine remote sensing, GIS and mid-ocean ridge geology.