Axiel SolutionsGIS consulting · Hawaiʻi
Your GIS lead, from kickoff to closeout.
Erik Lash, GISP, RPA, manages geospatial projects end to end: scoping, field data, spatial analysis, enterprise systems, and the reports that support decisions. More than 25 years across Hawaiʻi and the Pacific.
Available for teaming, multi-week projects, and one-off weekend tasks.
Selected work
GIS projects
ORCAAH: Optical Reef and Coastal Area Assessment of Hawaiʻi
Code tool · Google Earth Engine
Fork of NASA’s ORCAA tool, tuned for the Hilo Bay watershed and run during storm events since 2024.
HiCo FADS: Hawaiʻi County fish aggregating devices
Web mapping · QGIS and Leaflet
State buoy locations over global seafloor topography, published as a static web map.
Permit GIS data conversion
Code tool · ETL automation
Weekly conversion and publication of GIS data for a county’s permit, review, and inspection apps, in production since 2019.
Hurricane Irene storm surge, sound side of the Outer Banks
Earth, ocean, and atmospheric science
Why the surge was worse behind the barrier islands, from NOAA multidimensional data.
Survey, excavation, and mapping at Ahu Ura Uranga Te Mahina, Rapa Nui
Field project · UNESCO
Architectural mapping and excavation of a ceremonial platform.
Products and Services
How I can help your team
Project and program management
Scoping, scheduling, budgeting, and delivery for GIS projects and programs. Rapid prototyping, pilot programs, and business process integration.
Resource management, planning, and permitting
Land records, natural and cultural resource studies, compliance mapping, and field work. Coastal, shoreline, wetland, and watershed planning.
Mapping, data insights, and custom tools
Thematic maps, GIS databases, data modeling and hygiene, analytics, GIS programming, web apps, geoAI, and decision support tools.
Enterprise GIS and IT
Full-stack enterprise GIS architecture: map, web, and database servers, administration, governance, cloud and network support.
Civic services and public safety
Parcels and addressing, utilities, open data, and accessible cartography. Emergency response products, impact assessments, and post-event recovery analysis.
Education, outreach, and writing
Teaching technology in college and STEM classrooms, citizen science, presentation cartography, grant writing, and technical publications.
Credentials
Certified, registered, and published
- GISP
- Certified GIS Professional, GIS Certification Institute (verify)
- RPA
- Registered Professional Archaeologist (verify)
- Service
- Director, Hawaiʻi Geographic Information Coordinating Council
- Education
- M.A. Anthropology, North Carolina State University
- Published in
- Journal of Conflict Archaeology (2018), Archaeology in Oceania (2007)