Senior Geospatial Scientist; Technology Director

Andrew’s interest in widlife began at an early age, but his passion for birds began as a birder on the Maine coast in winter at the long end of a spotting scope.
Andrew Gilbert, M.S.
Senior Geospatial Scientist; Technology Director
andrew.gilbert@briwildlife.org
207-839-7600 x205
Since 2010, Andrew has managed BRI’s GIS program and now oversees all aspects of data management and IT services. He manages complex geospatial data, creating scripts in Python, Visual Basic.Net, and R to efficiently process, analyze, and map data. He has worked with partners at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to bring together historical and current seabird data for the U.S. Atlantic waters as part of a long-term effort to understand seabird distribution and population change. He has created tools for monitoring avian occurrence and behavior including the development of a mobile seabird survey application for Android and iOS devices (SeaScribe.) His work has resulted in a better understanding of the patterns of seabird distribution through time and space within the western North Atlantic.
Andrew’s current projects include the development of monitoring protocols for automated radio telemetry studies at offshore wind, a well as various commercial offshore wind projects in the U.S. Atlantic.
Education & Certifications
- B.A., Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
- M.S., Wildlife Ecology, University of Maine, Orono
Research Interests
- Seabirds, spatial ecology
- Seabird distribution and movement
- Offshore wind/wildlife interactions,
- Using advanced technology to monitor wildlife
Journal Articles
Nominated Member
- Cape Elizabeth Planning Board

