Luke Buchanan

His responsibilities over the years include in-house mapping, field mapping, procurement of
GPS hardware, cartography, project management, proposal preparation, planning and
execution of field data collection, assisting with GIS training, social media content creation, and
social media management. Luke has also been the GPS Navigation Specialist since 2011
where he is responsible for the collection and configuration of spatial data and the building of
navigable maps for JAMNAV.

Luke has managed the development of a system called the Systematic Analysis for Emergency
Response (SAFER) that will be a web-based rapid response system for high level analytics to
be available for use by key stakeholders in Jamaica. It is an electronic system that receives and
provides information and is responsive to stakeholders to guide their decision making in
response to the situations that arise, and the interventions required in relation to crime and
health. This is a data analytics tool that is able to bring all the different types of data sets
together to show how community and island wide response should occur in order to meet the
needs of the population in communities, parishes and special areas of needs.

Luke’s range of professional experience includes GPS navigation systems, management of
software systems development, developing spatial-based solutions for clients across private
and government sectors and training. At MGI he has worked with GIS data and conducted
analysis that has been used towards shaping policy and interventions for crime and violence in
Jamaica. The GIS tools and databases that have been developed, varies from a collection of
crime data to comprehensive web-based decision support systems on which organizations, the
government or the general public rely for making informed decisions in crime analysis and
management.

Luke has managed programmes such as the Situational Assessment Tool (SATool) for the JCF
and implemented at the Half Way Tree and UWI Mona Police Stations. The SATool was
developed to aid the police in compiling and visualizing crime reports made at police stations.

This allowed police station commanders to have a quick overview of the activities in their police
divisions. Luke has trained police officers at the Grants Pen Police Station, the National
Intelligence Bureau and the Belize Police Department in Belmopan in the use of GPS
technology. By working on these projects, Luke has gained extensive experience in training and
skills transfer which equips general users to confidently use the system that is developed, as
well as administrators to independently manage systems deployed.

Over the years, Luke has been involved in projects that look at product development, logistics,
national security, health, education, road safety, crime mapping, GPS navigation &
transportation services, market analysis, training and development of training programmes. The
award-winning GIS-derived application and Jamaica's 1st navigation system (JAMNAV©) is
managed on a day-to-day basis by Luke Buchanan. GPS hardware, cartography, project management, proposal preparation, planning and
execution of field data collection, assisting with GIS training, social media content creation, and
social media management. Luke has also been the GPS Navigation Specialist since 2011
where he is responsible for the collection and configuration of spatial data and the building of
navigable maps for JAMNAV.

Luke has managed the development of a system called the Systematic Analysis for Emergency
Response (SAFER) that will be a web-based rapid response system for high level analytics to
be available for use by key stakeholders in Jamaica. It is an electronic system that receives and
provides information and is responsive to stakeholders to guide their decision making in
response to the situations that arise, and the interventions required in relation to crime and
health. This is a data analytics tool that is able to bring all the different types of data sets
together to show how community and island wide response should occur in order to meet the
needs of the population in communities, parishes and special areas of needs.

Luke’s range of professional experience includes GPS navigation systems, management of
software systems development, developing spatial-based solutions for clients across private
and government sectors and training. At MGI he has worked with GIS data and conducted
analysis that has been used towards shaping policy and interventions for crime and violence in
Jamaica. The GIS tools and databases that have been developed, varies from a collection of
crime data to comprehensive web-based decision support systems on which organizations, the
government or the general public rely for making informed decisions in crime analysis and
management.

Luke has managed programmes such as the Situational Assessment Tool (SATool) for the JCF
and implemented at the Half Way Tree and UWI Mona Police Stations. The SATool was
developed to aid the police in compiling and visualizing crime reports made at police stations.

This allowed police station commanders to have a quick overview of the activities in their police
divisions. Luke has trained police officers at the Grants Pen Police Station, the National
Intelligence Bureau and the Belize Police Department in Belmopan in the use of GPS
technology. By working on these projects, Luke has gained extensive experience in training and
skills transfer which equips general users to confidently use the system that is developed, as
well as administrators to independently manage systems deployed.

Over the years, Luke has been involved in projects that look at product development, logistics,
national security, health, education, road safety, crime mapping, GPS navigation &
transportation services, market analysis, training and development of training programmes. The
award-winning GIS-derived application and Jamaica's 1st navigation system (JAMNAV©) is
managed on a day-to-day basis by Luke Buchanan.