Baxter Analytics

Solving the spatial cases

Do you have any question related to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)?
Are you trying to plan for your community but have so much data it’s hard to manage and doesn’t even fit in Excel anymore?
Do you need a map? Do you need that map to be clickable with interactive filters?
Do you have some complicated dream that involves network routing, isochrone accessibility measurements and beautifully gradiented charts and graphics?
Do you need a data team? Does your data team need some help?
Do you need some domain specific knowledge in the areas of Transit Planning, Bikeshare Feasibility Studies or Out-Of-Home Advertising Audience Measurement?

15+ years of experience

Baxter Analytics is a provider of Planning and Geospatial Analytics. Every project at Baxter Analytics is overseen by Professional Planner and Analytics Engineer Aaron Baxter, BA, MEnv, MCIP, RPP.

With over 15 years of experience in data-driven planning and geospatial analytics engineering, Aaron has built a reputation for nuanced analysis, elegant database queries, and immersive interactive WebGIS-based data visualizations. He is also a Member of the Canadian Institute of Planners and compliments his technical work with a background in Environmental and Cultural Impact Assessment, Zoning Bylaws, Official Plan Amendments, and Transportation Planning – including Highways, Rail, Transit, Complete Streets, Bikeshare, Cycling, and Walkability.

For more about Aaron Baxter, check out his full bio on the Team page.

Services

Planning

We have expertise in Municipal Planning projects, specifically through providing supporting geospatial analytic services for the following types of Planning projects:

Transportation Planning

  • Transit Planning
  • Bikeshare Planning
  • Active Transportation Planning
  • Gondola Alignment Planning
  • Tourism Demand Studies
  • Parking Tax Assessments

Land Use Planning

  • Zoning Bylaw Reviews
  • Official Plan Updates
  • Community Improvement Plans
  • Commercial Demand Forecasts

Environmental Planning

  • Environmental Impact Assessments
  • Air Quality Evaluations
  • Waste Auditing

Analytics

We have the technical experiences to provide a full range of analytics services. Specifically those include:

Cloud Engineering and Automation

  • GCP, AWS, Azure
  • Airflow
  • Databricks
  • Docker
  • Scala
  • Web hosting

Geospatial Databases

  • PostGIS, pgRouting
  • BigQuery
  • Snowflake

Data Engineering

  • Python Notebooks (geopandas, networkx)
  • Shell scripts
  • API and third-party integrations

WebGIS

  • Geoserver
  • Leaflet.js, Mapbox.GL
  • Vector Tiles
  • D3.js
  • WordPress/Drupal
  • Python/Bash/PHP/JS