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Brandon Heung is an Assistant Professor in Geospatial Informatics, where his primary research interests are in the field of digital soil mapping (DSM) – the intersection of Geospatial Information Systems (GIS), spatial analysis, and soil science. In 2017, he received his Ph.D. from the Department of Geography at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV, where his research proposed a suite of machine-learning techniques to produce DSMs across Southern British Columbia. His research interests are focussed around these themes: (1) the use of DSM techniques for mapping soils at local-, regional-, and national-scales; (2) the development of digital soil assessment techniques to support land management decisions and policy; and (3) the development of spatiotemporal approaches for modelling soil processes across a landscape. Currently, he is the Co-Chair of the Canadian Digital Soil Mapping Working Group of the Canadian Society of Soil Science, which a network of digital soil mappers from academic, provincial, and federal government agencies. The group participates in the development and distribution of national-scale DSM products for Canada and is actively building national capacity in DSM via training workshops.