Linda Marie Bjerketvedt
MA, MSc
Linda Marie Bjerketvedt
MA, MScGIS Support Officer
Inventory, forecasting and operational support (IFOS)
Northern Research Station
About Linda Marie Bjerketvedt
Linda Marie Bjerketvedt is a GIS professional and landscape archaeologist with over five years of experience applying geospatial technologies to support environmental research, organisational decision-making and digital innovation.
Linda holds a first class MSc in Landscape Archaeology from Freie Universität Berlin. Her award winning thesis focused on spatial analysis of metal detectorist data in Northern Europe. She also earned a first class MA in Archaeology from the University of Edinburgh.
Before joining Forest Research, Linda held a senior position at Land Use Consultants (LUC). She acted as technical lead on multi disciplinary projects, developed mobile data collection workflows, and created interactive applications for clients across the UK. Notably, she led the development of A Boatman’s Journey, an immersive StoryMap for Waterways Ireland, which was recognised as a Stand-Out Success at the Esri Ireland Customer Success Awards 2025.
Earlier in her career, Linda worked as a Data Analyst at Historic Environment Scotland. She conducted spatial and statistical analysis for the Scottish Rock Art Project. Linda presented her analysis and findings at conferences, public events, and through peer reviewed publications.
What Linda Marie does
As a GIS Support Officer at Forest Research, Linda manages core Esri systems, enhances GIS workflows, and provides technical guidance that helps colleagues across the organisation make better use of geospatial data.
She leads on several cross departmental initiatives across the Forestry Commission. As part of this work, Linda has produced governance frameworks to help improve data quality, transparency and compliance across cost centres.
Passionate about clear communication and accessible geospatial design, Linda is keen to support researchers and practitioners by creating a collaborative geospatial community within Forest Research. She particularly enjoys developing engaging and accessible ways to share scientific work.