About Us

About The Geo Lab

A geospatial consultancy built inside
megaproject delivery

The Geo Lab advises government agencies, municipalities, PMOs, utilities and planning teams on GIS, smart cities and master planning — and turns that same delivery experience into training and professional resources teams can use immediately.

Years in GIS delivery
13+
Courses
7
Lessons published
411
Professional resources
23

What we do

Advisory, delivery support and capability building

We work at the point where spatial data has to support a real decision — a planning approval, an asset investment, a network upgrade. That is where data quality stops being a technical concern and becomes a commercial one.

01

Data Assessment

A structured review of your spatial data — accuracy, completeness, topology, schema and lineage — with a defect register you can act on.

02

QC / QA Frameworks

Repeatable quality control built into delivery, not bolted on at the end. Checklists, acceptance tests and sign-off records that stand up to audit.

03

BIM–GIS Integration

Reconciling design and asset data into one spatial reference layer across design, delivery and operations.

04

Platform & Licensing Strategy

Independent platform evaluation and licence optimisation — governance and total cost, not vendor preference.

05

Stakeholder Co-ordination

Connecting teams, consultants and contractors so spatial data moves cleanly between them.

06

Training & Capability Building

Corporate workshops and one-to-one programmes that leave capability inside your team.

Who we work with

Sectors we serve

  • Government & municipalities
  • Master planning & smart cities
  • Utilities & infrastructure
  • PMOs & capital programmes
  • Environment & land management
  • Private-sector planning teams

Programme experience

  • NEOM
  • Aramco
  • Green Riyadh
  • RCRC

Capability built on delivery at programme scale, not consultancy theory.

Leadership

Founded and led by Omar Abdelghany

Omar Abdelghany is the founder and principal consultant of The Geo Lab. He has spent more than 13 years leading digital transformation and geospatial delivery across major capital programmes, and currently leads the GIS division on the Green Riyadh Programme.

His work sits at the intersection of GIS, BIM integration and smart-city delivery — turning complex project data into intelligent, actionable systems, and bridging the gap between data and decision-making.

Every resource The Geo Lab publishes is drawn from that delivery experience. The workflows in our courses and templates are the ones used to deliver at programme scale.

Credentials

RoleFounder & Principal Consultant
CurrentGIS Division Lead, Green Riyadh Programme
Experience13+ years in GIS & digital transformation
CertifiedLEED Green Associate (LEED GA)
Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP)
FocusEnterprise GIS, BIM–GIS, digital twins, master planning

Client stories

What colleagues and clients say

“Exceptionally skilled in GIS. His problem-solving and teamwork were remarkable.”
Milovan Mladenovic Wet Utilities Technical Lead
“Deep GIS knowledge — supported all teams efficiently and responsibly.”
Marco Fernandes Architect
“Professional, reliable, and easy to work with.”
Douglas Langmead Senior Development Consultant

Let's talk about your programme

Bring your current architecture and your next twelve months of commitments. We will work through where the real risks and the real opportunities sit.