Who are we?

WaterWise is a geospatial consulting practice focused on water rights and water resource questions in the American West. Using modern remote sensing and geospatial methods, WaterWise provides insight that allows clients to understand how water behaves in natural and manmade systems.

Our background includes work in historical orthophotography, elevation data, hydrography, and large-scale geospatial analysis for federal and state programs. WaterWise was created to bring this technical capability into practical decision support for attorneys, landowners, consultants, and agencies working on real water problems.

What do we do?

WaterWise tackles complex water resource questions using modern geospatial data and methods. We leverage decades of satellite and aerial imagery, advanced machine learning techniques, and hydrologic modeling to provide insights into water use, infrastructure, and risk.

Colton Linville
Principal Consultant

Colton Linville is the founder and principal consultant of WaterWise Geospatial. With a B.S. in Geology and a lifelong passion for hydrology and environmental science, Colton has spent years developing innovative remote sensing and geospatial solutions.

His expertise lies in deriving insights into water systems and landscape hydrology from a wide range of geospatial datasets. He has worked extensively with historical orthophotography, aerial imagery, and LiDAR programs, and has pioneered technical workflows supporting the USGS' 3D Hydrography Program (3DHP) and large scale USDA historical orthorectification contracts.