About Us

The Orbis management team combines over twenty years of experience in application development and project management with extensive knowledge of GIS applications and historical research.

Rosemary Mosher, Principal GIS Consultant

Rosemary Mosher, co-founder and principle GIS consultant for Orbis, combines an extensive background in application development, project management, and GIS. Prior to co-founding Orbis, Rosemary worked in both the public and private sectors. She provided GIS technical guidance to the Gulf of Maine Dynamic Atlas, the data and mapping portal for the Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS). As part of a National Science Foundation project she developed a comprehensive set of GIS curriculum materials for the Maine GIS Education Consortium – a consortium of six University of Maine campuses. Rosemary has the experience to clearly communicate how GIS can be used for real world solutions.

Kirsten Boettcher, Principal Research Consultant

Kirsten Boettcher, co-founder and principle research consultant for Orbis, combines GIS experience with a long-held interest in history. Her areas of expertise include integration of historical data into GIS databases, as well as historical research.

Kirsten holds a Master’s degree in American and New England Studies, and a Bachelor’s degree in Geography-Anthropology, both from the University of Southern Maine. Her thesis, “What’s in a Place Name: Geographic Information Science and its use in Investigating Cultural Landscapes and the Forgotten History of Scotch Hill, Westbrook, ME, 1885-1903” demonstrates the utility of using GIS to archive historical data, as well as to analyze and present research.