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Apply satellite, airborne, and in-situ Earth observations to study the nature, change, and use of the Earth's surface, integrating physical and human dimensions. Design and conduct research on land, ocean, cryosphere, and atmosphere, including landforms, climate, soils, vegetation, water, and biodiversity, and analyze the spatial impacts of human activities such as urbanization, agriculture, hazards, and resource use from local to global scales. Develop, validate, and communicate geospatial products and models that reveal interdependencies among regions and support science, policy, and operational decision-making.
- • Create and refine geospatial products, maps, and visualizations from multispectral, hyperspectral, SAR, LiDAR, and thermal data using GIS and remote sensing software and cartographic standards.
- • Write and present technical reports, publications, and briefings on methods, results, and uncertainties.
- • Develop, operate, and maintain Earth observation data processing pipelines and compute environments, including cloud platforms, sensor APIs, and analysis tools.
- • Discover, access, and curate EO datasets and ancillary databases from space agencies, data portals, and archives.
- • Analyze spatiotemporal patterns of physical and socio-environmental phenomena using statistics, machine learning, and modeling.
- • Teach, mentor, or train stakeholders on EO methods, data literacy, and application workflows.
- • Acquire and integrate data from satellites, aerial systems, ground sensors, and existing maps for comprehensive analyses.
- • Plan and conduct field campaigns for ground truth, calibration and validation, and instrument deployment.
- • Investigate the economic, environmental, and societal drivers and impacts observed via EO for specific regions.
- • Provide applied science and consulting for resource management, climate risk, disaster response, agriculture, urban planning, and market analysis using EO.
- • Estimate and model environmental variables such as surface temperature, biomass, and soil moisture using remote sensing and in-situ instrumentation.
- • Deliver geospatial and EO support to public and private partners, including data access, documentation, and training.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
