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Job Description
Apply remote sensing principles and methods to analyze data and solve problems in areas such as natural resource management, urban planning, or homeland security. May develop new sensor systems, analytical techniques, or new applications for existing systems.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-2099.01
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists”.
Also Known As…
- Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists
- Sensor Specialist
- Scientist
- Research Scientist
- Research and Development Director (R&D Director)
- Remote Sensing Scientist
- Remote Sensing Program Manager
- Remote Sensing Analyst
- Professor
- Geospatial Intelligence Analyst
- Data Analytics Chief Scientist
- Weather Algorithm Scientist
- Thermal Intelligence Analyst
- Spectral Scientist
- Signal Intelligence Analyst
- Remote Sensing Technologist
- Remote Sensing Specialist
- Remote Sensing Research Scientist
- Remote Sensing Engineer
- Remote Sensing Certified Mapping Scientist
- Microwave Remote Sensing Scientist
- Measurement and Signatures Intelligence Analyst
- LIDAR Scientist (Light Detection and Ranging Scientist)
- LIDAR Analyst (Light Detection and Ranging Analyst)
- Image Scientist
- Geospatial Image Analyst
- All Source Intelligence Analyst
Tasks for “Radar Scientist”
- Prepare or deliver reports or presentations of geospatial project information.
- Attend meetings or seminars or read current literature to maintain knowledge of developments in the field of remote sensing.
- Develop automated routines to correct for the presence of image distorting artifacts, such as ground vegetation.
- Conduct research into the application or enhancement of remote sensing technology.
- Direct installation or testing of new remote sensing hardware or software.
- Train technicians in the use of remote sensing technology.
- Integrate other geospatial data sources into projects.
- Manage or analyze data obtained from remote sensing systems to obtain meaningful results.
- Collect supporting data, such as climatic or field survey data, to corroborate remote sensing data analyses.
- Develop or build databases for remote sensing or related geospatial project information.
- Apply remote sensing data or techniques, such as surface water modeling or dust cloud detection, to address environmental issues.
- Use remote sensing data for forest or carbon tracking activities to assess the impact of environmental change.
- Analyze data acquired from aircraft, satellites, or ground-based platforms, using statistical analysis software, image analysis software, or Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
- Recommend new remote sensing hardware or software acquisitions.
- Compile and format image data to increase its usefulness.
- Develop new analytical techniques or sensor systems.
- Design or implement strategies for collection, analysis, or display of geographic data.
- Discuss project goals, equipment requirements, or methodologies with colleagues or team members.
- Set up or maintain remote sensing data collection systems.
- Direct all activity associated with implementation, operation, or enhancement of remote sensing hardware or software.
- Organize and maintain geospatial data and associated documentation.
- Process aerial or satellite imagery to create products such as land cover maps.
- Monitor quality of remote sensing data collection operations to determine if procedural or equipment changes are necessary.
- Participate in fieldwork.
Related Technology & Tools
- Spectral imaging systems
- Hyperspectral imaging equipment
- Synthetic aperture radar SAR
- Multispectral imaging equipment
- Desktop computers
- Airborne imaging systems
- Personal computers
- Mainframe computers
- Doppler Rayleigh laser imaging ranging and detecting LIDAR systems
- Thermal imaging systems
- Spaceborne imaging systems
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Structured query language SQL
- PCI Geomatics Geomatica
- Microsoft Office
- UNIX
- Microsoft Word
- BAE Systems SOCET GXP
- Linux
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Practical extraction and reporting language Perl
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Microsoft Excel
- Oracle Java
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Image processing software
- RSI ENVI
- C
- C++
- Interface definition language IDL
- Web browser software
- Gamma remote sensing software