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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
- Radar 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 “Scientist”
- Manage or analyze data obtained from remote sensing systems to obtain meaningful results.
- Prepare or deliver reports or presentations of geospatial project information.
- Set up or maintain remote sensing data collection systems.
- Recommend new remote sensing hardware or software acquisitions.
- Compile and format image data to increase its usefulness.
- Design or implement strategies for collection, analysis, or display of geographic data.
- Direct installation or testing of new remote sensing hardware or software.
- Monitor quality of remote sensing data collection operations to determine if procedural or equipment changes are necessary.
- Conduct research into the application or enhancement of remote sensing technology.
- Integrate other geospatial data sources into projects.
- Direct all activity associated with implementation, operation, or enhancement of remote sensing hardware or software.
- Process aerial or satellite imagery to create products such as land cover maps.
- Develop or build databases for remote sensing or related geospatial project information.
- Collect supporting data, such as climatic or field survey data, to corroborate remote sensing data analyses.
- Participate in fieldwork.
- Develop automated routines to correct for the presence of image distorting artifacts, such as ground vegetation.
- Train technicians in the use of remote sensing technology.
- Develop new analytical techniques or sensor systems.
- Analyze data acquired from aircraft, satellites, or ground-based platforms, using statistical analysis software, image analysis software, or Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
- Attend meetings or seminars or read current literature to maintain knowledge of developments in the field of remote sensing.
- 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.
- Organize and maintain geospatial data and associated documentation.
- Discuss project goals, equipment requirements, or methodologies with colleagues or team members.
Related Technology & Tools
- Spaceborne imaging systems
- Doppler Rayleigh laser imaging ranging and detecting LIDAR systems
- Desktop computers
- Spectral imaging systems
- Hyperspectral imaging equipment
- Multispectral imaging equipment
- Thermal imaging systems
- Airborne imaging systems
- Synthetic aperture radar SAR
- Mainframe computers
- Personal computers
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- UNIX
- RSI ENVI
- Image processing software
- Microsoft Word
- BAE Systems SOCET GXP
- C++
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Interface definition language IDL
- Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
- Microsoft Office
- Linux
- C
- Oracle Java
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Excel
- Gamma remote sensing software
- PCI Geomatics Geomatica
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Practical extraction and reporting language Perl
- Structured query language SQL