Remote Geospatial Analyst III

Summary

Join our team as a Geospatial Analyst to apply remote sensing/geospatial technologies, approaches, and methodologies to address natural resource applications. Develop, manage, and analyze remote sensing and geospatial data sets to support resource management projects.

Requirements

• Demonstrated expert level knowledge, experience, and abilities to process, analyze, and model geospatial data in commercial and open-source image processing and GIS software including, but not limited to, ERDAS, Google Earth Engine, eCognition, Metashape, Esri software and Pix4D software
• Demonstrated proficiency in computer programming languages (e.g., Python, R, JavaScript) and understanding of common commercial or open-source geospatial libraries
• Ability to apply programming concepts to automate geospatial processing, troubleshoot and debug scripts, perform classification and regression analysis, and effectively visualize spatial and aspatial data sources
• Demonstrated expertise in preparing technical reports, technology transfer and geospatial training materials for technology evaluation and development projects
• Demonstrated experience performing data modeling on corporate and disparate natural resource data
• Professional certification, or relevant coursework in geography, GIS, or remote sensing, and seven (7) years of relevant professional work experience in geospatial analysis and modeling

Responsibilities

• Independently and proficiently applies remote sensing/geospatial technologies, approaches, and methodologies to address natural resource applications including change detection, monitoring, extraction and classification of information from multispectral imagery, radar, LiDAR, etc
• Use supervised/unsupervised image classification, data mining and feature extraction technologies, accuracy assessment procedures, and identify and apply novel approaches to geospatial analysis and modeling
• Develop, manage, and analyze remote sensing and geospatial data sets, including unique and disparate data and information, to support resource management projects
• Evaluate new remote sensing and associated technologies (including new sensors/platforms, software technologies, data processing and analysis methods, data mining, geospatial modeling, etc.) and assess their feasibility for integration into FS business functions

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation
• Group Health Insurance Health Benefits
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan Contributions
• Vacation and Paid Time off (PTO) Benefits
• Pre-Tax Payment Programs
• Purchasing Discounts & Savings Plans