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