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