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