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U.S. Dept. of Labor code 19-2099.01Market Standard — pending BLS/OEWS enrichment

Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists

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.

What this job is about

Analyze and manage remote sensing data for meaningful insights.

What this work involves, step by step

AI can help most with the planning, drafting, and paperwork below — not the hands-on parts.

  1. 1

    Collect remote sensing data

    Gather data from satellites, aircraft, or ground-based platforms.

  2. 2

    Process and analyze data

    Use statistical analysis software and GIS to interpret the collected data.

  3. 3

    Integrate geospatial data sources

    Combine various geospatial datasets to enhance project outcomes.

  4. 4

    Prepare reports and presentations

    Compile findings into reports or presentations for stakeholders.

  5. 5

    Train team members

    Educate technicians on the use of remote sensing technologies.

Tools used in this work
Adobe Creative Cloud softwareAmazon DynamoDBAmazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2Amazon RedshiftAmazon Web Services AWS CloudFormationAmazon Web Services AWS softwareAnsible softwareApache HadoopApache HiveApache KafkaAtlassian JIRABashCC#C++DockerElasticsearchEpic SystemsESRI ArcGIS softwareExtensible markup language XMLGitGitHubGoJavaScriptJavaScript Object Notation JSONLinuxMicrosoft Azure softwareMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft ProjectMicrosoft SQL ServerMicrosoft VisioMicrosoft Visual StudioMicrosoft WindowsMicrosoft WordMySQLNode.jsNoSQLOracle DatabaseOracle JavaPerlPostgreSQLPuppetPythonRRubySalesforce softwareScalaSeleniumStructured query language SQLSwiftTableauThe MathWorks MATLABUNIX

Free — no credit card required. 200 messages included.