Remote Sensing Lead at Pula

What you will be doing:

• Identify crops in satellite images and prepare crop maps at state wide or country wide scale.
• Monitoring sowing progress and crop condition in any predefined area for whole season,
• Use Microwave satellite images with or without Optical satellite images and extract crop specific information,
• Run algorithms or create yourself for satellite image processing in GEE,
• Infer expected yields,
• Flood inundation area mapping in real time,
• Carry out overlay analysis using different raster and vector layers in open source GIS softwares,
• Contribute to the development of automated remote sensing workflows.
• Download, integrate and derive meaningful information from open source satellite data products from various National Space Agencies,
• Handle large volumes of data, effectively,
• Communicate this very technical information to an audience whose prior interaction with satellites is only through the Space Wars cartoon series.

What you will need to be successful

• Bachelor's Degree in Earth Observation – related fields
• Solid grasp of the ESRI ArcGIS/QGIS or equivalent GIS software suite
• Experience in programming (R, Python, Javascript) and using databases and maps
• Experience with PowerBI Suite, or similar data analysis and visualization tools
• Have an understanding of image processing techniques and derivation of wide range of vegetation indices
• Work on GEE on a daily basis
• Have an understanding of why AI is considered a 5th industrial revolution and its applications in niche areas such as remote sensing and agriculture
• Quickly adapt to working environment and work with variety of stakeholders both internal and external
• Ferocious learner. Be comfortable in learning new information fast, deriving abstract mathematical concepts to be applied in a code environment
• Strong data analysis skills with the ability to engage with variety of audiences to brainstorm on program data goals
• Superb communication and coordination skills
• Proficiency in English (written and spoken)
• Ability to multi-task and be flexible to rapidly change focus quickly to respond to urgent needs.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks with limited mentorship while keeping in close collaboration with members of the team

Other Preferred Experiences & Skills

• Ability to work remotely and with minimal supervision
• Ability to learn in a fast-paced job set up
• Ability to deliver on responsibilities in a timely manner
• Experience/Interest working with international projects/team especially in Agriculture
• Excellent English language skills, both written and verbal, required

We especially want to hear from you if:

• You have worked in a remote sensing set up before, analyzing 100+ GB of datasets.
• You have written geospatial code to help automate workflows.
• Have a data science hat where you take in abstract ideas and quickly transform those into experiments and insights.