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Navigating the digital expanse

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What you'll learn when you watch:

  • Understand the signif­i­cance of digital data collection advance­ments

  • Explore how tech­no­log­i­cal progress has revo­lu­tion­ized data gathering, making it faster and more cost-effective

  • Have a basic under­stand­ing of how machine learning models are applied to envi­ron­men­tal projects

  • Learn to ask the right questions to get the most of remote sensing datasets and expand their application to the envi­ron­men­tal challenges of today

Navigating the digital expanse: empowering environmental decisions with machine learning and remote sensing

Meet the panelists

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Brendan Brown

Environmental Scientist

Brendan is an expert in wetland delineation, resource assessment, habitat restoration, species surveys, and permitting and remediation; he is also one of the pioneers of Sky Wave technology.

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Andrew Reicks

Senior Data Science Specialist

Andrew specializes in geospatial data analysis, building custom machine learning models from satellite, aerial, and drone data for environmental applications.

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Amy Kopale

GIS Specialist

Amy specializes in geospatial data management and remote sensing, with expertise in LiDAR and multispectral data analysis.

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