GIS · REMOTE SENSING · UAS
I use geospatial analysis, imagery, cartography, and clear technical communication to turn complex environmental data into useful information.
01 / PROFILE
My background combines GIS and spatial analytics, remote sensing, UAS applications, geology, environmental science, analytical work, and teaching. This portfolio will grow into a collection of case studies that show not only finished maps, but also the data, methods, quality checks, decisions, and limitations behind them.
02 / SELECTED WORK
Selected GIS, remote-sensing, and web-mapping work with project context and interactive ArcGIS links.
Environmental GIS · Remote sensing
Paired cartographic products showing the county's elevation pattern and land-cover classes. The land-cover map applies and interprets Landsat-derived raster data, demonstrating experience working with satellite-based environmental datasets.
ArcGIS Pro · Landsat-derived land-cover data · Raster interpretation · Digital elevation model · Class-based symbology · Cartography
Landsat · Thermal remote sensing
A seasonally aligned comparison of Landsat 7 and Landsat 9 land-surface temperatures from February 2009 and February 2025, with careful distinction between a two-date snapshot and a long-term trend.
Landsat 7 · Landsat 9 · Land-surface temperature · Thermal raster analysis · Temporal comparison · Cartography · QA/QC
Environmental GIS · Water quality
Supplied monitoring observations transformed into interpolated dissolved-oxygen surfaces for a consistent 2015 and 2025 spatial comparison across Chesapeake Bay.
Supplied water-quality data · Data preparation · Spatial interpolation · Raster comparison · Environmental interpretation · Cartography · QA/QC
UAS · Multispectral remote sensing
An interactive Hole 5 case study using an illustrative multispectral drone dataset to compare turf-health indexes, identify inspection zones, and communicate a field-validation workflow.
Flight planning · Multispectral imagery · NDVI · GNDVI · NDRE · OSAVI · Turf-health interpretation · QA/QC
ArcGIS StoryMaps · Hazard vulnerability
An interactive StoryMap combining FEMA flood zones, social vulnerability, population, shelters, walking access, and evacuation routes to identify communities that may face the greatest barriers during a hurricane evacuation.
ArcGIS StoryMaps · ArcGIS Online · FEMA flood data · Social Vulnerability Index · Network accessibility · Public-facing GIS communication
Python · Geospatial automation
A reproducible Python workflow that searches, quality-masks, mosaics, aligns, subtracts, and summarizes Landsat Collection 2 surface-temperature rasters for Brevard County.
Python · Rasterio · NumPy · STAC API · Cloud-optimized GeoTIFFs · QA bit masking · Reprojection · Raster differencing · Automated reporting
03 / CAPABILITIES
04 / ABOUT
I hold an M.S. in Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analytics from Johns Hopkins University, an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, and a B.S. in Geology. I also teach sensors and remote sensing in an online unmanned aerial systems program.
My goal is to produce accurate, understandable geospatial products while documenting how the work was performed and how the results should be used.
05 / CONTACT
I am available to discuss geospatial analysis, remote sensing, UAS, cartography, data quality, and technical training.
sbaird@aol.com