Remote Sensing Specialist

Remote Sensing Specialist

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Remote sensing specialists gather data about earth’s physical features from far away (usually with satellites & aircraft).

VIRTUAL JOB SHADOW

Welcome to your first day on the job! Watch this video to see what a day in the life of a Remote Sensing Specialist is like.

One thing that Remote Sensing Specialists do is capture and analyze satellite images of earth. Satellite images are essentially pictures taken from space, and these pictures can be absolutely beautiful. Here’s how to get started as a remote sensing specialist:

STEP 1: Search online (ex: Google image search) to find your favorite satellite image.

STEP 2: Write a description of what the satellite image shows, why you think it is beautiful, and one piece of data that could be gathered from it (ex: location, topography, temperature, etc.).

STEP 3: Share your remote sensing image and description in the Student Showcase to build your resume & show people how beautiful Earth is!

STEP 4 – CHALLENGE: Now go to this website used by real remote sensing specialists. Click around and explore the different types of data and visualizations. Then pick one and take a deeper dive. Based on the images, how do you think this area contributed to simultaneous development of the surrounding region? Examples:

  • a river would lead to colonization and agricultural society
  • a coastline would lead to the presence of aquatic animals, which would lead to people fishing, which would lead to a port community…etc.