Noah Berkowitz — GIS & Geospatial Data Science

Remote sensing, spatial analysis, machine learning, and applied geospatial research.

Résumé

GIS Coordinator and geospatial researcher with experience in municipal GIS, remote sensing, crop and land-change modeling, spatial public-health analysis, data management, and applied cartography.

The archived two-page résumé below was published in 2023. The current professional snapshot is supported by dated sources collected on the Press & Recognition page.

Current professional snapshot

Current roles

GIS Coordinator · City of Fremont

Supports City operations with mapping, infrastructure data, planning information, utilities, public information, and interactive web mapping.

PhD candidate · University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Research focuses on applying GIS, remote sensing, crop modeling, and spatial analysis to community and environmental challenges.

Member-at-Large · Nebraska GIS/LIS Association

Appointed to the Board of Directors and supporting collaboration, education, and innovation across Nebraska’s geospatial community.

Experience

GIS Coordinator · City of Fremont, Nebraska

Develops and maintains geospatial systems and public-facing maps that support municipal operations, infrastructure, planning, utilities, elections, and community information.

Graduate Research Analyst · USDA–NRCS Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies

2021–present in the 2023 résumé · Crop-model development for soybean and maize yield projections; spatial analysis and applied remote sensing.

Geospatial Research Project Consultant · TerraCarbon

2020–2021 · Automated land-cover classification for REDD+ assessments using machine learning and remote sensing.

Remote Sensing Research Assistant · Clark Labs

2018–2020 · Pixel-wise classification, land-change modeling, land-cover mapping, and continental-scale vulnerability analysis.

Geospatial Health Intern · City of Worcester Department of Public Health

2019 · Led geospatial and temporal analysis of overdoses using ArcGIS and Google Earth Engine.

GIS Analyst · Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office

2017–2018 · Maintained GIS datasets, address and road-centerline information, geodatabases, quality-control processes, and Spillman mapping for emergency-service agencies.

Education

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Doctoral study in Natural Resource Science / Agronomy, applying remote sensing and spatial analysis to crop and land-management questions.

Clark University

M.S., Geographic Information Science, 2018–2020.

Rowan University

B.S., Engineering — GIScience and B.S., Planning; cum laude and Presidential Scholar, 2014–2017.

Technical strengths

GIS and remote sensing
ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap, ArcGIS Online, QGIS, Google Earth Engine, TerrSet, geodatabases, image classification, and land-change modeling.

Data and development
Python, SQL, R, JavaScript, Java, machine learning, spatial statistics, geocoding, automation, and reproducible processing workflows.

Applications
Municipal operations, public health, emergency services, humanitarian analysis, environmental management, planning, cartography, and decision support.

Press & Recognition

Press coverage now has its own page

Newsletters, published features, focused excerpts, complete source documents, and additional recognition have moved to the dedicated Press & Recognition page.

Archive

Original résumé document · 2023

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Noah Berkowitz résumé, page 1 of 2, published in 2023
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