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Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists

$107.97K Median Salary 1.8K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 1.3% Job Growth

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About This Career

Apply remote sensing principles and methods to analyze data and solve problems in areas such as natural resource management, urban planning, or homeland security. May develop new sensor systems, analytical techniques, or new applications for existing systems.

Reported Job Titles

Geospatial Intelligence Analyst, Image Scientist, Remote Sensing Analyst, Remote Sensing Scientist, Research Scientist, Scientist, Sensor Specialist

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Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Deductive Reasoning

Inductive Reasoning

Near Vision

Oral Comprehension

Oral Expression

Problem Sensitivity

Written Comprehension

Written Expression

Information Ordering

Mathematical Reasoning

Category Flexibility

Fluency of Ideas

Number Facility

Speech Clarity

Flexibility of Closure

Originality

Speech Recognition

Visualization

Far Vision

Perceptual Speed

Selective Attention

Knowledge

Geography

Computers and Electronics

Mathematics

Engineering and Technology

English Language

Physics

Design

Administration and Management

Customer and Personal Service

Biology

Skills

Critical Thinking

Reading Comprehension

Active Listening

Science

Speaking

Writing

Complex Problem Solving

Judgment and Decision Making

Mathematics

Systems Analysis

Systems Evaluation

Active Learning

Monitoring

Operations Analysis

Learning Strategies

Coordination

Instructing

Technology Skills

Analytical or scientific software

Video creation and editing software

Object or component oriented development software

Development environment software

Data base management system software

Map creation software

Data base user interface and query software

Web platform development software

Operating system software

Application server software

Project management software

Medical software

Graphics or photo imaging software

Spreadsheet software

Geographic information system

Configuration management software

Electronic mail software

Aviation ground support software

Object oriented data base management software

Expert system software

Mobile location based services software

Computer based training software

File versioning software

Customer relationship management CRM software

Enterprise application integration software

Office suite software

Word processing software

Business intelligence and data analysis software

Charting software

Internet browser software

Presentation software

Program testing software

Cloud-based management software

Storage networking software

Process mapping and design software

Tools

Aircraft guidance systems

Aerial cameras

Radarbased surveillance systems

Airships

Spectrographs

Infrared imagers

Area lighting

Frequency analyzers

Landing gear assemblies

Gas generators

Infrared spectrometers

Global positioning system GPS receiver

Two way radios

Multimeters

Anemometers

Mainframe computers

Desktop computers

Personal computers

Tablet computers

Abilities

Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Mathematical Reasoning: The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Number Facility: The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
Far Vision: The ability to see details at a distance.
Perceptual Speed: The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

Knowledge

Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Physics: Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.
Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

Skills

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Operations Analysis: Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.

Technology Skills

Analytical or scientific software: Statistical analysis software; TapRooT
Video creation and editing software: YouTube
Object or component oriented development software: Oracle Java
Development environment software: Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Suite
Data base management system software: Apache Solr; Elasticsearch; MySQL
Map creation software: ESRI Site Scan for ArcGIS; OpenDroneMap
Data base user interface and query software: Blackboard software; Database software; Microsoft Access; Yardi software
Web platform development software: Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP
Operating system software: Microsoft Windows
Application server software: Oracle WebLogic Server
Project management software: Mavenlink; Microsoft Project
Medical software: Henry Schein Dentrix; Medical condition coding software; Medical procedure coding software; MEDITECH software
Graphics or photo imaging software: SmugMug Flickr
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Geographic information system: ESRI ArcView; Geographic information system GIS systems
Configuration management software: Chef; IBM Software Configuration and Library Manager SCLM; Perforce Helix software; Puppet
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Aviation ground support software: ArduPilot Mission Planner
Object oriented data base management software: Hibernate ORM; PostgreSQL
Expert system software: MASterMind
Mobile location based services software: Global positioning system GPS software
Computer based training software: BrainTrain IVA+Plus; Language arts educational software; Math educational software
File versioning software: Apache Subversion SVN; Continuous integration software; Git; Version control software
Customer relationship management CRM software: Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge; Microsoft Dynamics; Salesforce.com Salesforce CRM
Enterprise application integration software: Electronic Data Interchange EDI systems
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Business intelligence and data analysis software: BrightEdge; Conductor Searchlight; IBM Digital Analytics; Searchmetrics Suite
Charting software: Aeronautical charts
Internet browser software: Web browser software
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Program testing software: Selenium
Cloud-based management software: Splunk Enterprise
Storage networking software: Amazon Simple Storage Service S3
Process mapping and design software: Microsoft Visio

Tools

Aircraft guidance systems: DroneDeploy; Landing pad; Local area augmentation system LAAS receivers; Microwave landing system MLS receivers
Aerial cameras: Airborne imaging systems; Spaceborne imaging systems
Radarbased surveillance systems: Radar navigation systems
Airships: Fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicles UAV; Multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicles UAV
Spectrographs: Hyperspectral imaging equipment
Infrared imagers: Infrared analyzers
Area lighting: Airfield lighting equipment
Frequency analyzers: Spectrum analyzers
Landing gear assemblies: Ground control targets; Hydraulic landing gear systems
Gas generators: Power generators
Infrared spectrometers: Near infrared spectrometers
Global positioning system GPS receiver: Global positioning system GPS receivers
Two way radios:
Multimeters:
Anemometers: Thermoanemometers
Mainframe computers:
Desktop computers:
Personal computers:
Tablet computers:

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