I'm Joe Deal and I'm not a car salesman! I've worked in the IT industry for 25 years as an employee and as an entrepreneur. I have a Bachelor's Degree in Geoscience, an MBA, and working on a Masters in Data Analytics.
Over my career, I have found it difficult to find an opportunity where I can meld some of my geoscience knowledge, fascination with satellite imagery, and natural business-focused skills in data and information technologies. Over the last year, I've been working with machine learning/AI methods and have found it fascinating and rife with potential. The possibility of merging my interests into projects that can improve the management of natural resources and/or provide better environments for people to support and raise families is a win/win scenario.
| Project name | Organization name | Social impact area | Project summary | Task name | Task status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Help design visualization of real-time satellite analyses of forest cover change and carbon | Health In Harmony | Education | Health In Harmony has partnered with Woodwell Climate Research Center in Massachusetts and Gunung Palung National Park in West Kalimantan Indonesia to test a pilot of real-time satellite visualizations of active logging within the boundary of the park and changes in carbon density of the forest over time. However, before doing all the back-end scientific analysis, we would like the help of a user interface expert to help us determine what would be the most effective way to display this data. Knowing where we want to get, will help us determine which data to create. This is not a trivial point given the volume of data which will need to be analyzed on an on-going basis. | UI UX Developer | Started |