Geospatial Imaging Specialist

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Join Sanborn's award-winning team! Sanborn is looking for a Geospatial Imaging Specialist to provide technical expertise for geospatial imaging (remote sensing, photogrammetry, and Unmanned Aerial System) projects supporting large complex natural and cultural resource management programs, including, but not limited to, forestry, botany, fisheries, hydrology, soils, wildlife, and fire ecology and so much more. The position is responsible for collecting data through various geospatial imaging means, preparing metadata, coordinating projects, and performing all varieties of image and photogrammetric processing.

This position provides national/regional/local project support, workflow raster data management, technology evaluations, and general technical functions.

Some travel may be required.

The position is located in Lakewood, CO and is a combination of onsite and offsite telework.

Onsite work shall take place at the Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, CO. The employee must be within commuting distance of the Federal Center as onsite work is required to support the position.

This is a temporary full-time position expected to last approximately one year. The assignment duration may be adjusted based on business needs.

• Bachelor's degree in a geospatial or related discipline.
• 3
  -5 years professional experience (minimum) developing geospatial imaging products.

• Experience conducting field-based geospatial imaging projects including UAS operations, ground control collection, plot level sampling, and/or terrestrial imaging for photogrammetric data capture
• Knowledge of photogrammetric and structure from motion principals including aerial triangulation (AT), semi- global matching (SGM), bundle adjustments, stereo compilation, dynamic camera calibration, and more
• Knowledge of data validation and accuracy assessment techniques for quantification and reporting of error in geospatial datasets
• Experience designing, managing, and maintaining geospatial databases (including Esri file and SDE geodatabases)
• Knowledge of raster, point cloud, and 3D data formats (e.g., geotiff, img, sid, jpg, ascii, las, ply, 3D PDF) and their properties, along with experience developing workflows to process these various data sources
• Professional knowledge of concepts and principles of remote sensing (including sensors, platforms, software packages, and current science and technology trends), and high-level competence in digital image processing, geographic information systems use, and other geospatial technologies
• Direct professional experience with a variety of image processing and photogrammetric software packages including, Erdas Imagine, Photo Scan, Google Earth Engine, and/or Esri’s Suite of Image-related tools
• Professional working competence in the applications of remote sensing technology and functional abilities in geographic projections, transformation, geodetic science, database management, geographic information systems, and statistics are required
• Proven experience working with multiple types and resolutions of remote sensing data. The candidate should be able to demonstrate advanced knowledge of sensor technologies and platforms such as LIDAR, aerial photography, stereo-captured commercial high-resolution satellites, LANDSAT, and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
• Professional experience coordinating multiple projects
• Proven ability to work within a team context of diverse physical, biological, ecological, technical, and environmental sciences personnel, and…