Simone Vaccari

Background

About Simone Vaccari

I am an Earth Observation (EO) expert with 9+ years of professional experience on geospatial data processing and analysis within the context of international development. I have been working on developing cloud-based, semi-automated, Python-based EO tools for processing and analysis of remotely sensed imagery (radar, optical and lidar) and geospatial data. These were developed and implemented in the context of monitoring and mapping natural disasters, land cover changes for forest biomass & carbon sequestration, land use planning, sustainable forest management, and monitoring & evaluation of projects. I have also worked as a project manager and am therefore confident working on technical, administrative, contractual and financial aspects of a project, as well as on team and client management. I have in-country work experience, mostly across Sub-Saharan Africa, through stakeholders’ engagement workshops, trainings for capacity building, and fieldwork for data collection. I am a confident presenter, has attended and presented to a number of conferences and events. Key Experience- Programming skills and tools: Python, Colab, JavaScript, R, SQL, GDAL, Numpy, Scipy, Matplotlib, Pandas, Git)- Software Packages: QGIS, ArcGIS, SNAP, Google Earth Engine, OSM, Open Foris, ERDAS, ENVI, RiSCAN PRO, eCognition Developer - Project Management & Leadership - Capacity building and trainings delivery and material development - Tender development, budgeting and admin - Fieldwork planning and implementation for data collection My latest CV is attached, as well as some brochures to illustrate some project examples.