Established in 2003, the GIS Program at NSF NCAR advances actionable and convergent Earth System science through geographic information science and technology, geospatial analytics, and geovisualization. Our team of geographers and data scientists work on spatial data and systems interoperability, solve geographic problems related to weather, water, climate and society, and improve science communication with GIS.
Olga leads the GIS program and conducts interdisciplinary and convergent research on societal risk and resilience to extreme weather events and climate change. Integration of GIS with atmospheric and social sciences is a major part of Olga’s research.
Jennifer’s role at NCAR is to provide regular consultations to scientists and engineers on numerous projects. Her interest lies in the integration of atmospheric data with socio- economic data in order to answer questions relevant to society.
Amy's focus is to characterize vegetation through the use of remotely sensed data, field observations, statistical analysis, and AI modeling. She enjoys working closely with forest managers, tribal scholars, and geographers to understand the drivers and processes of ecological change.
Matt provides geospatial and Python programming support to the WRF-Hydro group.
Kim brings a background in Civil and Environmental Engineering, water resources, and interdisciplinary research to support the team's applied water and climate research. She enjoys utilizing systems perspectives and engaging with interdisciplinary, diverse groups to frame sustainability, resilience, and climate change research.
Shima's expertise range from atmospheric Science, remote sensing, geospatial analysis, data mining, and statistics/analytics. She is also enthusiastic about social science, science communication, and outreach.
Brenda brings a background in Environmental Public Health and Epidemiology, Climate and Health, and Health Impact Assessment, to support the team’s applied extreme heat and climate research. She is a passionate advocate for interdisciplinary collaboration, convergence research, and serving the real-world needs of diverse communities through actionable science.