Lidar Calibration Analyst

Responsibilities

• Work on GIS/IT and Remote Sensing related projects for state and federal clients across the US.
• Experience in sensor or swath calibration and alignment adjustment.
• Preferred experience using mainstream commercial software suites (Bayesmap StripAlign, TerraSolid Products) or adjustments done in sensor vendor specific suites (Optech LMS, Riegl RiProcess).
• Strong conceptual understanding of sources of error in airborne lidar datasets and visualizing translation and orientation errors.
• Experience in alignment of terrestrial, mobile, UAV lidar datasets, or experience in academic environments is also desirable.
• Additional preferred candidate experience would include airborne lidar trajectory processing (Applanix PosPac MMS, Novatel Inertial Explorer), and in extracting lidar using sensor vendor specific processing suites (Riegl RiProcess, Optech LMS, Teledyne CARIS, GeoCue True View EVO).
• Strong understanding of aerial acquisition, GPS ground survey, and bathymetric calibration.
• Quality checks on data post acquisition
• Airborne and/or mobile trajectory processing
• Processing and extraction of Lidar data from raw formats
• Performing relative and absolute adjustments to Lidar data (calibration/alignment/registration)
• Performing QA/QC on processed data to ensure it meets rigorous accuracy requirements
• Documenting QA/QC findings and communicating results to project managers and technical staff
• Create a variety of digital mapping/remotely sensed products using various software platforms
• Create and manipulate databases
• Elevation data processing and manipulation
• Problem solving

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Geography, GIS, or related field
• 2+ years of experience in the GIS/Remote Sensing Field
• Experience in either Lidar data extraction and/or swath alignment
• Required experience in Lidar processing and elevation model creation/manipulation
• In-depth knowledge of ESRI's software
• Terrascan PLTS tool kit experience a plus
• Proficiency in basic computer applications, especially MS Office (Word, Excel, and Access)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Qualifications

• Must have a valid driver’s license, good driving record and ability to pass a driving record background check.

Skills

• Strong understanding of aerial acquisition, GPS ground survey, and bathymetric calibration
• Proficiency in basic computer applications, especially MS Office (Word, Excel, and Access)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Pay

The projected range for this position is $55,000-$71,000 annually. Depending upon other factors, i.e., skills, experience, location, market conditions, the range may vary slightly.