The Environmental Observation and Informatics program culminates with an applied conservation project with a leading organization. You will apply your skills in earth observation, data science, and communication to have a real impact and advance your career.
Featured Projects
Drought and Fire Conditions in Idaho to Inform Mitigation and Monitoring
Ford Freyberg was part of a team that used GIS, Earth observation data, and other climate-related data products to assess performance of drought indicators and create maps highlighting drought and fire conditions, trends, and susceptibilities.
Equitable Recreation Access
Kathryn Bernard completed a geospatial analysis to assess equitable recreation access to two areas of public land in the American West that Outdoor Alliance is working to protect and conserve.
Urban Mapping for Equity
Sharanya Madhavan created an automated workflow to process and classify satellite imagery to create a dataset of impervious surface and urban canopy cover for each urban census tract to better understand social equity-related issues connected to urban heat.
What Our Students Say
I was looking to transition industries but retain skills I had picked up professionally working for a software company. Finding the EOI program made me aware of the geospatial industry and sparked a desire to pursue this field.
The EOI program has opened doors for me that I never knew existed, and I am very grateful to have made the switch to working in conservation.
The EOI program has done a great job with helping me achieve a better understanding of my career goals.
How to Get Your Dream Project
Explore
June-August
Define your professional goals and explore new opportunities
Connect
September-December
Connect with an organization and identify a project to apply your skills
Develop
January-May
Craft an independent project to address an environmental challenge
Execute
June-August
Work directly with the organization to produce quality deliverables
Our Partner Network
Students have worked with dozens of leading conservation organizations. Don’t see an organization of interest to you? Don’t worry, we help students make new connections.
Are You an Organization Interested in Working with a Student?
We’d love to hear from you! Each year we place dozens of students in organizations to deliver high-quality products. Please send an email to the EOI program coordinator with your interest. You don’t need to have a defined project and we will work with you to identify what’s possible. The most active time for project placement is September to December, but we welcome outreach at any time.
What Our Partners Say
“It was a good opportunity for us to advance our work while providing the student with a chance to apply what she learned in EOI and also gain new technical and applied knowledge. Thanks to EOI for coordinating this initiative.”