Independent Project · Google Earth Engine · Completed 2026
Six environmental GIS analysis products built to support climate risk assessment, coastal resilience planning, renewable energy siting, and conservation prioritization — using Google Earth Engine remote sensing and raster analysis workflows across California, Louisiana, Florida, and Rocky Mountain National Park.
Project Overview
This project series was built to show how satellite data, climate reanalysis, terrain models, population grids, and administrative boundaries can be combined into decision-ready geospatial products. Each dashboard moves beyond a static map: it includes summary metrics, exportable rasters, CSV tables, and a clear visual explanation of where environmental risk or opportunity is concentrated.
The work emphasizes screening-level environmental GIS: fast, reproducible workflows that help planners, analysts, and stakeholders understand where to look first. The results are not replacements for engineering, hydrodynamic, or field-calibrated studies. They are structured geospatial decision-support products designed to communicate patterns clearly and honestly.
Designed as a portfolio-grade demonstration of Google Earth Engine, raster analysis, dashboard design, climate adaptation mapping, and remote sensing communication.
Six-Part Portfolio Series
Each product addresses a specific planning or risk assessment question — with code, exported rasters, summary tables, and methodology documentation for review and reuse.
01 · Climate Risk Analysis
Seasonal temperature anomaly analysis comparing 2024 conditions to a 1991–2020 baseline — identifying where warming trends exceed historical norms to support climate adaptation planning.
02 · Renewable Energy Planning
Terrain suitability analysis scoring slope, aspect, and elevation to identify optimal land conditions for solar energy development — supporting renewable infrastructure siting and investment decisions.
03 · Wetland & Ecosystem Management
Long-term surface-water persistence analysis revealing hydroperiod change patterns — supporting wetland management, restoration planning, and ecosystem health assessment decisions.
04 · Climate Vulnerability & Risk Assessment
Population exposure model quantifying how many coastal Louisiana residents face sea-level-rise risk by elevation zone — supporting climate adaptation prioritization, evacuation planning, and infrastructure resilience decisions.
05 · Coastal Hazard & Infrastructure Planning
Scenario-based inundation mapping for 0.5m, 1.0m, and 2.0m sea-level-rise projections — identifying at-risk land and infrastructure to support coastal hazard planning and long-term resilience investment decisions.
06 · Conservation & Land Management
Erosion susceptibility model integrating rainfall, slope, vegetation, and protected-area boundaries — identifying high-risk terrain to support conservation management, trail infrastructure decisions, and resource protection planning.
Workflow
The goal was not to produce maps — it was to build clean, reproducible GIS workflows that answer specific environmental planning questions and can be reviewed, validated, and scaled to new geographies.
01
Each dashboard starts with a decision-oriented question: where is exposure concentrated, where are conditions changing, or where is suitability highest?
02
Public Earth Engine datasets are filtered, clipped, converted, reclassified, or summarized using consistent raster and feature workflows.
03
Each project outputs styled maps, raw or supporting GeoTIFF layers, CSV tables, screenshots, code, README files, and methodology documentation.
Deliverables
The project is organized so a reviewer can quickly understand the analysis, inspect the code, view the screenshots, and download the outputs.