Spatial Data Science Associate
Pt. Conception Institute
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Sophia is the Spatial Data Science Associate with the Point Conception Institute where she supports mapping and modeling efforts at the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve. Her work focuses on developing geospatial tools to enhance data-driven decision-making for fire management, landscape monitoring, and onsite management.
Sophia holds a master's degree from the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at University of California Santa Barbara and a B.S in Environmental Science from UC Berkeley. As part of her graduate research, she used remote sensing to monitor the impact regenerative agriculture has on ecosystem functioning. Her background includes work as a GIS Project Manager for NASA DEVELOP, where she employed NASA Earth observations for wildfire disaster analysis, invasive species modeling, and forest management. She has also worked as a Project Analyst with Regen Network supporting the design of methodology to monitor, report, and verify ecosystem service credits.
What Sophia is working on now:
I am currently supporting the development of The Dangermond Preserve Geospatial Hub, designed to advance a range of conservation, research, and stewardship projects at the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve. These initiatives include building decision support tools for prescribed fire management and wildfire response at the Preserve, as well as creating maps to assess “coastal wildness” across California.