Reza Khatami Email & Phone Number

Gainesville, FL, US

Gainesville, Florida Area

• My work involves collaboration with a diverse group of scientists from different disciplines to tackle environmental problems such as land cover change mapping, vegetation monitoring, and precision agriculture. My.
• National land cover mapping of Ethiopia.
• Global vegetation persistence monitoring.
• Florida crop mapping.
• Analyzed time-series of monthly data from AVHRR and MODIS to link vegetation and climate dynamics.
• Investigated land cover change in Ethiopia using high resolution, Landsat, MODIS, and Sentinel images, digital elevation models, and nighttime light data.

SUNY-ESF, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210

• Used MATLAB to estimate pixel scale accuracy and confidence of remote sensing image classification.
• Leveraged SAS and MATLAB to perform a meta-analysis of remote sensing image classification and machine learning methods.
• Research implication of selection of remote sensing classification methods and sampling schemes on environmental change detection using ESRI ArcGIS Spatial Analyst toolbox and ERDAS IMAGINE.
• Taught fieldwork, geospatial software, and scientific scripting as part of several courses including Remote Sensing, Spatial Analysis, Surveying, and Introduction to GPS and Spatial Information.
• Published eight peer-reviewed papers and presented research at several conferences.

Tehran

• Analyzed and visualized spatial distribution of malaria propagation using spatial analysis techniques, ESRI ArcMap Spatial Statistic tools, and MATLAB.
• Developed an ArcMap toolbox using C# and ArcGIS Engine to convert automatically road data from arc-node structure to the institute’s network data model.
• Collaborated among a team that designed the Institute's data model of the road network.
• Created a GIS desktop application using C# and ArcGIS Engine to record and process GPS data.Projects:
• Tehran geospatial data infrastructure.
• NAJI vehicle tracking system.

Tehran

• Performed need analysis for multiple projects through interviewing clients.
• Coded a GIS sewage network analysis application in a team using C#, ArcGIS Engine, ArcSDE,.NET framework, and SQL Server.
• Built a GIS mobile mapping data acquisition application by synchronizing camera and GPS receiver using C#, ArcGIS Engine, and.NET framework.
• Collaborated to develop a GIS mobile mapping desktop application linking camera and GPS data to visualize an interactive map using C#, ArcGIS Engine,.NET framework, ArcSDE, and SQL Server.
• Designed and created a GIS vehicle tracking system to represent the online position of vehicles on a map to conducts spatial and attribute queries in a team using C#, ArcGIS Engine,.NET framework, and SQL Server.
• Worked as a team to develop a WebGIS application for IRAN National Railway Company using Autodesk MapGuide server, HTML, and JavaScript.

Tehran

• Need-analysis of dam site selection (IRAN Ministry of Energy).
• Designed questionnaires and interviewed clients to determine GIS project requirements.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Geospatial Information Science And Engineering

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Geospatial Information Science

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Surveying Engineering