Full-Stack Geospatial Developer

About this role

Application Requirement: Please submit a cover letter

Position Summary:

The Full-Stack Geospatial Developer analyzes data, develops new approaches, and maintains NYBG ’s urban conservation suite of digital platforms and tools for science communication, including applications in exhibitions; on mobile devices; and on the web. These applications enhance ecological democracy and literacy in New York City by utilizing the substantial georeferenced, historical ecology for New York City of The Mannahatta and Welikia Projects and comparison to contemporary datasets to improve urban planning, climate resilience, and plant conservation and restoration. Although created for New York City in the first instance, applications will be designed with transferability in mind to other culturally important urban centers.

Existing digital tools and applications include:

• The Welikia Map Explorer (welikia.org)
• Layers of the Past (layersofthepast.org)
• Urban Conservation Resource Hub (urbanconservation.nybg.org)
• Blue Zones Map Explorer (urbanconservation.nybg.org/blue-zones)
• Thain Family Forest Website (in development)

Working in a full-stack mode, the developer will be responsible for implementing programming solutions that generate and analyze geospatial data, leverage that data and analysis for public consumption, and deliver urban conservation outcomes. As a geospatial analyst, the successful candidate will have strong geospatial analysis skills and experience using artificial intelligence approaches to enhance work. As a full-stack developer, the candidate will conceive, develop, and maintain digital applications in many forms, including messaging, mobile, browser, and physical exhibition materials. Such applications will be designed to leverage information and technology across applications and must be deployable to audiences on multiple platforms (e.g. Android, iOS, major browsers, etc.). As systems administrator, the individual will work closely w...