Aaron Kamoske
National Ecological Analyst
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAaron Kamoske is a landscape ecologist and National Ecological Analyst at the U.S. Forest Service with nine years of experience turning large, complex geospatial datasets into defensible, decision-ready insights for land managers across 193 million acres of public lands. He combines a PhD in Geography and Spatial Sciences with deep remote sensing and spatial ecology expertise to lead rapid, innovative analytical responses to high-priority natural resource challenges. Known for building and leveraging interdisciplinary teams, he emphasizes thoughtful project management, open communication, and capacity-building to deliver practical solutions. Based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Aaron’s background spans academia and field work—from graduate research on temperate forests to hands-on GIS and cartography—giving him a rare blend of theoretical rigor and operational know-how.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Natural Resource Conservation, Bachelor of Science - BS, Natural Resource Conservation at University of MontanaDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University
English
Github Skills (9)
airborne10
estimate10
lidar9
leaf9
r-package9
jekyll6
jekyll-theme6
soil1
python1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
akamoske/hypRspec
Jun 2019 - Apr 2021
hyperspectral processing tools
Contributions:1 release, 5 reviews, 83 commits in 1 year 10 months
akamoske/canopyLazR
Aug 2018 - Apr 2021
R package to estimate leaf area density (LAD) and leaf area index (LAI) from airborne LiDAR point clouds
Contributions:1 release, 145 commits, 2 PRs in 2 years 9 months
lair-packageairbornepoint-cloudsindex
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