Jason Benedict
Santa Barbara, California, United States
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Top SchoolJason Benedict is a geospatial researcher with 11 years of experience applying remote sensing, spatial analysis, and data visualization to conservation, sustainability, and climate resilience challenges. Based in Santa Barbara and affiliated with UC Santa Barbara's Land Systems group and Trase, he studies the impacts of corporate commitments and voluntary sustainability standards on deforestation using R, Python, GIS, and BI tools. He has led analytics and visualization efforts for supply-chain mapping and deforestation monitoring collaborations involving Airbus and SarVision, and has hands-on experience with LiDAR, basemap QA, and geo-database development. Jason’s background spans NGOs, academia, and consulting across Southeast Asia, giving him practical field-data and policy-relevant research experience. He blends rigorous spatial methods with storytelling through dataviz to inform decision-making for smallholders, companies, and policymakers. Fluent in open-source and proprietary toolchains, he brings a rare mix of technical depth and applied conservation impact.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Remote Sensing, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Remote Sensing at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Indonesian, English, Malay
Stackoverflow
649reputation
41kreached
1answer
38questions
Github Skills (33)
css10
r-api10
svg9
earth9
climate-change8
r8
toolbox8
ggplot7
texreg7
curl6
apply6
geography6
beautifulsoup6
weather6
coordinates6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
jasonjb82/jasonjb82
Mar 2021 - Mar 2026
Contributions:17 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 1 month
jasonjb82/DataViz-R
May 2017 - Sep 2020
Contributions:166 commits, 158 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 4 months
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