Company: Texas A&M Forest Service
Current position: Geospatial Analyst & Lecturer
Age: 34              
Education: MS in forestry, Texas A&M University; BE Geoinformatics, India

Srinivasan is a geospatial analyst, an FAA certified UAV pilot with the Texas A&M Forest Service, and provides geospatial expertise at national-level disasters. As part of the Spatial Solutions group, she performs timely spatial analyses and develops geospatial applications to facilitate informed decision-making in the management and protection of forest resources. She is also a lecturer at Texas A&M University, teaching GIS for resource management.

What excites her the most is being part of preparing the next generation of leaders in conservation science. Previously, she served as the senior remote sensing specialist at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and was responsible for directing and completing a statewide landcover mapping project.

Srinivasan has made substantial contributions to the field of geospatial science from an organizational to a global level. She is among the first group of scientists to conduct a NASA-funded study and developed innovative algorithms to model above-ground biomass changes using multi-temporal lidar data.

Throughout her 10 years in the geospatial industry, she has built an impressive record of publications with more than 650 citations globally and also serves on the editorial board of several highly acclaimed journals. Her research addresses some of our nation’s most pressing issues in understanding complex software and workflows for landowners, managers, government officials, local community groups, and the general public. She has received multiple awards for her significant work in the field of geospatial science including the Special Achievement in GIS Award from ESRI, Director’s Awards from the Forest Service, and the Distinguished Contribution Award from Women in GIS.

Srinivasan loves mentoring and adding value to the community and had the opportunity to work on projects with GISCorps and Worldwide Fund for Nature-South Africa.