Ms. Linda Pistolesi
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Senior Geographic Information Specialist (Senior Staff Associate), Geospatial Applications, Center for Integrated Earth System Information (CIESIN), Columbia Climate School
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GIS Support Manager, Center for Integrated Earth System Information (CIESIN)
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Affiliated with: Undergraduate Special Concentration and Major in Sustainable Development
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204 Geoscience
Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory
61 Route 9W, PO Box 1000
Palisades, NY 10964
BIOGRAPHY:
I'm a geographic information specialist in the Geospatial Applications Division at CIESIN. I have worked in research and academia on data set development, vulnerability assessments, and projects supporting environmental and humanitarian efforts, and achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). I have degrees in geography (GIS) and earth and environmental sciences, and I am versed in ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Pro, spatial analysis, Python (Programming Language) for geoprocessing workflows, and data QA/QC. As an associate in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, I co-teach the undergraduate course, GIS for Sustainable Development.
2 PUBLICATIONS ON COLUMBIA | ACADEMIC COMMONS
Only select publications listed below| Name | Published Date |
| Data Integration for Climate Vulnerability Mapping in West Africa | 2015 |
| Migration and risk: net migration in marginal ecosystems and hazardous areas | 2012 |
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