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Hi! I'm Rafaela!

I am a PhD student in Engineering and Management of the Natural Environment at Polytechnic University of Madrid (Spain). 

 

I obtained a Master's Degree in Geology/Volcanology at the University of the Azores (Portugal).

 

I also completed the Bachelor's and Teaching Degree in Geography at Federal University of Espirito Santo (Brazil).

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My current position is as a Remote Sensing scientist under the European project "Marine Coastal Ecosystem Biodiversity and Services in a Changing World" (MaCoBioS).

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I'm a researcher on the Research Institute for Volcanology and Risk Assessment's (IVAR) Remote Sensing team. My activities involve the processing of satellite imagery in order to support monitoring.

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Rafaela Tiengo

Geospatial scientist | Earth Observation Expert

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Sao Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal

EXPERIENCE

2021-present

cE3c: Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & Azorean biodiversity group (Portugal)

Geospatial scientist

Development and validation of digital cartography in a Geographic Information System (GIS).

 

The main objective of the project is to ensure efficient and integrated management and conservation strategies for European marine coastal ecosystems to face climate change.

2019-present

Research Institute for Volcanology and Risk Assessment (Portugal)

Remote Sensing collaborator

Identify open-source data in remote sensing, distinguish and assess the potential of remote sensing in internal activities. Also, define and feed the database structure in order to store remote sensing data.

2018-2018

Geographer

Jones dos Santos Neves Institut (Brazil)

Assess environmental and socio-economic impacts and quality and availability of water resources; Georeferencing interest points and mapping reforestation areas.

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Project website: https://www.es.gov.br/programa-reflorestar

2018-2018

Jones dos Santos Neves Institut (Brazil)

Graph the data obtained in the field and construct a quantitative database in relation to school attendance and child nutrition.

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Website project: https://setades.es.gov.br/Acessar-o-beneficio-do-Bolsa-Capixaba

2018-2018

Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (Brazil)

Analyze internal documentation in order to subside the
Brazilian census and identify and map the alterations of political and administrative division.

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Project website:

https://www.ibge.gov.br/estatisticas/sociais/populacao/9127-pesquisa-nacional-por-amostra-de-domicilios.html?=&t=destaques

EDUCATION

EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE

2022-present

PhD student

Engineering and Management of the Natural Environment

Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain

My research is focused on remote sensing and multi-sensor approaches for land-use/land-cover change in small oceanic islands in the context of climate change and natural hazards.

2018-2021

Masters's Degree

Geological Environment and Society

University of the Azores, Portugal

Thesis: "Evaluation of the application of SAR data (Sentinel-1) for monitoring volcanic eruptions. Case study of the eruption of the Fogo Volcano (Cape Verde)"

2013-2017

Bachelor's Degree

Geography

Federal University of Espirito Santo, Brazil

Thesis: "Mangroves from a social and economic perspective: environmental perception of ecosystem services present in Ilha das Caieiras, Vitória, ES."

2013-2016

Teaching Degree

Geography

Federal University of Espirito Santo, Brazil

Thesis: "Geography and the spatial identity of students: geographic knowledge with the Veracidade platform in school daily lives."

PROJECTS

App created using GRD data from the Sentinel-1 satellite with the objective of analyzing the changes in surface that occurred before, during and after the eruption of the Fogo Volcano, Cape Verde, in 2014/15.

CLIENTS
SKILLS

SKILLS

GIS softwares

Google Earth Engine

Cloud computing

Orbital image processing

Portuguese- Native

English - Advanced

French - Beginner

Spanish - Beginner

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