Geospatial Jobs #149: Aug 4, 2026
Welcome to the 149th issue of Geospatial Jobs, a newsletter focusing on data science and geosciences (🌧climate-tech, 🌽ag-tech, 🌊risk modeling, ⚡️energy, 🛰remote sensing, ♻️sustainability, and more).
The paywall on issue #145 is removed and it’s now freely accessible. Shout out to Apoorva Shastry and Manjaree Binjolkar who voluntarily helped with formatting this issue.
🕵️💵 Recent Fundraisings / Updates:
AiDash was acquired by Schneider Electric for $350M.
Array Labs raised $21M (following its $20M Series A in January) to expand its space-based radar and 3D mapping capabilities into the Indo-Pacific.
💡📚 Useful Resources:
Google has launched Custom Satellite Embeddings, powered by Google’s AlphaEarth Foundations model, which converts raw Earth observation data into compact, ML-ready numerical vectors (embeddings).
Humane Intelligence and Radiant Earth announce the Bias Bounty Mapping Equity Challenge, starting on August 28, 2026 and closing on October 31, 2026.
PhD positions:
🇩🇪 GFZ Helmholtz Centre: Distributed temperature sensing (DTS) & tracer experiments in hydrology
🇮🇹 IUSS Pavia: Climate-driven flood risk assessment & adaptation of urban drainage systems in Northern Italy
🇮🇹 Politecnico di Milano: Satellite InSAR for transport infrastructure monitoring
🇬🇷 U Athens: Climate modelling of Mediterranean heat extremes & West African Monsoon linkages
🇩🇰 Aalborg U: Hydrological data assimilation for national-scale drought monitoring & prediction
🇳🇴 U Bergen: Geohazards research using EPOS-Norway infrastructure
Data Science / Engineering Positions:
Citi:
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