John Beck

Biography

John Beck, a Principal Research Scientist IV with the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s Information Technology and Systems Center (UAH ITSC), has over twenty-seven years of experience working with geospatial and remote sensing technologies. Prior to his employment with UAH, Beck served eight years as a Geospatial-Intelligence Analyst for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. From 1997 to 2007, he was employed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Auburn University. He is also a retired U.S. Army Reserve Officer where he served as an Engineer Officer for over 21 years. Beck currently manages several Geospatial Technology-related projects funded by NASA and DIA.

Research Interests

Geospatial data management, data science, AI/ML/Deep Learning, web mapping, cloud resource management, spatial-enabled databases, and emerging remote sensing technologies

Posters

	Accessing NASA Precipitation Data via a Cloud-based Analytical Framework for Precipitation Research (CAPRi) (AGU Fall Meeting 2022)
	Cloud-based Analytic Framework for Precipitation Research (CAPRi) to Enhance the Spatial Resolution of GPM (AGU Fall Meeting 2021)
	Decision Support Applications for Public Health Surveillance using NASA Earth Observations (AGU Fall Meeting 2022)
	Deep Learning for Multisensor Image Resolution Enhancement (11th Annual Science & Technology Jamboree 2017)
	Deployment of Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) in Emergency and Disaster Response Scenarios to Support Integration of Geospatial Technologies into Local Emergency Management: A Use Case Study with GeoHuntsville in Huntsville, Alabama (AGU 2017)
	Development of a Deep Learning Super-Resolution Generative Adversarial Network (SGAN) for Improving the Resolution of Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) Data (AGU Fall Meeting 2019)
	Disaster Event-Based Data Collection and ARCGIS Online Services (ESRI User Conference 2017)
	Machine Learning for Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) Resolution Improvement (AGU Fall Meeting 2018)
	Using Earth Observations within a Health Management Information System for Improving Malaria Decision Support (AGU Fall Meeting 2019)