Our mission is to develop research projects that would deliver solutions to innovation and technology transfer, by using and applying earth observation technologies.
To become a leader in basic and applied research on remote sensing, contributing to Chile’s sustainable planning, management, and use of natural resources.
Waldo Pérez Martinez
Director - Assistant Professor
Geographer, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile / Master in Coastal and Estuarine Zone Management, Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya, Spain / Dr.© in Geomatics Engineering, Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia, Spain.
Line of research:
Geological and geomorphological natural hazards; Design, evelopment and updating of Geographic Information Systems (GIS); and Dynamics of coastal and estuarine ecosystems.
Paulina Vidal Páez
Assistant Professor
Geographer, Universidad de Chile / Diploma in Geomatics and Satellite Technology, Universidad Mayor, Chile / Master in Remote Sensing, Universidad Mayor, Chile / Dr.© in Geomatics Engineering, Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia, Spain.
Line of research:
Analysis and evaluation of natural disasters; Conservation of natural resources and the environment; and Basins management.
Idania Briceño de Urbaneja
Assistant Professor
Geographer, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela / Diploma in Geomatics and Satellite Technology, Universidad Mayor, Chile / Master in Remote Sensing, Universidad Mayor, Chile / Dr.© in Geomatics Engineering, Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia, Spain.
Line of research:
Monitoring water quality of continental surface and oceanic; Geomorphology and coastal sedimentary dynamics; Changes in land use and landscape ecology.
Francisco Zambrano Bigiarini
Assistant Professor
Civil Agricultural Engineer, Universidad de Concepción, Chile / Dr. in Agricultural Engineering, mention in Water Resources, Universidad de Concepción, Chile.
Line of research:
Drought, climate, vegetation dynamics, stress and water resources.
Paul Amouroux
Assistant Professor
Agronomist, ISARA, Lyon, France / Master in Environment and Sustainable Development, AgroParisTech, France / Dr. in Population Biology, Université de la Réunion, France.
Line of research:
Biological pest control, plant-phytophagous insect interactions, biodiversity in agroecosystems and natural ecosystems.
Blanca Ríos Ramos
Assistant Professor
Environmental Engineering, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, México / Master in Earth Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México / PhD in Earth Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México / Post-Doctorate associated with the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Change, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Line of research:
Monitoring and estimation of air pollution; detection and analysis of biomass burning and emissions; regional modeling of atmospheric chemistry using the WRF-Chem model.
Iongel Durán Llacer
Postdoctoral researcher
Geographer, Universidad de La Habana, Cuba / Diploma in Geography, Environment and Territorial Planning, Universidad de La Habana, Cuba / Dr. in Environmental Sciences with mention in Continental Aquatic Systems, Universidad de Concepción, Chile / Postdoctorate associated to Hémera Research Center, Universidad Mayor, Chile.
Line of research:
Physical and Environmental Geography; drought monitoring and water resources management; groundwater-dependent ecosystems; land use changes and water quality in lakes.
Enrique Arce Muñoz
Director School of Forestry Engineering - Assistant Professor
Forestry Engineer, Universidad Mayor, Chile / Master in Remote Sensing, Universidad Mayor, Chile.
Leonardo Duran Garate
Assistant Professor
Forest Engineer, Universidad de Chile / Master in Management and Conservation of Forests and Biodiversity, Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Costa Rica / Dr.© Gestión Forestal y del Medio Natural, Universidad de Lleida, Spain / Researcher associated with the School of Forest Engineering, Universidad Mayor, Chile.
Line of research:
Landscape planning and governance; evaluation of integrated production systems; analysis of conservation strategies; and community management and development.
Iván Ramírez Ayala
Associate Researcher
Civil Electrical Engineer (Electronics and Telecommunications), Universidad de Santiago de Chile / Master in Engineering (Digital Communications & Satellite Systems), UEC, Japan / PhD in Electrical Engineering (Broadband Wireless Communications), American University, USA / MBA in Business Management and Organization, UdL, Spain / Member of the Telecommunications Commission of the Chilean Association of Engineers A.G. / Member of IEEE and 2nd Vice President of the Chilean Space Association (ACHIDE A.G.) / Regular Professor at the Engineering School of the Universidad Mayor.
Line of research:
Telecommunications, IOT/AI, Electronics, Satellite Technology.
Marcela Vivanco Neira
Executive Assistant for Financial Monitoring and Control
Management Engineer with mention in Marketing and Commercial Management, Universidad Mayor, Chile / Master in Environment and Sustainable Development, Universidad Mayor, Chile.
Natalia Tapia Pineda
Research Assistant
Geographer, Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile / Diploma in Spatial Information Management, Universidad Mayor, Chile.
Associated Projects:
"Study of geology, geomorphology and natural hazards in the upper sector of the Mapocho river basin", Anglo American Sur S.A., Project Code 1.20.0014.1.
"Characterization of terrestrial ecosystems to prioritize areas for landscape restoration in the Province of Cardenal Caro", SEREMI del Medio Ambiente Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins (Ministry of Environment), Project Code 611831-3-LE23.
"Development of land use and land use change maps for the Arica and Parinacota, Tarapacá, Antofagasta, Atacama and Aysén regions", Department of Climate Change and Ecosystem Services, CONAF, Project Code 633-56-LE23.
Benjamín Castro Cancino
Research Assistant
Geologist, Universidad Mayor, Chile / Diploma in Satellite Information Management, Universidad Mayor, Chile.
Associated Projects:
"Study of geology, geomorphology and natural hazards in the upper sector of the Mapocho River basin", Anglo American Sur S.A., Project Code 1.20.0014.1.
"MONCOSTA National monitoring network of the Chilean coast" ANID - FONDEF IDeA Technological 2023, Project Code IT23I0069.
"Characterization of terrestrial ecosystems to prioritize areas for landscape restoration in the Province of Cardenal Caro", SEREMI del Medio Ambiente Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins (Ministry of Environment), Project Code 611831-3-LE23.
"Development of land use and land use change maps for the Arica and Parinacota, Tarapacá, Antofagasta, Atacama and Aysén regions", Department of Climate Change and Ecosystem Services, CONAF, Project Code 633-56-LE23.
Jesica Garrido Leiva
Research Assistant
Forestry Engineer, Universidad Mayor, Chile / Diploma in Spatial Information Management, Universidad Mayor, Chile.
Associated Projects:
"Characterization of terrestrial ecosystems to prioritize areas for landscape restoration in the Province of Cardenal Caro", SEREMI del Medio Ambiente Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins (Ministry of Environment), Project Code 611831-3-LE23.
"Development of land use and land use change maps for the Arica and Parinacota, Tarapacá, Antofagasta, Atacama and Aysén regions", Department of Climate Change and Ecosystem Services, CONAF, Project Code 633-56-LE23.
Fabián Llanos Bustos
Research Assistant
Agronomist Engineer, Universidad Mayor, Chile / Diploma in Spatial Information Management, Universidad Mayor, Chile.
Associated Projects:
"Multiscale drought observatory for Chile: an early warning system to mitigate agricultural and ecological impacts", ANID - Drought Strategic Research Fund (Fast Allocation) year 2021, Project Code FSEQ21002.
"The impact of climate variability on wheat and maize production: an improved early warning model for agricultural drought", ANID - FONDECYT de Iniciación en Investigación 2019, Project Code 11190360.
"Polyphagy of the generalist pest, Hemiberlesia Rapax (Hemiptera: Diaspididae): host-plant adaptations, endosymbiont communities or phenotypic plasticity?", ANID-FONDECYT Iniciación en Investigación 2023, Project Code 11230859.
Joaquín Valenzuela Jara
Research Assistant
Geographer, Universidad de Chile.
Associated Projects:
"MONCOSTA National monitoring network of the Chilean coast" ANID - FONDEF IDeA Technological 2023, Project Code IT23I0069.
Abel Herrera Diaz
Research Assistant
Renewable Natural Resources Engineer, Universidad de Chile.
Associated Projects:
"Satellite System for Irrigation Optimization (SatOri)", ANID - FONDEF IDeA I+D 2021 Adaptation to Climate Change and Disasters of Natural Origin, Project Code ID21I10297.
Fidel Roig Juñet
Associate Researcher
Agricultural Engineer, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCuyo), Argentina / Ph.D. in Natural Sciences and Philosophy, Institute of Botany, University of Basel, Switzerland / CONICET Senior Researcher, Professor at the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCuyo) and Visiting Professor at the Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
Osvaldo Valeria Echegoyen
Asocciate Researcher
Forestry Engineer, Universidad de Concepción, Chile / Ph.D. in Forestry Sciences, Université Laval, Québec, Canada / Professor at the Université du Québec en Abitibi Témiscamingue, Institute of Forestry Research (IRF) and holder of the prestigious UQAT-UQAM Institutional Chair in Sustainable Forest Management, Québec, Canada.
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Patricia Oliva Pavón
Associate Researcher
Degree in Environmental Sciences, Universidad de Alcalá, Spain / Dr. in Cartography, GIS and Remote Sensing, Universidad de Alcalá, Spain / Post-doctorate associated to the Department of Geographic Sciences, University of Maryland, USA / Distinguished Researcher, Department of Geology, Geography and Environment, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Spain.
https://www.uah.es/es/estudios
Jorge Clavero Ribes
Associate Researcher
Geologist, Universidad de Chile / Master of Science in Geology, Universidad de Chile / Ph.D. in Volcanology, University of Bristol, United Kingdom / Senior Geologist and Manager of Amawta Geoconsultores / Specialist in geological hazards, regional geology and environment.
Ángela de Santis
Associate Researcher
Degree in Environmental Sciences, Universidad de los Estudios de Parma, Italy / Dr. in Remote Sensing, Cartography and G.I.S., Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Spain / Master in NGO Management, Volunteering and International Cooperation, UNESCO, Spain / Director of FSD Program and External Senior Advisor of the HOPE-Humanitarian Operations Foundation.
http://www.fsd.ch / www.hopefoundation.ngo
Elias Lira Martínez
Associate Researcher
B.Sc. in Astronomy, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile / Master of Science in Geophysics, Universidad de Chile / Dr. © in Engineering Sciences, mention in Geosciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile / Project Geophysicist for the Rock Mechanics division of Golder Associates.