About
Andrés Velastegui-Montoya (Member, ISPRS) is a full Professor at the Faculty of Engineering in Earth Sciences (FICT) at ESPOL Polytechnic University. He received his PhD in Environmental Sciences (2018) from the Federal University of Pará (Brazil). In addition, he obtained a Specialization in Geomatic Applied to the Environment (2021) from the Mario Gulich Institute for Higher Space Studies (Argentina) and a Specialization in Georeferencing, Geoprocessing and Remote Sensing (2018) from Estacio de Sa University (Brazil). He received his Master's in Environmental Engineering (2012) from the University of Barcelona (Spain).
Andrés is fully dedicated to the generation of knowledge and scientific divulgation. He collaborates as co-director of the research group “Hydroenvironmental Studies and Modeling” from the Federal University of Pará. He has participated as director of seven national and regional research projects, three of which are in the Amazon region. He is the author and co-author of more than 45 scientific articles in the field of SIG, Remote Sensing and Environmental Sciences. His Current Research Interests include Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing, Land Use Land Cover Changes, Urban Planning and Crowdsourcing Data.
Joined
December 2024
