Francisco Gutierres

Francisco Gutierres joined OPT/NET B.V as a GIS Data Analyst in 2020. He has been involved in GIS-based analyses and developing customized GeoAI solutions for the Mining sector, Raw materials, Emergency systems (flood detection and Illegal fishing) and Environmental monitoring. He is currently the Geomatics Product Owner for OPT/NET B.V, assisting the development of the interactive AI application for the H2020 GOLDENEYE project, which integrates Earth Observation Data (EOD), Drone, Proximal sensing and in-situ data, which serves deformation, vegetation, soil moisture, mineral and geological maps, and provides an AI analysis tool for mining planners. Francisco also provides GIS analysis and AI algorithms implementation for the H2020 CENTURION project. This support includes automation of processes, creation of customized AI tools and workflows considering Earth observation analysis-ready data (ARD), being developed in use cases related to ARD generation; Agricultural weather index configurator; Maritime Spatial Planning (shipping dynamics); Real Time monitoring of the forest dynamics; and Flood zone mapping. More recently, he started to participate in the H2020 AGEMERA project at the level of data fusion and AI processing in the Raw Material sector.
He has PhD in Physical Geography, Master in Conservation Biology, Postgraduation in GIS Applied to Sciences of the Earth, PhD specialization in Geo-Ecological Data Analysis and a Licenciatura's Degree in Biophysical Engineering – Environmental Planning and Management.

Before joining the OPT/NET B.V, Francisco worked for 18 years as a GIS and Environmental specialist in national and local government and private industry.