Profile:

Hilding holds a Bachelor’s in Physics from The University of Texas at El Paso. He has prior experience as a geospatial intelligence analyst in the U.S. Army and attended the Measurements and Signals Intelligence (MASINT) course with Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) in Washington D.C.

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NERTO Research Project Title:

GOES-16 LST Derived Products for Urban Areas

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NERTO Project Details :

Synopsis: The goal of this research is to improve and further develop and enable the use of remote sensing products from NOAA and NASA for urban-scale health applications, primarily extreme heat and the urban heat island (UHI) effect monitoring.

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NERTO Outcomes:

Research on regression algorithm to convert land surface temperature to UHI.

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Value of NERTO to the Line Office:

This research helped OAR improve and further develop the use of remote sensing products for urban-scale health applications, primarily extreme heat and urban heat island effect monitoring.

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NERTO Skills:

Writing scientific articles for broader audiences, where it is more understandable.