David Borges
Director, Systems Engineering Office, Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS), Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center
About
David Borges serves as Director of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) Systems Engineering Office (SEO). Established in 1984 under the aegis of the G7 Economic Summit, CEOS ensures international coordination of civil space-based Earth observation programs and promotes exchange of data to optimize societal benefit and inform decision making. His Systems Engineering Office provides systems engineering and cloud native geospatial analytics leadership and support to CEOS through management and technical services and the development of tools and products that facilitate systems engineering solutions for societal and economic benefit.
He also serves on the U.S. Delegation, UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM), Old Dominion University (ODU) College of Arts and Letters Executive Advisory Board, Digital Earth Pacific Steering Committee, and Digital Earth Africa Technical Advisory Board.
He has previously served as the Associate Program Manager, NASA ESD Disasters Program, and Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Working Group Co-Chair.
Virtual Presentations
- https://proceedings.esri.com/library/userconf/fed19/papers/fed_122.pdf
- https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s8e3-disaster-monitoring/id1326838570?i=100049547611
Professional Memberships
- GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) Project Management Institute (PMI)
- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
- Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS)
Education/Professional Experience
- Geographic Information Science, BS, Old Dominion University
- GISCI GIS Professional (GISP)
- PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM)
- Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM), former
National/International Leadership
- Group on Earth Observations (GEO)
- Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRR WG), Co-Chair
- Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS)
- Working Group Disasters (WGDisasters), Secretariat
- United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) Working Group Disasters, U.S. Member