README.md
August 6, 2026 · View on GitHub
Noah Weidig
GIS Analyst · Data Scientist
Translating complex geospatial data into clear insight about how our world changes.
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About
I leverage remote sensing, GIS, and data science to translate complex data into clear insight about how our world changes. I believe understanding patterns through time gives people the power to see beyond the moment and shape a more intentional world.
Currently a GIS & Remote Sensing Research Associate at the University of Florida, with a focus on wildland-urban interface (WUI) risk, land-use change, and spatial decision-making.
Actively seeking Data Scientist or GIS Analyst roles.
Featured Projects
| Project | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| DataViz | Plotly gallery of data visualizations | View Gallery |
| FireR Package | R package for U.S. fire data | View Package |
| Map Explorer | Collection of interactive maps | See Gallery |
| WUI Wildfire Explorer | GEE app for visualizing wildfire risk | Launch Tool |
| Image Studio | Shiny App for interactive image editing | Launch Tool |
| MapLab | Simple GIS software built for non-GIS users | Launch Tool |
| QuickPlot | Shiny app for no-code data visualization | Launch Tool |
| ChartifyR | Tutorials for data analysis and visualization in R | Read Blog |
| TIGER Roads | US Census TIGER Roads in Google Earth Engine | View Catalog |
| Wildfire Risk | Wildfire risk visualizer by state | Launch Tool |
| WordCloud Studio | Word cloud generator | Launch Tool |
| Less. | A personal exploration of minimalism | View Site |
| FastStats | Fast, client-side analytics in the browser | Open Tool |
| FrameLab | A tool for browser framing | Launch Tool |
| Lorem Chartsum | A placeholder chart API | See API |
| R Project Template | A template for creating R projects | Launch Tool |
| Shelf | My personal reading journal | See Journal |
Tech Stack
Languages
R Python JavaScript SQL
Markup
Markdown LaTeX HTML CSS
Libraries & Frameworks
tidyverse pandas NumPy Plotly
GIS & Remote Sensing
ArcGIS Pro Google Earth Engine QGIS GDAL sf terra GeoPandas OSM
Workflows
Git GitHub GitHub Actions Conda
Experience
GIS & Remote Sensing Research Associate — University of Florida (Aug 2025 – Present) Led GIS-based analysis assessing spatial patterns and land-use impacts on community and regional risk management.
Graduate Research Assistant — University of Florida (Aug 2023 – Aug 2025) Conducted geospatial analysis to support wildland-urban interface and emergency management decision-making.
Research Assistant Intern — USDA Agricultural Research Service (May 2023 – Aug 2023) Collected, cleaned, and validated spatial datasets for GIS-based risk assessment and land-use planning.
Fire & Recreation Intern — Student Conservation Association / US Forest Service (Jan 2023 – May 2023) Applied GIS to support spatial planning and risk assessment for land management projects.
Research Assistant — University of Cincinnati (May 2022 – Jan 2023) Quantitative data analysis for biomedical research using statistical modeling and visualization.
CAD Design Specialist — Garage Living (Sep 2021 – Jun 2022) Developed CAD drawings and project plans for residential remodeling projects.
Research Assistant — Northern Kentucky University (Feb 2020 – May 2022) Collected and analyzed complex ecological datasets using spatial and statistical methods.
Elections Data Specialist — Boone County Clerk's Office (Aug 2017 – Feb 2020) Managed and analyzed precinct-level GIS data for voter registration and electoral planning.
Education
M.S. Forest Resources & Conservation — University of Florida (2023–2025) Thesis: Large Wildfire Patterns in the WUI · 4.0 GPA
B.S. Biological Sciences — Northern Kentucky University (2018–2022) Ecology / Evolution / Organismal Track · 4.0 GPA
Awards & Grants
| Award | Organization | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Thesis in Natural Resources | University of Florida, College of Agricultural & Life Sciences | 2026 | 2025 Academic Year |
| Outstanding Thesis in Forest Resources & Conservation | University of Florida, School of Forest, Fisheries, & Geomatic Sciences | 2026 | 2025 Academic Year |
| Outstanding Teaching Assistant of the Year | University of Florida, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatic Sciences | 2025 | 2024 Academic Year |
| Best Student Presentation | IALE-NA | 2025 | $300 |
| BioLEAPS Travel Grant | IALE-NA | 2025 | $1,650 |
| Student Travel Grant | IALE-NA | 2025 | $850 |
| Doris and Earl Lowe and Verna Lowe Scholarship | UF CALS | 2024 | $2,000 |
| IFAS Travel Grant | UF IFAS | 2024 | $250 |
| Graduate Research Assistantship | UF CALS | 2023 | $27,500/yr (2 yrs) |
| Outstanding Graduate in Biology | NKU | 2022 | $250 |
| 1st Place, Undergraduate Poster | Entomological Society of America | 2021 | $75 |
| Dr. Carol Swarts Milburn Research Fellowship | NKU | 2020 | $3,500 |
| President's List | NKU | 2018–2022 | 4.0 GPA |
Interests
Applied AI · Geospatial Analytics · Spatial Data Science · Data Visualization · Statistical Modeling · Machine Learning · Bayesian Analysis · Remote Sensing · Reproducible Research · Data Storytelling · Quantitative Ecology · Forecasting · Land Use Change · Social-Ecological Systems
This Site
Built with Quarto and deployed to GitHub Pages — no external theme dependency. The landing page, listings (custom EJS templates in _ejs/), and light/dark SCSS themes (assets/) all live in this repo. Publications under publications/ are regenerated from Zotero on the 1st & 15th by .github/workflows/update-pubs.yml (do not edit by hand); every push to main — including the Zotero sync commit — re-renders and publishes via .github/workflows/publish.yml.
quarto preview # local dev server
quarto render # build to _site/
node scripts/update-pubs.js # refresh publications from Zotero
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### \text{Open} \text{Graph} \text{cards}
\text{Every} \text{page} \text{gets} \text{a} 1200 \times 630 \text{social}-\text{preview} \text{card}, \text{generated} \text{automatically} \text{as} \text{part} \text{of} $quarto render` — nothing to update by hand when titles or descriptions change.
- `scripts/generate-og.ts` runs as a Quarto **post-render** step (wired up in `_quarto.yml` → `project.post-render`). Quarto executes it with its bundled Deno, so there is nothing to install; for standalone debugging use `node --experimental-strip-types scripts/generate-og.ts` after a render.
- The script walks the rendered HTML in `_site/`, reads each page's title, description, author, and category/section from the rendered `<head>`, and writes a card to `_site/assets/og/<slug>.png` (e.g. `blog/welcome/` → `blog-welcome.png`).
- Cards are **PNG** (1200×630, ~0.7 MB, well under every platform's 5 MB ceiling). Every card shares one background — the brand amber → magenta → teal gradient under the site's own `assets/media/topography.svg` texture — with the page's kicker, title, description, and a section-specific call to action ("Read the post →") set in bold white Inter over a contrast scrim, inside a 110 px safe-area margin so nothing is clipped by a platform's crop.
- Rasterization uses [resvg](https://github.com/yisibl/resvg-js) compiled to WebAssembly plus static Inter faces, both vendored in `scripts/vendor/` (see the README there) so `quarto render` stays the only build step — no `npm install`, no network access at build time.
- After writing each card, the script upserts the page's Open Graph set **inside `<head>` only** — `og:title`, `og:description`, `og:url`, `og:type`, `og:site_name`, `og:image` plus `og:image:type`/`width`/`height`/`alt`, and `twitter:card=summary_large_image` with `twitter:title`/`description`/`image` — using absolute URLs built from `site-url` in `_quarto.yml`. Any `og:`/`twitter:` tags that end up in `<body>`, where no unfurler looks, are stripped.
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