Mr. Duncan E. MacIntosh

GIS Specialist, Geographer

Geography and Environmental Engineering

duncan.macintosh [at] westpoint.edu
Originally from Rhode Island, Mr. MacIntosh is a GIS Specialist / Geographer with previous experience and education as a GIS and Remote Sensing Analyst. Originally focused in Archaeology and Classics, his educational interest in spatial relationships and personal interests in Natural Resource Conservation led him to pursue a Masters in Geography focused in GIS. After graduate school, Mr. MacIntosh worked with Ceres Imaging, based in Oakland, California, using GIS and Remote Sensing to inform Agricultural Land Management practices. His research interests include aerial image acquisition and analysis, python programming for GIS automation, vegetation mapping, and conservation science. Mr. MacIntosh is also a Certified 14 CFR Part 107 Remote Pilot.

M.A. in Geography - California State University Long Beach

B.A. in Anthropology - University of Massachusetts Amherst

Research Interests

GIS, Remote Sensing, Python, Natural Resource Conservation, Archaeology, Agriculture

Selected Publications

- LLC Global Treks and Adventures. Footsteps in Guatemala: A Traveler's Guide to the Lake Atitlan Region, 2018, Createspace.

- MacIntosh, D. 2019. Surveying Practices in the Drone Age: An Accuracy and Slope Assessment of UAV-Derived Elevation Products. M.A. Thesis, California State University, Long Beach.