Full Name
Everett Hinkley
Job Title
National Remote Sensing Program Manager
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U.S. Forest Service
Speaker Bio
As the National Remote Sensing Program Manager for the FS, Everett provides remote sensing policy, oversight and direction to primary agency stakeholders including the Geospatial Technology Applications Center, the National Interagency Fire Center, Law Enforcement and Investigations, Forest Health Protection and regional remote sensing coordinators to ensure that agency remote sensing requirements are understood and needs are met and that new technology is appropriately exploited to match current and evolving agency mission requirements. Within the Washington Office, Everett coordinates with the Geospatial Management Office Leadership Team to develop the annual remote sensing program of work and provide guidance to the field.
Everett serves as the primary remote sensing liaison to NASA, DHS, the BLM, the USGS, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to ensure that the Forest Service is utilizing the most up-to-date data sources, applications and best practices for data exploitation and use. This role promotes collaboration on remote sensing activities which helps to reduce redundant efforts within the federal government.
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Everett is the USDA Representative to the Civilian Applications Committee (CAC). The CAC is an interagency committee that coordinates and oversees the Federal civil use of classified assets and provides Federal civil agencies access to National Systems data in support of mission responsibilities. In this role, Everett ensures that agency mission needs are being met utilizing a broad range of environmental and remote sensing applications central to Forest Service agency missions such as detecting wildland fires, monitoring ecosystems, and mapping wetlands.
As the co-chairman of the CAC - Thermal Working Group, Everett developed, with the DoD and Intelligence Community, a fire detection and reporting capability which successfully leverages National Systems to improve wildfire detection and reporting nationwide.
Everett serves as the primary remote sensing liaison to NASA, DHS, the BLM, the USGS, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to ensure that the Forest Service is utilizing the most up-to-date data sources, applications and best practices for data exploitation and use. This role promotes collaboration on remote sensing activities which helps to reduce redundant efforts within the federal government.
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Everett is the USDA Representative to the Civilian Applications Committee (CAC). The CAC is an interagency committee that coordinates and oversees the Federal civil use of classified assets and provides Federal civil agencies access to National Systems data in support of mission responsibilities. In this role, Everett ensures that agency mission needs are being met utilizing a broad range of environmental and remote sensing applications central to Forest Service agency missions such as detecting wildland fires, monitoring ecosystems, and mapping wetlands.
As the co-chairman of the CAC - Thermal Working Group, Everett developed, with the DoD and Intelligence Community, a fire detection and reporting capability which successfully leverages National Systems to improve wildfire detection and reporting nationwide.
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