Zachary Romano

Zachary Romano is a recent graduate from Brandeis University and an aspiring researcher in urban economics and real estate with a focus on the use of quantitative methods and spatial analysis. He is a recent graduate from Brandeis University where he obtained a B.A. in Economics with a minor in Anthropology. At present, he has committed to a one-year term of service as an AmeriCorps VISTA with the Community Prosperity Initiative in Syracuse. Zach Romano devotes his time to cycling, volunteering with civic organizations, and spending time on the water throughout Central New York. Some of Zach's work: Housing and Transportation Demand Analysis: Boston Metropolitan Area Assessing Transportation Capacity and Property Values In and Around the Boston Metropolitan Area
Orbital Insight uses shadows detected on satellite imagery to track construction rates in Nanjing, China.

Orbital Insight Shows How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Can Be Used to Study Images from Space

Zachary Romano

Orbital Insights has developed a “deep learning” processes which uses artificial intelligence to pull data from satellite imagery.

Advanced Techniques for Measuring Human Behaviors in Urban Public Spaces

Zachary Romano

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen utilized a combination of thermal cameras, computer vision technology, and GIS analytics to geo-reference the movements of pedestrians in order to asses public spaces.

Spaceknow tracks manufacturing activity for over 6,000 industrial facilities in China using its "Satellite Manufacturing Index" (SMI) proprietary algorithms. Map: Spaceknow.

Satellite Imagery Provides Insights to Global Questions and Changes the Data Landscape

Zachary Romano

Data extracted from satellite images have been helpful for tracking everything from the number of customers at retail and restaurant chains to tracking the rates of deforestation.

Uber Residential Pick-Ups in New York City Reflect Demographic Realities

Zachary Romano

A report reveals that ridership rates for both Uber and cab companies in New York City are equally distributed geographically.

Map of the world's forests. Source: Crowther et al, 2015.

Measuring the Number of Trees in the World

Zachary Romano

Using a combination of satellite imagery, forest inventories, and supercomputer technologies, researchers estimate there are 3.041 trillion trees in the world.