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Shinichi “Shin” Kobara · PhD · GISP

Places are data.
I make them useful.

I connect field science, spatial modeling, data pipelines, and map applications—turning complex geography into systems people can understand and use.

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Shin Kobara
Geospatial data scientist Field → model → platform
PhDGeography
GISPCertified professional
15+ yearsGeospatial practice
Python · SQLPostGIS · cloud systems

Selected work

Evidence, not a software list.

Projects are presented as problems, methods, and usable outcomes—the clearest way to show what geospatial practice can do.

A school of grouper at a spawning aggregation Marine conservation

Research · modeling · data portal

Fish spawning aggregations

Spatial research and a Gulf-wide portal that bring biological knowledge, monitoring resources, fisheries context, and maps together for conservation and management.

Visit the data portal
Catalog of ocean observation and environmental web maps Operational GIS

Data engineering · web mapping

From observations to map products

Production systems for discovering, processing, and visualizing ocean and environmental data—from near-real-time glider missions to reusable map catalogs and APIs.

Explore GCOOS maps

Practice

One spatial problem, end to end.

The work crosses disciplines because useful geospatial products rarely stop at analysis.

  1. 01

    Observe

    Frame the geographic question, understand the field context, and evaluate source data before choosing a tool.

    Field mapping · remote sensing · data quality
  2. 02

    Analyze

    Build reproducible spatial analyses and models that expose patterns, uncertainty, and decision-relevant evidence.

    Spatial statistics · Python · SQL · ML
  3. 03

    Deliver

    Turn the analysis into dependable pipelines, APIs, maps, and interfaces that teams can operate and people can use.

    PostGIS · cloud · CI/CD · web maps
Shin Kobara and a field research team reviewing data together on the coast
Field research and collaborative mapping in coastal Mexico.

About Shin

A geographer who builds.

Shin Kobara is a geospatial data scientist with a PhD in Geography and a GISP certification. His work joins spatial science with the engineering needed to move an idea into production.

His experience spans seafloor mapping, reef and fisheries research, spatial statistics, machine learning, PostGIS, cloud data platforms, GIS infrastructure, and public-facing map applications. Published research includes reef-fish spawning aggregations, seafloor geomorphology, and ocean observing systems.

“Coding makes analysis easier, faster, and more reproducible—and the web gives the result a way to travel.”
Publications

Connect

Open a path to the next useful map.

For professional background, open-source work, research, and technical notes, start with these public profiles.

LinkedInExperience and credentials ↗ GitHubCode and infrastructure ↗ ResearchGateResearch and publications ↗ ZennTechnical notes in Japanese ↗