Hi, I’m Karen Joyce
I’m a scientist, educator, academic, and co-founder - passionate about proving that science isn’t just lab coats and test tubes. It’s everywhere. And there’s a version of it for everyone.
For over 25 years, I’ve built a diverse career at the intersection of geospatial science and real-world impact. From mapping coral reefs on the Great Barrier Reef for my PhD, to deploying mapping solutions as a Geomatic Engineering Officer in the Australian Army, I’ve applied Earth observation to some of the planet’s most pressing challenges.
That path took me to New Zealand, where I worked with the Department of Conservation to map recreation opportunities across the Conservation Estate, and later with GNS Science, where I used remote sensing to support disaster response for landslides, floods, volcanoes, and earthquakes. Back in Australia I worked for 16 years as an academic at Charles Darwin University and James Cook University, developing workflows for integrating drone and satellite data to assess ecosystems.
Today, I'm the the Co-founder / Head of Product and Science at GeoNadir, a global platform for collaborating with drone and Earth observation data. We help scientists, conservationists, and land managers store, manage, and analyze EO data to protect Earth’s most vulnerable ecosystems. Rooted in FAIR data principles (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable), we believe that open science is good science.
I’m also the Co-founder and Education Director of She Maps, where we’ve inspired thousands of students and teachers around the world to see themselves in STEM, using drones and geospatial tech as our gateway to inclusion and impact.
Whether it’s from space, the air, or the ground, I’m driven to help people see our planet more clearly - and act to protect it.
I’m a scientist, educator, academic, and co-founder - passionate about proving that science isn’t just lab coats and test tubes. It’s everywhere. And there’s a version of it for everyone.
For over 25 years, I’ve built a diverse career at the intersection of geospatial science and real-world impact. From mapping coral reefs on the Great Barrier Reef for my PhD, to deploying mapping solutions as a Geomatic Engineering Officer in the Australian Army, I’ve applied Earth observation to some of the planet’s most pressing challenges.
That path took me to New Zealand, where I worked with the Department of Conservation to map recreation opportunities across the Conservation Estate, and later with GNS Science, where I used remote sensing to support disaster response for landslides, floods, volcanoes, and earthquakes. Back in Australia I worked for 16 years as an academic at Charles Darwin University and James Cook University, developing workflows for integrating drone and satellite data to assess ecosystems.
Today, I'm the the Co-founder / Head of Product and Science at GeoNadir, a global platform for collaborating with drone and Earth observation data. We help scientists, conservationists, and land managers store, manage, and analyze EO data to protect Earth’s most vulnerable ecosystems. Rooted in FAIR data principles (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable), we believe that open science is good science.
I’m also the Co-founder and Education Director of She Maps, where we’ve inspired thousands of students and teachers around the world to see themselves in STEM, using drones and geospatial tech as our gateway to inclusion and impact.
Whether it’s from space, the air, or the ground, I’m driven to help people see our planet more clearly - and act to protect it.
