WorldWind is a different group at Ames. Managed and funded differently... -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christian Willmes Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 10:11 AM Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Geowanking] Fwd: geospatial software developer at NASA Ames ( job opportunity )
sounds like a great job, but remarkable that they don't mention their own product WorldWind in this context and instead GE two times?! Anselm Hook schrieb: >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- >> >> GEOSPATIAL SOFTWARE ARCHITECT >> >> Title: Software Developer (full-time position) >> Location: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA >> >> Want to help NASA return to the Moon? Want to build cutting-edge planetary >> mapping and modeling systems? Want to create geospatial user interfaces >> that reach millions of people? >> >> The NASA Ames Intelligent Robotics Group (irg.arc.nasa.gov) has an >> immediate opening for a full-time software developer to help create the >> next generation of planetary data systems, geospatial user interfaces, and >> teraflop image processing pipelines. This is a high-profile, high-impact >> opportunity to create software that will make a difference in how we >> explore space. This software will be used by NASA mission engineers, the >> planetary science community, and the general public, through Google Earth >> and other cutting-edge science and outreach platforms. >> >> Applicants should hold a B.S. (or higher) in Computer Science and have >> excellent software engineering and system development skills. A strong >> background in UNIX development and open-source tools is required. In >> addition, knowledge in one (or more) of the following areas is greatly >> preferred: >> >> - C++, Java, Python, and Django >> >> - distributed, multi-threaded and parallel processing >> >> - geospatial systems (GIS, geodesy, experience with GDAL, proj.4, etc.) >> >> - computer vision (camera models, stereo vision, 2D/3D mosaicking) >> >> - linear algebra and statistics, plus some knowledge of optimization, >> estimation, and probablistic methods >> >> If you are interested in applying for this position, please send the >> following via email: >> >> - a letter describing your background and software experience >> >> - a detailed resume (PDF or text) >> >> - contact details for two (or more) references >> >> to Dr. Terry Fong <[email protected]>. >> >> The NASA Ames Intelligent Robotics Group (IRG) is dedicated to enabling >> humans and robots to explore and learn about extreme environments, remote >> locations, and uncharted worlds. IRG conducts applied research in a wide >> range of areas with an emphasis on robotics systems science and field >> testing. IRG's expertise includes applied computer vision (navigation, 3D >> surface modeling, automated science support), human-robot interaction, >> interactive 3D user interfaces, robot software architecture, and planetary >> rovers. Recent projects include: >> >> Google Mars 3D http://earth.google.com >> Google NASA Planetary Content: http://ti.arc.nasa.gov/projects/planetary >> Robotic Site Survey: http://haughton2007.arc.nasa.gov >> GigaPan GigaPixel Panoramas: http://gigapan.org >> >> >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org
