Samapriya Roy

Samapriya Roy, PhD is the Creator and Founder of the Awesome Google Earth Engine Community Catalog and serves as the CEO of Spatial Bytes LLC specializing in geospatial data, workflows and analysis. Additionally, Samapriya is an Advisor to the NSF NEON Science Technology Advisory Committee, an affiliate faculty member at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, and a Designated Campus Colleague at the University of Arizona.

Committed to science communication, Samapriya acts as a thought leader and educator in geospatial applications. A firm believer in fostering community and commons-based data, tools, and platforms, Samapriya promotes collaboration for mutual benefit. Their research emphasizes big data analysis and geospatial technology applications, with a focus on advancing open data access. As a passionate community advocate and dynamic speaker, Samapriya thrives on driving impactful ideas forward and building with and for the community commons.