James P. Rowley

Technical Solutions Engineer | GIS & Data Science

About Me

I am a senior double-majoring in Economics and Geography in the Schreyer Honors College at The Pennsylvania State University. My work bridges the gap between spatial data analysis, environmental monitoring, and economic modeling.


Whether I am presenting research on supraglacial lakes at the AAG Annual Meeting, analyzing the economic impact of sports betting, or managing remote Linux servers, I specialize in building automated, scalable solutions to complex data problems.

Core Technologies

  • Python (xarray, geopandas, rasterio)
  • GIS & Remote Sensing (Esri, Sentinel/Landsat)
  • Data Analytics & Econometrics
  • Docker & Linux Administration
  • Local LLM Deployment (Ollama)

Featured Projects

Placeholder: AAG Poster / Lake Imagery

Supraglacial Lake Classification

Undergraduate honors thesis comparing four autonomous algorithms (Dell, Moussavi, DeepLakes, and Modified Moussavi) for detecting and classifying Antarctic supraglacial lakes using satellite imagery.

Remote Sensing Python Algorithm Analysis
Placeholder: Fire Burn Map / LSTM Architecture

Wildfire Spread Prediction

Developed a convolutional LSTM-based prediction algorithm utilizing spatiotemporal fire burn data to model and forecast wildfire expansion behavior.

Machine Learning ConvLSTM Spatial Data
Placeholder: Regression Data Chart

Sports Economics & Betting Analysis

Conducted extensive regression analysis on the impact of legalized sports betting on the NFL, NBA, and MLB, focusing on player statistics, team valuations, and relocation decisions.

Econometrics Data Analysis