Tim Mccarthy

Biography

Tim has more than twenty-five years R&D experience in Earth Observation science and Decision Support Platforms, specialising in a number of research areas including; Earth Observation: Satellite, Airborne & Terrestrial Mapping Systems Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) - Drones Geospatial Web & Mobile Services Spatial Decision Support (Cloud-based) Platforms He has led (PI/Co-PI) more than twenty-five externally funded research projects, carries out PhDs/MSc supervision and spun-out two University companies over his past twelve years at Maynooth. He currently leads a team of five researchers, engaged in six R&D projects based across Marine, Transport, Agriculture, Forestry, Environment, Emergency Management sectors. He provides RTDI support to a number of start-up ventures based around geospatial science & technology including; Earth Observation, Mobile Mapping, Decision Support and Drones. He is also the Irish National delegate for Copernicus in Brussels. Current Research projects as Principal or Co-Principal Investigator Offshore Petroleum Infrastructure Programme (PIP) - Decision Support for Oil Spill DSOS management ERA-NET GrassQ - Precision Agriculture CEF funded ITS Project TN_ITS Spatial data Pilot Platform European CEDR funded ESReT - Road Safety Risk Modelling Funded Investigator SFI Geoscience Centre iCRAG - Marine Monitoring platform Forestry Inventory using Satellite and Airborne Remote Sensing Spinouts, Commercialisation & Innovation Originator and developer (1995) of real-time aerial video mapping system RTGIS Designer & Developer for Mobile Mapping System (2000) in UK/Canada, new business spin-out RouteMapper Google Award winner 2010. Dublinked Open Data Innovation platform (2011) Founder of University Startup, iGeotech Technologies Ltd (2011), originator Ubipix online platform., Enterprise Ireland HPSU (Sept 2012), completed InvestmentReady Business-Plan for iGeotec start-up (in partnership with EI/DBIC), initial Angel investment from UK, short-listed for Silicon-Valley start-up ITLG & Silicon Republic' European Winners of Copernicus Masters 2012 Earth Observation Cloud Computing Challenge Geospatial Research Adviser for Drone tech company, (2014 – present) Verifly Co-Founder of University Startup YAMSU (2016) – a Spacebrone/Airborne data platform

Research Interest

Geography