Josh Metz is a founding member of the GeoCG and president of Geovine, Inc. He is an expert in the application of geospatial technology to address natural resource problems. Mr. Metz holds a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from UC Berkeley, 2001. He is currently a PhD candidate at the Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at UC Santa Barbara. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology and Fisheries from Humboldt State University, 1995. His current research involves exploring the relationships between evolving mapping and monitoring technologies and environmental threshold-based land-use policy. In addition, he leads on-going research and development efforts into the use and integration of geo-spatial technologies into sustainable viticulture practice in northern and southern California.

Josh Metz (BSc, MSc)
Age: 34
Expertise: GIS, Landscape Architecture

Dr. Martin Herold is founding member of the GeoCG. He is an expert in the field of remote sensing and digital processing of geographic data as well as local and regional planning. He has been involved in several projects related to the remote sensing of hydrologic surface parameters, mapping of urban areas, and spatial analysis and modeling of earth surface processes. Dr. Herold has extensively worked, published and taught College level classes in processing and analysis of remote sensing and spatial data, imaging spectrometry, object-oriented image analysis and GIS. He holds a Master degree (Diplom in Geography) from the Department of Geography, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany and a PhD from the Geography Department of the University of California Santa Barbara.

Dr. Martin Herold
Age: 30
Expertise: Remote Sensing, Spatial Data Analysis

Jörg Helmschrot is founding member of the GeoCG. He is an expert in geo-spatial data processing and analysis utilizing remote sensing methods, GIS, geostatistics, etc. as well as in the development and application of hydrological models. Mr. Helmschrot holds a master degree in Geography (Diplom) from the Department of Geography, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany and is currently a PhD student at the same institution. His current efforts are in modeling of wetlands and assessment of land use change impacts on the hydrologic systems of different types of wetlands in South Africa. He is experienced in teaching geostatistics, digital cartography and GIS on several levels. Mr. Helmschrot coordinated and successfully completed a variety of international projects related to remote sensing data processing, water resources management and modeling in South Africa, Sri Lanka and Germany. In addition he designed and maintains multimedia and web-based presentation materials for various companies.

Jörg Helmschrot (MSc)
Age: 35
Expertise: Remote Sensing, Wetlands, Web & Media Design