Megan Coffer

Accomplished Satellite Remote Sensing Scientist with nearly ten years of experience, specializing in open-source and commercial satellites to monitor aquatic systems. Expert in geospatial analysis, statistical assessments, and machine learning, with a proven track record of developing innovative frameworks that enhance satellite data applications. Strong communicator with a commitment to advancing environmental research.

• United Nations World Water Quality Alliance Advisory committee elected member
• The Nature Conservancy and Earth Genome's "A Blueprint for Scalable Seagrass Mapping" Advisory Committee invited member
• Group on Earth Observations AqauWatch Management Team and Technical Working Group member
• Featured speaker in "POLITICO LIVE Out of This World: The Future of Satellite Imagery"
• U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation scholarship recipient
• EPA Mason Hewitt Award for GIS Technical Excellence
• NCAEP David Griffin Environmental Scholarship

• Coffer, M., et al. (In prep.). Species identification in tidal marshes of Chesapeake Bay using commercial satellite imagery. Remote Sens. Appl.: Soc. Environ.
• Coffer, M., et al. (In review). Recommendations for temporal aggregation of water quality data from multi-platform satellite constellations. Int. J. Remote Sens.
• Coffer, M., et al., (2024). Satellite imagery as a management tool for monitoring water clarity across freshwater ponds on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. J. Environ. Manag. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120334.
• Coffer, M., et al. (2023). Providing a framework for seagrass mapping in United States coastal ecosystems using high spatial resolution satellite imagery. J. Environ. Manag. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117669.
• Coffer, M., et al. (2022). Vertical artifacts in high-resolution WorldView-2 and WorldView-3 satellite imagery of aquatic systems. Int. J. Remote Sens. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2022.2030069.
• Coffer, M., et al. (2021). Satellite remote sensing to assess cyanobacterial bloom frequency across the United States at multiple spatial scales. Ecol. Indic. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107822.
• Coffer, M., et al. (2021). Assessing cyanobacterial frequency and abundance at surface waters near drinking water intakes across the United States. Water Res. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117377.
• Coffer, M., et al. (2020). Performance across WorldView-2 and RapidEye for reproducible seagrass mapping. Remote Sens. Environ. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2020.112036.
• Coffer, M. (2020). Balancing privacy rights and the production of high-quality satellite imagery. Environ. Sci. Technol. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c02365.
• Coffer, M., et al. (2020). Quantifying national and regional cyanboacterial occurrence in US lakes using satellite remote sensing. Ecol. Indic. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105976.