Michael Brady

DepartmentOrganizationEmailAddressSpringfield , Virginia 22150United StatesBioMike is a cartographer at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) Maritime Safety Office where he provides geospatial expertise with a focus in the Arctic. As an assistant to the NGA Senior GEOINT Authority-Maritime, Mike represents NGA in various international and interagency fora including the International Hydrographic Organization, U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System, U.S. Hydrographic Planning Committee, and the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee where he co-leads the Arctic Data Collaboration Team.

In his doctoral research at Rutgers University, Mike co-produced a coastal risk geographic information system with Alaska’s North Slope Borough and its residents (NSF 1523191).

Science Specialties

Environmental Geographer; Polar Regions; local community co-production workshops

Current Research

Climate impact assessment, maritime safety, coastal communities, land and ocean use mapping, Automatic Identification Systems (AIS); co-production, ecosystem services.