Senior Remote Sensing & GIS Analyst — Precision Agriculture

Placements24; Stellenbosch; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Health insurance

Home office stipend

Professional development

Flexible hours

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Sensing & GIS Analyst to join a fully remote team serving agricultural regions worldwide, including South Africa. You will acquire and process satellite and drone imagery, build GIS models, and generate actionable insights for crop management and yield prediction.

The role emphasizes automation, data quality, and clear reporting. You will collaborate with agronomists and R&D teams, stay current with remote sensing methods, and support data-driven decisions in a

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Remote Sensing, GIS, Geography or related field with emphasis on agriculture.
• Minimum 7 years in remote sensing data processing and GIS analysis in agriculture.
• Proficient with ERDAS Imagine, ENVI, ArcGIS and QGIS.
• Strong image processing, classification and spatial statistics experience.
• Python scripting for automation (GDAL, Rasterio, Geopandas).

Responsibilities

• Acquire, process, and analyze multi-spectral, hyper-spectral, and thermal imagery for farms.
• Develop GIS models for land cover, vegetation health, and crop monitoring.
• Create field maps showing soil variability, yield potential, and irrigation needs.
• Integrate weather, soil and elevation data with imagery analyses.
• Produce visualizations, reports and dashboards for diverse clients.
• Maintain geodatabases and ensure data quality and integrity.

Skills

Remote sensing

GIS analysis

Python scripting

Image processing

Data visualization

Satellite imagery

Field mapping

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Master's or PhD in Remote Sensing/GIS/Geography

Tools

ERDAS Imagine

ENVI

ArcGIS

QGIS

GDAL

Rasterio

Geopandas

Planet imagery

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Sensing & GIS Analyst to join a fully remote team serving agricultural regions worldwide, including South Africa. You will acquire and process satellite and drone imagery, build GIS models, and generate actionable insights for crop management and yield prediction.

The role emphasizes automation, data quality, and clear reporting. You will collaborate with agronomists and R&D teams, stay current with remote sensing methods, and support data-driven decisions in a