Deven Varu

Geospatial AI and visualization / May 2025

Oakland Data Explorer

Interactive dashboard for exploring satellite imagery and environmental metrics across Oakland from 2016 to 2024.

USF Innovation Summit / Full-stack data visualization developer / Award winner

Next.js 14 / TypeScript / Tailwind / GCP / Google Earth Engine / Data Visualization

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Highlights

  • Built temporal controls for imagery comparison, vegetation masks, maps, charts, and city planning analysis.
  • Analyzed green density, PM2.5, traffic patterns, and population overlays.
  • Won a USF Innovation Summit award and became a prototype for rapid environmental insight.

What I built

  • Temporal controls for comparing Oakland satellite imagery from 2016 to 2024.
  • Vegetation masks, maps, charts, and planning-oriented environmental views.
  • Overlays for green density, PM2.5, traffic patterns, and population data.

Result

The project won a USF Innovation Summit award and became a prototype for rapid environmental insight.

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