Vernon Singhroy

Vernon Singhroy is a Canadian remote sensing scientist and engineer specializing in radar applications for geological mapping and infrastructure monitoring.[1][2][3] He served as Chief Scientist for the Canadian Space Agency's RADARSAT Constellation Mission[1] and Principal Investigator for RADARSAT 1 and RADARSAT 2.[2] He has published extensively on radar interferometry for landslide monitoring.

Early life and education

Singhroy was born in DeHoop, Mahaica, Guyana, and grew up at Union Village, West Coast Berbice, where his parents worked as rice farmers, cattle ranchers, and rice millers.[4][5] He graduated from Berbice High School in New Amsterdam, Guyana.[5] He completed his undergraduate education at McMaster University, obtaining an Honours bachelor's degree in Earth Sciences. He earned a master's degree from the University of Manitoba before completing his Ph.D. in Environmental and Resource Engineering at the State University of New York at Syracuse.[5][2] He is a registered Professional Engineer in Ontario.[1]

Career

RADARSAT Constellation Mission

As Chief Scientist for the Canadian Space Agency's RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM),[6][7] and the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (CCRS) application scientist for RADARSAT 1 and 2, [1][2] he contributed to the development of geological image interpretation techniques and applications for infrastructure monitoring.[8][9][10][11][12][13]The RCM mission provides rapid-revisit radar imaging capabilities for monitoring environmental changes and natural resources, with high-resolution InSAR data available every four days.[10][7] His work has helped position Canadian radar science at the forefront of operational monitoring and applied geospatial intelligence.[7]

Academic positions

From 1998 to 2020, Singhroy held a position as Professor of Earth Observation at the International Space University (ISU) in Strasbourg, France, where he chaired the Satellite Applications department at the ISU Summer Sessions.[1] He has also served as an adjunct professor at the University of New Brunswick in Planetary and Space Sciences and at the University of Ottawa in Geography and Environmental Sciences.[1][2]

EOSPATIAL Inc.

Singhroy is President of EOSPATIAL Inc., a company based in Ottawa that provides satellite-based remote sensing solutions for infrastructure monitoring, environmental assessment, and resource management.[14]

Publications and editorial work

Singhroy has authored over 300 scholarly papers and satellite image maps.[15][2] He served as editor-in-chief of the Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing from 1993 to 1997.[4] His editorial work includes serving as a section editor for the Encyclopedia of Remote Sensing (Springer, 2014),[16][17] and edited the Advances in Remote Sensing for Infrastructure Monitoring (Springer, 2021).[3][7]

Awards and honors

Singhroy has received several awards for his work in remote sensing:

  • Natural Resources Canada Deputy Minister Career Achievement Award (2014)[1]
  • ASTM International Engineering Standards Special Service Award[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Vern Singhroy PhD. P: Eng". 2026-01-08.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Boasiako, Benedicta Antwi (2025-06-06). "A Lifetime in Radar: Dr. Vernon Singhroy on Innovation, Influence, and Mentorship". GoGeomatics. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  3. 1 2 Singhroy, Vernon, ed. (2021). "Advances in Remote Sensing for Infrastructure Monitoring". Springer Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-59109-0. ISBN 978-3-030-59108-3. ISSN 2198-0721.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Guyana-born scientist strikes gold for pioneering work in spatial research - Guyana Chronicle". guyanachronicle.com. 2011-06-26. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  5. 1 2 3 KNews (2019-09-08). "Hoping to inspire the next generation of Scientists…Professor Dr. Vern Singhroy is a 'Special Person'". Kaieteur News. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  6. ↑ "The RADARSAT Constellation Mission". 2026-01-08.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Farshad, Farzaneh (2025-10-29). "A Conversation with Dr. Vernon Singhroy on Radar's Future and His Book". GoGeomatics. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  8. ↑ Singhroy, V; Molch, K (2004-01-01). "Characterizing and monitoring rockslides from SAR techniques". Advances in Space Research. Monitoring of Changes Related to Natural and Manmade Hazards Using Space Technology. 33 (3): 290–295. doi:10.1016/S0273-1177(03)00470-8. ISSN 0273-1177.
  9. ↑ Schmidt, Laurie J. (2020-07-28). "When Land Slides | NASA Earthdata". www.earthdata.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
  10. 1 2 Singhroy, Vernon; Fobert, Mary-Anne; Li, Junhua; Blais-Stevens, Andrée; Charbonneau, François; Das, M. (2021), "Advanced Radar Images for Monitoring Transportation, Energy, Mining and Coastal Infrastructure", in Singhroy, Vernon (ed.), Advances in Remote Sensing for Infrastructure Monitoring, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 3–40, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-59109-0_1, ISBN 978-3-030-59109-0, retrieved 2026-03-22
  11. ↑ Pearse, Jill; Singhroy, Vern; Samsonov, Sergey; Li, Junhua (July 2014). "Anomalous surface heave induced by enhanced oil recovery in northern Alberta: InSAR observations and numerical modeling". Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 119 (8): 6630–6649. doi:10.1002/2013JB010885. ISSN 2169-9313. Archived from the original on 2023-11-26.
  12. ↑ Agency, Canadian Space (2019-02-04). "ASAR 2019: A workshop on synthetic sperture radar". Canadian Space Agency. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
  13. ↑ Singhroy, Vernon; Li, Junhua; Charbonneau, François (2015-09-03). "High Resolution Rapid Revisit InSAR Monitoring of Surface Deformation". Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. 41 (5): 458–472. doi:10.1080/07038992.2015.1104638. ISSN 0703-8992. Archived from the original on 2025-04-10.
  14. ↑ "Eospatial inc". Eospatial inc. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  15. ↑ Open Science Action Plan (Report). Natural Resources Canada/CMSS/Information Management. 2021. doi:10.4095/329066.
  16. ↑ "Encyclopedia of Remote Sensing". SpringerLink. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. 2014. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-36699-9. ISBN 978-0-387-36698-2.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)
  17. ↑ Singhroy, Vernon H.; Lowman, Paul (2014), "Remote Sensing and Geologic Structure", Encyclopedia of Remote Sensing, Springer, New York, NY, pp. 681–684, doi:10.1007/978-0-387-36699-9_176, ISBN 978-0-387-36699-9, retrieved 2026-01-08
  18. ↑ "Vernon Singhroy". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
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