John Amos is the founding director and executive director of SkyTruth. He has nearly 20 years of experience with remote sensing, emphasizing innovative and cost-effective applications for public- and private-sector clients. His expertise spans project design, image processing and image analysis, commercial remote-sensing market development, and training. He has performed image-based investigations of land-use status, environmental change and pollution assessment, including a three-year NASA study to develop new techniques for detecting natural and man-made oil spills on the continental shelf.