ManglarIA (AI for Mangroves in Spanish)

Mangrove ecosystems are essential to fighting against climate crisis. They play a critical role in protecting shorelines from erosion and storm surges, act as powerful carbon sinks storing significantly more carbon than other tropical forests, and provide essential habitats for diverse species. However, these important ecosystems are in danger due to climate change.

Through Purdue - The Data Mine, I parnered with the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) analyzing sensor data from mangroves in Mexico. Our goal is to understand how environmental changes affect mangrove health and support data-driven decisions for ecosystem conservation through artificial intelling and data analysis.

I contributed to rebuilding the data lakehouse infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform using Dataplex to manage and improve data discovery. I also developed and optimized Python pipelines to ingest weather station data into Cloud Storage every 10 minutes and built a serverless Cloud Function to process satellite imagery metadata efficiently, handling thousands of records while preventing duplicates.

The insights generated by ManglarIA aim to benefit local communities in Mexico while also contributing to environmental strategies, enabling data-informed decisions for the preservation of these vital ecosystems. 

• This is still an ongoing project, and results will be shared with the public upon completion.