K. V. Satish pursued his Ph.D. with a satellite remote sensing & forest ecology focus while working at the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and was awarded a degree by Andhra University. Satish is broadly interested in the application of geoinformatics in macroecology, biodiversity and conservation, forest management, biogeography, and climate change impact studies. email: dr.kvsatish@yahoo.com https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=xMdhSdgAAAAJ&hl=en