Biography
Mário Caetano has been a Researcher in Public Administration since 1992, currently serving as a Coordinating Researcher at the Directorate-General for Territory (DGT) and Coordinator of the Geospatial Intelligence Multidisciplinary Team. From January 2010 to September 2014, he was seconded to the Foundation for Science and Technology, where he served as scientific advisor to the President, and from October 2014 to September 2024, he was Deputy Director-General of the DGT. He has been the coordinator of the Land Cover Monitoring System (SMOS) since its creation, and from October 2014 to September 2024, he was the coordinator of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (SNIG). As a researcher, he has coordinated or collaborated on more than 45 research or community service projects and is the author of over 205 publications in books, journals, and conference proceedings. He has more than 30 years of experience in university teaching, including remote sensing, image processing, geographic information systems, cartography, and spatial analysis. Throughout his career, he has represented Portugal in steering committees and high-level groups of the United Nations, the European Space Agency, and the European Commission, in areas related to space, Earth observation, and research and development.