Nicholas Sokol

Projects

Software, spatial analysis tools, and research systems — spanning web apps, desktop software, and GeoAI pipelines. Built end to end, from data model to deployment.

Algaeo
AgricultureBiotech

Algaeo

Biofertilizer production from microbes and microalgae to cut nutrient input costs for farmers and growers.

GISWeb Development

Cartolith — Data & GIS Exploration Platform

A browser-based GIS and data-analysis tool built to teach spatial thinking, not just perform it — 31 geoprocessing tools, a SQL lab, and a visual lineage graph, packaged as a native desktop app for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

FastAPIReactGeoPandasrasterio
Environmental ScienceGIS

Soil Digital Twin — Field Simulation & Bio-Inoculant Modeling

A spatial digital twin for agricultural fields: real DEM-derived terrain and hydrology, kriging-interpolated soil moisture, and a microbial-kinetics model tracking a bio-inoculant's fate after application — in a browser tool and a native desktop app.

JavaScriptPython (NumPy, SciPy, pykrige)TauriPyO3
GISWeb Development

Geopoly — Mapping Global Stories of Resilience

A platform built in collaboration with National Geographic for collecting and mapping real stories of resilience from around the world.

TypeScriptReactMapping / Geocoding
GISData Science

GeoAI Systems — Remote Sensing, Risk Modeling & Spatial Infrastructure

Four end-to-end GeoAI reference builds spanning satellite time-series modeling, spatial econometrics, deep-learning change detection, and high-throughput spatial data infrastructure.

PythonXGBoostPyTorchDuckDB
Web DevelopmentGIS

Carthago — Spatial Marketplace

A location-aware marketplace app — create an account, list products, and sell locally or globally, with geography built into discovery rather than bolted on.

VuePython
Data ScienceGIS

Spatial Market Intelligence & Risk Scoring Engine

A multi-dimensional site-selection and market-vitality scoring engine blending census demographics, infrastructure connectivity, and cultural/commercial density into a single spatial index.

PythonGeoPandasscikit-learnCensus ACS API
Environmental ScienceWeb Development

Wind Hazard Mitigation Calculator

A calculator tool for estimating wind hazard mitigation needs — bringing a meteorology and climatology research background into a practical, applied tool.

HTML/JS
Application DevelopmentWeb Development

Action-Adventure RPG Project

A personal project exploring interactive narrative and game design outside of geospatial work — built end to end as a solo project.

JavaScript