Cristian Flueraru is a GIS and Remote Sensing Specialist. He received his MSc degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, with a thesis on `Determination of the Snowcover Extent Using Remote Sensing`. He has participated in the update of the Corine Land Cover in Italy, on the Arno river basin. Among others, he has been involved in multiple research projects focused on applied remote sensing such as: urban monitoring service for the World Bank, drought monitoring service in Romania, and forest loss monitoring in Romania.