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From Terrain Insight to the Future of Exploration

Hi, I’m Niko Grapsas

I’m a geophysicist and exploration systems architect developing AI-powered terrain intelligence for sustainable exploration across Earth, ocean, and space. I integrate geophysics, autonomy, robotics, planetary systems, remote sensing, and field operations into one practice: building intelligence for extreme environments.


My work connects data and discovery, engineering and environment, science and strategy. I develop terrain, ESG, and resource intelligence systems that solve immediate Earth challenges while building toward something larger: Sustainable Exploration, a planetary-scale mission intelligence platform for infrastructure, autonomy, and decision-making on Earth, the Moon, and beyond.


I use AI, geophysics, and remote sensing to reveal the unseen, model the unknown, and guide how and where humanity explores next.

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My Role Today

I not only model environments, I enter them.


Whether mapping terrain, diving into inaccessible environments, or running multisensor drone missions, I combine field experience with computational intelligence to test systems where they matter most: in the real world.


My mission is to build the integrated intelligence layer that enables autonomous infrastructure, exploration logistics, and multi-domain operations from critical-mineral prospecting to lunar surface planning.


I design systems that make exploration sustainable, scalable, and survivable.

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Why This Work Exists

My path has crossed continents, datasets, and disciplines - planetary science, energy systems, and AI strategy - but one thread has never changed: exploration.


In the field, it is clear that we have the data but not the intelligence infrastructure. 


My work exists to close this gap.

Field-Ready Operations

I operate where I build.


As a certified drone pilot, rescue diver, and expeditionary photographer, I bring field-tested practicality to the systems I design.


From lunar analogs to underwater caves, each project connects theory and terrain, computation, and experience.


Exploration is not a theme in my work. It’s a method.
 

Exploration as Method

Every dataset, model, and map I produce is shaped by lived exploration: navigating terrain, assessing risk, and adapting in real time.


This philosophy integrates three foundations:


  1. Scientific Rigor — Grounded in planetary geophysics and data systems.
  2. Operational Precision — Trained through diving, robotics, and analog missions.
  3. Adaptive Design — Built for deployment in unpredictable environments.
     

Together, they create systems that are scientifically credible, technically precise, and operationally meaningful on Earth and beyond.

Education & Training

Degrees

  • MSc, Sustainable Energy Futures (Honors) – Imperial College London
  • BS, Geophysics & Planetary Science (magna cum laude) – Boston University


Certifications

  • Applied Data Science & AI – MIT
  • New Space Economy – MIT
  • GIS & Geoinformatics – Colorado School of Mines
  • Climate Knowledge and Innovation – EIT Climate-KIC

Affiliations

       1. Planetary Science & Exploration

  • The Critical Minerals Institute
  • American Astronomical Society – Division for Planetary Sciences (AAS-DPS) 
  • The Planetary Society
  • Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)

      2. Aerospace & Engineering

  • American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
  • IEEE Geoscience & Remote Sensing Society (IEEE-GRSS)

      3. Geoscience & Geophysics

  • American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • Geological Society of America (GSA)
  • Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)

      4. Mining & Resources

  • Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME)

      5. Remote Sensing & GIS

  • American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)

      6. Interdisciplinary Science

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

      7. Exploration & Field Operations

  • The Explorers Club

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