Marcia Moreno-Baez teaches courses on the applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in different international settings and topics. She has diverse professional experience in the government and private sectors, NGOs, and academia. Marcia’s research has considered topics in geospatial technology applied on conservation planning, restoration, small-scale fisheries, science communication, citizen science, data visualization, and participatory mapping. During her time at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, she helped develop and establish a collaborative program with small-scale fishing communities to generate crucial spatio-temporal data that resulted in an active stakeholders’ participation in decision-making processes, policy development, and science. Simultaneously, Marcia co-founded dataMares (https://datamares.org/), an initiative that aims at facilitating access to scientific knowledge while promoting transparency, education, and a deeper understanding of ecosystems and their biodiversity, where she currently serves on the advisory committee. Marcia’s current research include applications of geospatial technology to problem solving on blue economy and energy on coastal communities.