As the cofounder of Darkhorse Geospatial, Emmy Harbo draws from over 15 years of collaboration and leadership in Geospatial IT and GIS projects. She oversees federal government business development efforts, mission-focused projects, and private initiatives, with a proven track record for intuitive data translation and effective problem-solving.

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Emmy is known for her successful introduction and implementation of innovative IT concepts in wildlife fire analysis and management, shifting how the community and general public understand and mitigate fire. Certified in geospatial analysis and link analysis tools, she fulfills diverse roles as both senior analyst and project manager. Emmy first experienced the dynamic applications of GIS, imagery analysis, and GPS while working as an archaeologist, locating prehistoric human habitations on San Clemente Island off the coast of California. Enthralled by the possibilities, she pivoted to pursue a career in geospatial technology. When the tragedy of 9/11 rocked the nation, she was motivated to support the American intelligence community in vital global missions fighting the war on terror.

Emmy is highly inquisitive and determined, taking pride in rising to each new challenge and developing new ways of seeing the world around us. When not exploring spatial relationships through advanced tech, she enjoys exploring the natural world on her own two feet, hiking in Idaho’s rugged, beautiful Sawtooth Mountains. Raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, she traveled across the country and Europe to play competitive soccer at the Division 1 and Semi-Pro levels. “I learned to work together with a variety of personality types in pursuit of a common goal — and when to lead, when to follow, and when to get out of the way!”

Emmy is a contracted seasonal employee of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Boise Dispatch. Each summer she is dispatched to fight fires as a Communication Technician (COMT). In this role she enjoys many helicopter rides and strenuous hikes to place communication equipment on mountain tops to facilitate incident communication.

Maureen spent her formative years in Saudi Arabia, roller skating, swimming, and listening to disco with her international friends. By the time she was 13 years old, she'd been to 35 different countries with her parents and three siblings. She still remembers vividly when during an African safari, their family’s truck got stuck and she lost one of her little red shoes in the mud. She never found that shoe, but she has been looking for things ever since.

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Maureen once found 100 Swiss Francs in Switzerland and bought herself and her siblings so much white Swiss chocolate that they all got sick. She’s spotted a grizzly bear walking just 100 feet from her car in Yellowstone National Park. And in 2020, she found the biggest morel mushroom patch any of her fellow foragers had ever seen.

Certified in ArcGIS and link analysis tools, Maureen loves searching for things in her professional career, where nothing gets by her. She cofounded Darkhorse Geospatial, where she crunches numbers for breakfast. Maureen still loves disco and enjoys hiking, gardening, woodworking, and baking. To this day she prefers milk or dark chocolate over white.