Gillian Rowan awarded ESA internship
Congratulations to Gillian Rowan, the latest SmartSat CRC PhD student to be selected for an exclusive ten-week internship at the European Space Agency’s Φ-lab.
Advancing Seagrass Carbon Mapping
Muhammad Hafizt
In a groundbreaking effort to map and monitor the types and amounts of seagrass carbon stocks across Indonesia, Muhammad Hafizt, a researcher at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), is leveraging advanced satellite remote sensing and statistical approaches. His work aims to provide detailed insights into seagrass distribution and carbon content, crucial for blue carbon projects in Indonesia.
ASPRS Spring Technical Meeting
ASPRS PACIFIC SOUTHWEST REGION
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING
Friday, 11 April 2025, 1:00pm - 4:30pm Pacific Daylight Time Saturday, 12 April 2025 6:00am - 9:30am Australian Eastern Standard Time
Zoom: https://SDSU.zoom.us/j/84918760426
Presentations include:
Dr Emily Francis - Measuring Changing Forest Disturbance Regimes
Dr Dominique Rissolo - Adventures in Extreme Scanning: Digital Documentation and Visualization of Challenging Environments in the Maya Area.
Alexander McFadden - Cataloguing Damage and Destruction at the Palisades: How CAL FIRE Conducts Damage Inspection.
Professor Stuart Phinn - Your Data/Map are/is Not Useful Because it is Wrong: Progression in Mapping and Modelling from Satellite Data.
Pioneering 3-D Forest Monitoring Research
Tim Devereux
Tim Devereux, a PhD student at UQ, is at the forefront of developing and validating methods for precise 3D reconstruction of forest ecosystems using terrestrial laser scanning (TLS). His work involves creating high-fidelity digital representations of forests to enhance canopy structure measurements across diverse Australian ecosystems through remote sensing simulation.
Making Remote Sensing Relevant for Coral Reef Monitoring
Joanna Smart
In a world where marine ecosystems are under increasing threat, innovative research directly linked to management processes and their information requirements is crucial for their preservation. Joanna Smart is a UQ PhD student whose work focuses on using hyperspectral Earth observation techniques to map and monitor coral reefs.
Introduction to Earth Observation field day
First semester is well underway with our “Introduction to Earth Observation Sciences” course! We recently ran three single day field classes to establish direct, experience-based understanding of the fundamentals of remote sensing.
Bushfire recovery at a long-term tall eucalypt flux site through the lens of a satellite: Combining multi-scale data for structural-functional insight
Journal publication, open access
William Woodgate, Stuart Phinn, Timothy Devereux, Raja Ram Aryal, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2024.114530
AVILAS Stakeholder Workshop 2024
The AVILAS team based at the EORC at UQ hosted an online workshop with stakeholders in the federal government, state government, research institutions and industry. The workshop aimed at bridging the gap between remote sensing capabilities and the needs of government and industry stakeholders. It explored the potential of highly detailed 3D vegetation structure mapping at plot scale or larger using UAV LiDAR data, specifically for biodiversity and biomass assessment.
Congratulations Dr Ana Patricia Ruiz Beltran
Congratulations to Dr. Ana Patricia Ruiz Beltran on completing her PhD! Her thesis, titled "Multi-Scale Mapping of Above-ground Biomass in Vegetation Communities in Australia." This achievement marks a significant milestone in Ana Patricia’s academic journey and is a testament to her perseverance and hard work. We celebrate your success, Ana Patricia, and look forward to your future contributions to science!
Ana Patricia was supervised by Professor Stuart Phinn, and associate supervisors Dr Shaun Levick, and Dr Kasper Johansen.
Sunshine Coast’s Geospatial Intelligence In Real Life
Geospatial Intelligence IRL was held onWednesday, 4 December 2024 at Altitude Nine, Sunshine Coast City Hall, Maroochydore.
The Sunshine Coast Council hosted this Geospatial Intelligence IRL (In Real Life) event, as part of the renowned Testing Tech in Paradise series. This event showcased the transformative power of geospatial intelligence across various sectors. EORC’s director, Professor Stuart Phinn was keynote speaker.