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William Woodgate, Stuart Phinn, Timothy Devereux, Raja Ram Aryal, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2024.114530

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 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.

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.

Brisbane, QLD – GIS People’s Brisbane Geospatial Network (BGN) is set to host its final event of the year on Wednesday, December 4th, 2024. This highly anticipated gathering will take place at the Stock Exchange Hotel, located at 166 Charlotte Street, Brisbane City, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM AEST.

This event is sponsored by EORC and the School of the Environment.

Stuart Phinn was awarded for his “Significant Contribution to the Development of the Australian Earth Observation Community and its Capabilities” at the recent Advancing Earth Observation Forum in Adelaide. Stuart was recognised for his significant and sustained contribution to activities that have developed the Australian Earth observation community and its capabilities.

South-Eastern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia – A recent field trip conducted by EORC researchers, for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA), has generated valuable data for the second phase of our habitat mapping project “Delivery of a 3D live habitat map for the full extent of the Great Barrier Reef (Phase Two)”.

September was a busy month for conferences! A number of EORC staff and HDR students attended and presented at these events, including an impressive collection of posters →

EORC doctoral candidate Gillian Rowan recently travelled to New Zealand’s South Island to collect field data. Her research focuses on developing the knowledge, tools, and methods needed to map kelp biomass using Earth Observation in Australia.

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