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ARMANDO A. APAN |
Recent Research Interests
- Remote sensing and GIS to observe terrestrial
ecosystems (e.g. productivity, biodiversity, etc.) and their responses to environmental
change
- Detection and mapping of crop / vegetation stress using hyperspectral and multispectral
imagery
- Vegetation and habitat mapping; biodiversity assessment using geospatial
technologies
- Land use/cover change analysis using GIS and imagery
- Crop area mapping in support of regional commodity forecasting
(Using MODIS and Landsat 7)
- Application of
multivariate data analysis (PCA, PCR and PLS Regression) to hyperspectral data
Research
Projects
Project Leader, “Fine-scale habitat
mapping of threatened reptiles in the Queensland Brigalow Belt using new
generation radar remote sensing and high spatial resolution imagery” funded by Hermon Slade Foundation, 2007-2009, $47,000.
Principal
Investigator and Project Leader, ”Fine-scale Mapping
and Extraction of Natural Resource Information Using High-Resolution Satellite
Imagery”, $105,000, funded by Condamine Alliance, 2007-2008.
Co-investigator, "Modelling and planning to increase future habitat
of the Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo, including the endangered Buloke
Woodlands", Team: University of Southern Queensland (M. Maron and A. Apan), Greening Australia Victoria (P. Koch, R. Dodds,
S. Schultz), and UQ (C. McAlpine), $70K over one year,
funded by Wimmera
Catchment Management Authority (Natural Heritage Trust funds).
Principal Investigator, FOES Seed Funding ($19,825), “Monitoring of Water Use
and Storages at the Farm Level Using Remote Sensing and GIS”, USQ, July
2006 - June 2007, A. Apan, B. Basnet, S. Raine and NRMW collaborators.
Co-Investigator, Early detection of pests and
diseases in vegetable crops through imaging spectroscopy", Funded by Rural Industries Research and
Development Corporation ($20,000), 2004-2005. Team: B. Datt, D. Jupp, A. Held (CSIRO). A. Apan (USQ), and
R. Kelly (QDPI&F).
Co-Investigator,
Eye in the Sky to Revolutionise Northern Crop
Production”, funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation,
2003-2006 ($417,852), Team: R. Kelly, W. Strong, A. Apan, D. Butler, T.
Jensen, L. Zeller, J. Cooper, and B. Town.
Co-Investigator,
"Monitoring and determining winter crop yields using
MODIS images", funded by Brazilian government as part
of a visiting post-doctoral studies, December 2004 - April 2005, Fontana, D.,
Apan, A., and Potgieter, A.
Chief Investigator, Equipment
Pool for Geospatial Information Systems Research", Funded by USQ Research Infrastructure
Project Grant ($57,000), 2003/2004. Team: A. Apan, F. Young, P. Gibbings, T. Jensen, and P. Neale.
Research Supervisor, Quantifying
Hail Damage for Crop Loss Assessment: Techniques using Remote Sensing and GIS",
funded by AusIndustry (Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources) ($100,000), 2003-2004. Joint
project by Freemans Toowoomba
and USQ.
Research Team
Leader, "Development of Remote Sensing Based Methods for Operational
Mapping of Shire Based Sorghum Crop Area Planted", Funded by QCCA-DPI ($8,400),
Team: Apan, A., Potgieter, A., R. Kelly, and J.
McLean.
Research
Collaborator, Remote Sensing of
Sugarcane”, with Stuart Phinn (UQ), Tim O'Donnell (UQ), Jon Knight (UQ), Michael Stanford
(UQ) and Alex Held (
Co-Investigator, Feasibility Study to Use Satellite Imagery in
Determining Area Planted in Support of Regional Crop Forecasting – A Case Study
for Winter Crops in the Darling Downs”, Funded by QCCA-DPI ($7,000), Team:
Apan, A. and Potgieter, A.
Team Member, A portable laser scanning facility for geomatic data capture”, ARC Linkage Infrastructure
Grant, 2002 ($200,000), Team: M. Stewart, D. Lichti,
C.S. Fraser, I.D. Bishop, J.G. Fryer, H.L. Mitchell, J. Hannah, C. Pearson, A. Chong and A. Apan.
Research Team Member, Forecasting Grain Quality with Yield and Protein
Maps and Remotely Sensed Imagery", funded by Grains Research and
Development Corporation, 2002-2003 ($159,875).
Project Team Member, Lockyer Valley Wetlands
Mapping Project, funded by Natural Heritage Trust, January - December 2001
($47,000).
Research Team Member: Project Team Research Project (PTRP), USQ, "Patterns
of Land Use Change in the Eastern Darling
Chief Investigator: Project Team Research Project (PTRP), USQ, "Spatial
Analysis and Modelling Techniques for Managing Dryland Salinity", 2000, ($43,000).
Chief Investigator: Australian Research Council (ARC) Small Grants
Project: "Assessing Spatio-Temporal Patterns
of Land Use Change and Environmental Indicators in a Catchment:
The Landscape Perspective", January 1999 to September 2000, ($24,302.)
Consultancy Projects
Image processing and analysis of IKONOS data to map within-field spatial
variability in cotton crops over the
Data processing and spatial analysis of geo-referenced
temperature data for identifying frost risk areas. Conducted for the
Mapping and Analysis of
Flood Events in the
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Contact details: Dr. Armando A. Apan Surveying and Spatial
Science Australian Centre for
Sustainable Catchments Toowoomba, QLD 4350 Phone (07) 4631-1386
Fax: (07) 4631-2526 IDD: +61 7 4631-1386 |
