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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 /
climate change
- Detection and mapping of crop /
vegetation stress using hyperspectral and multispectral imagery
- Vegetation and habitat mapping;
biodiversity assessment using geospatial technologies
- Flood mapping and monitoring
- Land use/cover change analysis using GIS
and imagery
- Crop area mapping in support of regional
commodity forecasting (Using MODIS and Landsat 7)
Research
Projects
Principal
Investigator, “The 2008 Floods in
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 |