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Peter Atkinson Pete Atkinson is a Professor of Geography, and the Head of the School of Geography at the University of Southampton, UK. Pete's research interests focus on the application of spatial statistical, geostatistical and spatial process modelling approaches to environmental problems and hazards. He has focused on three main areas of interest: spatial epidemiology; modelling hydrological and geomorphological processes and environmental hazards; and, spatial downscaling of remote sensing imagery. Since 2002, Pete has been an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. He is also an Associate Editor of Mathematical Geosciences. Cliff Ogleby Cliff will be giving a keynote presentation on recording and documenting Aboriginal rock art at Uluru.
Further information about Cliff can be found at: http://www.geom.unimelb.edu.au/people/clo.html
Sue Barrell Dr Sue Barrell is a Senior Executive of the Bureau of Meteorology (Assistant Director - Observations and Engineering), responsible for managing the Dr Barrell is Australia’s Principal Delegate to the intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and currently is an elected member of its Executive Committee. She chairs the Interdepartmental Committee that coordinates Australian Government engagement in GEO. Dr Barrell also served on the ACMA Radiocommunications Consultative Committee as a representative of the national remote sensing/earth observations community. Dr Barrell is Vice-President of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Commission on Basic Systems and has a lead role in oversighting the development of the WMO Integrated Global Observing System. Research, climate monitoring and climate policy roles preceded Dr Barrell’s current appointments, including as a review editor for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and as science policy lead on international climate change negotiations. Dr Barrell has a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Physics (University of Canterbury, NZ) and a PhD in Astronomy from the Australian National University.
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Peter is also Managing Director of Spatial Information Systems Research Ltd (the commercial arm of the CRCSI), Deputy Chair of the Cooperative Research Centre Association (which represents Australia’s 45 CRCs), and is Chair of the Research Committee for the UNESCO Mornington Peninsula and Westernport Biosphere Foundation. He is a member of the Community Council of the Victorian Association of Forest Industries, and a member of the Steering Committee of the Australian Spatial Consortium. He has a long-standing interest in forest management, salinity research, greenhouse and the use of remote sensing for monitoring natural resources. Peter has a diploma in Forestry (Creswick) a degree in Forest Science (Melbourne), a Masters in Applied Science (majoring in Remote Sensing, from UNSW) and a Doctorate of Business Administration (RMIT University). Peter’s most recent research has looked at the factors that operate to promote or impede the development of innovation in the spatial information industry.Clive Fraser Clive Fraser is currently a Professor in the Dept. of Geomatics at The University of Melbourne, where his particular areas of research interest are
Further information about Clive can be found at: http://www.geom.unimelb.edu.au/people/csf.html
Mark Satfford Smith Dr Mark Stafford Smith has worked in desert areas around the world since 1975, and in Australian rangelands since 1980. He is now the Science Director of the CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship. He coordinates the science being undertaken across the Flagship research themes, developing research plans and managing research projects.
Armin Gruen Prof. Dr. Armin Gruen is since 1984 Professor and Head of the Chair of Photogrammetry at the Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry, Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zuerich, Switzerland. He retired in July 2009 from this post and is now with the Institute of Conservation and Building Research, Department of Architecture, ETH Zuerich. He graduated 1968 as Dipl.-Ing. in Geodetic Science and obtained his doctorate degree 1974 in Photogrammetry, both from the Technical Prof. Gruen is promoter and Director of the Postdiploma Course "Spatial Information Systems" at the ETH Zurich and Co-founder of CyberCity AG and 4DiXplorer AG. Through the Commission for Remote Sensing he is Member of the Swiss National Academy of Natural Sciences. He is Member of the Editorial Board of several scientific journals. He has published more than 400 articles and papers and is Editor and Co-editor of 21 books and Conference Proceedings. He has organized and co-organized/co-chaired over 60 international conferences and has served as a consultant to various government agencies, system manufacturers and engineering firms in Germany, Japan, Korea, Switzerland, USA and other countries.Prof. Gruen served as the President of ISPRS Commission V (ISPRS...International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing), as ISPRS Council Member (Vice President) and Council Member of IUSM (International Union of Surveys and Mapping), Chairman of the ISPRS Financial Commission and is currently Chairman of ISAC (International His main current research interests include: Automated object detection and reconstruction with digital photogrammetric and videogrammetric techniques, building and line feature extraction, image matching, industrial quality control using vision techniques, motion capture and face reconstruction for animation, imaging techniques for generation and control of VRs and VEs, PTV-based flow measurement, 3D cloud mapping and tracking, sensor modeling and image matching of three-line-scanner imagery, 3D city modeling, cultural heritage documentation and natural hazards monitoring, 3D precision processing of highresolution satellite images, mobile phone and UAV More information on Armin Gruen can be found here:
Young Professionals (Maree Wilson, David Hudson, Darren Mottolini) The collection of spatial data is fast becoming the domain of the community with the advent of Web 2.0 technologies and not limited to just spatial scientists. Now, and into the future, our role will become more about filtering and analysing the data that is created and ensuring that consistency and accuracy is maintained within the data community. The rise of social media in the past few years means that large amounts of data are generated in near-real time, with high degrees of accuracy and quality assured through mass numbers. The acceptance by the spatial community of the information that is sourced through web 2.0 technologies is needed to ensure that the skills of remote sensing are applied and valued into the future. Through the presentation we will take a look at the cutting edge and accessible technologies which are available now, including: - the use of “volunteered spatial information” from sites such as Twitter and Wikis and the ‘mash-up’ of this information with traditional spatial data - The Gov 2.0 Taskforce final report and the recommendations for using Web 2.0 technologies for information to assist authorities in disaster response - Wolfram Alpha structured search engine; using the knowledge that a search result is a spatial entity, and treats it as such (by plotting on a map, for example) - Automated classification - Increased merge between traditional spatial data and remotely sensed data and their processes We will then paint a scenario for 2020 giving our view on future technology, what will happen in the marriage between technology and remote sensing, and the drive by Gen Y and beyond to work smarter through innovative uses of new technologies . Presenters:Maree Wilson Maree Wilson works in Defence Technical Marketing for ESRI Australia. She is the chair of the SSSI Young Professionals and enjoys several other roles within the organisation. Maree was previously a sailor in the Royal Australian Navy and worked as a Geospatial Analyst at DIGO.
David Hudson David Hudson is based in Canberra and is responsible for Business Development within the Earth observation area of Geoscience Australia. David has been involved with the spatial industry for over 5 years and before joining GA David worked at the Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Snowy Hydro and the Royal Melbourne Dental Hospital.
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Observations and Engineering Programs, which deliver the space-based, surface-based and airborne observations of the atmosphere, land and oceans required to support and sustain weather, water and climate services to the Australian community. Dr Barrell was appointed as a foundation member of the Space Industry Innovation Council in 2009.
in digital close-range photogrammetry, including forensic and industrial measurement systems, and in the metric exploitation of high-resolution satellite imagery. He also serves as Research Director of the Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information. Prior to his current appointments, Prof. Fraser served as Reader and Head of the Department of Geomatics from 1993 to mid 1998, and prior to that was for 10 years Vice President of Geodetic Services, Inc. in Florida. He served in a part-time capacity as Technical Director of Geomatic Technologies Pty Ltd of Melbourne from 1998 to 2001and he was a Director of Photometrix Pty Ltd from 2003 to 2007.
University Munich, Germany. He has lectured at the University level since 1969, with photogrammetry and remote sensing as major subjects, surveying, cartography and adjustment calculus as minor subjects. He served as the Head of the Department of Geodetic Sciences 1996-97 and as the Dean of Faculty "Rural
