David Pullar
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Dr
David Pullar
Email: : d.pullar@uq.edu.au
Phone: : +61 7 336 56522
Positions
Senior Lecturer : School of the Environment : Faculty of Science
Overview
Background
Dr David Pullar's research interests are in: Geographical Information Science (Spatial analysis, Spatial modelling languages and frameworks, 3D visualisation, Environmental database applications) and Landscape Modelling (Catchment hydrology, Landuse change, Landscape dynamics).
David Pullar received his PhD from the University of Maine in 1994. His current research projects are in the fields of:
Incorporating Level Set Methods in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for Land-Surface Process ModellingUsing Spatial Simulation to Create a Process Classification of Provincial BioregionsEnvironmental Database Management and IntegrationHis collaborators include:Coastal CRCIntelligent Real-time Imaging and Sensing (IRIS)The Ecology CentreHigh Performance Computing, VisAC Lab
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Availability
Dr David Pullar is: : Available for supervision : Media expert
Fields of research
Earth Sciences Environmental Sciences Information and Computing Sciences
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Applied Science, Queensland University of Technology
- Masters (Coursework) of Science, Institution to be confirmed
- Doctor of Philosophy, Institution to be confirmed
Research interests
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Using GIS and geospatial data science to explore geographical problems
I am interested in using geospatial analysis and mapping to advance research that reveals patterns and relationships in urban and environmental systems. I have contributed to projects integrating spatial data with GIS tools to model park utilization, optimize cycling routes, and evaluate energy and watershed management.
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My research focuses on leveraging GIS, geospatial data science, and AI to address real-world geographic complexity. I analyze both structured and unstructured data using geospatial programming, spatial modeling, and natural language processing. I aim to explain patterns, understand processes, develop tailored solutions, and support informed decision-making in applied domains like urban planning and environmental management.
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Works
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All (105) Book (1) Journal Article (50) Other Outputs (3) Conference Publication (41) Book Chapter (10)
2022
Journal Article
How much traffic stress can cyclists endure?
Halefom, Tmnit H., Pullar, David, Pojani, Dorina and Asamoah, Ernest Frimpong (2022). How much traffic stress can cyclists endure?. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 10 (4), 2251-2261. doi: 10.1016/j.cstp.2022.10.008
How much traffic stress can cyclists endure?
2022
Journal Article
Sensitivity of streamflow patterns to river regulation and climate change and its implications for ecological and environmental management
Patil, Rupesh, Wei, Yongping, Pullar, David and Shulmeister, James (2022). Sensitivity of streamflow patterns to river regulation and climate change and its implications for ecological and environmental management. Journal of Environmental Management, 319 115680, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115680
2022
Journal Article
Accuracy issues for spatial update of digital cadastral maps
Pullar, David and Donaldson, Stephen (2022). Accuracy issues for spatial update of digital cadastral maps. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 11 (4) 221, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/ijgi11040221
Accuracy issues for spatial update of digital cadastral maps
2022
Journal Article
Effects of change in streamflow patterns on water quality
Patil, Rupesh, Wei, Yongping, Pullar, David and Shulmeister, James (2022). Effects of change in streamflow patterns on water quality. Journal of Environmental Management, 302 (Part A) 113991, 113991. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113991
Effects of change in streamflow patterns on water quality
2021
Journal Article
Why firewood? Exploring the co-benefits, socio-ecological interactions and indigenous knowledge surrounding cooking practice in rural Nepal
Bharadwaj, Bishal, Pullar, David, Seng To, Long and Leary, Jon (2021). Why firewood? Exploring the co-benefits, socio-ecological interactions and indigenous knowledge surrounding cooking practice in rural Nepal. Energy Research and Social Science, 75 101932, 101932. doi: 10.1016/j.erss.2021.101932
2020
Journal Article
Evolution of streamflow patterns in Goulburn-Broken catchment during 1884–2018 and its implications for floodplain management
Patil, Rupesh, Wei, Yongping, Pullar, David and Shulmeister, Jamie (2020). Evolution of streamflow patterns in Goulburn-Broken catchment during 1884–2018 and its implications for floodplain management. Ecological Indicators, 113 106277, 106277. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106277
2020
Conference Publication
Modelling the impacts of current patterns of urban form expansion in Kuwait with the use of ABM and GIS
Alghais, N. and Pullar, D. (2020). Modelling the impacts of current patterns of urban form expansion in Kuwait with the use of ABM and GIS. International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Gold Coast, Australia, 29 November to 4 December 2015. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc. (MSSANZ). doi: 10.36334/MODSIM.2015.L17.nasrin
2018
Journal Article
Accounting for peoples’ preferences in establishing new cities: a spatial model of population migration in Kuwait
Alghais, Nayef, Pullar, David and Charles-Edwards, Elin (2018). Accounting for peoples’ preferences in establishing new cities: a spatial model of population migration in Kuwait. PLoS ONE, 13 (12) e0209065, e0209065. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209065
2018
Journal Article
Understanding hydro-ecological surprises for riverine ecosystem management
Patil, Rupesh, Wei, Yongping, Pullar, David and Shulmeister, James (2018). Understanding hydro-ecological surprises for riverine ecosystem management. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 33, 142-150. doi: 10.1016/j.cosust.2018.05.021
Understanding hydro-ecological surprises for riverine ecosystem management
2018
Journal Article
Projection for new city future scenarios – a case study for Kuwait
Alghais, Nayef and Pullar, David (2018). Projection for new city future scenarios – a case study for Kuwait. Heliyon, 4 (3) e00590, e00590. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00590
Projection for new city future scenarios – a case study for Kuwait
2018
Journal Article
Modelling future impacts of urban development in Kuwait with the use of ABM and GIS
Alghais, Nayef and Pullar, David (2018). Modelling future impacts of urban development in Kuwait with the use of ABM and GIS. Transactions in GIS, 22 (1), 20-42. doi: 10.1111/tgis.12293
Modelling future impacts of urban development in Kuwait with the use of ABM and GIS
2017
Journal Article
Will the future maps for Australia be published by ‘nobodies’
Pullar, David and Hayes, Samantha (2017). Will the future maps for Australia be published by ‘nobodies’. Journal of Spatial Science, 64 (1), 3-10. doi: 10.1080/14498596.2017.1361873
Will the future maps for Australia be published by ‘nobodies’
2016
Journal Article
An empirical evaluation of spatial value transfer methods for identifying cultural ecosystem services
Brown, Greg, Pullar, David and Hausner, Vera Helene (2016). An empirical evaluation of spatial value transfer methods for identifying cultural ecosystem services. Ecological Indicators, 69, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.03.053
2016
Book Chapter
Forecasting patterns of metropolitan growth using an optimised allocation procedure
Pullar, David, Bell, Martin, Cooper, Jim, Stimson, Robert and Corcoran, Jonathan (2016). Forecasting patterns of metropolitan growth using an optimised allocation procedure. Demography for planning and policy: Australian case studies. (pp. 109-129) edited by Tom Wilson, Elin Charles-Edwards and Martin Bell. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-22135-9_7
Forecasting patterns of metropolitan growth using an optimised allocation procedure
2015
Journal Article
Drivers of coastal shoreline change: case study of Hon Dat Coast, Kien Giang, Vietnam.
Nguyen, Hai-Hoa, McAlpine, Clive, Pullar, David, Leisz, Stephen Joseph and Galina, Gramotnev (2015). Drivers of coastal shoreline change: case study of Hon Dat Coast, Kien Giang, Vietnam.. Environmental Management, 55 (5), 1093-1108. doi: 10.1007/s00267-015-0455-7
Drivers of coastal shoreline change: case study of Hon Dat Coast, Kien Giang, Vietnam.
2014
Journal Article
Facilitating access to the algal economy: mapping waste resources to identify suitable locations for algal farms in Queensland
Prasad, Penny, Pullar, David and Pratt, Steven (2014). Facilitating access to the algal economy: mapping waste resources to identify suitable locations for algal farms in Queensland. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 86, 47-52. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2014.01.008
2014
Journal Article
An empirical evaluation of workshop versus survey PPGIS methods
Brown, Greg, Donovan, Shannon, Pullar, David, Pocewicz, Amy, Toohey, Ryan and Ballesteros-Lopez, Renata (2014). An empirical evaluation of workshop versus survey PPGIS methods. Applied Geography, 48, 42-51. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2014.01.008
An empirical evaluation of workshop versus survey PPGIS methods
2013
Journal Article
The relationship of spatial-temporal changes in fringe mangrove extent and adjacent land-use: case study of Kien Giang coast, Vietnam
Nguyen, Hai-Hoa, McAlpine, Clive, Pullar, David, Johansen, Kasper and Duke, Norman C. (2013). The relationship of spatial-temporal changes in fringe mangrove extent and adjacent land-use: case study of Kien Giang coast, Vietnam. Ocean & Coastal Management, 76, 12-22. doi: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2013.01.003
2012
Journal Article
Using a large scale urban model to test planning scenarios in the Brisbane-South East Queensland region
Stimson, Robert, Bell, Martin, Corcoran, Jonathan and Pullar, David (2012). Using a large scale urban model to test planning scenarios in the Brisbane-South East Queensland region. Regional Science Policy and Practice, 4 (4), 373-392. doi: 10.1111/j.1757-7802.2012.01082.x
2012
Journal Article
Toward a land zoning negotiation support platform: "Tips and tricks" for participatory land use planning in Laos
Bourgoin, Jeremy, Castella, Jean-Christophe, Pullar, David, Lestrelin, Guillaume and Bouahom, Bounthanom (2012). Toward a land zoning negotiation support platform: "Tips and tricks" for participatory land use planning in Laos. Landscape and Urban Planning, 104 (2), 270-278. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2011.11.008
Funding
Past funding
- 2017 - 2022
Mapping Aboriginal routes to link landscape knowledge and cultural identity
ARC Linkage Projects
Open grant - 2011 - 2012
Developing multi-scale integrative approaches to tropical and dryland ecohydrological dynamics in data-poor environments
UWA-UQ Bilateral Research Collaboration Award
Open grant - 2008 - 2009
When to stop pumping -making decisions that affect groundwater dependant ecosystems in the face of uncertainties and complexity
UQ FirstLink Scheme
Open grant - 2008 - 2009
Combining GIS and Bayesian Networks in test -action strategies for risk assessment
University of Melbourne
Open grant - 2007 - 2010
Restoration of Fragmented Brigalow Landscapes for Conservation: Evaluating Alternative Futures in a Changing Climate
ARC Linkage Projects
Open grant - 2006 - 2010
COMMONWEALTH ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH FACILITIES PROGRAMME - MARINE & TROPICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH FACILITY: Integrating ecology, economics and people in forest and landscapes
Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited
Open grant - 2006 - 2008
Land capability assessment for forestry and agroforestry in southern Vietnam and Queensland
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
Open grant - 2006 - 2008
Beyond discrete landscape metrics: spatial analysis tools and surface textural measures for quantifying gradients in landscape structure.
ARC Discovery Projects
Open grant - 2005 - 2008
Towards a Landscape Conservation Culture: Broadening the spatio-temporal scope of ecological studies to anticipate change in Australian forested ecosystems
ARC Linkage Projects
Open grant - 2005 - 2008
Developing surveillance protocols for weed incursions (CRC Project)
CRC for Australian Weed Management
Open grant - 2005 - 2006
SEAS - Knowledge Integration and Exchange
CRC for Coastal Zone, Estuary and Waterway Management
Open grant - 2004 - 2009
ARC Research Network in Enterprise Information Infrastructure (EII)
ARC Research Networks
Open grant - 2004 - 2007
An Integrated Large Scale Urban Model and Spatial Decision Support System Simulating Growth and Evaluating Sustainability Outcomes for Southeast Queensland
ARC Linkage Projects
Open grant - 2004 - 2006
SEAS - Modelling, monitoring and management interfacing for waterways
CRC for Coastal Zone, Estuary and Waterway Management
Open grant - 2004 - 2005
Mosaic Vegetation Mapping: Incorporating Scale and Uncertainty in Decision Support Tools For Managing
UQ FirstLink Scheme
Open grant - 2004
ARC Research Network in Enterprise Information Infrastructure (EII)
ARC Seed Funding for Research Networks
Open grant - 2003 - 2004
Receiving Water Quality Model Custodianship
Brisbane City Council
Open grant - 2003
Eastern Bristlebird Project in the Conondale Range
Queensland National Parks & Wildlife Service
Open grant - 2003
Identification and assessment of culturally significant human modified landscapes (HML's): Development in traditional lands of the Lockhart River DOGIT, Cape York
University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
Open grant - 2001 - 2003
Using spatial simulation to create a process classification of provincial bioregions
ARC Collaborative Grant (SPIRT)
Open grant - 2001
Incorporating Level Set Methods in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for Land-Surface Process Modelling.
UQ Early Career Researcher
Open grant - 2000 - 2001
Urban tree cover analysis and software investigation
Brisbane City Council
Open grant - 2000
Applicability of information flows to building distributed spatial modeling systems.
ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
Open grant - 1999 - 2000
Evaluation of city green software using Brisbane data
Brisbane City Council
Open grant - 1997
Temporal and Spatial Models of Forest Structural Development
Department of Natural Resources and Mines
Open grant - 1996
User views of spatial data catalogs and metadata
University of Queensland New Staff Research Grant
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Supervision
Availability
Dr David Pullar is: : Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
- 2025
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor - 2024
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ron Johnstone - 2024
Master Philosophy
##### Can `nobodies' play an integral role in the future of Australian addressing?
Principal Advisor - 2022
Master Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dorina Pojani - 2020
Doctor Philosophy
##### Transport Justice in the Suburbs: leveraging social capital to reduce transport disadvantage
Principal Advisor - 2018
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Elin Charles-Edwards - 2017
Master Philosophy
Principal Advisor - 2014
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor - 2012
Doctor Philosophy
##### Negotiating sustainable landscape management in Lao PDR
Principal Advisor - 2009
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jonathan Corcoran - 2006
Master Philosophy
##### HOW MUCH DOWN THE DITCH? AN ASSESSMENT OF N IN RIVER LA CHAUX CATCHMENT OF MAURITIUS
Principal Advisor - Master Philosophy
##### Landscape dynamic modelling with vector map algebra in GIS
Principal Advisor - 2021
Doctor Philosophy
##### Understanding change in streamflow patterns for riverine ecosystem management
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Yongping Wei - 2011
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor - 2007
Doctor Philosophy
##### THE UTILITY OF SITE-BASED DATASETS AND REGIONAL ECOSYSTEM MAPPING FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN THE SOUTH-EAST QLD BIOREGION: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
Associate Advisor - 2007
Doctor Philosophy
##### VERSATILE LAND-USE INFORMATION FOR LOCAL PLANNING IN INDONESIA: CONTENTS, EXTRACTION METHODS, AND INTEGRATION BASED ON MODERATE- AND HIGH-SPATIAL RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGERY
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Stuart Phinn - 2006
Doctor Philosophy
##### MODELING UNPLANNED LANDSCAPE CHANGE: A COLOMBIAN CASE STUDY
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Hugh Possingham, Professor Stuart Phinn - 2003
Doctor Philosophy
##### An integrated multi-scaled decision support framework used in the formulation and evaluation of land-use planning scenarios
Associate Advisor
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- Environmental assessments GIS
- Geodatabase development
- Geoweb services
- GIS environmental assessments
- Spatial data modelling
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