Stuart Phinn
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Professor
Stuart Phinn
Email: : s.phinn@uq.edu.au
Phone: : +61 7 336 56526
Positions
Affiliate of Centre for Environmental Responsibility in Mining : Centre for Environmental Responsibility in Mining : Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Centre Director of The Remote Sensing Research Centre : Earth Observation Research Centre : Faculty of Science
Affiliate of Centre for Marine Science : Centre for Marine Science : Faculty of Science
Professor : School of the Environment : Faculty of Science
Overview
Background
Stuart is a scientist, educator, and leader who builds and applies methods to measure and understand how our environments are changing at multiple scales (www.eorc.org.au ). He works across collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams and organisations to deliver quality science that draws upon field-work, satellite-image data, and modelling, through: founding directorships of Australia national earth observation coordination body (www.eoa.org.au) and collaborative research infrastructure (www.tern.org.au ) and a world-leading research to operational program that supports government environmental monitoring (www.jrsrp.org.au ); and program leadership of industry-driven research (www.smartsatcrc.com ). Stuart’s work provides solutions to support sustainable development and resource use for all levels of government, various industries, and communities.
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Availability
Professor Stuart Phinn is: : Available for supervision : Media expert
Fields of research
Earth Sciences Environmental Sciences
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, San Diego State University
Research interests
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Monitoring environmental change using earth observation and field data
The majority of my work focuses on the use of images collected from satellite and aircraft, in combination with field measurements, to map and monitor the earth's environments and how they are changing over time. This work is done in collaboration with other environmental scientists, government environmental management agencies, NGO's and private companies. A growing part of this work now focuses on national coordination of earth observation activities and the collection, publishing and sharing of ecosystem data.
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Works
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All (563) Book (4) Journal Article (298) Other Outputs (70) Conference Publication (177) Book Chapter (14)
2026
Journal Article
RayExtract: A fast, scalable method for tree volume reconstruction from terrestrial laser scanning
Devereux, Timothy, Lowe, Thomas, Rivory, Joshua, Bohn Reckziegel, Rafael, Calders, Kim, Aryal, Raja Ram, Eaton, Glen, Cooper, Zane, Levick, Shaun, Phinn, Stuart and Woodgate, William (2026). RayExtract: A fast, scalable method for tree volume reconstruction from terrestrial laser scanning. Remote Sensing of Environment, 334 115162, 1-19. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2025.115162
RayExtract: A fast, scalable method for tree volume reconstruction from terrestrial laser scanning
2025
Journal Article
Mapping reef island shoreline changes: a systematic review of data sources and methods
Kottermair, Maria, Phinn, Stuart R., Roelfsema, Chris and Harris, Daniel (2025). Mapping reef island shoreline changes: a systematic review of data sources and methods. Remote Sensing, 17 (24) 4041, 4041. doi: 10.3390/rs17244041
Mapping reef island shoreline changes: a systematic review of data sources and methods
2025
Journal Article
Evaluating macroalgal hyperspectral reflectance separability in support of kelp mapping
Rowan, Gillian, Smart, Joanna N., Roelfsema, Chris and Phinn, Stuart R. (2025). Evaluating macroalgal hyperspectral reflectance separability in support of kelp mapping. Remote Sensing, 17 (20) 3491, 3491. doi: 10.3390/rs17203491
Evaluating macroalgal hyperspectral reflectance separability in support of kelp mapping
2025
Journal Article
The impact of neotectonics on the geomorphology of the northern Great Barrier Reef
Sansoleimani, Atefeh, Webb, Gregory E., Harris, Daniel L., Phinn, Stuart R. and Roelfsema, Chris M. (2025). The impact of neotectonics on the geomorphology of the northern Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs, 44 (3) 108354, 1-15. doi: 10.1007/s00338-025-02628-7
The impact of neotectonics on the geomorphology of the northern Great Barrier Reef
2025
Journal Article
Bushfire recovery at a long-term tall eucalypt flux site through the lens of a satellite: combining multi-scale data for structural-functional insight
Woodgate, William, Phinn, Stuart, Devereux, Timothy and Aryal, Raja Ram (2025). Bushfire recovery at a long-term tall eucalypt flux site through the lens of a satellite: combining multi-scale data for structural-functional insight. Remote Sensing of Environment, 317 114530. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2024.114530
2025
Journal Article
Fire resilience analysis: Using high temporal and spatial satellite imagery for rehabilitated landscapes
McKenna, Phillip B., Phinn, Stuart and Erskine, Peter D. (2025). Fire resilience analysis: Using high temporal and spatial satellite imagery for rehabilitated landscapes. Ecological Engineering, 212 107478, 1-19. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2024.107478
2025
Journal Article
Fusion+: A Multi-Sensor Image Fusion for Very High-Resolution Satellite Imagery
Hestrio, Yohanes Fridolin, Surya Candra, Danang, Prima Brahmantara, Randy, Prabowo, Yudhi, Dimara Sakti, Anjar, Luthfi Ramadhan, MGS M., Loong Yap, Yong, Azizah, Kurniawati, Hafizhuddin Hilman, Muhammad, Phinn, Stuart, Liang Lim, Sin and Jatmiko, Wisnu (2025). Fusion+: A Multi-Sensor Image Fusion for Very High-Resolution Satellite Imagery. IEEE Access, 13, 62856-62869. doi: 10.1109/access.2025.3558558
Fusion+: A Multi-Sensor Image Fusion for Very High-Resolution Satellite Imagery
2025
Other Outputs
Hyperspectral Reflectance Measurements of Kelps, Macroalgae, and Co-ocurring Materials Collected in Australia and New Zealand
Rowan, Gillian, Phinn, Stuart, Smart, Joanna N. and Roelfsema, Chris (2025). Hyperspectral Reflectance Measurements of Kelps, Macroalgae, and Co-ocurring Materials Collected in Australia and New Zealand. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/c5f745e
2024
Journal Article
Vegetation recovery of rehabilitated pasture at three coal mine sites following fire disturbance
McKenna, Phillip B., Doley, David, Ufer, Natasha, Glenn, Vanessa, Phinn, Stuart and Erskine, Peter D. (2024). Vegetation recovery of rehabilitated pasture at three coal mine sites following fire disturbance. Ecological Engineering, 209 107383, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2024.107383
Vegetation recovery of rehabilitated pasture at three coal mine sites following fire disturbance
2024
Journal Article
Remote sensing of artisanal and small-scale mining: a review of scalable mapping approaches
Nursamsi, Ilyas, Phinn, Stuart R., Levin, Noam, Luskin, Matthew Scott and Sonter, Laura Jane (2024). Remote sensing of artisanal and small-scale mining: a review of scalable mapping approaches. Science of the Total Environment, 951 175761, 175761. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175761
Remote sensing of artisanal and small-scale mining: a review of scalable mapping approaches
2024
Journal Article
Feasibility of multi-spectral and radar data fusion for mapping Artisanal Small-Scale Mining: A case study from Indonesia
Nursamsi, Ilyas, Sonter, Laura Jane, Luskin, Matthew Scott and Phinn, Stuart (2024). Feasibility of multi-spectral and radar data fusion for mapping Artisanal Small-Scale Mining: A case study from Indonesia. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 132 104015, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jag.2024.104015
2024
Journal Article
Developing a semi-automated near-coastal, water quality-retrieval process from global multi-spectral data: south-eastern Australia
Nandy, Avik, Phinn, Stuart, Grinham, Alistair and Albert, Simon (2024). Developing a semi-automated near-coastal, water quality-retrieval process from global multi-spectral data: south-eastern Australia. Remote Sensing, 16 (13) 2389, 2389. doi: 10.3390/rs16132389
2024
Journal Article
A scalable big data approach for remotely tracking rangeland conditions
Xie, Zunyi, Game, Edward T., Phinn, Stuart R., Adams, Matthew P., Bayarjargal, Yunden, Pannell, David J., Purevbaatar, Ganbold, Baldangombo, Batkhuyag, Hobbs, Richard J., Yao, Jing and McDonald-Madden, Eve (2024). A scalable big data approach for remotely tracking rangeland conditions. Communications Earth and Environment, 5 (1) 349, 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s43247-024-01516-2
A scalable big data approach for remotely tracking rangeland conditions
2024
Journal Article
Assessing future land-uses under planning scenarios: A case study of The Brantas River Basin, Indonesia
Wiwoho, Bagus Setiabudi, McIntyre, Neil and Phinn, Stuart (2024). Assessing future land-uses under planning scenarios: A case study of The Brantas River Basin, Indonesia. Environmental Challenges, 15 100873, 100873. doi: 10.1016/j.envc.2024.100873
2024
Journal Article
Mapping functional diversity of canopy physiological traits using UAS imaging spectroscopy
Cimoli, Emiliano, Lucieer, Arko, Malenovský, Zbyněk, Woodgate, William, Janoutová, Růžena, Turner, Darren, Haynes, Ryan S. and Phinn, Stuart (2024). Mapping functional diversity of canopy physiological traits using UAS imaging spectroscopy. Remote Sensing of Environment, 302 113958, 1-25. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2023.113958
Mapping functional diversity of canopy physiological traits using UAS imaging spectroscopy
2024
Journal Article
New global area estimates for coral reefs from high-resolution mapping
Lyons, Mitchell B., Murray, Nicholas J., Kennedy, Emma V., Kovacs, Eva M., Castro-Sanguino, Carolina, Phinn, Stuart R., Borrego Acevedo, Rodney, Ordoñez Alvarez, Alexandra, Say, Chantel, Tudman, Paul, Markey, Kathryn, Roe, Meredith, Canto, Robert F., Fox, Helen E., Bambic, Brianna, Lieb, Zoë, Asner, Gregory P., Martin, Paulina M., Knapp, David E., Li, Jiwei, Skone, Matthew, Goldenberg, Eldan, Larsen, Kirk and Roelfsema, Chris M. (2024). New global area estimates for coral reefs from high-resolution mapping. Cell Reports Sustainability, 1 (2) 100015, 100015-2. doi: 10.1016/j.crsus.2024.100015
New global area estimates for coral reefs from high-resolution mapping
2023
Journal Article
Demonstration of a modular prototype end-to-end simulator for aquatic remote sensing applications
Matthews, Mark W., Dekker, Arnold, Price, Ian, Drayson, Nathan, Pease, Joshua, Antoine, David, Anstee, Janet, Sharp, Robert, Woodgate, William, Phinn, Stuart and Gensemer, Stephen (2023). Demonstration of a modular prototype end-to-end simulator for aquatic remote sensing applications. Sensors, 23 (18) 7824, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/s23187824
Demonstration of a modular prototype end-to-end simulator for aquatic remote sensing applications
2023
Journal Article
Pre-processing training data improves accuracy and generalisability of convolutional neural network based landscape semantic segmentation
Clark, Andrew, Phinn, Stuart and Scarth, Peter (2023). Pre-processing training data improves accuracy and generalisability of convolutional neural network based landscape semantic segmentation. Land, 12 (7) 1268, 1-25. doi: 10.3390/land12071268
2023
Journal Article
Characterizing watersheds to support land-use planning in Indonesia: a case study of Brantas tropical watershed
Wiwoho, Bagus Setiabudi, Phinn, Stuart and McIntyre, Neil (2023). Characterizing watersheds to support land-use planning in Indonesia: a case study of Brantas tropical watershed. Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology, 23 (4), 635-649. doi: 10.1016/j.ecohyd.2023.06.001
2023
Journal Article
Old Man Saltbush mortality following fire challenges the resilience of post‐mine rehabilitation in central Queensland, Australia
McKenna, Phillip B., Ufer, Natasha, Glenn, Vanessa, Doley, David, Phinn, Stuart and Erskine, Peter D. (2023). Old Man Saltbush mortality following fire challenges the resilience of post‐mine rehabilitation in central Queensland, Australia. Ecological Management and Restoration, 24 (1), 36-46. doi: 10.1111/emr.12579
Funding
Current funding
- 2026 - 2029
Monitoring Australia's illicit tobacco and vaping product markets
ARC Discovery Projects
Open grant - 2025 - 2026
TruForest: Founding an Australian Rainforest LiDAR Monitoring Network (ARC LIEF administered by University of the Sunshine Coast)
University of the Sunshine Coast
Open grant - 2024 - 2027
Evaluating impacts of major threats to Endangered reptiles of the Southern Brigalow Belt
Threatened Species Research Grants
Open grant - 2024 - 2026
AVILAS: Automating individual tree-scale vegetation structure and aboveground biomass inventory and monitoring at local to regional scales with drone LiDAR and satellite data.
Innovative Biodiversity Monitoring Program
Open grant - 2023 - 2028
Joint Remote Sensing Research Program
Queensland Government Department of Environment, Science and Innovation
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Past funding
- 2023 - 2024
Risks to Continuity of EO Data Supply Report
Commonwealth Government Geoscience Australia
Open grant - 2023 - 2025
Delivery of a 3D live habitat map for the full extent of the Great Barrier Reef (Phase Two)
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Open grant - 2022 - 2025
Towards effective adaptive monitoring of UN SDG#15 Protect and Sustain Terrestrial Ecosystems using EO Date, Products and Services
SmartSat CRC
Open grant - 2022 - 2024
Westport: Benthic Habitat Mapping (WAMSI project administered by UWA)
University of Western Australia
Open grant - 2022 - 2023
Queensland Earth Observation Hub
SmartSat CRC
Open grant - 2022
Needs and Options for Earth observation data and analytics for source catchment monitoring and modelling
Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority trading as Seqwater
Open grant - 2021 - 2025
Use of multispectral imagery to enhance aquaculture operations
Blue Economy CRC-Co Ltd
Open grant - 2021 - 2023
Illegal Mining & Criminal Networks in West Africa (USDOS grant administered by Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime)
Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime CHE-296.622.304
Open grant - 2020 - 2022
Illegal Mining in West Africa Research Project (US Department of State grant led by the Global Initiative for Transnational Organised Crime)
Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime CHE-296.622.304
Open grant - 2020 - 2022
Allen Global Coral Atlas - Phase 2 (Vulcan Inc. funding administered by Great Barrier Reef Foundation)
Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Open grant - 2019 - 2020
GBRF Habitat Mapping support
Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Open grant - 2019 - 2021
Delivery of a 3D live habitat map for the full extent of the Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Open grant - 2018
Desktop Analysis Reef Integrated Monitoring and Reporting Program (RimRep): Technical Innovation
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Open grant - 2018 - 2021
Global Dynamic Coral Reef Map
Vulcan Inc
Open grant - 2018 - 2024
Ultrahigh-resolution remote sensing for assessing biodiversity hotspots (ARC Discovery Project administered by the University of Tasmania)
University of Tasmania
Open grant - 2018
Digital Earth Australia: a community approach to the standardised validation of surface reflectance data (Geoscience Australia funding administered by CSIRO)
CSIRO
Open grant - 2018 - 2019
Sensor calibration facility for spectral and thermal remote sensing (ARC LIEF grant administered by University of Tasmania)
University of Tasmania
Open grant - 2017 - 2018
Algorithms for harvest intelligence
Innovation Connections
Open grant - 2017 - 2018
Short-Wave Infrared Satellite Image Applications Development Review
Innovation Connections
Open grant - 2017 - 2018
Change Detection System from High Resolution Satellite Images (CDS)
CRC for Spatial Information
Open grant - 2016 - 2018
Delivering a reef resilience plan for the Cairns management area through an integrated spatial decision support environment
Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Open grant - 2015 - 2019
Advancing vegetation classification and mapping to meet conservation needs (ARC Linkage project administered by UNSW)
University of New South Wales
Open grant - 2015 - 2017
Mud, glorious mud! Mapping the world's intertidal ecosystems
Google Inc
Open grant - 2015 - 2019
Multi-scale monitoring tools for managing Australian Tree Crops: Industry meets innovation
Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited
Open grant - 2015 - 2016
Great Barrier Reef common 'live' habitat maps: Capricorn pilot
Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Open grant - 2015
Duplicate record of 2014002418 Phinn
CSIRO Flagships Collaboration Fund
Open grant - 2015 - 2018
Measuring rehabilitation response to fire: Implications for long term resilience and mine closure
Wesfarmers Curragh Pty Ltd
Open grant - 2014 - 2018
AusCover Facility - Brisbane Node (TERN III to V)
CSIRO
Open grant - 2014
Development of new capabilities in Earth System monitoring
UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
Open grant - 2013 - 2018
Understanding Australia's Changing Ecosystems: Linking Long Term Satellite Image and Field Survey Archives
Google Inc
Open grant - 2013 - 2014
Woody Vegetation Change Detection
World Wildlife Fund, Inc
Open grant - 2013 - 2016
Seagrass connectivity, community composition and growth: attributes of a resilient Great Barrier Reef (led by JCU)
James Cook University
Open grant - 2013 - 2016
Climate Change Adaptation for Natural Resource Management in East Coast Australia
Commonwealth Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education
Open grant - 2012 - 2016
Marine and Coastal Carbon Biogeochemistry Flagship Cluster (CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship Theme)
University of Technology Sydney
Open grant - 2011 - 2013
Urban heat islands: A mapping, modelling and planning toolkit
UQ FirstLink Scheme
Open grant - 2011 - 2013
Restoring ecosystem function in altered landscapes to achieve ecological sustainable development goals
ARC Linkage Projects
Open grant - 2011 - 2014
Treading water in a changing climate: The vulnerability of Australia's tropical islands to sea level rise
ARC Super Science Fellowships
Open grant - 2011 - 2012
Capacity building in hydroclimatology: Quantifying the impacts of climate variability on Australia's hydrology
UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
Open grant - 2010 - 2014
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) - NCRIS Capability Area 5.11
National Collaborative Infrastructure Strategy - Queensland Government Contribution
Open grant - 2010 - 2011
Enhanced field and laboratory microscopy and spectroscopy facilities for understanding past and current environmental changes in Geographical and Archaeological Sciences
UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
Open grant - 2009 - 2013
Implementing an Investment Plan for the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy's Research Capability known as 'Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network' (NCRIS - TERN)
Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
Open grant - 2009
Earth Systems Science for Assessment of Climate Change and environmental Variability - Enhancement of Process and Lab Measurement Tools
UQ School/Centre Co-Funding
Open grant - 2008
Benthic Habitat Mapping of Aitutaki Reef, Cook Islands
South Pacific Applied Geosciences Committee (SOPAC)
Open grant - 2008 - 2009
Integrated Field and Satellite Image Data for Monitoring and Sustainable Management of Coral Reefs and Seagrass Environments
UQ FirstLink Scheme
Open grant - 2008
3D meteorological monitoring system for climate modelling and calibration of satellite image data time series (Remote sensing of the thermodynamic structure of the Earth's atmosphere.
UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
Open grant - 2008
Heron Island Research Station Connectivity Upgrade
UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
Open grant - 2008
International evaluation of algorithms for mapping in optically shallow waters
ARC Linkage International
Open grant - 2007 - 2023
Joint Remote Sensing Research Program
Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science
Open grant - 2007 - 2008
Evolution of habitats and biodiversity in coral reefs
Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research - ISL French-Australian Science and Technology Program
Open grant - 2007
Data Grid - Access Layer
ARC LIEF Collaborating/Partner Organisation Contributions
Open grant - 2006 - 2010
Remote sensing for assessment of management actions in the desert channels region, Queensland
Open grant - 2006 - 2009
Measuring and presenting uncertainty in complex natural resource monitoring programs (Administered by QUT)
Queensland University of Technology
Open grant - 2006 - 2009
Measuring and reporting uncertainty in complex natural resource monitoring systems
Qld Govt - Natural Resources & Mines
Open grant - 2006 - 2009
Modelling Impacts of Vegetation Cover Change on Regional Climate
Land & Water Resources Research & Dev Corporation
Open grant - 2006 - 2009
Understanding salt dynamics to facilitate water reuse on coal mine sites
ARC Linkage Projects
Open grant - 2006 - 2007
Reef-Monitor: An Integrated Multi-scale Mapping and monitoring Tool for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
UQ FirstLink Scheme
Open grant - 2006
Assessment of the Capabilities of Remote Sensing for Mapping Intertidal Seagrass Beds within the Great Barrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
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 - 2006 - 2008
Coral Reefs Innovative Satellite Image Mapping Techniques
ARC Discovery Projects
Open grant - 2003 - 2006
Remote sensing
CRC for Coastal Zone, Estuary and Waterway Management
Open grant - 2002 - 2009
Vision and remote sensing: using nature's technology to examine the health of The Great Barrier Reef and Moreton Bay
ARC Linkage Projects
Open grant - 2002
MORETON BAY WATERWAYS AND CATCHMENTS PARTNERSHIP: Combined Field and satellite image data for an operational Lyngbya majuscula mapping and monitoring program for Moreton Bay - Phase 1
Brisbane City Council
Open grant - 2001
Vision and remote sensing: using natures technology to examine the health of The Great Barrier Reef and Moreton Bay
UQ FirstLink Scheme
Open grant - 2001
Multi-scale remote sensing approaches for monitoring and managing coral reefs
University of Queensland Small Grants Scheme
Open grant - 2000 - 2001
Removing impediments to monitoring environmental parameters from remotely sensed images and field data sets
UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards - DVC(R) Funding
Open grant - 2000 - 2001
Development of an all-weather sugarcane crop yield model using satellite image data
Sugar Research & Development Corporation
Open grant - 2000 - 2003
Climatic impacts of landcover change in Australia: quantifying and modelling effects at local, regional and continental scales
ARC Collaborative Grant (SPIRT)
Open grant - 2000
Development of an operational approach for mapping mosquito breeding sites under forest canopy from airborne synthetic aperture radar.
ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
Open grant - 2000
Multi-scale approaches for monitoring the condition and dynamics of tropical wetlands
ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
Open grant - 1999
High resolution, digital aerial camera and field equipment to monitor tropical wetlands environments
Charles Darwin University
Open grant - 1999
Monitoring urban growth using multi-temporal satellite images and spatial models
ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
Open grant - 1998
Land-cover change in the Sunshine Coast region, 1979, 1988, 1991, 1997 from lansat thematic mapper image data
CSIRO
Open grant - 1998 - 1999
The development and implementation of landscape metrics for reporting forest fragmentation at local, regional and national levels
Department of Natural Resources and Mines
Open grant - 1998
Forest clearing and recovery assessment from landstat thematic mapper image data
Department of Environment - Queensland
Open grant - 1998
A Framework for Integrating Remotely Sensed Data into Watershed Monitoring and Management Operations: The Maroochy River Watershed, 1988-1995
University of Queensland New Staff Research Grant
Open grant - 1997 - 1999
Montreal process sustainability indicators research program preliminary scoping studies: criterion/indicator 1.1e fragmentation of forest types
Bureau of Resource Sciences
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Supervision
Availability
Professor Stuart Phinn is: : Available for supervision
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Available projects
Work wth us to help build Australia's capacity to design, build and launch earh-observing satellites that will support sustainable use of Australia's environments, and contribute to our industry and government activities, as well as contributing to international earth observation. The CRC is Australia's largest research-industry partnership 2020 - 2026 and the earth observation analytics program is based in our group at UQ. If you are interetsted in developong EO analytics for specific industries, designing next generation earth observation sensors and including on-board processing, or calibration-validation of EO data and products - please get in touch with us !
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Supervision history
Current supervision
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Using space based Earth Observation to map Australia's kelp forests for a stronger Blue Carbon economy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Chris Roelfsema - Doctor Philosophy
##### Enhancing Forest Biomass Estimation in Cambodia Using Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing and Machine Learning
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr William Woodgate - Doctor Philosophy
##### Improving clearing and regrowth detection in Woodlands using Imaging Radar
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Peter Scarth - Doctor Philosophy
##### Sustaining Life on Pacific Atoll Islands in the Face of Accelerating Coastal Change: Insights from 3D Change Detection Analysis
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Chris Roelfsema, Dr Daniel Harris - Doctor Philosophy
##### Towards a Holistic Understanding of Artisanal Small-Scale Mining Impacts on Wet-Tropical Forest: A Regional Analysis, Kalimantan, Indonesia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Laura Sonter, Associate Professor Matthew Luskin - Doctor Philosophy
##### Novel integration of in-situ, proximal hyperspectral and satellite remote sensing data for water quality monitoring
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ryan Turner - Doctor Philosophy
##### Scaling dynamic plant function from leaf to landscape
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr William Woodgate - Doctor Philosophy
##### From point clouds to tree strategies: combining laser scanning and trait-based ecology to reveal the integrated strategies of Australian rainforest trees
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr John Dwyer - Doctor Philosophy
##### Tectonic Geomorphology of the Great Barrier Reef: the contribution of geological structures to reef growth and geomorphology
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Chris Roelfsema, Dr Daniel Harris - Doctor Philosophy
##### Encounter Climate Change by Developing Method for Estimating Seagrass Carbon Stock and Sequestration Using Remote Sensing Technology in Indonesia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Chris Roelfsema - Doctor Philosophy
##### Spaceborne LiDAR as a vegetation biomass scaling tool
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr William Woodgate - Doctor Philosophy
##### Automating individual tree-scale aboveground biomass inventory and monitoring at local to regional scales with drone LiDAR and satellite data.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr William Woodgate - Doctor Philosophy
##### Conserving Reptile Diversity in Agricultural Landscapes: Threats and Solutions
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr April Reside - Master Philosophy
##### The Influence of Land use Change on Water Quality in the Great Barrier Reef Catchment
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ryan Turner - Doctor Philosophy
##### Hyperspectral Earth Observation to monitor seagrass species and live coral
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Chris Roelfsema - Doctor Philosophy
##### Multisensor Remote Sensing Framework to Quantify Ecosystem Resilience
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Erskine, Dr Phill McKenna
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Completed supervision
- 2025
Doctor Philosophy
##### Use of Multi-spectral Imagery to Enhance Aquaculture Operations
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Simon Albert, Dr Alistair Grinham, Associate Professor Remo Cossu - 2025
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Rod Fensham - 2024
Doctor Philosophy
##### Multi-Scale Mapping of Above-ground Biomass in Vegetation Communities in Australia
Principal Advisor - 2023
Doctor Philosophy
##### Mapping Land-Use and Land-Cover using Deep-learning and Earth-observation Data
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Peter Scarth - 2022
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Neil McIntyre - 2022
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Peter Scarth - 2021
Master Philosophy
##### Time-Series Methods for Monitoring Environmental Change in Cloudy Conditions: Detecting change in Tropical Forests using Radar
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Peter Scarth - 2021
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Chris Roelfsema - 2020
Doctor Philosophy
##### Measuring canopy structure for horticulture tree crops using remote sensing datasets
Principal Advisor - 2020
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Chris Roelfsema - 2019
Doctor Philosophy
##### Optimising Drone Image Acquisition and Analysis for Mapping Horticultural Tree Crops
Principal Advisor - 2019
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Chris Roelfsema - 2019
Doctor Philosophy
##### Cloud Removal Analysis of Remote Sensing Satellite Imagery
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Peter Scarth - 2019
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Chris Roelfsema, Professor Ammar Abdul Aziz - 2018
Doctor Philosophy
##### Developing a Site Based Index of Vegetation Structure Complexity from Terrestrial Laser Scanner Data
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Peter Scarth - 2017
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor - 2017
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Iraphne Childs, Associate Professor Chris Roelfsema - 2017
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor - 2015
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Chris Roelfsema, Professor Catherine Lovelock - 2015
Doctor Philosophy
##### Remote Sensing for Multi-scale Mangrove Mapping
Principal Advisor - 2013
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Peter Scarth - 2013
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Chris Roelfsema - 2013
Doctor Philosophy
##### An evaluation of image and field data for vegetation community mapping in tropical savannas
Principal Advisor - 2013
Doctor Philosophy
##### Remote Sensing to Improve Erosion Modelling and Management in a Coastal Catchment
Principal Advisor - 2012
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Mumby - 2012
Master Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Chris Roelfsema - 2011
Master Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Chris Roelfsema - 2011
Doctor Philosophy
##### Detection and Quantification of Algal Bloom Dynamics in the Great Barrier Reef Lagoonal Waters Using Remote Sensing and Bio-Optics
Principal Advisor - 2011
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor - 2011
Doctor Philosophy
##### Monitoring Forest Dynamics using Time Series of Satellite Image Data in Queensland, Australia
Principal Advisor - 2011
Doctor Philosophy
##### Dirty Water: Remote Sensing of Water Quality in Tropical and Sub-tropical Freshwater Impoundments
Principal Advisor - 2010
Master Philosophy
##### Mapping urban materials using high spatial resolution satellite data
Principal Advisor - 2010
Doctor Philosophy
##### Coral reefs communities responses to disturbances: Mapping and modelling for monitoring
Principal Advisor - 2009
Doctor Philosophy
##### Integrating field and remotely sensed data for assessment of coral reef and seagrass habitats
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg - 2008
Doctor Philosophy
##### Modelling Land Susceptibility to Wind Erosion in Western Queensland, Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Hamish McGowan - 2008
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor - 2008
Doctor Philosophy
##### Characterising the Biophysical Properties of a Mangrove Forest to Inform Mosquito Control
Principal Advisor - 2007
Doctor Philosophy
##### REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF YIELD, MATURITY AND AFLATOXIN CONTAMINATION IN PEANUT
Principal Advisor - 2007
Doctor Philosophy
##### A FRAMEWORK FOR RIPARIAN ZONE MONITORING OVER LOCAL TO REGIONAL SCALES IN AUSTRALIAN TROPICAL SAVANNAS: METHODS FOR MONITORING RIPARIAN ZONES USING HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION IMAGERY AND FIELD SURVEY DATA
Principal Advisor - 2005
Doctor Philosophy
##### MULTISCALE SIMULATION AND MONITORING OF TERRESTRIAL CARBON DYNAMICS WITHIN TROPICAL FOREST ENVIRONMENTS USING REMOTE SENSING AND AN ECOSYSTEM PROCESS MODEL
Principal Advisor - 2005
Doctor Philosophy
##### A method for mapping live coral cover using remote sensing.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg - 2005
Master Philosophy
##### FRAMEWORK FOR REMOTE SENSING A COMPLEX WETLAND ENVIORNMENT: EVALUATION OF SENSORS AND TECHNIQUES
Principal Advisor - 2005
Doctor Philosophy
##### Mangroves and fisheries: Are there links between coastal habitats and fisheries production?
Principal Advisor - 2004
Master Philosophy
##### USING LANDSTAT STATELLITE IMAGERY TO DETECT CHANGE IN FOREST STRUCTURE DUE TO LINEAR FOREST CLEARING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE LOWER HERBERT RIVER CATCHMENT, FAR NORTH QUEENSALAND
Principal Advisor - 2003
Doctor Philosophy
##### THE INTEGRATION OF MULTIPLE RESOLUTION DIGITAL IMAGES FOR 'SCALING UP' ENVIRONMENTAL MONITERING AND MODELLING SOLUTIONS
Principal Advisor - 2003
Master Philosophy
##### MONITORING CATCHMENT CHARACTERISTICS IN RELATION TO WATER QUALITY USING INTEGRATED REMOTE SENSING AND GIS
Principal Advisor - Doctor Philosophy
##### MONITORING AND MODELLING THREATS TO KOALA POPULATIONS IN RAPIDLY URBANISING LANDSCAPES: KOALA COAST, SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
Principal Advisor - 2025
Doctor Philosophy
##### Fire Resilience of Mine Site Rehabilitation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Erskine - 2022
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Hugh Possingham - 2022
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Daniel Harris - 2022
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Chris Roelfsema - 2019
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg - 2018
Master Philosophy
##### Measuring Rehabilitation Responses to Fire using Transects and Remote Sensing
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Erskine - 2017
Doctor Philosophy
##### Ecohydrology in space and time: functioning and changes in the streamflow generation of catchments
Associate Advisor - 2015
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor - 2015
Doctor Philosophy
##### Identifying threats and conservation priorities across an international migration pathway
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Hugh Possingham, Professor Richard Fuller - 2014
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alistair Grinham, Associate Professor Chris Roelfsema - 2013
Doctor Philosophy
##### The Micrometeorology of a Coral Reef: Heron Reef, Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Hamish McGowan - 2013
Doctor Philosophy
##### Exploring the Significance of Aerosol on Cloud Development and Rainfall in South-east Queensland
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Hamish McGowan - 2013
Master Philosophy
Associate Advisor - 2010
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg - 2009
Doctor Philosophy
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: Dr David Pullar - 2006
Master Philosophy
##### MACROPODS, FIRE AND HABITAT CHANGE IN BRISBANE FOREST PARK (SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND)
Associate Advisor - 2006
Doctor Philosophy
##### MODELING UNPLANNED LANDSCAPE CHANGE: A COLOMBIAN CASE STUDY
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr David Pullar, Professor Hugh Possingham - 2004
Doctor Philosophy
##### CLIMATE IMPACTS OF AUSTRALIAN LAND COVER CHANGE
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Hamish McGowan
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- Monitoring environmental change
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