University of Calgary Department of Geomatics Engineering

Photogrammetry:

• Developing new methodologies for semi-automated registration of multi-source satellite
  imagery with varying geometric resolutions,

• Integrating photogrammetric and LIDAR data,

• True orthophoto generation,

• Geometric calibration and stability analysis of medium-format digital imaging systems,

• Photogrammetric techniques for manipulating biomedical imagery,

• Modeling the perspective geometry of high-resolution imaging satellites,

• Multi-sensor triangulation,

• Mobile Mapping Systems (MMS),

• Feature-based photogrammetric triangulation,

• Self-calibrating bundle adjustment for masonry wall deflections,

• Automated extraction of buildings and urban road network from very high resolution

• Imaging satellites, and

• Direct versus indirect geo-referencing techniques.

Remote Sensing:

• DInSAR for subsidence in permafrost regions,

• Exploiting new sensor technology for determining environmental parameters,

• Improving remotely sensed estimates of Leaf Area Index in Montane and Boreal Forests,

• Modeling snow evaporation using GPS derived perceptible water vapor,

• 2-D heave/settlement model of permafrost,

• Modeling whale-watching activities in the Saguenay-St.Lawrence Marine Park (SSLMP) in Quebec using a multi-agent system,

• Multi-scale analysis of remote sensing data to improve automated land-use classification,

• Accurate mapping of wetlands from LANDS AT imagery, and

• Fusion of multi-source satellite imagery for urban mapping.

Geographic Information Systems:

• Geospatial analysis using kriging on subsidence pattern analysis,

• Management scenarios to reduce deforestation in an agricultural region of Southern Quebec using a geographic cellular automaton model,
  

SCHULICH
School of Engineering
GEOMATICS
ENGINEERING

Investigating sustainable scenarios of urban expansion in the City of Calgary, Alberta, using

• a cellular automaton and a multi-agent model,

• Spatio-temporal data modeling and analysis,

• Spatial statistics for change analysis,

• GIS and heuristics for transportation and logistics applications ,

• Mobile computing for location-based services, and

• Web-based 3D visualization.

List of publications can be found in the personal webpages of the faculty members

Dissertations of graduate students are available