Want to learn and build your Earth observation and geospatial skills and experience?

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We are looking for 3rd/4th year Undergrad and Postgrad students to work on several projects related to night-time lights work!

Project: Impacts of the transition to LED lighting on light pollution in Brisbane and other global cities

Time Frame(s) for Project:

3/6/12 month or more – depending on the students we find. We can tailor the project length and its specific details.

Project Description:

The use of artificial lights is a unique indicator of human activities, which can be observed from space, and a source of light pollution, impacting our night sky, fauna, flora and human health. The current transition to LED lighting technologies might lead to brighter, whiter and more glary lighting. This research project aims to measure the changes in lighting combining remote sensing from space and ground based measurements, to answer both methodological questions (regarding the measurement methods) and thematical questions (regarding the factors explaining light pollution and its extent). The results of this research will hopefully assist in reducing light pollution and to raise awareness to this topic.

Required Technical and Knowledge Background:

Basic courses in GIS and remote sensing are required. Ability to conduct night-time measurements (field work is done during night-time, e.g. between 8pm-11pm). A driving license is needed to conduct some of the night-time measurements.

Advisory Team and contacts

Prof. Noam Levin n.levin@uq.edu.au -
(https://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/11270 , https://scholars.huji.ac.il/noamlevin/home )

Prof. Stuart Phinn s.phinn@uq.edu.au
(https://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/56 )

Other details on where we work and what we do – www.rsrc.org.au and www.jrsrp.org.au

Honours/Masters research project opportunity: Monitoring spatiotemporal variation in artesian wetlands using ground cameras and satellite imagery

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Bush Heritage Australia’s Edgbaston Reserve (9,300 ha), protects a series of Great Artesian Basin springs that are home to a range of rare and endemic fish, macroinvertebrates and plants. The wetted area associated with the springs fluctuates in extent, due to seasonal and daily variations in temperature and rainfall. The stable ‘pool’ area of the wetland near the spring vent and the variable shallow ‘tail’ area provide different habitats for flora and fauna. Determining the extent of these different habitats requires fine scale understanding of the spatiotemporal variation in wetland extent.

This project will use ground based digital repeat photography and high resolution satellite imagery to measure the expansion and contraction of the wetted area of a spring at fine temporal frequency.

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SmartSat CRC higher degree research scholarships available

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SmartSat CRC and its partners are looking to develop Australian space industry capacity.  Specifically this research program aims to provide Australia with sovereign real-time connectivity, surveillance and sensing over its land, sea and oceans. Particular themes are artificial intelligence, security & resiliency and space governance.

There are opportunities for Masters & PhD candidates to start in 2020.

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