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Publications produced with 2023 Graduates

Gittings, B., Janes, T. and Stewart, A. (2023). How dowe address the skills shortfall? GeoConnexion International 22(3), pp. 54-55

Tyndall, A., Wade, T. and Nichol, C. The impacts of avian flu on Bass Rock gannet populations. BBC Broadcast contributions to Today programme and Breakfast TV, 6th July 2023 Publications produced with 2019 Graduates

James, K., Nichol, C., Wade, T., Cowley, D., Gibson-Poole, S., Gray, A. & Gillespie, J. (2020), Thermal and Multispectral Remote Sensing for the Detection and Analysis of Archaeologically Induced Crop Stress at a UK Site, Drones, pp. 1.

Publications produced with 2018 Graduates

Babatunde, E. with Macniven, A. and Gittings, B.M. (2020) ÌLE: Islay Life Explorer. https://gis.geos.ed.ac.uk/cgi-bin/islay/islay.py. Publicly launched at a virtual event at Finlaggan on Islay, July 2020.

Jakob, L., Gourmelen, N., Ewart, M. & Plummer, S. (2020) 'Ice loss in High Mountain Asia and the Gulf of Alaska observed by CryoSat-2 swath altimetry between 2010 and 2019' The Cryosphere, Copernicus Publications. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2020-176

Slater, T., Lawrence, I.R., Otosaka, I.N., Shepherd, A., Gourmelen, N., Jakob, L., Tepes, P. & Gilbert, L. (2020) Earth's ice imbalance. The Cryosphere, Copernicus Publications. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2020-232

Stow D., Nichol C., Wade T., Assmann J., Simpson G., Helfter C. (2019) Illumination Geometry and Flying Height Influence Surface Reflectance and NDVI Derived from Multispectral UAS Imagery. Drones. 8;1. https://doi.org/10.3390/drones3030055

Publications produced with 2017 Graduates

Harcourt, W.D., Palmer, S.J., Mansell, D.T., Le Brocq, A., Bartlett, O., Gourmelen, N., Tepes, P., Dowdeswell, J.A, Blankenship, D.D. & Young, D.A. (2019), Subglacial controls on dynamic thinning at Trinity-Wykeham Glacier, Prince of Wales Ice Field, Canadian Arctic, International Journal of Remote Sensing. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2019.1658238

Moriarty C. with Cowley, D.C., Geddes, G., Brown, G.L., Wade, T. and Nichol, C.J. (2017) UAVs in Context: Archaeological Airborne Recording in a National Body of Survey and Record. Drones 2, 2; doi:10.3390/drones2010002

Publications produced with 2016 Graduates

Murphy, K.M., Gittings, B and Crow, J. (2018) Visibility analysis of the Roman communication network in southern Scotland. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 17, pp 111-124.

Ulsig, L., Nichol, C.J., Huemmrich, K.F., Landis, D.R., Middleton, E.M., Lyapustin, A.I., Mammarella, I., Levula, J. and Porcar-Castell, A. (2017) Detecting Inter-Annual Variations in the Phenology of Evergreen Conifers Using Long-Term MODIS Vegetation Index Time Series. Remote Sensing, 9, 49.

Publications produced with 2015 Graduates

Mlambo, R., Woodhouse, I.H., Gerard, F. and Anderson, K. (2017) Structure from Motion (SfM) Photogrammetry with Drone Data: A Low Cost Method for Monitoring Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Forests in Developing Countries. Forests 8, 68; doi:10.3390/f8030068

Publications produced with 2014 Graduates

Avery, S. and Gittings, B.M. (2014) Do it yourself Drones - experimenting with low cost UAVs. GIS Professional, 60, 12-14, October 2014.

Balta C., van der Horst D. and Potsiou C. (2015). A tool to facilitate energy retrofitting policies for urban residencies in Greece. Peer reviewed paper presented at the FIG conference, Sofia, 17-21 May 2015. https://www.fig.net/resources/proceedings/fig_proceedings/fig2015/papers/TS07D/TS07D_balta_van_der_horst_et_al_7491.pdf

Donoghue, S, Furley, PA, Stuart, N, Haggis, R, Trevaskis, A, Lopez, G & Aitkenhead, M (2019), The nature and spatial variability of lowland savanna soils: Improving the resolution of soil properties to support land management policy, Soil Use and Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12513

Mackie, A. and Gittings, B. (2015) Once upon a somewhere: the challenges of putting books on the map. GIS Professional, 62, 17-19, February 2015.

Van Haeren, M. and Mackaness, W. (2015) The Influence of Familiarity on Route Choice: Edinburgh as a Case Study. GISRUK 2015. Proceedings of the 23rd GIS Research UK Annual Conference, University of Leeds.

Publications produced with 2013 Graduates

Cooper, D.M., Dugmore, A.J., Gittings, B.M., Scharf, A.K., Wilting, A. and Kitchener, A. (2016) Predicted Pleistocene-Holocene range shifts of the tiger (Panthera tigris). Diversity and Distributions, 22, 1199-1211.

Publications produced with 2010 Graduates

Burkinshaw, J. and Mackaness, W.A. (2011) SARMApp: A search and rescue mapping application for mobile devices, GISRUK 2011, 27-29 April 2011, Proceedings of the 19th GIS Research UK Annual Conference, University of Portsmouth.

Publications produced with 2008 Graduates

Bates, E. and Mackaness W.A. (2010) Exploring and Mapping Patters of Vandalism amongst Young People: When is a problem not a problem? Proceedings of the GIS Research UK 18th Annual Conference, University College London 14-16 April 2010 (Eds: Haklay, M., Morley, J. Rahemtulla, H.). University College London. p.83-88

Carter, N. and Gittings, B.M. (2009) Getting Beyond The Silos, Geoconnexionuk 7(1) p.14-16

Michelakis, D., Viergever K., and Stuart, N. (2008) 'Using high resolution IKONOS imagery and feature-based classifiers to automate a classification of savanna woodlands', 5th Pan-Hellenic Conference of HellasGIS, Environment and Development, National Technical University of Athens, 4th - 5th December 2008.

Reyes Firpo, P., Yusof, M. & Stuart, N. (2008). Object-based classification for mapping green space in Kuala Lumpur. Proceedings Earsel/GISDECO conference 'Integrating GIS and Remote Sensing in a Dynamic World' 4-7 June 2008, Istanbul Turkey.

Publications produced with 2007 Graduates

Richardson, E., Shortt, N. and Mitchell, R. (2010) The mechanism behind environmental inequality in Scotland: which came first, the deprivation or the landfill? Environment and Planning A. 42(1) pp.223-240

Schroder, C, Mackaness, W.A., Reitsma, F. (2007) Quantifying Urban Visibility Using 3D Space Syntax. Proceedings of International Cartographic Conference August, Moscow.

Schroder, C., Mackaness, W., Reitsma, F. (2007) Quantifying urban visibility using 3D space syntax. Proceedings of GISRUK 2007. (Winstanley, A.C. ed), Maynooth, Ireland, 11-13th April 2007, pp 359-366.

Stuart, N., Jaas, T., Zisopolous, I. and Viergever, K. (2008) Methods for estimating the accuracy of per-pixel, per-parcel and expert visual classification of high resolution optical satellite imagery. In: Li, D, Ge, Y and Foody, G.M., Accuracy in Geomatics pp. 163-170. ISBN 1-84626-171-6

Publications produced with 2006 Graduates

Morrison, C. and Shortt, N. (2008) Fuel poverty in Scotland: Refining spatial resolution in the Scottish Fuel Poverty Indicator using a GIS-based multiple risk index. Health and Place. 14(4) p.702-717

Publications produced with 2005 Graduates

Hay, C., Moss, D., Stuart N., Viergever, K. and Wallington, E., (2008) The potential of synthetic aperture radar for assessing carbon storage in savanna woodlands. Findings in Built & Rural Environments (February). RICS, London.

Jardine, A. and Mackaness, W.A. (2008) Visualising Risk for Hill Walkers. Innovations in Mount, N. J., Harvey, G. L., Aplin, P. and Priestnall, G. (eds), Representing, Modeling and Visualizing the Natural Environment: Innovations in GIS 13, CRC Press, Florida.

Jardine, A. and Mackaness, W.A. (2006) Visualising Risk for Hill Walkers, Proceedings of Auto Carto 2006, Vancouver, Washington, June 23-30.

Jardine, A. and Mackaness, W.A. (2006) Visualising Risk for Hill Walkers, Proceedings of GISRUK 2006, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, April 5-7 2006., pp. 319-327. Nottingham: The University of Nottinghahm ISBN 0853582262.

Mackaness, W.A. and Steven, M. (2006) An Algorithm for Localised Contour Removal over Steep Terrain, The Cartographic Journal 43(2) p.144-156

Stuart, N., Moss, D.A., Hodgart, R.L. and Radikonyana, P. (2008) Making GIS work in developing countries: views from practitioners in Africa. London, RICS Foundation, 106 pp. ISBN 978-1-84219-457-7.

Publications produced with 2004 Graduates

Dunfey, R.I., Gittings, B.M. and Batcheller, J.K. (2007) Towards an Open Architecture for Vector GIS, Computers & Geosciences 32(10) p.1720-1732

Mackaness, W.A., Perikleous, S. and Chaudhry, O.Z. (2008) Representing Forested Regions at Small Scales: Automatic Derivation from Very Large Scale Data The Cartographic Journal 45(1): pp. 6-17

Stuart, N., Cameron, I., Viergever. K.M, Moss, D., Wallington, E. and Woodhouse, I. (2006). Visual interpretation of synthetic aperture radar data for assessing land cover in tropical savannas. in: Zhang, L and Chen, X. Remotely Sensed Data and Information. International Society for Optical Engineering

Publications produced with 2003 Graduates

Bartie, P. and Mackaness, W.A. (2006) Development of a Speech Based Augmented Reality System to Support Exploration of Cityscape, Transactions in GIS (special issue), Blackwell 10(1) p.63-86

Mackaness, W. A., and Bartie, P. (2005) EARS - Edinburgh Augmented Reality Sysem - Guiding tourists in Urban Landscapes. GISRUK 2005, University of Glasgow

Publications produced with 2002 Graduates

Batcheller, J.K., Gittings, B.M. and Dowers, S. (2007) The Performance of Vector Oriented Data Storage Strategies in ESRI's ArcGIS, Transactions in GIS 11(1) p.1-47

Pickering, A. and Mackaness, W.A. (2003) Virtual Placements in the context of e-learning: A Case Study in the use of Geographic Information in Proceedings of GISRUK 2003 11th Annual Conference J. Wood (ed), City University, April 9-11 2003. pp 260-267.

Stuart, N., Barratt, T. and Place, C. (2006) Classifying the neotropical savannas of Belize using remote sensing aided by ground survey. Journal of Biogeography, 33, 476-490

Stuart N., Place C.J., and Barratt T. (2003) Classifying Neotropical Savanna Vegetation Communities by Remote Sensing. Tropical Savanna and Seasonally Dry Forests Conference, Edinburgh, 14-20th Sep 2003

Publications produced with 2001 Graduates

Downs, T.C. and Mackaness, W.A. (2002) Automating the Generalisation of Geological Maps: The Need for an Integrated Approach, The Cartographic Journal 39(2) p.137-152

Greenwood, J. and Mackaness, W.A. (2002) Revealing Associative Relationships for Complex Object Creation Geoscience 2002 Abstracts: The Second International Conference on GIS, Sept 25-28, Boulder Colorado. pp 48-55.

Jamieson, S., Sinclair, H.D., Kirstein, L. and Purves, R.S. (2004) Tectonic forcing of longitudinal valleys in the Himalaya: morphological analysis of the Ladakh Batholith, North India, Geomorphology 58 p.49-65

Jarvis, C.H., Stuart, N. and Cooper, W. (2002) Infometric and statistical diagnostics to provide artificially-intelligent support for spatial analysis: the example of interpolation, International Journal of Geographical Information Science 17, (6) 495-516.

Jarvis, C.H., Stuart, N. and Cooper, W. (2001) Infometric and statistical diagnostics to support an intelligent approach to interpolation. In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on GeoComputation, September 2001, University of Queensland, Australia

Rainsford, D. and Mackaness, W.A. (2002). Mobile Journey Planning for Bus Passengers. In Geographic Information Science: Second International Conference, GIScience 2002, Boulder, CO, USA Sept 26-28, pp 228-242, Springer LNCS 2478.

Stother, C., Morrison, K., Mackaness, W. A., and Bevan, B. (2001), Visualisation Methodologies Required to Recreate Archaeological Site of Tin Town in the Upper Derwent Valley, the Peak District. Proceedings of the GIS Research UK 9th Annual Conference, 207-211.

Stuart, N., Waltham, A., Moss, D. and Place, C. (2002) Reducing uncertainty in natural resources mapping using remote sensing and GPS techniques. Proceedings, the Fifth International Symposium on spatial accuracy assessment in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences. (Hunter G and Lowell K (Eds) University of Melbourne, Australia. pp 231-240.

Publications produced with 1999 Graduates

Argent, R.M. Stuart, N., Mitchell, V.G. and Carter R. (2000) Enhancing understanding and problem solving capacity in muti-jurisdictional catchment management. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Integrating GIS and Environmental Modeling (GIS/EM4), Banff, Canada, September 2-8, 2000. http://www.colorado.edu/research/cires/banff/upload/189

Publications produced with 1998 Graduates

Glover, L., and Mackaness, W.A., 1999, Dynamic generalisation from single detailed database to support web based interaction: 19th International Cartographic Conference, vol 2, p. 1175-1183.

O'Loughlin, A.L., and Mackaness, W.A., 1999, Automated Relief Representation for Visualisation of Archaeological Monuments: 19th International Cartographic Conference, vol 2, p. 1029-1035.

Rigol, J.P., Jarvis, C.H. and Stuart, N. (2001) Artificial neural networks as a tool for spatial interpolation, International Journal of Geographical Information Science 15 No. 4 p.323-343

Stuart, N. and Moss, D. (2000) Combining field and satellite survey techniques to improve inventory and management of vegetative resources. In Kam, S.P. GIS for Rural Development - Proceeedings, 5th International conference on GIS for developing Nations. International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Luzon, November 1-4

Publications produced with 1997 Graduates

Cattran, S. and W.A. Mackaness. 1997. Rapid Prototyping: A Customisation Strategy. Proceedings of ESRI User Conference, 1998.

Furley, P.A., Bridgewater, S., Ibanez Garcia, A., Minty, C., Murray, M., Ratter, J.A., Stuart, N. and Vasquez, M. (2001) Savannas of the Rio Bravo Conservation Area; vegetation and soil-plant community relationships, Journal of Belizean Affairs 3 No. 2 p.56-96

Furley, P.A., Bridgewater,S. Ibanez,A., Minty,. C.D. Ratter, J.A. Stuart, N., and Vasquez, M. (1997) Savannas of the Rio Bravo Conservation Area. Report of the University of Edinburgh Scientific Expedition to Belize 1996, University of Edinburgh. 420pp.

Malthus, T.J., Younger, C.J. (1999). Remotely sensing stress in street trees. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the Remote Sensing Society, University of Cardiff, 10-12 September 1999. pp. 159-166.

Malthus, T.J., Younger, C.J. (2000). Remotely sensing stress in street trees. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Geospatial Information in Agriculture and Forestry. Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA. 10-12th January 2000.

Stuart, N. and Tillet, D. (2001) Land evaluation in the coastal zone of Belize using GIS and cartographic modelling methods. Journal of Belizean Affairs 3 No. 2 p.143-171

Stuart, N., and Vasquez, M. (1997) Savannas of the Rio Bravo Conservation Area: remote sensing interpretation and vegetation mapping . Paper to International Conference on Research in Belize. Natural History Museum, London. October 1997.

Publications produced with 1996 Graduates

Chainey, S. & Stuart, N. (1998) Stochastic simulation: an alternative interpolator for geographic data. in Innovations in GIS 5, ed Carver. S. London: T&F. pp. 3-25

Ormsby, D. and W.A. Mackaness. (1999). The Development of a Phenomenonological Approach to Cartographic Generalization. Cartography and Geographical Information Systems, vol. 26

Mackaness, W.A. and G. Mackechnie. (1999). Detection and Simplification of Road Junctions in Automated Map Generalization. GeoInformatica, Special Issue, vol. 3.

Pickerill, J.M. & Malthus, T.J. (1998). Leak detection from rural aqueducts using airborne remote sensing techniques. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 19:2427-2433.

Ormsby, D. and Mackaness, W.A. (1997) The Development of a Phenomenonological Approach to Cartographic Generalization. In Proceedings of the ACSM-ASPRS Annual Convention, vol. 1, pp. 62-71.

Mackaness, W.A. and Mackechnie, G. (1997) Detection and Simplification of Road Junctions in Automated Map Generalization. In Proceedings of the International Cartographic Conference, vol. pp.

Mackechnie, G. and Mackaness, W.A. (1997) Detection and Simplification of Road Junctions in Automated Map Generalization. In Proceedings of the ACSM-ASPRS Annual meeting, vol. pp. 72-82.

Malthus, T.J. and Pickerill, J. (1997). An investigation of the applications of remote sensing for the detection of leaks from water mains. Consultancy report for North West Water Ltd. Department of Geography, University of Edinburgh 66pp.

Malthus, T.J. and Riley, T.E. (1997). A review of the applications of remote sensing for the detection of stress in urban vegetation. Consultancy report for the National Urban Forestry Unit. Department of Geography, University of Edinburgh 53pp.

Pickerill, J.M. and Malthus, T.J. (1997). An evaluation of airborne remote sensing techniques for the detection of leakage from rural aqueducts. Proceedings of the Third International Airborne Remote Sensing Conference and Exhibition, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2-4 July 1997. Vol. I, 525-531.

Publications produced with 1994 Graduates

Massam, P. and Gittings, B.M. (1995) Achieving Global Access to Geographic Information using the World-Wide-Web. In Proceedings of GISRUK '95, Newcastle, 5th-7th April, 1995

Malthus T.J., Bennet S. North, S. & Place, C.J., (1997) Remote Sensing as a tool for monitoring inland waters. In Boon P.J., Howell D.L.(eds.) `Freshwater Quality, Defining the undefinable'. HMSO, Edinburgh.

Malthus, T.J., Place, C.J., Bennet, S. & North, S., (1996) An evaluation of the ATM sensor for monitoring inland waters. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Conference of the Remote Sensing Society, Dundee, Sept. 1996.pp 317-325

Dragosits U., Place C.J. & Smith R.I. (1996) The assessment of GIS and coupled GIS/conventional systems to model acid deposition of sulphur dioxide. Proceedings of the Third International Conference/Workshop on Integrating GIS and Environmental Modelling, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Jan 21 - Jan 25.

Publications produced with 1993 Graduates

Roche S. & Gittings B.M. (1996) 'Parallel Polygon Line Shading: The Quest for more Computational Power from an existing GIS algorithm'. International Journal of GIS 10(6), pp. 731-746.

Jarvis, C.H. & Stuart N. (1996) The Sensitivity of a Neural network for classifying remotely sensed imagery. Computers & Geosciences 22(9), pp. 959-967

Jarvis, C.H., Stuart, N., Baker, R.H.A., Kelsey, J. (1996) A methodology for selecting a 'characteristic' sample from an existing database: an evolutionary approach, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Environmental Modelling, Santa Fe, National Science Foundation. http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/conf/santa_fe.html

Massam, P. and Gittings, B.M. (1995) 'Achieving Global Access to Geographic Information using the World-Wide Web', Proceedings of GISRUK '95, 5-7th April, Newcastle.

Blamire, P.A. and Mineter, M.J. (1995) On the Identification of Urban Areas From LANDSAT TM Data Using Artificial Neural Networks, Remote Sensing Society Conference, Southampton, 1995

Gittings, B.M. and Towers, A.L. (1995) 'Earthquakes and GIS on the Information Superhighway'. GIS World 8(8), August 1995, pp 68-71.

Gittings, B.M. and Towers, A.L. (1995) 'Earthquake Analysis through Global Information Networks'. GIS Asia Pacific 1(2), April 1995 pp 28-31.

Stuart, N., Stocks, C. (1993) Hydrological modelling with GIS: approaches and opportunities. In Kovar, K., Nachtnebel, H.P. (Eds) The application of GIS to hydrology and water resources management. IAHS Publication 211. Wallingford, IAHS Press. 93-103.

Towers, A.L. and Gittings, B.M. (1995) 'Earthquake Monitoring and Prediction. A case study of GIS data integration using the Internet'. Chapter in Innovations in GIS 2, edited by Dr. P.F. Fisher. Taylor & Francis, pp. 233-243.

Publications produced with 1992 Graduates

Sutton, M.A., Place, C.J., Eager, M.,Fowler, D. and Smith, R.I. (1995) Assessment of the magnitude of ammonia emissions in the United Kingdom. Atmospheric Environment Vol. 29, No. 12, pp1393-1411.

Dowers S., Ramachandran B. and MacLeod, F. (1994) Modelling Temporal Changes in a GIS using an Object-Oriented Approach. In Proceedings of Sixth International Symposium on Spatial Data Handling, Edinburgh.

Makin, J., Healey, R.G. and Dowers, S. (1997) Simulation modelling with Object-Oriented GIS: A prototype application to the time geography of shopping behaviour Geographical Systems. Vol. 4(4), pp. 397 - 429.

Stuart N. and Stocks C.J. 1993 Hydrological modelling within GIS in Kovar, K Application of GIS in Hydrology and Water Resources Management 319 - 332 Publication 211, IAHS Press, Wallingford.

Sutton, M.A., Fowler, D., Smith, R.I., Eager, M., Place, C.J., and Asman, W.A.H.(1993) Modelling the net exchange of reduced nitrogen. In: "General assessment of biogenic emissions and deposition of nitrogen compounds, sulphur compounds and oxidants in Europe". Proceedings of the joint CEC/BIATEX workshop, Aveiro,Portugal, May 1993. (Ed: Slanina, J., Angeletti, G., and Beilke, S.), pp125-139. Air Pollution Research Report 47, Commission for the European Communities Brussels.