Supervising Scientist Division

Geographic information systems and remote sensing in northern Australia: A compendium

Technical Memorandum 44
Devonport C and Waggitt PW
Supervising Scientist, 1994
ISSN 0810-9532

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Remote sensing (RS) and geographic information systems (GIS) techniques have been applied in northern Australia for at least thirteen years. Many individuals and organisations from all parts of Australia have contributed to the present body of knowledge. The diffuse literature and wide spread of organisations involved in this area has, however, made unearthing and accessing such knowledge both difficult and time-consuming, particularly for students and new researchers and practitioners. NARGIS 93 (North Australian Remote Sensing and GIS Forum) offered an opportunity to communicate with RS and GIS groups throughout Australia and attempt to address this problem by producing a compendium of people, projects and literature associated with RS and GIS in northern Australia.

This document includes the information received in response to a request for information which was circulated with the NARGIS 93 brochure together with the results of a conventional literature search. A preliminary review was presented at NARGIS 93 with a view to getting feedback from the RS/GIS community on its completeness and to elicit further information. A substantial amount of further information was received and this document contains everything received up to the time of going to press. This includes information on RS/GIS organisations, individuals, and literature not previously collected together in one place and we trust it will be of value to students, researchers and practitioners working in northern Australia. Remote sensing (RS) and geographic information systems (GIS) techniques have been applied in northern Australia for at least thirteen years. Many individuals and organisations from all parts of Australia have contributed to the present body of knowledge. The diffuse literature and wide spread of organisations involved in this area has, however, made unearthing and accessing such knowledge both difficult and time-consuming, particularly for students and new researchers and practitioners. NARGIS 93 (North Australian Remote Sensing and GIS Forum) offered an opportunity to communicate with RS and GIS groups throughout Australia and attempt to address this problem by producing a compendium of people, projects and literature associated with RS and GIS in northern Australia.

This document includes the information received in response to a request for information which was circulated with the NARGIS 93 brochure together with the results of a conventional literature search. A preliminary review was presented at NARGIS 93 with a view to getting feedback from the RS/GIS community on its completeness and to elicit further information. A substantial amount of further information was received and this document contains everything received up to the time of going to press. This includes information on RS/GIS organisations, individuals, and literature not previously collected together in one place and we trust it will be of value to students, researchers and practitioners working in northern Australia.

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