UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND

Joint Remote Sensing Research Centre

Affiliated with the RSRC, JRSRP is a long-standing partnership between the state governments of NSW, Qld and Victoria; and the universities of Qld, NSW and New England. Delivers science-based, validated, calibrated remote sensing imagery and products that service the management needs of its partners.

UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND

Remote Sensing Research Centre

The RSRC is a teaching and research unit within the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Its specialised field and computational equipment and research expertise measures biophysical properties and processes in the environment and links them to satellite, airborne or drone image data sets. The RSRC helped found EOA Inc. and supports its operations and administration.

UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA

UTas’s Terraluma project is developing novel tools and algorithms for environmental remote sensing applications and aerial surveys using unmanned aircraft systems.

UTas is also a lead in the IMOS project, which supports the international remote sensing community (see cross-organisation groups below).

MONASH UNIVERSITY

Monash’s School of Earth Atmosphere & Environment works to understand climate variability and change. In one of their many projects, Caroline Poulson specialises in advanced algorithms to retrieve the properties of aerosol and clouds and subsequently applying the data sets to climate problems.

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

The Australian National University conducts research through its Centre for Water and Landscape Dynamics. They combine satellite observations, field data and prediction models to measure, monitor, and forecast the world around us. ANU’s Fenner School also supports OzEWEX.

UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

UNSW’s Centre for Ecosystem Science uses satellite imagery for monitoring flooding, regrowth or species change mapping, mangrove survey and more.

CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY

The Remote Sensing Group develops remote sensing and spatial data analysis techniques to address environmental monitoring and management problems with a special focus on the ‘Top End’ of Australia.

FLINDERS UNIVERSITY

The University’s Airborne Research Australia is a not-for-profit independent approved Research Institute. Their research (in particular on LiDAR) produces data that is available for other users.

RMIT UNIVERSITY

RMIT’s SPACE Research Centre performs cutting-edge research into platform technologies for space, atmosphere and climate applications.

CURTIN UNIVERSITY

Curtin’s Remote Sensing & Satellite Research Group works in the domain of passive optical remote sensing, especially ocean colour radiometry.

THE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY

Conducts remote sensing related research through its C3 Climate Change Cluster.

JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY

JCUAV has 10+ trained UAV pilots, CASA registered aircraft and is engaged in a wide range of related research.

UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE

The Spatial Sciences Group in the School of Biological Sciences conducts teaching, research and research training in remote sensing and geospatial sciences, aiming to improve our understanding, management and monitoring of the environment at landscape scales.

UA also hosts the Australian Institute for Machine Learning and the Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing.

UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG

UoW’s Centre for Environmental Informatics conducts statistical remote sensing research.

AUSTRALIAN SPACE AGENCY

Under the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, the Australian Space Agency is responsible for transforming and growing a globally respected Australian space industry. This includes responsibility for whole-of-government coordination of civil space matters. ASA is the primary source of advice to the Government on civil space policy. ASA have developed the Australian Civil Space Strategy to advance this vision and provide a long-term plan for the space sector.

BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY (BOM)

The Bureau of Meteorology conducts a variety of earth observation data-dependent research. The BOM is a partner in the Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub (with CSIRO, ANU, UNSW, Monash, Melbourne and Tasmanian universities.)

CSIRO

The CSIRO’s Centre for Earth Observation is a hub for its national and international Earth observation (EO) activities. It services EO activities by over 80 scientists across CSIRO. The Centre actively engages with International partners, Australian businesses, government agencies and research organisations.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

The Australian Government’s Department of Defence Science and Technology delivers expert, impartial advice and innovative solutions for defence and national security.

Defence also runs the Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation. This provides geospatial intelligence from imagery and other sources in support of Australia's defence and national interests.

GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA (GA)

GA’s Earth Observation from Space Group operates a ground station in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, to downlink data directly from the Landsat 7, Landsat 8, NOAA, TERRA, AQUA, and Suomi NPP satellites on a daily basis. They have substantial data storage and computational capacity. GA works with the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI), the CSIRO, CRCSI and other scientific collaborators to develop the next generation of EOS products and services. This collaboration has developed the Open Data Cube.

QUEENLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT & SCIENCE

Qld DES’s Remote Sensing Centre maps and monitors the Queensland’s landscape. Particular interests are groundcover, land use, vegetation change, fire scars and water bodies across the state.  Partnerships include the Joint Remote Sensing Research Program - a collaborative program between the Queensland, New South Wales and Victorian State Governments, the University of Queensland, University of New South Wales, and the University of New England ; and the Copernicus Data Hub (see below).

VICTORIAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, LAND, WATER & PLANNING

DELWP partners with other researchers and agencies, including , including The Joint Remote Sensing Research Program.

NEW SOUTH WALES DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & SCIENCE

DEES partners with other researchers and agencies, including The Joint Remote Sensing Research Program.

EARTH OBSERVATION FOR GOVERNMENT NETWORK

The Earth Observation for Government Network (EOGN) is a targeted collaboration and priority setting network. It connects users of Earth observation data and its derived products to researchers and government developers/providers. EOGN is hosted by Earth Observation Australia. Read more.

INTEGRATED MARINE OBSERVING SYSTEM

IMOS operates a wide range of observing equipment throughout Australia’s coastal and open oceans, making all of its data accessible to the marine and climate science community, other stakeholders and users, and international collaborators. Collaborators include: UTAS (lead), CSIRO, SA Govt., SARDI, UWA, UTS, USyd, UNSW, BOM, DEAKIN, Australian Institute of Marine Science.

COMMITTEE ON EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITES

CEOS ensures international coordination of civil space-based Earth observation programs and promotes exchange of data to optimise societal benefit and inform decision-making for securing a prosperous and sustainable future for humankind. CEOS comprises many international and national agencies.

COPERNICUS DATA HUB

Copernicus Australasia is a regional hub supporting Copernicus, Europe's ambitious and multifaceted Earth observation program. The hub provides free and open access to data from Europe's Sentinel satellite missions for South-East Asia and the South Pacific. Partners include: CSIRO, GA, the Western Australian and Queensland Governments, NSW Environment, Energy & Science, XERRA (New Zealand’s Earth Observation Institute) and Landgate. More information on data access.

OzEWEX

OzEWEX (the Australian Energy & Water Exchange initiative) -a volunteer organisation consisting mainly of active researchers in universities and government agencies. It was established initially by the Global and Regional Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX) program, an internationally coordinated effort to integrate research and observations.

QUEENSLAND SPATIAL INFORMATION COUNCIL (QSIC)

QSIC hosts the Spatial Advisory Group and the Spatial Imagery Working Group meetings around 3-4 times per year. Attendance at these meeting is open and QSIC encourages participation from other jurisdictions to gain information and insights into Queensland spatial industry issues and discussions. Read more or to enquire about the work being done by the working groups or to be involved, email QSIC.