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Crowell, N., Webster, T., and O’Driscoll, J. 2011. GIS Modelling of Intertidal Wetland Exposure Characteristics. Journal of Coastal Research. 27 (6A), pp. 44-51. View »

Webster, Tim. L. 2010. Flood Risk Mapping Using LiDAR for Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada. Open Access Remote Sensing ISSN 2072-4292. Vol. 2; doi:10.3390/rs2092060, pp. 2060-2082. View »

For a more in depth look at LiDAR processes used at AGRG, see the WIKI .

• ALS
• Geomatics
• GPS
• References

Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS)

Dr. Tim Webster, a research scientist with the Applied Geomatics Research Group at Nova Scotia Community College in Middleton, received a 2011 Visionary Award from the Gulf of Maine Council on Marine Environment.

Tim is one of our top investigators on flood risk mapping, shoreline delineation, sub-watershed monitoring, geosciences mapping and landscape evolution, quality control and mission planning for LIDAR and other remote sensing surveys. He has written extensively on the topic and is considered an authority on the subject.

While David spends much of his time supervising research projects on landscape ecology and habitat suitability analysis, he also is our primary contact with Environmental Systems Research Institute on new software development. He is actively involved in monitoring the meteorological conditions of the Annapolis Valley, and in analyzing the changing forested landscape of southwestern Nova Scotia.

Academic Degrees

B.Sc. Acadia University, Biology
MES Dalhousie University, Environmental Studies

Curriculum Vitae (pdf)

Contact

James Churchill (AGRG), Dr. Chris Hopkinson (AGRG), David Colville (AGRG)

Nova Scotia is home to a variety of rare and endangered maritime bird species. A better understanding of the effects of canopy and understory structure on bird habitats and propogation of certain bird species may improve the protection of some species in Nova Scotia. The objectives of this study are to observe and monitor a variety of birds within the Annapolis Valley, and then to quantify the influence of the three-dimensional forest canopy on bird habitats. With this knowledge, we can begin to map areas of the Annapolis Valley that contain important bird habitats.

We are pleased to announce the availability of the book Hydroscan: Airborne laser mapping of hydrologic features and resources, edited by Dr. Chris Hopkinson (Applied Geomatics Research Group), Dr Alain Pietroniro (Canadian Hydrology Research Centre), and Dr. John Pomeroy (Dept of Geography, University of Saskatchewan).

These projects use LiDAR to help create tree and forest models, for use in agriculture and environmental studies.