Stephen Fildes
Academic Status
College of Science and Engineering
Stephen Fildes is a geospatial scientist with a specialisation in the application of remote sensing technology to both human and natural environments. He initially joined Flinders University in 1993 as a cartographer and GIS analyst and subsequently gained an academic role where he was principally responsible for the development and teaching of remote sensing in the former School of Geography, Population and Environmental Management and the School of the Environment. Stephen was the lead developer and inaugural Director of Studies of the postgraduate programs in GIS between 2008 and 2016.
After 24 years, Stephen recently left Flinders but continues his association with the University as an Adjunct Lecturer in the College of Science and Engineering.
- M.Sc. (Spatial Information Science), University of Adelaide (2004)
- G.Dip.GISRS. (GIS & Remote Sensing), University of Adelaide (1997)
- Ass.Dip.App.Sc. (Cartography), University of South Australia (1991)
Honours and Awards
- Asia-Pacific Spatial Education Award (SA) for Education Develpment (2017)
- South Australian Spatial Tertiary Research and Development Award for Master of Spatial Information Science Thesis (2005)
- Joint first place grade honour for Postgraduate Diploma in GIS & RS Thesis (1996)
- Australian Institute of Cartographers Award (Outstanding Student Medal) (1992)
Academic
- Director of Studies, Postgraduate Programs in GIS (2006 - 2016)
- Lecturer in Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Science (1999 - 2016)
- Member of the Postgraduate GIS and Bach. of App. GIS Course Management Committees
Technical
- Geospatial Analyst (Remote Sensing, GIS and Cartography) (1993 - 2016)
I'm an educator in Geospatial Science and its application across a range of human and natural environments with a particular focus on terrestrial remote sensing and digital image analysis. Topic areas include:
- Remote Sensing of the Environment (flood and impervious surface mapping; landscape dynamics, land cover change and condition)
- Digital Image Analysis in Remote Sensing (development and adaptation of image analysis techniques)
- Remote Sensing Project Planning
- Geographical Information Systems
- Mapping Sciences and Cartography
More than just an Earth observation and monitoring tool, remote sensing derived information is often integrated with GIS to provide an important decision support system for management of human and natural resources. A primary focus of my teaching is to arm students with skills that synergize remote sensing and GIS technologies across a range of applications and disciplines, and thus arm students with skills of vocational value that meet current and growing needs of potential employers.
Professional Activities/Affiliations
- Member, SA Government Spatial Imagery Committee
- Member, Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI)
- Map competition judge, Surveying and Spatial Sciences Conference (2009)
- Presenter, SSSI's Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Commission (SA Division), Professional Development Seminars
Community Activities
- Custom-designed Spatial Information Workshops and Mentoring, including GIS for High School Teachers; Differential GPS for Schools; ArcGIS for Public Health Professionals; Flinders University Enrichment Program: Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing (senior secondary students); Flinders University Environment Day: Environmental Change Detection using Remote Sensing (senior secondary students)
Selected Remote Sensing Links
Data Providers
- Geoscience Australia Data and Publications
- ASTER data
- USGS Global Visualization Viewer
- USGS Earth Explorer
- USGS LandsatLook Viewer
- TERN Data Portal
- CSIRO Data Portal
- Data.SA
- Research Data Australia
- data.gov.au
Education
- NASA's Remote Sensing Tutorial
- The Remote Sensing Core Curriculum
- The WWW Virtual Library Remote Sensing
- Virtual Geography Department
- Other Remote Sensing Information
Imaging Spectrometry
- AVIRIS Homepage
- OKSI's Directory of Imaging Spectrometry
- USGS Spectroscopy Lab
- Wim Bakker's imaging spectrometry links
Research
- Airborne Research Australia
- CSIRO Land and Water
- CSIRO Marine Research
- Canada Centre for Earth Onbservation and Mapping - RS Tutorial
- Terrestrial Ecosystems Research Network (TERN)
- TERN - AusPlots
Satellite and Sensor Information
Software Providers
- eCognition
- IDRISI Software (Clark Labs)
- Hexagon (ERDAS IMAGINE)
- ESRI Australia (ArcGIS and ENVI software)
Just for Fun...
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