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GPEM joins Definiens Academic Center of Excellence Program!

Here at GPEM we are continuing to expand our strong research focus through strategic links with key industry partners. Our partnership with Definiens confirms our view that new and innovative technologies (especially ones that require new ways of thinking) need to be introduced to future professionals while they are still in training.

Our participation in Definiens “Academic Center of Excellence” Program provides our students with opportunities for collaboration with researchers and emerging scientists. Definiens plans to draw upon the members of their program for experiential information and beta-testing in the development of new software applications. This opportunity will also facilitate the further sharing of best practices and knowledge of the technology for students and professionals alike.

Definiens program promotes innovative research, teaching, and learning practices. UQ is just one of the leading academic institutions that have already incorporated Definiens impressive software into our research and curricula.  

The University of Queensland’s Centre for Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Science (CRSSIS) is part of the School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management. The school teaches undergraduate and graduate programs in remote sensing and image processing, while the center’s doctoral students and research staff focus on building remote sensing based tools for understanding, monitoring, modeling and managing terrestrial, coastal and atmospheric environments. The center’s research is used directly in operational monitoring by local, state and national environmental management agencies.  

CRSSIS will benefit from advanced consulting and technical support, participation in Definiens pre-release and beta-test programs, and from additional licenses for new software products - amongst other incentives.  

“Definiens software has provided a paradigm shift in our processing of high-spatial resolution image data in association with field data, allowing us to build new approaches for use in riparian, coral reef, urban and coastal environments,” says Prof. Stuart Phinn.  

“Definiens software has enabled us to develop operational mapping and monitoring programs for activities which were previously the domain of field survey in government agencies and private companies. Joining the Definiens Center of Excellence program will enable our center and school to significantly expand its support network and provide the tools we develop to the Definiens community.”   

To find out more about Definiens and its programs please visit http://earth.definiens.com/

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