GES Staff/Shobhit Chandra
Professional Officer - GIS and IT
- Teaching and Research with Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Remote Sensing technologies at the Centre for GIS, School of GES.
- Implementation, Management and Training in the Applications of the above technologies to students and staff members in SGES and Monash University.
- Technical problem solving in ArcGIS, MapInfo, ERDAS Imagine, Leica Photogrammetry Suite and Trimble software products.
- Administration of university GIS/GPS software site licences and spatial data distribution licences.
- Environment Officer for School of GES.
Educational Qualifications
- Ph.D* Darwin College, Department of Geography, Cambridge University, U.K. 1994 Ph.D Topic: Fluvial landforms and sediments in the north central Gangetic Plain, India. * Abstract of Ph.D.thesis
- Master of Science (Special), Geology, Lucknow University, India 1987
- Bachelor of Science (Honours), Geology, Lucknow University, India 1986
- Bachelor of Science, Lucknow University, India 1985
Research and Teaching Interests
- Geographic Information System (GIS) Applications for Natural Resources and Environmental Management
- Spatial Modelling for Sustainability of Water Resources, Natural Habitats and Urban Settlements
- Environmental degradation and its Impact Assessment using GIS technologies
- Applications of Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing
- Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and its Applications
Professional Memberships
- Foundation Member of Spatial Sciences Institute (SSI ), Australia. (Incoporating Australasian Urban & Regional Information Systems Association Inc. (AURISA) -The Spatial Information Association and Remote Sensing & Photogrammetry Association of Australasia Ltd (RSPAA)).
- Member of Australian and New Zealand Geomorphology Group (ANZGG)
- Member of International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG)
- Member of Australasian Quaternary Association (AQUA)
- Member of International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA)
Current Research Projects
- Supporting Urban Planning with Mobile Augmented Reality Technology-Monash University Joint Arts/ IT Faculty Small Grant Scheme 2007 (Mr.Philip Xue- PhD student)
- Modelling Hydrological impacts of residential development within an administratively-divided catchment: exemplifications using the Cranbourne/Lyndhurst development plan, Victoria, Australia. (Mr. Joshphar Kunapo - PhD student)
- Integration of LiDAR derived terrain and hydrological attributes with multiple datasets to improve prediction of areas at risk from salinity in Corangamite Catchment Area, Victoria, Australia. (Ms. Xiaoye Liu- PhD student)
- Measuring and modelling long term vegetation change in Victorian Alps using remote sensing, Markov chain modelling and Bayesian methods. (Mr. M.J. McBain - MSc/PhD student)
- Coping with Melbourne 2030: Redefining the Role of Recreational Open Space, Public or Otherwise. (Mr. Edward Cheng - MSc student)
- Lang Lang catchment canopy cover changes (1947-2004): Exemplifying increased significance of time-series air photo archive in Catchment Management. (Mr. Narsimha Garlapati - MSc student)
Publications:
Book Chapters
- Chandra, S., Xue, X., and Rumantir, G. 2007 Challenges and Issues in development of a prototype for Mobile Augmented Reality. National Place and Purpose Conference, May 30-31, 2007, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
- Peterson, J., Chandra, S., and Lundberg, C. 2004 Landforms from the Quaternary glaciation of Papua New Guinea: an overview of ice extent during the Last Glacial Maximum Chapter In Book: Quaternary Glaciations: Extent and Chronology Part 3, 313-319, Editors J. Ehlers and P. L. Gibbard Elsevier.
- Richards, K., Chandra., S. and Friend, F. 1993 Avulsive channel systems: characteristics and examples, In: Braided Rivers (eds) Best, J.L.& Bristow, C.S.Special Publication No.75, Geological Society, London, 195-203.
- Agarwal A.K., Rizvi, M.H., Singh, I.B., Kumar, A., and Chandra, S. 1992 Carbonate Deposits in Ganga Plain, In Gangetic Plain: Terra Incognita (ed. I.B.Singh) pp. 35-43.
Journal Papers
- Kunapo, J., Chandra, S. and Peterson, J. 2007 Drainage Network Modelling in aid of site selection for WSUD implementation on very subdued terrain: Land-parcel scale solutions using stream order assignment and a high resolution DEM. Transactions in GIS (Accepted Paper)
- Liu, X., Zhang, Z., Peterson, J., and Chandra., S. 2007 LiDAR-Derived High Quality Ground Control Information and DEM for Image Orthorectification.GeoInformatica Vol 11, No1, 37-53. DOI link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10707-006-0005-9 (Published online 4 January 2007)
- Chandra, S., Richards, K., and Rhodes, E. 2006 Luminescence dating of late Quaternary fluvial sediments in the Rapti Basin, north-central Gangetic plains.Quaternary International Vol 159, 47-56. DOI link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2006.08.011 (Published online 19 October 2006)
- Luxford, D., Chandra, S., and Peterson, J. 2005 Harbour-side land parcel land-use changes: significance in re-development planning permit appraisal in Melbourne, Australia. Applied GIS ; Vol.1. No.1, DOI: 10.2104/ag050002
- Kunapo, J., Sim, P., and Chandra, S. 2005 Towards automation of impervious surface mapping using high resolution orthophotos. Applied GIS ; Vol.1. No.1, DOI: 10.2104/ag050003
- Richards, K., Arnold, N., Lane, S., Chandra, S., El-Hames, A., Mattikalli, N. and Chandler, J. 1995 Numerical landscapes: static, kinematic and dynamic process-form relations, December, Zeitschrift fuer Geomorphologie N.F. Suppl. Bd. 101, Berlin-Stuttgart, 201-220.
Conference Referred Papers
- Chhetri, P., Chandra., S., and Corcoran., J., 2008 Melbourne- Testing its Progression Towards a Compact City- An Urban Planning Challenge. 49th Congress of the European Regional Science Association (ERSA), Liverpool, U.K., August 27-31, 2008
- Klinc, M., Chandra., S., and Beringer. J., 2008 DEM based ecosystem productivity modelling in the Wallaby Creek catchment, Victoria, Australia,. 5th International Conference on Geographic Information Systems (ICGIS-2008), 2-5 July 2008, Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Liu, X. , Zhang Z. , Peterson J., and Chandra S 2007 The Effect of LiDAR Data Density on DEM Accuracy. International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM07) Dec 10-13, Christchurch, New Zealand.
- Garlapati, N., Chandra, S., and Peterson, J. 2007 Mapping Land Cover Changes (1947-2004) in the Lang Lang Catchment, Victoria. Spatial Science Institute Biennial International Conference, May 14-18, 2007, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Kunapo, J., Peterson, J. and Chandra, S. 2007 Spatial data integration for accurate parcel level sub catchment delineation for Hydrological modelling. Spatial Science Institute Biennial International Conference, May 14-18, 2007, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Liu, X., Peterson, J. Zhang, Z., and Chandra, S. 2005 Improving Soil Salinity Prediction with High Resolution DEM derived from LiDAR Data. The 9th International Symposium on Physical Measurements and Signatures in Remote Sensing, Bejing, China 17-19 October, 2005.
- McMahon, M., Kunapo, J., Chandra, S. and Peterson, J. 2005 Catchment change and its affect on sewer pipe network functionality: a case study from the suburban Eumemmerring Creek Catchment area, Victoria, Australia. Proceedings of SSC 2005 Spatial Intelligence, Innovation and Praxis: The national biennial Conference of the Spatial Sciences Institute, September, 2005, Melbourne.
- Kunapo, J., Chandra, S., Peterson., J., and Brady, C. 2005 Optimisation of Process Flow for High Resolution DEM Generation via Digital Photogrammetry: Test of Options with and without Ancillary Data , Proceedings of SSC2005 Spatial Intelligence, Innovation and Praxis: The national biennial Conference of the Spatial Sciences Institute, September, 2005, Melbourne.
- Luxford, D., Chandra, S., and Peterson, J. 2003 Risk Management in urban redevelopment: decision support should (and can) refer to land parcel history. Spatial Science Conference, Canberra, September 22-27, ISBN:0-9588349-8-9.
Conference Non-Referred Papers
- Chandra, S., Garlapati, N. and Peterson., J. 2007 Canopy Cover Clearance (1947 to 2004) in Lang Lang Catchment, Victoria 2007 ESRI International User Conference, June 18-22, 2007, San Diego, USA.
- Cheng, E., and Chandra, S. 2007 Golf Course : A solution for housing needs? Public perception and attitudes: Case studies from metropolitan Melbourne. Spatial Science Institute Biennial International Conference, May 14-18, 2007, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Luxford, D., Chandra, S., Peterson, J. and Paudyal, D., 2004 Harvesting the air-photo archive despite lack of essential documentation: exemplification for land parcel history in the City of Maribyrnong, Victoria, Australia . 12th ARSPC conference, Fremantle, Perth, October 18-22.
- Keating, R., Peterson., J. and Chandra, S. 2003 Conservation of the Long nosed Potoroo (Potorous tridactylus) in Victoria: Scope for the deployment of Bioclimatic and Spatial Habitat Modelling Spatial Sciences Conference, Canberra, September 22-27.
- Yeates, W. Peterson, Chandra, S. and Yoo, J. Y. 2001 Site Selection for investigation of water quality "black spots" in the Worri-Yallock (Shire of Yarra Ranges) catchment. OZRI 2001 Conference, Sydney, October 8-10.
- Sim, P., Peterson, J. Chandra, S. and Yoo, J. Y. 2001 Impervious Surface Pattern Mapping: Comparison of on-screen digitising Approach with the "Precision Model". OZRI 2001 Conference, Sydney, October 8-10.
- Bardis, M., Peterson, J. and Chandra, S. 2001 Possum nuisance in the City of Monash : exploring spatial patterns. OZRI 2001 Conference, Sydney, October 8-10.
- Chandra, S., Duell, L. and Peterson, J. 2000 Visualisation of groundwater data for resource planning in the Cups Area on the Nepean Peninsula via Arc View 3D Analyst. OZRI2000 Conference, Melbourne, October 23-25.
- Chandra, S., Stein, W., Liu, G.J., and Peterson, J. 2000 Where does the Broad-tooth rat live? A search for new colonies OZRI 2000 Conference, Melbourne, October 23-25.
- Poon, K., Chandra, S. and Peterson, J. 2000 Access to Open Space for Dog Walking in the City of Monash OZRI 2000 Conference, Melbourne, October 23-25.
- Sim, P.T., Peterson, J. and Shobhit Chandra 2000 Farm Dam distribution change in the Woori Yallock catchment 1976-1996. OZRI 2000 Conference, Melbourne, October 23-25.
- Reynolds, M., Allan, I., Batten, D., Peterson, J.and Chandra, S. 2000 Melbourne House Market Patterns: Some examples? OZRI 2000 Conference, Melbourne October 23-25.
- Bishop, I., Ramasamy, S.M., Stephens, P., Chandra, S. and Joyce, B. 1998 Visualisation of 8000 years of geological history in Southern India, India, Paper for the ICA Commission on Visualization Meeting, Warsaw, May 21-24.
- Chandra, S and Bali, R. 1997 Landslide Hazard Zonation studies using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques in part of Kumaun Himalayas, U.P., India, National Symposium on GIS and Geological Remote Sensing, Centre for Remote Sensing, Tiruchirapalli, India.February 5-7.
Address
- Room No: S209a, Menzies Building (11)
- Phone: +61 3 990 59246
- Shobhit.Chandra@arts.monash.edu.au