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Overview

Glenn Newnham is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with notable contributions in related subfields such as Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Safety Research.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications, Oil Palm Production and Sustainability, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Forest Ecology and Management, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education.

Frequent publication venues for Glenn Newnham include:

  • Remote Sensing
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
  • IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society
  • Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation

Their recent papers cover diverse aspects of environmental monitoring, AI ethics, and land cover assessment. Notable publications include:

  • "Tree species classification using structural features derived from terrestrial laser scanning," 2020, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
  • "AI Ethics Principles in Practice: Perspectives of Designers and Developers," 2023, IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society
  • "Assessing Accuracy of Land Cover Change Maps Derived from Automated Digital Processing and Visual Interpretation in Tropical Forests in Indonesia," 2021, Remote Sensing
  • "StrucNet: a global network for automated vegetation structure monitoring," 2023, Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation
  • "Developing Multi-Source Indices to Discriminate between Native Tropical Forests, Oil Palm and Rubber Plantations in Indonesia," 2021, Remote Sensing

Glenn Newnham has collaborated frequently with colleagues such as Liubov Volkova, Inggit Lolita Sari, Christopher J. Weston, Kim Calders, and Niall Origo.

Best Publications

  • Detecting trend and seasonal changes in satellite image time series

    Jan Verbesselt;Robin John Hyndman;Glenn Newnham;Darius Culvenor

  • Nondestructive estimates of above‐ground biomass using terrestrial laser scanning

    Kim Calders;Glenn Newnham;Andrew Burt;Simon Murphy

  • Estimating canopy structure of Douglas-fir forest stands from discrete-return LiDAR

    Nicholas C. Coops;Thomas Hilker;Michael A. Wulder;Benoît St-Onge

  • Estimating forest LAI profiles and structural parameters using a ground-based laser called ‘Echidna®☆

    David L.B. Jupp;D.S. Culvenor;J.L. Lovell;G.J. Newnham

  • Terrestrial Laser Scanning for Plot-Scale Forest Measurement

    Glenn J. Newnham;John D. Armston;Kim Calders;Kim Calders;Mathias I. Disney

  • Retrieval of forest structural parameters using a ground-based lidar instrument (Echidna ® )

    Alan H Strahler;David L.B Jupp;Curtis E Woodcock;Crystal B Schaaf

  • Measuring forest structure and biomass in New England forest stands using Echidna ground-based lidar

    Tian Yao;Tian Yao;Xiaoyuan Yang;Feng Zhao;Zhuosen Wang;Zhuosen Wang

  • Comparing canopy metrics derived from terrestrial and airborne laser scanning in a Douglas-fir dominated forest stand

    Thomas Hilker;Martin van Leeuwen;Nicholas C. Coops;Michael A. Wulder

  • Measuring tree stem diameters using intensity profiles from ground-based scanning lidar from a fixed viewpoint

    J.L. Lovell;D.L.B. Jupp;G.J. Newnham;D.S. Culvenor

  • Measuring Effective Leaf Area Index, Foliage Profile, and Stand Height in New England Forest Stands Using a Full-Waveform Ground-Based Lidar

    Feng Zhao;Xiaoyuan Yang;Mitchell A. Schull;Miguel O. Román-Colón

  • Simulation study for finding optimal lidar acquisition parameters for forest height retrieval

    J.L. Lovell;D.L.B. Jupp;G.J. Newnham;N.C. Coops

  • The influence of scan mode and circle fitting on tree stem detection, stem diameter and volume extraction from terrestrial laser scans

    Pyare Pueschel;Glenn Newnham;Gilles Rock;Thomas Udelhoven

  • Three-dimensional forest reconstruction and structural parameter retrievals using a terrestrial full-waveform lidar instrument (Echidna®)

    Xiaoyuan Yang;Xiaoyuan Yang;Alan H. Strahler;Crystal B. Schaaf;David L.B. Jupp

  • Assessment of standing wood and fiber quality using ground and airborne laser scanning: A review

    Martin van Leeuwen;Thomas Hilker;Nicholas C. Coops;Gordon Frazer

  • Implications of sensor configuration and topography on vertical plant profiles derived from terrestrial LiDAR

    Kim Calders;John Armston;Glenn Newnham;Martin Herold

  • Developing good practice guidance for estimating land degradation in the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

    Neil C. Sims;Jacqueline R. England;Glenn J. Newnham;Sasha Alexander

  • Status and prospects for LiDAR remote sensing of forested ecosystems

    Michael A Wulder;Nicholas C Coops;Andrew T Hudak;Felix Morsdorf

  • Measuring Gap Fraction, Element Clumping Index and LAI in Sierra Forest Stands Using a Full-Waveform Ground-Based Lidar

    Feng Zhao;Feng Zhao;Alan H. Strahler;Crystal L. Schaaf;Crystal L. Schaaf;Tian Yao

  • Finding Leaves in the Forest: The Dual-Wavelength Echidna Lidar

    Ewan S. Douglas;Jason Martel;Zhan Li;Glenn Howe

  • Tree species classification using structural features derived from terrestrial laser scanning

    Louise Terryn;Kim Calders;Mathias Disney;Niall Origo

  • Estimation of chlorophyll content in Eucalyptus globulus foliage with the leaf reflectance model PROSPECT

    K.M. Barry;K.M. Barry;G.J. Newnham;C. Stone

Frequent Co-Authors

Darius S. Culvenor
Darius S. Culvenor Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
David L.B. Jupp
David L.B. Jupp Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Alan H. Strahler
Alan H. Strahler Boston University
Curtis E. Woodcock
Curtis E. Woodcock Boston University
Nicholas C. Coops
Nicholas C. Coops University of British Columbia
Kim Calders
Kim Calders Ghent University
John Armston
John Armston University of Maryland, College Park
Zhuosen Wang
Zhuosen Wang University of Maryland, College Park
Crystal B. Schaaf
Crystal B. Schaaf University of Massachusetts Boston
Feng Zhao
Feng Zhao Microsoft (United States)

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