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Overview

Jim H. Chandler is a researcher affiliated with Loughborough University in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on subfields including Environmental Engineering, Geology, Aerospace Engineering, and Atmospheric Science.

The research topics covered by Chandler include 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage, Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications, Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization, Climate Change and Permafrost, Cryospheric Studies and Observations, and Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing.

Chandler's recent publications illustrate the range of their research interests and contributions. These include:

  • Reducing systematic dome errors in digital elevation models through better UAV flight design (2020), published in Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • Automated Registration of SfM-MVS Multitemporal Datasets Using Terrestrial and Oblique Aerial Images (2021), published in The Photogrammetric Record
  • Predicting Freeze-Thaw States in Alaska Permafrost Landscapes using climate Reanalysis and Machine Learning (2025), published in International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
  • Brunsden's Jurassic World Heritage Coast, Dorset, UK (2025), published in Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Frequent co-authors in their collaborations include Enoc Sanz-Ablanedo, Pablo Ballesteros-Pérez, José Ramón Rodríguez Pérez, Luigi Parente, and Neil Dixon.

Chandler has published papers in multiple venues with an emphasis on geoscience and remote sensing, including:

  • Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • The Photogrammetric Record
  • International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
  • Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

The combination of diverse subfields and closely related topics in Chandler's work reflects integration between engineering approaches, remote sensing technologies, and environmental studies especially focused on geospatial data acquisition and analysis in changing climatic environments.

Best Publications

  • Accuracy of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and SfM Photogrammetry Survey as a Function of the Number and Location of Ground Control Points Used

    Enoc Sanz-Ablanedo;Jim H. Chandler;José Ramón Rodríguez-Pérez;Celestino Ordóñez

  • Developments in monitoring and modelling small‐scale river bed topography

    S. N. Lane;S. N. Lane;K. S. Richards;J. H. Chandler

  • Investigating the geomorphological potential of freely available and accessible structure-from-motion photogrammetry using a smartphone

    Natan Micheletti;Jim H. Chandler;Stuart N. Lane

  • Effective application of automated digital photogrammetry for geomorphological research

    Jim Chandler

  • Guidelines on the use of Structure from Motion Photogrammetry in Geomorphic Research

    Mike R. James;Jim H. Chandler;Anette Eltner;Clive Fraser

  • Three-dimensional measurement of river channel flow processes using acoustic doppler velocimetry

    S. N. Lane;P. M. Biron;K. F. Bradbrook;J. B. Butler

  • Automated extraction of grain-size data from gravel surfaces using digital image processing

    Justin B. Butler;Stuart N. Lane;Jim H. Chandler

  • Metric capabilities of low‐cost digital cameras for close range surface measurement

    Jim H. Chandler;John G. Fryer;Amanda Jack

  • Assessment of Dem Quality for Characterizing Surface Roughness Using Close Range Digital Photogrammetry

    J. B. Butler;S. N. Lane;J. H. Chandler

  • Through‐Water Close Range Digital Photogrammetry in Flume and Field Environments

    Justin B. Butler;Stuart N. Lane;Jim H. Chandler;Ekaterini Porfiri

  • Structure from motion (SFM) photogrammetry

    Natan Micheletti;Jim H. Chandler;Stuart N. Lane

  • Evaluation of lidar and medium scale photogrammetry for detecting soft-cliff coastal change

    James C. Adams;J. I. M. H. Chandler

  • High spatial resolution data acquisition for the geosciences: kite aerial photography

    Mike J. Smith;Jim H. Chandler;James Rose

  • Morphological Estimation of the Time‐Integrated Bed Load Transport Rate

    S. N. Lane;K. S. Richards;J. H. Chandler

  • The Assessment of Sediment Transport Rates by Automated Digital Photogrammetry

    M Stojic;Jim Chandler;Peter Ashmore;J Luce

  • Monitoring River-Channel Change Using Terrestrial Oblique Digital Imagery and Automated Digital Photogrammetry

    Jim Chandler;Peter Ashmore;Chris Paola;Mike Gooch

  • Characterization of the structure of river-bed gravels using two-dimensional fractal analysis

    Justin B. Butler;Stuart N. Lane;Jim H. Chandler

  • Discharge and sediment supply controls on erosion and deposition in a dynamic alluvial channel

    S.N. Lane;K.S. Richards;J.H. Chandler

  • The measurement and modelling of rill erosion at angle of repose slopes in mine spoil

    G. R. Hancock;D. Crawter;S. G. Fityus;J. Chandler

  • Landform monitoring, modelling, and analysis

    [edited by] Stuart N. Lane;Keith S. Richards;Jim H. Chandler

Frequent Co-Authors

Stuart N. Lane
Stuart N. Lane University of Lausanne
Neil Dixon
Neil Dixon Loughborough University
Keith Richards
Keith Richards University of Cambridge
Joanna E. Bullard
Joanna E. Bullard Loughborough University
John N. Quinton
John N. Quinton Lancaster University
Stephen P. Rice
Stephen P. Rice Newcastle University
Tristram Irvine-Fynn
Tristram Irvine-Fynn Aberystwyth University
Peter Ashmore
Peter Ashmore University of Western Ontario
Ian Reid
Ian Reid Loughborough University
Donald W. Knight
Donald W. Knight University of Birmingham

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