Geoforensics and Information Management for crime Investigation (GIMI)

Project Staff - Parivash Lumsdon

Dr Parivash Lumsdon, B. Eng, PhD

Formerly of the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute
Craigiebuckler,
Aberdeen AB15 8QH,
UK

tel: 01224 395000 ext. 2239
fax: 01224 311556

p.lumsdon@macaulay.ac.uk
http://www.macaulay.ac.uk/

Current research activities

Parivash Lumsdon is a research leader on environmental applications of radar remote sensing. She has over ten years experience in radar system modelling, signal processing, mathematical algorithm development, and Polarimetric Interferometry radar data analysis and applications. She is an expert in Remote sensing, SAR and Lidar for environmental applications, land cover and landform signature, differential DEMs, and 3D tomography and visualisation.

Publications

• Lumsdon, P., Cloude, S.R., Miller, D., Matthews, K (2005) The 3D visualisation of land-cover in Glen Affric Scotland, using Polarimetric Interferometric Applications. CEOS SAR Workshop, The University of Adelaide 27-30 September 2005
• Lumsdon, P., Cloude, S.R. and Wright G. (2005) Polarimetric classification of land cover for Glen Affric radar project IEE Proc.-Radar Sonar Navig., Vol. 152, No. 6, December 2005, pp.404-412
• Lumsdon, P., Wright, G.G. and Miller, D.R, (2005)Land resource classification and estimation in Semi Natural uplands using combined Polarimetric SAR Interferometry and TM LandSAT data submitted to International Journal of Remote Sensing
• Wright, G.G, Lumsdon, P., Morrice, J.G, (2005) The use of historical remotely sensed satellite imagery to assess the spatial variability of regional and national agricultural non point source nitrate loading, Submitted to Geocarto International Centre
• Lumsdon, P. Balzter,H, (2005)Vegetation height estimation using Polarimetric SAR Interferometry for the Monks Wood National Nature Reserve, UK. Submitted to Remote Sensing of Environment
• Lumsdon, P., Wright, G, (2003) A Polarimetric SAR classification and comparison test against aerial photography images in Glen Affric Proceedings of PolInSAR workshop, ESA ESRIN Frascati, Italy, 14 – 16 January