Derek R. Peddle, Ph.D.

Professor of Geography

Member of Executive (National Past-Chair):
   Canadian Remote Sensing Society /
   Société canadienne de télédétection
   


Phone: [+1] 403.329.2524
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Teaching
Research
Publications (Refereed, Conference, Awards)
Graduate Student / Research Opportunities (M.Sc., Ph.D., PDF, RA) / NSERC CREATE Grant: AMETHYST.
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PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY

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Dr. Derek R. Peddle is a Professor of Geography at The University of Lethbridge in Lethbridge, Alberta Canada. Born and educated in Canada, he received the Ph.D. Degree in Geography/Remote Sensing from The University of Waterloo (1997 National Best Ph.D. Thesis Award in Remote Sensing), M.Sc. in Geography from the University of Calgary (1991), and the B.Sc. Honours Degree in Computer Science and Geography (1987) and B.Sc. in Computer Science (1986: First-Class Distinction) from Memorial University of Newfoundland. During this time he also worked at C-CORE, NORDCO Ltd., the Institute for Space and Terrestrial Science, Wilfrid Laurier University, and NASA. In 1994 he received a NASA Visiting Scientist Award at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre (GSFC) with the Universities Space Research Association as one of 10 recipients internationally and the only Canadian. On Canada Day 1996 he was appointed to a tenure-stream faculty post as Assistant Professor at the University of Lethbridge. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1999 and Full Professor in 2006.

In 1999-2000 he was awarded an International Fullbright Senior Fellowship - one of 8 in Canada to receive this award that spans disciplines across the Arts and Sciences. The Fulbright Award in Environment and Climate Change was held while on sabbatical study leave at NASA GSFC and the University of Maryland, where he worked in the Goddard Terrestrial Physics Laboratory, Biospheric Sciences Branch, and where he is presently a member of the NASA MODIS Science Team. In 2006, he was awarded the Canada-U.S. Fulbright Distinguished Visiting Research Chair at the University of California Santa Barbara. Other awards have included the National Award for Excellence of Scholarship from the National Council for Geographic Education, the Canadian Cartographic Association National Medal, the National Forest Climatology Award, the James Cook Memorial Award, as well as two Awards of Distinction from the Alberta Heritage Foundation, five Alberta Research Excellence Awards, NSERC and Killam PDFs (both declined), and the Alberta Centennial Medal (2005).

His NSERC-funded research program involves remote sensing, GIS, and earth system science modeling in studies of global environmental change and terrestrial ecosystem dynamics, with applications in forestry, agriculture, water, mountain terrain analysis, and integrated resource management, and supported by algorithm development. He has participated in numerous international research programs and field campaigns as scientist and/or principal investigator, and published over 140 papers including over 60 in refereed scientific journals and 6 that received best paper awards at national/international symposia. He is presently an Associate Editor on the Editorial Board of the Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing and has served on a variety of national and international science advisory committees and review panels such as NASA, NSF (USA), NERC (UK), CSIRO Australia, and various agencies in Canada as well as international journal reviewer (IJRS, RSE, IEEE, PE&RS, JGR, CJRS etc.). He is currently National Past-Chair/Président of the Canadian Remote Sensing Society (CRSS) on the CRSS Executive, having served previous terms as National Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary-Treasurer and Prairies Regional Chair. He is a member of CRSS, the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, the Canadian Association of Geographers, and the Alberta Geomatics Group (Founding Member, AGG Lethbridge Chapter). From 2003-05 he served as the faculty representative on the University of Lethbridge Board of Governors and Senate. He was General Conference Chair and Technical Committee Co-Chair of the 30th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, June 22-25, 2009, hosted at the University of Lethbridge.

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TEACHING

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Undergraduate Teaching Programs:

Concentration in GIS:

The ACCESS-Funded undergraduate Concentration in the Geographical Information Sciences (CGIS) offers a focus in courses such as geographical information systems, remote sensing, cartography and computer mapping, and spatial modeling.

Students may also pursue Co-op and work-term options, and/or the Honours Bachelors degree.

For program details, consult The University of Lethbridge Calendar, available at:
http://www.uleth.ca/ross/calendar/calendar.html
http://www.uleth.ca/ross/calendar/calendar.html [Download Calendar as PDF file]

*NEW* Remote Sensing Major

A new Multidisciplinary Major in Remote Sensing is now offered at the University of Lethbridge. This is a prescribed set of courses offered by the Department of Geography and the Department of Physics creating a new and unique major in an area with excellent employment and graduate level opportunities.

Computer Science/GIS Major

In May 2003, the Multidisciplinary Major in Computer Science and Geographical Information Science was introduced. This is a prescribed set of courses offered by the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science and the Department of Geography creating a synergy in education in an area with excellent employment and graduate level opportunities.

For program details, consult The University of Lethbridge Calendar, available at:
http://www.uleth.ca/ross/calendar/calendar.html [Download Calendar as PDF file]

As a Co-ordinator of this program, I welcome any questions and inquiries regarding these undergraduate major opportunities.

Graduate Programs:
Opportunities exist for graduate level studies at the M.Sc. and Ph.D. levels as well as PDF and RA posts.

NSERC CREATE AMETHYST Grant

In 2010, the University of Lethbridge was awarded a 6 year NSERC CREATE Grant. The NSERC Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Program on Advanced Methods, Education and Training in Hyperspectral Science and Technology (AMETHYST) provides a variety of opportunities for undergraduate, M.Sc., Ph.D. and PDF trainees, including internships with our international partners.

Please see our AMETHYST program web site for details:

http://www.uleth.ca/fas/amethyst/

Please contact me for further information if interested in this research program. Additional information on research themes is listed elsewhere on this site.

Areas of Teaching:
Geography

Concentration in the Geographical Information Sciences (CGIS):

Introductory, Advanced, and Graduate Level Courses in:

• Remote Sensing
• Geographical Information Systems
• Cartography and Computer Mapping
• Spatial Analysis and Modeling
• Independent Study and Applied Study Courses
• Field Courses - e.g. Remote Sensing Field School
• Undergraduate Honours Thesis
• Graduate Level Courses

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RESEARCH

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Derek Peddle’s primary research interests are in the fields of remote sensing, GIS, and Earth System Science modeling in studies of global environmental change. Using an integrated research approach, key environmental indicators are being investigated in different parts of the world at dynamic spatial and temporal scales.

Current attention is focused on forested ecosystems, agriculture, water, and mountainous terrain. Airborne and satellite image processing linked with spatial and multi-temporal GIS data analysis are used to extract environmental information at spatial scales ranging from centimetres to regional, continental and global areas. This research also includes development of new algorithms and software towards maximising the contribution of remote sensing and geographical information extraction in regional and global change studies.

Opportunities exist for undergraduate and advanced graduate level training and research in these fields. Together with new research initiatives, collaborative ties have also been established with national and international scientists and agencies.

Research Funding

This research program has received support from the following agencies / programs:

 

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

NSERC Research Discovery Grants (since 1997)

NSERC Equipment Grants (RTI)

Natural Resources Canada

Alberta Ingenuity

Alberta Research Excellence Grants

Alberta Intellectual Infrastructure Partnership Program

Alberta S.T.E.P. Program

University of Lethbridge Research Fund

Dean of Arts and Science Faculty Grants, University of Lethbridge

 

Research Projects
 

1. Forest Ecosystem Dynamics

Research focus:

- Remote estimation of forest biophysical parameters (biomass, LAI, NPP) in studies of biospheric-atmospheric exchange within the global carbon cycle. 

- Spectral mixture analysis and canopy reflectance modeling of airborne and satellite imagery

- Field studies: analysis of understorey reflectance in boreal forests
 

Major Projects:

BOREAS: Boreal Forest Ecosystem Atmosphere Study - western Canada.

NASA COVER Project: Superior National Forest, Minnesota USA.
 

Collaborating scientist with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
 

2. Mountain Terrain Analysis

Research focus:

- Alpine and montane land classification and biophysical analysis using remote sensing

- Digital terrain modelling and image texture analysis

- Modeling permafrost distribution and active layer depth 

- Deriving new hydrological and climatological variables using GIS 
 
 
  Study Areas:

Canadian Rocky Mountains (Alberta, B.C.)

Colorado Rocky Mountains, USA.

Southwest Yukon Territory

Appalachian Mountains, Eastern Canada.
 

3. Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Water Resources

Research focus:

- Spectral mixture analysis of agricultural crops

- Multiscale field and airborne remote sensing of biophysical properties

- Use of GIS, GPS in Precision Agriculture and Water/Irrigation Studies

- Watershed Studies - Topoclimatic Indices in 5 Rocky Mountain Study Sites

- Riparian Remote Sensing

- P.I. on 2 Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Water Research (AICWR) projects.
 

Study Areas:

Agriculture: southern Alberta, Saskatchewan;

Water: Rocky Mountains, prairies
 


 

4. Algorithm Development

To facilitate advanced research applications, I design and implement new algorithms in software which are not available in commercial remote sensing image analysis and GIS packages. This has involved software development for:

- Image texture analysis

- Geomorphometric processing of digital elevation models

- Analysis and classification of multisource data (e.g. GIS, optical/radar imagery, DTM)

- Data processing and analysis: radar noise detection, sampling, reflectance processing, 

accuracy assessment, interface to atmospheric models

- Spectral Mixture Analysis and Canopy Reflectance Modeling of Biophysical Structural Information

- Time Series Analysis, and Temporal Mixture Analysis (TMA)


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PUBLICATIONS

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Summary of Publications: [Last Updated 2007]
 


•  120+ Publications:  refereed journal papers and book chapters; conference papers
•  50+ Refereed Journal Papers; 75+ Conference Papers
•  6 Best Paper Awards since 1995  (3 international, 3 national)


REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS PAPERS

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SELECTED REFEREED PUBLICATIONS (as of 2007) 

NOTES:

Names of current/former U. of L. student co-authors underlined.

 

Last Updated: 2007

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Peddle, D.R., R.B. Boulton, N. Pilger, M. Bergeron and A. Hollinger, 2007. Hyperspectral Detection of Chemical Vegetation Stress: Evaluation for the Canadian HERO Satellite Mission. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing - Special Issue: HERO (in press).

Soenen, S.A., D.R. Peddle, C.A. Coburn, R.J. Hall, and F.G. Hall, 2007. Improved topographic correction of forest image data using a 3-D canopy reflectance model in multiple forward mode. International Journal of Remote Sensing. (in press).

Soenen, S.A. D.R. Peddle, C.A. Coburn, R.J. Hall, and F.G. Hall, 2007. Canopy Reflectance Model Inversion in Multiple Forward Mode: Forest Structural Information Retrieval from Solution Set Distributions. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing. (in press).

Peddle, D.R., R.L. Johnson, J. Cihlar, S.G. Leblanc J.M. Chen and F.G. Hall, 2007. Physically-Based Inversion Modeling for Unsupervised Cluster Labeling, Independent Forest Classification and LAI Estimation using MFM-5-Scale. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing 33(3): 214-225.

Xu, S., D.R. Peddle, C.A. Coburn and S.W. Kienzle, 2007. Remote Sensing of Net Primary Productivity and Carbon Dynamics in a Rocky Mountain Watershed, Kananaskis Alberta: Sensitivity of the BEPS Model to Climatic, Water, Terrain and Forest Biophysical Parameters. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing (submitted) (now: accepted).

Eddy, P.R., A.M. Smith, B.D. Hill, D.R. Peddle, C.A. Coburn  and  R.E. Blackshaw, 2007. Hybrid Segmentation - Classification of Very High Resolution Ground-Based Hyperspectral Imagery for Site-Specific Herbicide Management in Agriculture. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing: Special Issue on Artificial Intelligence in Remote Sensing. (submitted) (now: in press).

Van Gaalen, K.E., L.B. Flanagan and D.R. Peddle, 2007. Photosynthesis, chlorophyll fluorescence and spectral reflectance in Sphagnum moss at varying water contents. Oecologia. 153:19–28

Coburn, C.A. and D.R. Peddle, 2006. A Low-Cost Field and Laboratory Goniometer System for Hyperspectral Bi-directional Reflectance Estimation. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing  32 (3):244-253.

Peddle, D.R. and A.M. Smith, 2005. Spectral Mixture Analysis of Agricultural Crops: Endmember Validation and Biophysical Estimation in Potato Plots. International Journal of Remote Sensing.  26 (22): 4959–4979

Peddle, D.R., N.J. Rabe, S.A. Soenen, and D.L. Johnson, 2005. Derivation of Topoclimatic Indices for Alpine Snowpack Analysis in Alberta Rocky Mountain Watersheds. In, International Proceedings (peer-reviewed): Canada-US Eastern Snow Conference, Waterloo ON., Canada June 7-11, 2005. Published at ERDC-CRREL, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA.  ISBN 0-920081-27-4;   ISSN: 0424-1932. p 173-190.
Full paper submitted June 15/05;  Revised Aug 8/05; Accepted in final form: August 12, 2005.
http://www.easternsnow.org/proceedings/2005/proceedings_index.html

Soenen, S.A., D.R. Peddle  and C.A. Coburn, 2005. SCS+C: A Modified Sun-Canopy-Sensor Topographic Correction in Forested Terrain. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing.  43(9): 2149-2160.

Théau, J., D.R. Peddle and C.R. Duguay, 2005. Mapping Lichen in a Caribou Habitat of Northern Quebec Canada, using an Enhancement-Classification Method and Spectral Mixture Analysis.  Remote Sensing of Environment  94: 232–243.

Peddle, D.R., R.L. Johnson, J. Cihlar and R. Latifovic, 2004. Large Area Forest Classification and Biophysical Parameter Estimation using the 5-Scale Canopy Reflectance Model in Multiple-Forward Mode. Remote Sensing of Environment  BOREAS Special Issue 89(2):252-263.

Gamon, J.A.,  K.F. Huemmrich, D.R. Peddle, J. Chen, D. Fuentes, F.G. Hall, J. S. Kimball, S. Goetz, J. Gu, K.C. McDonald, J.R. Miller, M. Moghaddam, A.F. Rahman, J.-L. Roujean, E.A. Smith, C.L. Walthall, P. Zarco-Tejada, B. Hu, R.Fernandes and J. Cihlar, 2004. Remote Sensing in BOREAS: Lessons Learned. Remote Sensing of Environment  BOREAS Special Issue 89(2):139-162.

Peddle, D.R., P.M. Teillet and M.A. Wulder, 2003. Radiometric Image Processing. Invited Book Chapter (refereed – international peer review), In, "Remote Sensing of Forest Environments: Concepts and Case Studies" (Eds.: M.A. Wulder and S.E. Franklin) Kluwer Academic Press, London/Dordrecht/Boston (Norwell, Massachusetts, USA).  pp.181-208.

Peddle, D.R., S.E. Franklin, R.L. Johnson, M.A. Lavigne and M.A. Wulder, 2003. Structural Change Detection in a Disturbed Conifer Forest Using a Geometric Optical Reflectance Model in Multiple-Forward Mode. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 41(1): 163-166.

Hall. R.J., D.P. Davidson and D.R. Peddle, 2003. Ground and Remote Estimation of Leaf Area Index in Rocky Mountain Forest Stands, Kananaskis, Alberta. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. Special Issue on Remote Sensing of LAI. 29(3): 411-427

Cihlar, J., B. Guindon, J. Beaubien, R. Latifovic, D. Peddle, M.Wulder, R. Fernandes, J. Kerr, 2003. From Need to Product: A Methodology for Completing a Land Cover Map of Canada using Landsat Imagery. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. Special Issue on Landsat-7. Vol. 29(2): 171-186.

Peddle, D.R. and D.T. Ferguson, 2002. Optimisation of Multisource Data Analysis using Evidential Reasoning for GIS Data Classification. Computers  & Geosciences.  (Elsevier International, U.K.) 28(1):45-52.

Franklin, S.E., D.R. Peddle, J.A. Dechka, and G.B. Stenhouse, 2002. Evidential Reasoning with Landsat TM, DEM, and GIS Data for Landcover Classification in Support of Grizzly Bear Habitat Mapping. International Journal of Remote Sensing.  23(21): 4633-4652.

Chen, J., G. Pavlic, L. Brown, J. Cihlar, S.G. Leblanc, H.P. White, R.J. Hall, D.R. Peddle, D.J. King, J.A. Trofymow, E. Swift, J. Van der Sanden and P.K.E.Pellikka, 2002. Derivation and Validation of Canada-wide Coarse-Resolution Leaf Area Index Maps using High Resolution Satellite Imagery and Ground Measurements. Remote Sensing of Environment. 80(1): 165-184.

Peddle, D.R., H.P. White,  R.J. Soffer,  J.R. Miller  and E.F. LeDrew, 2001. Reflectance Processing of Remote Sensing Spectroradiometer Data. Computers  & Geosciences.   (Elsevier International, U.K.). 27: 203-213.

Peddle, D.R., S.P. Brunke, and F.G. Hall, 2001. A Comparison of Spectral Mixture Analysis and Ten Vegetation Indices for Estimating Boreal Forest Biophysical Information from Airborne Data. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. 27(6): 627-635.

Franklin, S.E., G.B. Stenhouse, C. Popplewell, M. J. Hansen, J.A. Dechka  and D.R. Peddle, 2001. An Integrated Decision Tree Approach (IDTA) to Mapping Landcover using Satellite Remote Sensing in Support of Grizzly Bear Habitat Analysis in the Alberta Yellowhead Ecosystem.Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. 27(6): 579-592.

Peddle, D.R. and R.L. Johnson, 2000. Spectral Mixture Analysis of Airborne Remote Sensing Imagery for Improved Prediction of Leaf Area Index in Mountainous Terrain,  Kananaskis Alberta. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing.  26(3): 176-187.

Hall, R.J., D.R. Peddle and D.L. Klita, 2000. Mapping Conifer Understory Within Boreal Mixedwoods from Landsat TM Satellite Imagery and Forest Inventory Information. The Forestry Chronicle. 76(6):75-90.

Peddle, D.R., F.G. Hall and E.F. LeDrew, 1999. Spectral Mixture Analysis and Geometric Optical Reflectance Modeling of Boreal Forest Biophysical Structure. Remote Sensing of Environment.  (Elsevier International, USA). 67(3), p. 288-297.

Peddle, D.R., 1999. Integration of a Geometric Optical Reflectance Model with an Evidential Reasoning Image Classifier for Improved Forest Information Extraction. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. Special Issue on Remote Sensing Models and Image Processing. 25(2), p. 189-196.

Peddle, D.R. and C.R. Duguay, 1998. Mountain Terrain Analysis using a Knowledge Based Interface to a GIS.  Geomatica  52(3), p. 145-163.

Piwowar, J.M., D.R. Peddle and E.F. LeDrew, 1998.  Temporal Mixture Analysis of Arctic Sea Ice Imagery: A New Approach for Monitoring Environmental Change. Remote Sensing of Environment    (Elsevier International, USA). 63(3), p. 195-207.

Peddle, D.R., F.G. Hall, E.F. LeDrew and D.E. Knapp, 1997. Classification of Forest Land Cover in BOREAS. II: Comparison of Results from a Sub-pixel Scale Physical Modeling Approach and a Training Based Method. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. Special Issue: BOREAS. 23(2), p. 131-142.

Miller, J., P.White, J.Chen, D.Peddle, G.McDermid, R.Fournier, P.Shepherd, I.Rubinstein, J.Freemantle, R.Soffer and E.LeDrew, 1997. Seasonal Change in Understorey Reflectance of Boreal Forests and Influence on Canopy Vegetation Indices. Journal of Geophysical Research.  Special Issue: BOREAS. 102(D24): 29,475-29,482.

Hall, F.G., D.R. Peddle,  and E.F. LeDrew, 1996.  Remote Sensing of Biophysical Variables in Boreal Forest Stands of Picea mariana. International Journal of Remote Sensing  (Taylor and Francis, U.K.) 17(15), p. 3077-3081.

Duguay, C.R. and D.R. Peddle, 1996. Comparison of Evidential Reasoning and Neural Network Approaches in a Multisource Classification of Alpine Tundra Vegetation.  Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing.  22(4), p. 433-440.

Peddle, D.R., 1995. Knowledge Formulation for Supervised Evidential Classification. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing   (ASPRS, USA).  61(4), p. 409-417.

Peddle, D.R., 1995. MERCURY+: An Evidential Reasoning Image Classifier. Computers & Geosciences   (Elsevier International, U.K.).  21(10), p. 1163-1176.

Peddle,  D.R. and C.R. Duguay, 1995.  Incorporating Topographic and Climatic GIS Data into Satellite Image Analysis of an Alpine Tundra Ecosystem, Front Range, Colorado Rocky Mountains. Geocarto International  10(4), p. 43-60.

Franklin, S.E., M.B.Lavigne, E.R. Hunt Jr., B.A.Wilson, D.R. Peddle, G.J. McDermid, and P.T. Giles, 1995. Topographic Dependence of Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery. Computers & Geosciences  (Elsevier International, U.K.). 21(4), p.521-532.

Peddle, D.R., G.M. Foody, A. Zhang, S.E. Franklin, and E.F. LeDrew, 1994. Image Classification II: An Empirical Comparison of Different Approaches. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. Special Issue on Multisource Spatial Data Analysis.  20(4), p. 396-407.

Peddle, D.R. and S.E. Franklin, 1993. Classification of Permafrost Active Layer Depth from Remotely Sensed and Topographic Evidence. Remote Sensing of Environment  44(1):67-80

Peddle, D.R., 1993. An Empirical Comparison of Evidential Reasoning, Linear Discriminant Analysis and Maximum Likelihood Algorithms for Alpine Land Cover Classification. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing.  19(1), p. 31-44.

Peddle, D.R. and S.E. Franklin, 1992. Multisource Evidential Classification of Surface Cover and Frozen Ground. International Journal of Remote Sensing  13(17): 3375-3380.

Peddle, D.R. and S.E. Franklin, 1991. Image Texture Processing and Data Integration for Surface Pattern Discrimination. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing. 57(4):413-420.

Franklin, S.E., D.R. Peddle, B.A. Wilson and C.F. Blodgett, 1991. Pixel Sampling of Remotely Sensed Digital Imagery. Computers & Geosciences  (Elsevier, U.K.).  17(6), p.759-775.

Peddle, D.R. and S.E. Franklin, 1990. GEDEMON: A Fortran-77 Program for Restoration and Derivative Processing of Digital Image Data. Computers & Geosciences.16(5), p.669 - 696.

Franklin, S.E. and D.R. Peddle, 1990. Classification of SPOT HRV Imagery and Texture Features. International Journal of Remote Sensing   (Taylor and Francis, U.K.) 11(3), p. 551 - 556.

Franklin, S.E., D.R. Peddle and J.E. Moulton, 1989. Spectral/Geomorphometric Discrimination and Mapping of Terrain, Gros Morne National Park. Canadian J. Remote Sensing 15(1):28-42.

Franklin, S.E. and D.R. Peddle, 1989. Spectral Texture for Improved Class Discrimination in Complex Terrain. International Journal of Remote Sensing 10(8): 1437-1443.

Franklin, S.E. and D.R. Peddle, 1987. Texture Analysis of Digital Image Data Using Spatial Co-occurrence. Computers & Geosciences  (Elsevier , U.K.).  13(3), p. 293-311.

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CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS PAPERS AND BEST PAPER AWARDS:

Names of current/former students underlined:

BEST PAPER AWARDS / CITATIONS:

Dechka, J.A., D.R. Peddle, S.E. Franklin, and G.B. Stenhouse. Grizzly Bear Habitat Mapping using Evidential Reasoning and Maximum Likelihood Classifiers. In, Proceedings, Canadian Symposium on Remote SensingBest Paper of the Year.

Peddle, D.R., E.F. LeDrew and H.M. Holden. Spectral Mixture Analysis of Coral Reef Abundance from Satellite Imagery and In Situ  Ocean Spectra, Savusavu Bay, Fiji. International  Conference on Remote Sensing of Marine and Coastal Environments,
International Best Paper Award - Ocean Mapping and Remote Sensing;   and                              Citation for: “Innovation in Remote Sensing of Water”.

Peddle, D.R., F.G. Hall, and E.F. LeDrew.  Spectral Mixture Analysis and Geometric-Optical Reflectance Modeling of Boreal Forest Biophysical Structure, Superior National Forest, Minnesota USA. In: Proceedings,  Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing. National Best Paper Award

Piwowar, J.M., D.R. Peddle and D.P. Davidson. Assessing Annual Forest Ecological Change in Western Canada using Temporal Mixture Analysis of Regional Scale AVHRR Imagery over a 14 year period. Proceedings,  International Airborne Remote Sensing Conference Best Paper Award - Forestry.

Peddle, D.R. and  C.R. Duguay. A Rule-Based Algorithm for Advanced GIS Data Analysis in Mountainous Terrain.  International Conference on Geomatics, Best Paper / Presentation Award.

Peddle, D.R., F.G. Hall and E.F. LeDrew. A Comparison of NDVI and Spectral Mixture Analysis for Estimating Biophysical Properties in Boreal Forest Terrain. International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium     NASA Best Paper Workshop Award.

 

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Peddle, D.R., R.J. Hall, C.D. Jackson, S.A. Soenen, M.R. Gibb and D.T. Juhlin, 2007. MFM Canopy Reflectance Modeling and Normalized Burn Ratio Assessment of Pre-Fire Overstory Canopy Structure and Post-Fire Burn Severity at the Lost Creek Fire, Alberta Rocky Mountains. In: Proceedings, 28th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing / American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Conference; Ottawa ON. Canada. 28 October – 1 Nov. 2007 (12 p.  on CD.)

Hopkinson, C., M. Hayashi, K. Miller and D.Peddle, 2007. Comparing alpine drainage basin attributes derived from three independent DEM sources. In: Proceedings, 28th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing / American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Conference; Ottawa ON. Canada. 28 October – 1 Nov. 2007 [CD-ROM].


Soenen, S.A. D.R. Peddle, R.J. Hall and C.A. Coburn, 2007. Multiple Forward Mode Canopy Reflectance Model Inversion for Above Ground Forest Biomass, Alberta Rocky Mountains. In: Proceedings, 28th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing / American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Conference; Ottawa ON. Canada. 28 October – 1 Nov. 2007 (12 p.  on CD.)


Eddy, P.R.,  A.M. Smith, B.D. Hill, D.R. Peddle, C.A. Coburn and  R.E. Blackshaw, 2007. Improved Site-Specific Herbicide Management using Artificial Neural Networks and Hyperspectral Image Data. In: Proceedings, 28th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing / American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Conference;Ottawa ON. Canada. 28 October – 1 Nov. 2007 (12 p.  on CD.)

Piwowar, J.M., D.R. Peddle and D.J. Sauchyn, 2006. Identifying Ecological Variability in Vegetation Dynamics through Temporal Mixture Analysis. In, Proceedings, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS’06) and 27th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Denver, Colorado, USA, July 31-Aug 4, 2006. [CD-ROM].


Soenen, S.A., D.R. Peddle, C.A. Coburn, R.J. Hall, 2006. Assessment of Multiple Forward Mode Inversion Solutions from a Forest Canopy Reflectance Model. In, Proceedings, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS’06) and 27th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Denver, Colorado, USA, July 31-Aug 4, 2006. [CD-ROM].


Eddy, P.R.,  A.M. Smith, B.D. Hill, D.R. Peddle, C.A. Coburn and  R.E. Blackshaw, 2006. Comparison of neural network and maximum likelihood high resolution image classification for weed detection in crops: Applications in precision agriculture. In, Proceedings, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS’06) and 27th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Denver, Colorado, USA, July 31-Aug 4, 2006. [CD-ROM].


Soenen, S.A., Peddle, D.R. and Coburn, C. A., 2005. A Canopy Reflectance Based Topographic Normalization Approach for Forested Terrain.  Proceedings of the SPIE Europe International Symposium on Remote Sensing.  September 19-22, 2005. Bruges, Belgium.


Peddle, D.R., N.J. Rabe, S.A. Soenen and D. Johnson, 2005. Landcover Classification using Remote Sensing, DEM Derivatives and Topoclimatic Indices in an Alberta Rocky Mountain Watershed. Proceedings of the 26th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, 14-16 June, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada


Coburn, C. A. and Peddle, D.R. 2005.  A Low-Cost Field and Laboratory Goniometer System for Estimating Hyperspectral Bi-directional Reflectance of Vegetation Canopies. Proceedings of the 26th Canadian Remote Sensing Symposium,. June 11-13, 2005, Wolfville, NS, Canada.


Soenen, S.A., Peddle, D.R.  and Coburn, C. A., 2005. Topographic correction in forested terrain using sun-canopy-sensor geometry and canopy reflectance models.  Proceedings of the 26th Canadian Remote Sensing Symposium,. June 11-13, 2005, Wolfville, NS, Canada.


Rabe, N.J., D.R. Peddle, and A.M. Smith, 2005. Early Season Spectral Mixture Analysis for Estimation of LAI and Biomass in Canola, Wheat and Pea Crops. In Proceedings, 26th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, June 14-16, 2005. CD-ROM.


Eddy, P.R., Smith, A.M., Coburn, C., Peddle, D.R., and R.E.Blackshaw, 2005. Weed Detection through Segmentation of Ground-Based Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Imagery. In Proceedings, 26th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, June 14-16, 2005. CD-ROM.


Peddle, D.R. and A.M. Smith, 2004. Spectral mixture analysis of potato crops under different irrigation regimes. Proceedings: 2004 Confronting Water Scarcity – Challenges and Choices Conference. University of Lethbridge, July 13-16, 2004.


Peddle, D.R. and D.W. Fitzpatrick, 2004. The Water Institute for Semi-arid Ecosystems: Research Themes and Priorities. Proceedings: 2004 Confronting Water Scarcity – Challenges and Choices Conference. University of Lethbridge, July 13-16, 2004.


Smith, A.M. and D.R. Peddle, 2004. Remote sensing of crop moisture stress using vegetation indices. Proceedings: 2004 Confronting Water Scarcity – Challenges and Choices Conference. University of Lethbridge, July 13-16, 2004.

Théau, J.*, D.R. Peddle  and C. R. Duguay, 2003.  Enhancement-Classification and Spectral Mixture Analysis of Caribou Lichen Habitats, Northern Québec, Canada. In, Proceedings, IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS’03). Toulouse, France. July 21-25, 2003. Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers, USA. CD-ROM. [*Note: Jérôme Théau: Visiting Ph.D. student (2002) at U.Lethbridge from France, U.Laval]


Rabe, N.J., D.R. Peddle, A.M. Smith and W. Xu, 2003. Spectral Mixture Analysis for Early Season Estimation of Crop Biophysical Parameters. In, Proceedings, 25th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Montreal, PQ., Canada. Oct. 14-17, 2003. (CD-ROM)


Soenen, S.A., D.R. Peddle  and C. Coburn, 2003. Topographic correction of remote sensing imagery using a canopy reflectance model. In, Proceedings, 25th Canadian Symp. on Remote Sensing, Montreal, PQ., Canada. Oct. 14-17, 2003. (CD-ROM)


Peddle, D.R., J.E. Luther, N. Pilger and D. Piercey, 2003. Forest biomass estimation using a physically-based 3-D structural modeling approach for Landsat TM cluster labeling. In, Proceedings, 25th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Montreal, PQ., Canada. Oct. 14-17, 2003. (CD-ROM)


Pilger, N., D.R. Peddle  and R.J. Hall, 2003. Forest Volume Estimation using a Canopy Reflectance Model in Multiple-Forward-Mode. In, Proceedings, 25th Canadian Symp on Remote Sensing, Montreal, PQ., Canada. Oct. 14-17, 2003. (CD-ROM)


Peddle, D.R., R.L. Johnson, J. Cihlar, B. Guindon and R. Latifovic, 2002. Large Area Forest Classification and Biophysical Parameter Estimation using the MFM-5-Scale Reflectance Model. In, Proceedings, IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symp (IGARSS’02) /  24th Canadian Symp on Remote Sensing, Toronto, Canada. June 24-28, 2002. (CD-ROM)


Pilger, N., D.R. Peddle  and J.E. Luther, 2002. Estimation of Forest Cover Type and Structure from Landsat TM Imagery using a Canopy Reflectance Model for Biomass Mapping in Western Newfoundland. In, Proceedings, IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS’02) /  24th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Toronto, ON., Canada. June 24-28, 2002. (CD-ROM)


Rabe, N.J., D.R. Peddle and A.M. Smith, 2002. Spectral Mixture Analysis of Potato Crops Under Different Irrigation Regimes. In, Proceedings, IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS’02) /  24th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Toronto, ON., Canada. June 24-28, 2002.


Peddle, D.R., R.L. Johnson, B. Guindon, R. Latifovic, G. Fedosejevs, G. Pavlic and J. Cihlar, 2001. Forest Classification by Multiple-Forward-Mode  5-Scale Modeling. In, Proceedings, 23rd Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Quebec City, PQ., Canada. August 21-24, 2001.    p.79-87.


Peddle, D.R., S.E. Franklin, R.L. Johnson, M.B. Lavigne and M.A. Wulder, 2001. Physically-Based Multiple-Forward-Mode Reflectance Modeling of Forest Partial Harvest Change, Fundy Model Forest, New Brunswick. In, Proceedings, 23rd Canadian Symp on Remote Sensing, Quebec City, PQ., Canada. August 21-24, 2001.  p.839-848.

Peddle, D.R., R.L. Johnson, J. Cihlar, S.G. Leblanc and J.M. Chen, 2000. MFM-5-Scale: A Physically-Based Inversion Modeling Approach for Unsupervised Cluster Labeling and Independent Landcover Classification and Description. In, Proceedings, 22nd Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Victoria, BC., Canada. August 21-25, 2000. p.477-486.


Peddle, D.R., S.P. Reid, F.G. Hall and R.L. Johnson, 2000. A Comparison of Spectral Mixture Analysis and Ten Vegetation Indices for Estimating  Boreal Forest Biophysical Information. In, Proceedings, 22nd Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Victoria, BC., Canada. August 21-25, 2000. p.745-754.


Davidson, D.P., R.J. Hall,  D.R. Peddle  and  R.L. Johnson, 2000. A Comparison of Optical Methods for Estimating Leaf Area Index in Forest Stands. In, Proceedings, 22nd Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Victoria, BC., Canada. August 21-25, 2000.  p.653-660

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Johnson, R.L., D.R. Peddle and R.J. Hall, 2000. A modeled-based sub-pixel scale mountain terrain normalization algorithm for improved LAI estimation from airborne casi imagery. In, Proceedings, 22nd Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Victoria, BC., Canada. August 21-25, 2000. p.415-424.


Hall, R.J., D.R. Peddle, and D.L. Klita, 2000. Mapping Conifer Understory From Satellite Imagery. In, Proceedings, GIS and Remote Sensing for Sustainable Forest Management. Networks Centres of Excellence - Sustainable Forest Management. Edmonton, AB. Feb 23-25, 2000.


Dechka, J.A., D.R. Peddle, S.E. Franklin, and G.B. Stenhouse, 2000. Grizzly Bear Habitat Mapping using Evidential Reasoning. In, Proceedings, Circumpolar Remote Sensing Conference, Yellowknife, N.W.T., Canada. June 1 - 4, 2000. (10 p., CD-ROM)


Peddle, D.R.,  A.M. Smith, C. Ivie, M. Bullock and S. Russell, 1999. Spectral Mixture Analysis of Agricultural Crops under Different Irrigation Regimes: Scene Fraction Validation in Potato Plots. Proceedings, 4th International Airborne Remote Sensing Conference and 21st Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing:  Ottawa, Canada, June 20-24, 1999. Vol II,275-282.


Peddle, D.R., 1999. Improved Forest Information Extraction Through Integration of a Canopy Reflectance Model and an Evidential Reasoning Classifier. Proceedings, 4th International Airborne Remote Sensing Conference and 21st CRSS: Ottawa. Vol. II:115-122.


Peddle, D.R., D.P. Davidson, R.L. Johnson and R.J. Hall, 1999. Airborne Image Texture and Mixture Analysis of a Forest Scale Continuum: A Comparison With NDVI Biophysical Estimates, Kananaskis Alberta. Proceedings, 4th International Airborne Remote Sensing Conference and 21st CRSS: Ottawa. Vol. II, p. 848-855.


Johnson, R.L., D.R. Peddle, R.J. Hall and S. Mah, 1999. Spectral Mixture Analysis of Montane Forest Biophysical Parameters: A Comparison of Endmembers from Airborne Imagery and a Field Spectroradiometer. Proceedings, 4th International Airborne Remote Sensing Conference and 21st CRSS: Ottawa.. Vol. II, p. 107-114.


Smith, A.M., D.R. Peddle and T.C. Foster, 1999. Detection of Moisture Stress in Potatoes using Multispectral Remote Sensing. Proceedings, 4th International Airborne Remote Sensing Conference and 21st CRSS: Ottawa. Vol. II, p. 283-289.


Hall, R.J., D.R. Peddle and D.L. Klita, 1999. Application of maximum likelihood and evidential reasoning classifiers for mapping conifer understory. Proceedings, 4th International Airborne Remote Sensing Conference and 21st CRSS: Ottawa. Vol. II, p. 163-170.


Chen, J., L. Brown, J. Cihlar, S. Leblanc, R. Hall, D. Peddle, D. King, J. Trofymow, E. Swift, J. Van der Sanden and G. Pavlic, 1999. Validation of Canada-wide LAI/FPAR Maps from Satellite Imagery. Proceedings, 4th International Airborne Remote Sensing Conference and 21st CRSS: Ottawa. Vol. II 123-130.

Peddle, D.R., 1998. Field Spectroradiometer Data Acquisition and Processing for Spectral Mixture Analysis in Forestry and Agriculture. First International Conference on Geospatial Information in Agriculture and Forestry. Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA. June 1-3/98. ERIM International. Vol 2,  p. 645 - 652.


Peddle, D.R., and D.T. Ferguson, 1998. Optimisation of knowledge formulation for evidential reasoning classification. 20th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Calgary, AB., Canada.  May 11-14, 1998. p. 141-144.


Peddle, D.R., K. Storteboom, and C.R. Duguay, 1998. Information Content of Satellite, Topographic and Climatic Data for Modeling Snow Probability in the Colorado Rockies. 20th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Calgary, AB., Canada. p. 231-234.


Johnson, R.L., and D.R. Peddle, 1998. Spectral Mixture Analysis of Airborne Multispectral Video Imagery in Mountainous Terrain, Kananaskis Alberta: Multi-scale Scene Fraction Validation. 20th Canadian Symp. on Remote Sensing, Calgary, AB., Canada. p. 203-206.


Peddle, D.R., 1997. Geomatics Education and Research at the Department of Geography, University of Lethbridge.  9th International Conference on Geomatics / 19th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Ottawa, ON., Canada. 12 p. Published on CD-ROM.


Peddle, D.R., F.G. Hall, and E.F. LeDrew, 1997. Estimating Regional Scale Biophysical Parameters in BOREAS using Spectral Mixture Analysis Coupled with Radiative Transfer Models. II: Scene Stratification by Evidential Reasoning.  9th International Conference on Geomatics / 19th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Ottawa, ON., Canada. 7 p. Published on CD-ROM.


Peddle, D.R., F.G. Hall and E.F. LeDrew, 1996. Remote Sensing of Boreal Forest Biophysical Variables using Spectral Mixture Analysis and a Canopy Reflectance Model. 26th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment / 18th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Vancouver, BC. p. 418-421.


Peddle, D.R., E.F. LeDrew and H.M. Holden, 1996. Remote Estimation of Coral Reef Abundance and Depth from SPOT Image Spectral Mixture Analysis and Ocean Profile Spectra, Fiji. 26th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment / 18th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Vancouver, BC. p. 555-558.


LeDrew, E.F., H.M. Holden, D.R. Peddle, and J.Morrow, 1996. Mapping Coral Ecosystem Stress in Fiji from SPOT Imagery with In Situ  Optical Correction. 26th International Symp. on Remote Sensing of Environment / 18th CSRS, Vancouver, BC. p. 581-584.


LeDrew, E.F., H.M. Holden, D.R. Peddle, and D.Knight, 1996. Spectral Measures of Coral Ecosystem Stress Derived from SPOT Satellite Imagery. Eco-Informa’96. Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA. 4-7 November 1996. p. 100-106.


Peddle, D.R.and  C.R. Duguay, 1996. An Approach for Integrating GIS and Remote Sensing Data for Alpine Terrain Analysis.  Proceedings, 9th Conference - Quebec Remote Sensing Association,  Université Laval, Quebec. 8 p., published on CD-ROM.


Peddle, D.R., E.F. LeDrew and H.M. Holden, 1996. Optical Correction of Scene Fractions for Estimating Regional Scale Coral Abundance in Fiji.  International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS’96),   Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. Vol  I: 427-429.


Peddle, D.R., 1996. An Integrated GIS Approach to Environmental Modeling of Arctic Surface Hydrology.  Third International Conference on Integrating GIS and Environmental Modeling, National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, NCGIA.  Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. Published on CD-ROM, also on WWW:  http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu.


Holden, H.M., D.R. Peddle and E.F. LeDrew, 1996. Fluorescence as a Potential Indicator of Coral Health.  International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS’96), Lincoln, NB, USA.  Vol  I: 88-90.


Piwowar, J.M., D.R. Peddle and E.F. LeDrew, 1996. Temporal Mixture Analysis of Sea Ice Concentrations in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS’96), Lincoln, NB, USA.  Vol  II: 938-940.


Fernandes, R., H.P. White, D.R. Peddle, J.R. Miller, and L.E. Band, 1996. The Reflectance of Pleurozium Scheberi as a Function of Water Status and its Implications on Understorey Reflectance Variations for BOREAS Sites. International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS’96), Lincoln, NB, USA.  Vol  I: 212-214.

Peddle, D.R., F.G. Hall, W.Wanner and E.F. LeDrew, 1995.  Remote Sensing of Photosynthetic Activity in Boreal Forest Stands using Spectral Mixture Analysis and Geometric-Optical Reflectance Models. In: Proceedings, 10th International Congress on Photosynthesis and Remote Sensing, Montpellier, France,  28-31 August 1995. p. 159-170.

Hall, F.G., D.R. Peddle,  and E.F. LeDrew, 1995.  Remote Sensing of Biophysical Variables in Boreal Stands of Picea Mariana.  In: Proceedings, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS’95).   10-14 July 1995,  Florence, Italy.  Vol II, 976-977.


LeDrew, E.F., H.M. Holden, D.R. Peddle, J.Morrow, R.Murphy, and W.Bour, 1995. Towards a Procedure for Mapping Coral Stress from SPOT Imagery with In Situ  Optical Correction. Third Thematic Conference on Remote Sensing of Marine and Coastal Environments, Seattle WA, 18-20 September 1995. Vol. I, p.211-219.


Peddle, D.R., H.P. White, R.J. Soffer, J.R. Miller, and E.F. LeDrew, 1995.  Reflectance Processing of Field Spectrometer Data in BOREAS. In: Proceedings, 17th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.  Vol. I,  p. 189-194.


White, H.P., J.R. Miller, J. Chen and D.R. Peddle, 1995.  Seasonal Change in Mean Understorey Reflectance for BOREAS Sites: Preliminary Results. In: Proceedings, 17th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.  Vol. I,  p. 182-187.


McDermid, G.J., D.R. Peddle and E.F. LeDrew, 1995.  An Overview of BOREAS Remote Sensing Research at the Earth-Observations Laboratory, University of Waterloo. In: Proceedings, 17th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.  Vol. I,  p. 195-200.


Peddle, D.R., C.R. Duguay and G. Deschamps, 1993.  Use of Ancillary Climate Data in Satellite Image Analysis of an Alpine Tundra Ecosystem, Front Range, Colorado Rocky Mountains. In: Proceedings, 16th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Sherbrooke, PQ, Canada. p. 215-220.


Peddle, D.R., 1992. A Comparison of Landcover Classification by Maximum Likelihood, Linear Discriminant Analysis and Evidential Reasoning. In: Proc., 15th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Toronto. p.419-422.


Peddle, D.R., 1992. Evidential Reasoning for Knowledge Integration of Disparate Data in Geographic Information Systems. In: Proceedings, Fourth International Conference on Geographic Information Systems / Canadian Conference on GIS,  Ottawa. p. 81-90.


Peddle, D.R. and S.E. Franklin, 1991. Evidential Theory for Multi-source Data Modeling in Complex Environments. In: Proceedings, 14th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Calgary, AB, Canada. p. 24-29.

Peddle, D.R. and S.E. Franklin, 1990.  Collateral Image Processing and Integration for Landscape Pattern Discrimination. In: Proceedings, Fifth Australasian Remote Sensing Conference, Perth, Western Australia, Vol. 2, p. 1273-1282.


Peddle, D.R. and S.E. Franklin, 1990. Radar, Spectral and Topographic Image Processing for Surface Pattern Differentiation, Gros Morne National Park. In: Proceedings, 13th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Fredericton, NB, Canada. p. 361-375.


Peddle, D.R. and S.E. Franklin, 1989. High Resolution Satellite Image Texture for Moderate Relief Terrain Analysis. In: Proc., International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium /  12th Canadian Sym. on Remote Sensing, Vancouver. Vol. 2, p. 653-655.


Moulton, J.E. and D.R. Peddle, 1989. Assessment of the Information Content of C-Band SAR in Forest Monitoring Activities. In: Proc., International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium /  12th Canadian Sym. on Remote Sensing,  Vancouver.  Vol.3, p.1406-1409.


Peddle, D.R., 1989. Context Processing of Sea Ice SAR Imagery. In: Proceedings, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS’89) / 12th Canadian Sym. on Remote Sensing, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vol.5, p.2795-2798.


Franklin, S.E., D.R. Peddle, and R.T. Gillespie, 1989. Image Processing and Data Integration Techniques for Improved Geological Mapping in the Buchans Area, Central Newfoundland. In: Proceedings, ERIM Seventh Thematic Conference on Remote Sensing for Exploration Geology,  Calgary, AB, Canada. Vol. 2, p. 1039-1050.


Franklin, S.E. and D.R. Peddle, 1988. Surface Texture Analysis of Digital Image and Terrain Data. In: Proc., Fall Technical Meeting of ASPRS/ACSM, Virginia Beach, USA, p.92-98.

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Graduate Student and Research Opportunities (M.Sc., Ph.D., PDF, RA)

There are potential graduate school and other opportunities for qualified and motivated individuals including Masters, Doctoral, Post-Doctoral and other staff posts.
 
Environment for Graduate Student and Post Doc Training:

D.Peddle’s research lab is well equipped with graphic workstation computers, PCs, and a variety of GIS and remote sensing software and peripherals (e.g. PCI, ENVI, ARC-GIS, ARC-INFO / View, Map-Info, large roll plotter for posters, etc.). Highly detailed spectral measurement of ground samples is achieved in a Spectroradiometry Laboratory for dedicated studies and field/model validation of remote sensing image products. Field and laboratory equipment includes ASD-FR Spectroradiometers, a Trimble ProXRS Global Positioning System (GPS), a hemispherical digital photography system, a TRAC system and LAI-2000 units for obtaining LAI information, access to a field portable and laboratory goniometer for BRDF studies, as well as a variety of other field measurement instruments.

NSERC CREATE AMETHYST Grant

In 2010, the University of Lethbridge was awarded a 6 year NSERC CREATE Grant. The NSERC Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Program on Advanced Methods, Education and Training in Hyperspectral Science and Technology (AMETHYST) provides a variety of opportunities for undergraduate, M.Sc., Ph.D. and PDF trainees, including internships with our international partners.

Please see our AMETHYST program web site for details:

http://www.uleth.ca/fas/amethyst/

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FLUXNET
Fluxnet Canada Participation:
Co-investigator (with P.I. Dr. Larry Flanagan, UofL Biological Sciences): Western Peatland Flux Station (2003-2007).

Research Interests (Fluxnet-Canada):
Measurement and analysis of biophysical and hydrological parameters important in carbon and water cycling in terrestrial ecosystems using remote sensing image analysis, modeling and GIS, and their link to studies of biosphere-atmosphere interactions and global change.
For further information, see:
http://www.fluxnet-canada.ca

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Canadian Remote Sensing Society (CRSS) / Société canadienne de télédétection (SCT)

I am currently National Past-Chair/Président on the Executive of the Canadian Remote Sensing Society (CRSS)  / Société canadienne de télédétection (SCT), having previously served as National Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary-Treasurer and Prairie Provinces Regional Chair (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba).


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ABOUT LETHBRIDGE AND THE UNIVERSITY

The University of Lethbridge is nestled in the banks of the Oldman River and its beautiful coulee and river valley system in southern Alberta. Located 1 hour from the spectacular Canadian Rocky Mountains and 1 hour north of the US border, Lethbridge provides most of the amenities and facilities of big cities but within a comfortable, affordable, smaller city environment. The nearest large city is Calgary, only 200 km north. As the third largest city in Alberta, Lethbridge has a population of over 85,000 and is the retail service centre for the surrounding area, extending into British Columbia and Montana that encompasses a population of over a quarter of a million people. Lethbridge and the entire region of southern Alberta boast some of North America’s most spectacular landscapes, cultural and natural history sites. The area has a diverse range of ecosystems from native prairie, foothills, badlands, rivers, lakes and mountains, with a very pleasant, semi-arid climate. Waterton Lakes National Park, the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park (a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Alberta and Montana USA), and the Crowsnest Pass areas offer the breathtaking beauty and recreational opportunities of the nearby Rocky Mountains (1 hr). The Head-Smashed in Buffalo Jump Interpretative Centre (also a UNESCO World Heritage Site), and Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park document the culture and history of the local native peoples. All of these Parks and Centres are located within one-hour of Lethbridge. The city itself has an extensive city park system, lots of green space and open areas, and a spectacular river valley and coulee system within which the University campus is situated.

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PERSONAL INTERESTS

My main personal interest is my family: my wife and 2 children, and our dogs (Labrador Retrievers), cats (~2) and various other creatures. I also enjoy league sports (especially ice hockey and soccer) and outdoor recreation such as mountain biking, skiing, scuba diving, hiking, and exploring the large river valleys and parks in and around Lethbridge as well as the diverse landforms and nearby Rocky Mountains of southern Alberta and south-eastern BC.

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CONTACT ADDRESS AND E-MAIL

Dr. Derek R. Peddle

Professor, Department of Geography
University of Lethbridge
4401 University Drive West
Lethbridge, Alberta
T1K 3M4
Canada


Phone: [+1] (403) 329.2524
Fax:    [+1] (403) 332.4039 (WESB / Dept.)
E-mail: derek.peddle [ at ] uleth.ca
Web: http://people.uleth.ca/~derek.peddle

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