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Dr David Green

Dr David Green
Dr David Green
Dr David Green

BSc Research (Edin), MSc Research (Toronto), PhD Research (Toronto)

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About
Email Address
d.r.green@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 272324
Office Address

G10 & B22 (GIS Lab) - St. Mary's | Elphinstone Road | Aberdeen

School/Department
School of Geosciences

Biography

  • University of Edinburgh (Geography)
  • University of Pennsylvania (Regional Science)
  • University of Toronto (Geography)

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships
External Memberships
  • Editor in Chief, Journal of Coastal Conservation, Planning and Management (Springer)
  • Associate Editor – Frontiers in Remote Sensing - (Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UASs and UAVs).  (2021-present)
  • Editorial Board/Contributing Special Issue Editor – Drones – MDPI. (2021-present)
  • Editorial Board Member of Drones and Autonomous Vehicles. https://www.sciepublish.com/index/journals/editors/dav/27.html
  • Member of Editorial Board - International Journal of Science Education – Taylor and Francis. (1995-present)
  • Editor EGCP E-Newsletter (East Grampian Coastal Partnership (EGCP Ltd.)) (www.egcp.scot)

 

  • Director and Chair of East Grampian Coastal Partnership (EGCP Ltd.)
  • Member of the International Blue Flag Jury (FEE/Blue Flag - Copenhagen, Denmark)
  • Member of AGI Scotland Committee
  • Chair of RSGS Aberdeen Local Group
  • Chair of the Steering Group for SEaCoR Project (https://www.eastcoast.scot/)
  • Vice-Chair IGU Commission on Coastal Systems (CCS) (https://igu-coast.org/steering-committee/)

Latest Publications

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Prizes and Awards

Santander Mobility Award – Research Visit to Harvard/New Hampshire Universities, USA

2018

Santander Mobility Award – Research Visit to Cornell University, USA

2015

Quality Coast Award (EUCC-The Coastal & Marine Union)

2014

RSGS XYZ Digital Award – Contribution to GIS in Scotland

2003/2004

Best Published Paper Award – The British Cartographic Society (BCS)

1999

Past Chairman's Award - Association for Geographic Information (AGI)

1995

University of Toronto Open Fellowship

1982-1986

Connaught Scholarship, University of Toronto

1980-1981

Royal Scottish Geographical Society (RSGS) Silver Medal as most outstanding graduating student of 1979-1980 class, Department of Geography, University of Edinburgh/Royal Scottish Geographical Society

1980

Keasby Memorial Award for Academic Merit, University of Edinburgh

1979-1980

One Year Exchange Scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U.S.A., University of Edinburgh/University of Pennsylvania

1978-1979

Cowan House Scholarship for Academic Merit, University of Edinburgh

1977-1978

Class Medal – Academic Merit – Geography - University of Edinburgh

1978

Class Medal – Academic Merit – Environmental Chemistry - University of Edinburgh

1978

Class Medal – Academic Merit – Geography - University of Edinburgh

1977
Research

Research Overview

UAVs - Geographical Information Systems (GIS) - Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing (DIP) - Cartography and Digital Mapping - Global Positioning Systems (GPS) - WebGIS - Mobile GIS - Internet Applications - Precision Viticulture - Vineyard Management and Viticulture - Marine and Coastal Zone Management - Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (CMSP) - Landscape Ecology and Biodiversity - Human Computer Interfaces (HCI) - Geo-Visualization - Colour in Map Design - Journalistic Cartography - GIS in School Education.

Research Areas

Geography and Environment

Supervising
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Research Specialisms

  • Geographical Information Systems
  • Hydrography
  • Mapping Science
  • Marine Sciences
  • Remote Sensing

Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

Current Research

  • Precision Agriculture and Viticulture
  • UAV monitoring of the environment e.g. agriculture, viticulture, coasts, and rivers
  • Spatial Disparity in Household Indebtedness across the UK (with UoA Business School)
  • Vulnerable coasts (with Siskin Asset Management/Quadrat)
  • Sea-level rise and coastal erosion: a reconsideration (with University of Wollongong)
  • Seasonal monitoring of circadian temperatures in coastal habitats affected by plastic pollution (with Lauren Smith (EGCP) and Sea Changers)
  • UAV Hyperspectral monitoring of beach litter plastics (nano and micro) (with Texo Drone)

Past Research

EU Funded Research

 

  • AAPM (Automated Airborne Pest Monitoring (AAPM) of Drosophila suzukii in Crops and Natural Habitats) 
  • Living North Sea (LNS) (http://www.living-north-sea.eu/)
  • North Sea Fish Migration Atlas 
  • CoastAdapt 
  • IMCORE
  • CorePoint (Interreg IVB - North West Europe)
  • Aberdeen Climate Change Forum 
  • NatureSDI Plus 
  • NatureGIS 
  • SACRP 

Funding and Grants

  • LNS (Interreg IVB - North Sea Region)
  • IMCORE (Interreg IVB - North West Europe)
  • CorePoint (Interreg IVB - North West Europe)
  • CoastAdapt (Interreg IIIB - Northern Periphery Programme)
  • NatureSDI Plus (E-ContentPlus)
  • NatureGIS (Marie Curie)
  • SACRP (Aberdeen City Council)
  • ECOIMAGINE (Marie Curie)
Teaching

Programmes

Courses

Teaching Responsibilities

Undergraduate

First Half-Session

  • GG4076 - The Geography of Vine and Wine

Second Half-Session

  • MR3510 - Hydrography
  • MR3511 - MOCAS - Managing Our Coasts and Seas

Postgraduate

Director GIS - M.Sc. Degree Programme (both On Campus (OC) / Distance Learning (DL))

MSc in GIS

First Half-Session (FHS)

  • UAV Remote Sensing, Monitoring and Mapping (GG5059/GG5064/GG5559/GG5561)
  • WebGIS and Online Mapping (GG5069/GG5070)

MSc in GIS

Second Half-Session (SHS)

  • Advanced Spatial Analysis and Programming (GG5567/GG5568)
  • Current Applications of GIS (GG5540/GG5563)

Third Half-Session (THS - Summer)

  • Dissertation Project in GIS (GG5910/GG5912) 
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