What's in a name? Attachment and interference in placename-based identity. Why do conflicts often arise when naming authorities and other interests propose changing long-standing placenames? This project will address this question by researching opposition to specific proposals to change placenames - in particular the renaming of Hazelwood North with Churchill and resistance to the renaming of places in and around the Grampians National Park in the early 1990s. A community will be selected to ....What's in a name? Attachment and interference in placename-based identity. Why do conflicts often arise when naming authorities and other interests propose changing long-standing placenames? This project will address this question by researching opposition to specific proposals to change placenames - in particular the renaming of Hazelwood North with Churchill and resistance to the renaming of places in and around the Grampians National Park in the early 1990s. A community will be selected to document place identity and contrast these mental maps with official registers of placenames. The outcome will provide naming authorities with a greater knowledge of community attitudes to placenames and greater understanding of resistance to renaming proposals. The study will provide a detailed understanding of placename attachment, identity, and resistance to interference into sense of place.Read moreRead less
Development of Representation, Presentation and Interaction Models for the. The primary aims of this research are to develop representation, presentation and interaction models for the delivery of geospatial information using WAP-enabled cellular phone and mobile Internet technology and to implement these for the purposes of Australian fleet drivers. Research and testing relating to small-screen delivery of geospatial information is necessary to ensure that future products and services are usab ....Development of Representation, Presentation and Interaction Models for the. The primary aims of this research are to develop representation, presentation and interaction models for the delivery of geospatial information using WAP-enabled cellular phone and mobile Internet technology and to implement these for the purposes of Australian fleet drivers. Research and testing relating to small-screen delivery of geospatial information is necessary to ensure that future products and services are usable and satisfy user needs. Expected outcomes include a greater understanding of the requirements of the Australian market, new models that will contribute to the evolution of the geospatial mobile Internet industry and a functional prototype with the potential for commercialisation.Read moreRead less
Geo-placed Knowledge: developing a methodology for provisioning stakeholders in natural environments management with integrated media tools. The objectives of this research are to employ the concept of a geo-knowledge tool to construct a virtual geographical information repository. It will build and evaluate the effectiveness of a Web-delivered GeoKnowledge tool to facilitate better access to (geo)information about the nation. It will develop 'rules' for guiding the design of content, informatio ....Geo-placed Knowledge: developing a methodology for provisioning stakeholders in natural environments management with integrated media tools. The objectives of this research are to employ the concept of a geo-knowledge tool to construct a virtual geographical information repository. It will build and evaluate the effectiveness of a Web-delivered GeoKnowledge tool to facilitate better access to (geo)information about the nation. It will develop 'rules' for guiding the design of content, information prospecting support, data mining and interface access within the context of a contemporary atlas. Finally, it has an underlying goal to understand the complexities of provisioning and providing a Web-delivered tool that can be employed by multi-disciplinary teams for understanding geographical information about national parks throughout Australia.Read moreRead less
Data integration, scale and classification of remotely sensed imagery. This project will investigate and resolve the specific problems associated with processing, interpreting and classifying high-resolution satellite imagery. Previous work has shown that current algorithms developed for lower resolution remote sensing data are not appropriate for processing higher resolution data. New algorithms will be developed for geometrically and radiometrically processing high-resolution satellite data ....Data integration, scale and classification of remotely sensed imagery. This project will investigate and resolve the specific problems associated with processing, interpreting and classifying high-resolution satellite imagery. Previous work has shown that current algorithms developed for lower resolution remote sensing data are not appropriate for processing higher resolution data. New algorithms will be developed for geometrically and radiometrically processing high-resolution satellite data so that it can be interpreted in conjunction with other similar data, or existing lower resolution data. Consequently, the potential uses of high resolution satellite imagery will be greatly increased, allowing many more users to access the advantages of this unique source of data.Read moreRead less