Craig Shephard

Senior Researcher - Applied Agricultural Remote Sensing Centre

Craig Shephard

Phone: +61 405297850

Email: cshepha2@une.edu.au

Twitter: @megdog77

Biography

Craig Shephard has over 20 years professional experience in the mapping of landscape attributes - particularly land cover and land use.

Craig previously led the Queensland Land Use Mapping Program, within the Department of Environment and Science. Using remote sensing in combination with field survey techniques, Craig was responsible for the management and administration of the mapping program, managing a team of scientists in the compilation of land use and land use change mapping products. A highlight for the team was winning 'Best Thematic Map' at the 2019 Esri International User Conference.

Craig holds a Bachelor of Science majoring in Environmental Science and Geography from Macquarie University, and is particularly focused on the application of web-based Geographic Information System (GIS) technology. Location is the common framework for integrating data to inform decision-making, at multiple scales. Delivering spatial information via web-GIS has opened up the power of spatial data to anyone, on any device.

Specialising in the Esri platform, Craig applies a range of location-based tools (Survey123 and Collector for ArcGIS) to capture spatial data, analyse and compile mapping products in ArcGIS Pro, and using ArcGIS Online and Web App Builder for ArcGIS—deliver spatial information via an ever growing range of web apps. A selection of these can be launched from the AARSC Industry Applications and Maps page www.une.edu.au/webapps.

Craig actively contributes to the Australian Collaborative Land Use and Management Program (ACLUMP), coordinated by Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES). ACLUMP promotes the development of nationally consistent land use and land management practices information for Australia.

Craig will be collaborating with numerous project partners, stakeholders and industries to map horticulture tree crops around Australia.

Qualifications

BSc (Environmental Science & Geography)

Primary Research Area/s

Remote Sensing ; Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Research Interests

WebGIS

Publications

Robson, A., Phinn, S., Walsh, K., Underwood, J., Shephard, C., Parker, T., Crossley, R., Simpson, C., and Searle, C. 2019. Rural R&D for Profit Program: Multi-scale Monitoring Tools for Managing Australian Tree Crops, Industry meets Innovation. Unpublished Final Report. Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited, Sydney, May 2019.

Shephard C., 2018, Democratising Datasets: Land use Mapping in Queensland, Australia. Paper Presentation. ESRI International User Conference, San Diego. [Accepted in proceedings, July 2018]

Shephard C., McKechnie J., and Clark A., 2017, Mapping horticultural trees crops in Australia. Paper Presentation. ESRI International User Conference, San Diego. [Accepted in proceedings, July 2017]

Shephard C., 2016, Land use mapping in Queensland—with a case study: ‘mapping bananas in response to Panama TR4’. Presentation. ESP Seminar Series.

Lawrence P., Shephard C., Norman P., and Witte C., 2015, Monitoring and Reporting Land use Change and its Effects on the Queensland Environment, Queensland Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation, Chapter in publication: Land use in Australia: past, present and future.

Consultancy Interests