Greg McDermid
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Professor
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Background
Educational Background
Doctor of Philosophy Geography, University of Waterloo, 2006
M.Sc. Geography, University of Calgary, 1993
B.S. Geography, University of Calgary, 1991
Biography
I am a remote sensing scientist who joined the Department of Geography, University of Calgary in January, 2005, after 10 years working in industry. I studied at the University of Calgary (B.Sc., 1991; M.Sc. 1993) and the University of Waterloo (Ph.D., 2005) in areas of physical geography, GIS, and remote sensing. I direct the Applied Geospatial Research Group, and work on the application of remote sensing and other geospatial tools for restoration assessment, wildlife habitat modelling, and other ecological issues. I am Principal Investigator in the Boreal Ecosystem Recovery and Assessment (BERA) project and co-founder of Falcon & Swift Geomatics Ltd.
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| GEOG 231 | Introduction to Geospatial Methods | |
| GEOG 333 | Remote Sensing I | |
| GEOG 339 | Analytical Methods in Geography I | |
| GEOG 357 | Concepts of GIS | |
| GEOG 380 | Geospatial Communication | |
| GEOG 433 | Remote Sensing II | |
| GEOG 485 | Quantitative Analysis | |
| GEOG 584 | Advanced Remote Sensing | |
| GEOG 601 | Graduate Research Seminar | |
| GEOG 603 | Remote Sensing – Basics and Beyond | |
| GEOG 607 | GIS – Basics and Beyond | |
| GEOG 633 | Research and Applications in Remote Sensing | |
| GEOG 683 | Geographic Information Systems Project: Application | |
| GEOG 699.33 | Remote Sensing and Image Processing | |
| GEOG 390 | Geographic Field Studies | |
| GEOG 531 | Remote Sensing in Forest Ecology | |
| GEOG 537 | GIS in Forest Ecology |
Awards
- Distinguished Academic Early Career Award, Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations, 2012
- Faculty of Arts Distinguished Research Award, 2011
Publications
- Big Pixel – Bringing satellite sensor data into the boreal.. Yeomans, T., G.J. McDermid, A. Mac Namara. Cultural Geographies, in review. (2024)
- The Influence of Seismic Lines on Local Hydrology and Snow Accumulation in the Boreal Region of Northern Alberta. Weiland, L., S. Ketcheson, M. Strack, and G.J. McDermid. Hydrological Processes. 38 (12), e70032. (2024)
- Silvicultural treatments hasten seedling growth on seismic disturbances in boreal treed fens. Shellian, C.A., J. Linke, G.J. McDermid, M. Cody, and S.E. Nielsen. Restoration Ecology. e14086. (2024)
- Methane in West Siberia terrestrial seeps: origin, transport, and metabolic pathways of production. Sabrekov, A., I.E. Terentieva, G.J. McDermid, Y.C. Litti, A.S. Prokushkin, M.V. Glagolev, A.V. Petrozhitskiy, P.N. Kanlinkin, D.V. Kuleshov, and E.V. Parkhomshuk.. Global Change Biology. 1–18. (2023)
- A large-scale disturbance mapping ensemble through data-driven regionalization. Bueno, I.A., J.N. Hird, G.J. McDermid, L.S. Galvao, and F.W. Acerbi Jr.. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 44:12, 3700-3725. (2023)
- A multi-resolution approach to point cloud registration without control points. Bash, E.A., L. Wecker, M.M. Rahman, C. Dow, G.J. McDermid, F. Samavati, K. Whitehead, B. Moorman, D. Medrzycka, and L. Copeland. Remote Sensing. 15(4), 1161. (2023)
- A framework for supervised mapping of supraglacial hydrology. Bash, E.A., C. Shellian, C. Dow, and G.J. McDermid. Journal of Glaciology. 1–15. (2022)
- Satellite time series and Google Earth Engine democratize the process of forest-recovery monitoring over large areas. Hird, J.N., J. Kariyeva, and G.J. McDermid. Remote Sensing. 13(23), 4745. (2021)
- The Forest Line Mapper: a semi-automated tool for mapping linear disturbances in forests.. Lopes Queiroz, G., G.J. McDermid, M.M. Rahman, and J. Linke.. Remote Sensing. 12, 4176. (2020)
- Spatial agreement among vegetation disturbance maps in tropical domains using Landsat time series. Bueno, I.A., G.J. McDermid, E.M.O. Silveira, J.N. Hird, B. I. Domingos, and F.W. Acerbi Jr.. Remote Sensing. 12, 2948. (2020)
- Estimating individual conifer seedling height using drone-based image point clouds. Castilla, G., M. Filiatrault, G.J. McDermid, M. Gartrell. Forests. 11, 924. (2020)
- Quantifying aboveground biomass of shrubs using spectral and structural metrics derived from UAS imagery. Poley, L.G. and G.J. McDermid.. Remote Sensing. 12(14), 2199. (2020)
- A systematic review of the factors influencing the estimation of vegetation aboveground biomass using unmanned aerial systems. Poley, L.G. and G.J. McDermid. Remote Sensing. 12(7), 1052. (2020)
- Hydrological effects of resource-access road crossings on boreal forested peatlands.. Saraswati, S., R. Petrone, M.M. Rahman, G.J. McDermid, B. Xu, and M. Strack. Journal of Hydrology. 584, 124748. (2020)
- Estimating Coarse Woody Debris Volume Using Image Analysis and Multispectral LiDAR. Lopes-Queiroz, G., G.J. McDermid, J. Linke, C. Hopkinson, and J. Kariyeva. Forests. 11(2), 141. (2020)
- Land-use change greenhouse gas emissions related to resource extraction in boreal Canada. Julie Lovitt; Mir Mustafizur Rahman; Bin Xu; Greg John McDermid; Saru Saraswati; Maria Strack. (2017)
- Mapping aboveground biomass using unmanned aerial vehicles in a boreal continental peatland. Annie He; Mir Mustafizur Rahman; Greg John McDermid. (2018)
- Remote Sensing and shifting geospatial approaches: How new trends and tools are supporting large-area wetland occurrence modeling in Alberta, Canada. Greg John McDermid; Jahan Kariyeva; Jennifer Hird; Evan Delancey. (2018)
- Impact of Seismic Lines on Boreal Peatland Methane Emissions. Mir Mustafizur Rahman; Bin Xu; Greg John McDermid; Maria Strack; Saru Saraswati. (2018)
- Estimating the height of conifer seedlings in seismic lines with UAV photogrammetry. Mir Mustafizur Rahman; Julia Linke; Michelle Filiatrault; Guillermo Castilla; Greg John McDermid; Man Fai Wu. (2018)
- UAVs Reveal the Effects of Seismic Lines on Surface Morphology, Water Table Position, and Methane Emissions in Boreal Peatlands. Mir Mustafizur Rahman; Saru Saraswati; Greg John McDermid; Maria Strack; Bin Xu; Julie Lovitt. (2018)
- Estimating the height of conifer seedlings in seismic lines with UAV photogrammetry. Greg John McDermid; Man Fai Wu; Julia Linke; Mir Mustafizur Rahman; Guillermo Castilla; Michelle Filiatrault. (2018)
- Impacts of access road on the hydrological connections of forested boreal peatlands. Richard M Petrone; Bin Xu; Maria Strack; Mir Mustafizur Rahman; Saraswati Saraswati; Greg Mcdermid. (2018)
- Leveraging open-access Earth observation data streams and web-based cloud computing for the characterization of forest harvest area regeneration in Alberta, Canada. Jahan Kariyeva; Jennifer Hird; Greg John McDermid. (2019)
- Airborne Remote Sensing of Coarse Woody Debris in Caribou Habitat. Guillermo Castilla; Mir Mustafizur Rahman; Gustavo Lopes-Quieroz; Julia Linke; Greg John McDermid. (2019)
- Airborne Remote Sensing Technologies for Coniferous Stocking Assessment on Boreal Seismic Lines. Julia Linke; Guillermo Castilla; Annette Dietmaier; Mir Mustafizur Rahman; Man Fai Wu; Greg John McDermid. (2019)
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