Derek Robinson

Seeking to understand coupled human-environment systems using field data and drones, agent-based and process based models, spatial statistics, and game engines.

[Derek Robinson @derektrobinson]

@GeogWaterloo #PhD #student Lanying Wang just published in #remotesensing of #environment. Hot off the press! Stay tuned for more from Lanying.
https://t.co/mpgo0cRlSE

[ECCE @EsriCanada_CE]

Read about @SFU ECCE student associate @lanqingzhao's experience at the 31st International Geoinformatics Conference. Congrats on starting your PhD at @UWaterloo with @derektrobinson!

https://t.co/YgjfU7u0LC

@sfu_library @SFU_GradStudies @SandsofJura @JonDSalter @shivbalram

[Derek Robinson @derektrobinson]

Flying @UWaterloo last week with our @harrisaerial H6 and @RIEGL Ultra 120 put together by @PhoenixLiDAR with @GeogWaterloo #coop #student Campbell Bowser and #PhD student Brandon Giura when we ended up in the @WR_Record 😀

[Derek Robinson @derektrobinson]

Impressed with https://t.co/vvEGan4fn4 article about #drones / #uavs . A great introduction for those curious about some #uav applications. They even managed to squeak in a little about my work with #carbon & #trees @GeogWaterloo with @PhoenixLiDAR and @RIEGL equipment.

[Derek Robinson @derektrobinson]

@EESWindsor Thanks for a great day meeting #Students & faculty from @EESWindsor & @GLIERUWINDSOR. Great discussions about #fish #telemetry #data, #drones / #uav, and so much more. First time to see an autonomous under water vehicle too! The Slocum Glider. @GeogWaterloo

[Derek Robinson @derektrobinson]

@EESWindsor Thanks for a great day meeting #Students & faculty from @EESWindsor & @GLIERUWINDSOR. Great discussions about #fish #telemetry #data, #drones / #uav, and so much more. First time to see an autonomous under water vehicle too! The Slocum Glider. @GeogWaterloo

[Qiusheng Wu @giswqs]

New collection of Jupyter Notebooks enables programmatic access to cloud-hosted USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) lidar data

Blog: https://t.co/DKkxe9ghtr
GitHub: https://t.co/UyzU9QT61d

#lidar #dataviz #3dep

[Timothy Gray @CanadaGray]

Put the land back in the Greenbelt now! Auditor General's report shows that the Ontario Government colluded with developers to remove lands from the Greenbelt https://t.co/H9fUraeBWR via @envirodefence #HandsOffTheGreenbelt #onpoli

[Derek Robinson @derektrobinson]

Very excited to continue working w Korotu to quantify #tree #carbon as a @WWFCanada @RBC @Microsoft Nature x Carbon Tech Finalist! Our @PhoenixLiDAR #drone / #uav & @MitacsCanada funded @GeogWaterloo #students are shown with other fantastic finalists. Thank you @WWFCanada!

[WWF-Canada @WWFCanada]

WWF-Canada's Nature x Carbon Tech challenge set out to answer how can we make sure our efforts to sequester & store carbon in nature are effective. Now 3 tech creators are each receiving $100K to implement their innovative, cost-effective & community-friendly tech in the field.

[Derek Robinson @derektrobinson]

Pleased to share a new paper discussing the opportunities for #AI to increase the representation of #learning in #agent-based #models . Led by the great Li AN @SDSUGeography and coauthored by many other great colleagues. https://t.co/XdRNCAw2Mv

[University of Waterloo @UWaterloo]

#UWaterloo is proud to announce that a full tuition waiver will be offered to all qualifying students from two First Nation communities on whose traditional territory the University is situated.

More: https://t.co/mgAnIgoFyW | #UWaterlooNews

[Derek Robinson @derektrobinson]

New set of #drone / #uav presentations provided by
@WISA_UW brings @SkySightCanada, @drone_spray, @GHD_Engineering, and Terresky together to talk about #agriculture, #Construction, #ecology, #carbon monitoring, and #realestate applications
https://t.co/JZwFxUUqfZ #Geography

[Derek Robinson @derektrobinson]

@UWaterloo colleague recruiting a #PhD #student, w a background in systems / agent-based #modelling, and/or #GIS for a @IDRC_CRDI – @FCDOGovUK socio-metabolic risk analysis project in Asia Pacific Islands, https://t.co/TtbySAuqhC email [email protected]

[Derek Robinson @derektrobinson]

Lots of fun talking about #remotesensing #drones / #UAV with @pix4d @PhoenixLiDAR at the "#mapping the past" workshop hosted by @environofchange @UWaterloo today. Great questions and intersection of #History and #Geography!

[Derek Robinson @derektrobinson]

Another great Annual General Meeting w @environofchange @SSHRC_CRSH project led by Steven Bednarski @StJeromesUni & including many others like @ajtrant @envwaterloo, @WzMacdonald. Inclusion of AR for Gr4 by @aliringbull @wrdsb & Nick Graham @queensu... & some #drone work too!

[Derek Robinson @derektrobinson]

Using #drones / #uav w @GeogWaterloo #MSc #student B. Giura to monitor ephemeral gullies in Southern Ontario w @BiswasSoilLab @PrasadDaggupati @hbvnio @UofG_SES and generously funded by @OMAFRA. Stay tuned for exciting results and drone vs manual measurements!

[Derek Robinson @derektrobinson]

@shewrdsb @wrdsb Thanks @shewrdsb for a fantastic day! Lots of fun talking about #drones, #uav, #Geography and #aviation, #climatechange and so much more! Sheppard Flyers had great questions and were very engaged!

[Sheppard PS @shewrdsb]

We were so lucky to learn about drones and their uses from U of W Prof Derek Robinson (Sheppard Dad) and Masters student Brandon Giura. Thank you Derek and Brandon for giving our Flyers such a cool and amazing presentation! @wrdsb

[Hitesh @hbvnio]

Perfect weather to resume field activities to monitor ephemeral gullies in Southern Ontario @BiswasSoilLab @PrasadDaggupati @derektrobinson Thanks @UofG_SES @OMAFRA @SmartSoils

[Carla Qualtrough @CQualtro]

It’s official - as of today, all Canada Student Loans and Canada Apprentice Loans are permanently interest-free, including ones being repaid right now.

We know the pandemic has been hard on students, and we'll be there for them for as long as it takes.