Spatial Points

A collection of notes on remote sensing, spatial science, and solutions to problems encountered

Category: Our Research

The Naming of Cats is a Difficult Matter…

Feral cats can have a range of devastating impacts on natural ecosystems. But what exactly constitutes as a feral cat and why should it matter?

Brooke Deak’s work on feral cats identifies some interesting questions, explained in her review in Animals, “The Significance of Social Perceptions in Implementing Successful Feral Cat Management Strategies: A Global Review.

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Hannah’s Hot Tips for future PhD Students

Some things I’ve learned in my first 12 months.

If you’re considering whether or not to apply for a PhD, you should think carefully about a few things. I recommend reading this article and this article (and simply googling or consulting academics and PhD students on “why you should or shouldn’t study a PhD”) before you make a decision to apply.

If, however, you have just accepted your offer for admission (congratulations!), I refer you to some hot tips. They are compiled from general advice I have received from post-docs, academics, second and third year PhDs as well as things I have learned myself as I have bobbed turbulently along my first year of candidature.

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Structuring your thesis – Where to start and how to do it?

Taking time to think about the structure of your thesis or mapping its outline can be a daunting task but it doesn’t have to be! This post is based on a workshop given by Margaret Cargill who guides students through this process of thesis design to writing and gets you thinking about how to achieve this final PhD goal.

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Managing your time when writing your thesis

Managing your time for thesis writing can be stressful so the most important thing is to find a method that works for you to make sure that you are really making progress and limit your stress levels.

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Objective regolith-landform mapping

New research demonstrates the success of digital spatial data to create a regolith-landform map with a relationship to traditional mapping.  Using data products derived by Geoscience Australia and a Geographic Information System (GIS), we created a map that had a meaningful relationship to a traditionally derived map.

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