Dr Stefan Peters

Senior Lecturer UniSA STEM

Mawson Lakes Campus (F2-61)
tel +61 8 830 25245

email Stefan.Peters@unisa.edu.au

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Research Degree Supervisor

About me

Web Cartography
GIS Science
Remote Sensing
Geodata acquisition and analysis
AI for space based fire detection

I am an internationally recognized Geospatial Scientist, interdisciplinary researcher, passionate educator, and dedicated mentor. My expertise lies at the interface of Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Forestry, and Ecology. My academic background spans Geodesy, Remote Sensing, GIS, and Cartography. Before joining the University of South Australia (UniSA) in 2016, I served as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geoinformation at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. I hold a Dipl.-Ing. degree in Geodesy and Geoinformation, as well as a Ph.D. in Cartography, both from the Technical University of Munich, Germany. During my time there, I played a pivotal role in establishing and coordinating the joint international M.Sc.... Read more

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In the media

Date	Title
27/09/2024	AI in the sky: Bushfires could be foiled by new UniSA technology that detects smoke from space. , https://www.unisa.edu.au/research/impact-stories/unisa_ai_detects_bushfires_from_space/
06/09/2024	The "disruption nexus" and the power of a good crisis - AI onboard fire smoke detection from space (from 21:15 min), https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/futuretense/disruption-nexus-roman-krznaric-crisis-bushfires-ai-satellites/104210460
05/06/2024	Fighting fires from space in record time: how AI could prevent a repeat of Australia’s devastating wildfires, https://www.unisa.edu.au/media-centre/Releases/2024/fighting-fires-from-space-in-record-time-how-ai-could-prevent-a-repeat-of-australias-devastating-wildfires/
05/06/2024	9 NEWS - New AI satellite can spot bushfires 500 times faster, https://www.9news.com.au/national/bushfire-ai-detection-new-cube-satellites-could-spot-blazes-in-record-time/e26770c7-93a1-426c-b33f-a24db8a592c6
01/12/2021	Web mapping to develop urban green spaces, https://www.unisa.edu.au/research/sustainable-infrastructure-and-resource-management/our-research/smart-communities/web-mapping-to-develop-urban-green-spaces/?msclkid=8122d67bce7111ec936dca27e2187bf4
04/10/2021	Tree Mapping at Prince Alfred College, https://ktra.net.au/2021/10/04/tree-mapping-at-prince-alfred-college/
19/02/2021	Green Triangle Forest Industries Hub - Water research, https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1740702042801938

Research

Research focus

Geomatic Engineering
Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience
Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
Earth Sciences
Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences

Highlights

Currnt funded research projects:

Peters S, Liu J, Li J, Liu L., O'Hehir J. On-Orbit Smoke Detection. SmartSat-CRC (12/2024-4/2026): $374,388
Peters S, Liu J, Li J, Liu L. AI-Driven Early Fire Detection UsingCubeSats: Enhancing Real-Time Satellite Monitoring forWildfire Prevention. UniSA/William T. Southcott Scholarship (for PhD candidate K. Darnbrook): $112,000
Peters S, O'Hehir J. Satellite-based monitoring of softwood productivity through optimal site-specific silviculture. UniSA/PhD Scholarship (for PhD candidate t.b.a.): $105,600
Finn A, Peters S, O’Hehir J. Geospatial positioning and fusion. FWPA (7/2022-6/2025): $1,309,918
Liu J, Li J, Peters S. Interpretable Machine Learning for the Early... Read more

Research

Projects

Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.

Transforming future softwood productivity through optimal site-specific silviculture - PhD stipend - Thuy Thi Phuong Vu, McGrath Forestry Services Pty Ltd, 05/05/2025 - 05/05/2029
On-orbit evaluation and demonstration of energy-efficient fire smoke detection on the Kanyini and the Phi-Sat-2 CubeSat during 2025 and 2026 fire season using HS2 imagery and onboard AI., SmartSat CRC, 18/12/2024 - 18/04/2026
Ocean beach ecology and threats: a stakeholder perspective, CLLMM: Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Research Centre (Goyder Inst), 31/03/2025 - 31/03/2026
Weed Identification Using Remote Sensing, Forest and Wood Products Australia, 05/06/2023 - 30/09/2025
Plantation water use and environmental asset management in plantation forests, Forest and Wood Products Australia, 05/06/2023 - 21/06/2025
FNSSA Automated call analysis for the bats of Kangaroo Island - Chloe Danis, The Field Naturalist Society of South Australia, 14/03/2024 - 03/03/2025
Operational Transition of PINT Software, Forest and Wood Products Australia, 01/01/2024 - 15/09/2024
SmartSat 3-07s: Satellite image-based smoke detection for bush fire detection - Liang Zhao, SmartSat CRC, 05/10/2020 - 04/04/2024
SmartSat P2-38: Energy-efficient on-board AI for early fire-smoke detection, SmartSat CRC, 01/03/2022 - 30/10/2023
Ind: Optimising the management of plantation, water and environmental assets, OneFortyOne Plantations, 01/03/2019 - 15/12/2022
Cwth: Optimising the management of plantation, water and environmental assets, Forest and Wood Products Australia, 01/03/2019 - 15/12/2022

Other projects

PhD supervision:

...to be announced (UniSA PhD principal supervisor; scheduled completion date: Jun 2028) - Satellite-based assessment of softwood plantation productivity for optimal site-specific silviculture
...to be announced (UniSA PhD principal supervisor; scheduled completion date: Jun 2028) - AI-Driven Early Fire Detection Using CubeSats: Enhancing Real-Time Satellite Monitoring for Wildfire Prevention
...to be announced (UniSA PhD co-supervisor; scheduled completion date: Jun 2028) - Ecosystem Impacts of Tree Dieback
...to be announced (UniSA PhD co-supervisor; scheduled completion date: Jun 2028) - Environmental drivers shaping bat diversity, activity, and predation on agricultural pests
D. Fitzgerald (UniSA PhD co-supervisor; scheduled completion date: Oct 2026): Dieback of Stringybark Forests in the MountLofty Ranges - extent and causes
X. Chen (UniSA PhD co-supervisor; scheduled completion date: Jun 2025): Interpretable Machine Learning for the Early Smoke Wild-fire Detection
M. Otasowie (UniSA PhD co-supervisor; scheduled completion date: Feb 2025): Ecophysiological response of various economic plants in tropical Australia exposed to acidic precipitation.
T. Andualem (UniSA PhD co-supervisor; scheduled completion date: Dec 2024): Modeling catchment-scale sediment transport for sustainable soil and water resources management.
L. Zhao (UniSA PhD co-supervisor; scheduled completion date: Sep 2023): Using Deep Learning for Early Fire Smoke Detection with Multispectral Multi-sensor Satellite Imagery.
A. ElGendawy (Macquarie University, PhD co-supervisor; completed in 2022): Strategic Planning for Urban Heat Island Consideration: towards Liveable and Resilient Cities.

Masters’ thesis supervision:

...to be announced (UniSA Master’s Thesis co-supervisor; 2025/26) Multi-Scale Deep Learning Wildfire Monitoring System with Attention Mechanisms
U. Sarnow (UniSA Master’s Thesis co-supervisor; 2021) Red Stringybark decline in South Australia
A. Murphy (UniSA Master’s Thesis supervisor; 2021) Satellite remote sensing methods to monitor changes in forest cover in South Australia’s pine and blue-gum plantations using GEE.
E. Javidi-Hosseinabad (UniSA Master’s Thesis supervisor; 2020) Spatio-temporal analysis of habitat for endangered bats.
A. Mandhugula (UniSA Master’s Thesis supervisor; 2020): A comparison between BIM/CAD based 3D modelling and Procedural modelling for 3D virtual reconstruction of historical built structures.

Honor's thesis supervision:

L.Pringle (2023): Investigating the potential benefits of transfer learning a CNN smoke detection model from Landsat 8 to Sentinel-2
D. Fitzgerald (2022): Investigating Stringy Bark dieback in SA through Remote Sensing techniques.
J. King (2022): Investigating the impact of fuel load on microclimate in native forest environment.
N. McMahon (2022): Identify and quantify dune vegetation dieback at Thompson Beach, SA.
H. Peng, Z. Rong, Y. Sun, C. Xiao (2022): Cloud-based Sentinel 2 processing to monitor urban growth.
Y. Qiao, X. Tong, Y. Wang, Q. Yang (2021): 3D reconstruction of Adelaide’s architectural heritage.
Y. Chen, J. Wang, B. Wang, J. Yan (2021): Using floorplans to auto-generate 3D building models.
J. Gore (2019): A participatory Web Map App for the Walk the Yorke trail.
D. Neumann, S. Wilcock (2019): Vegetation health monitoring at Murray River using Satellite Imagery.
D. Ginever, J. Fraser (2019) Potential of Historical OSM data to detect urban changes in Adelaide.
J. Clark (2019): Pet cats of Australia: movement and land uses.
C. Taylor (2018): Naturalised population of the spotted-thighed frog in Southern Australia.

Research Assistants / Accosiate / Fellows supervision:

Lachlan Duns (FWPA Geospatial positioning and fusion: 05/2024-06/2024)
Dr. Sha Lu (SmartSat-CRC P2.38: 03/2022-07/2023; SmartSat-CRC P2.61: 05/2024-10/2024)
Dr. Eriita Jones (NIFPI- NS024 since 2019, SmartSat-CRC P2.38, since 03/2022)
Dr. Pankaj Kumar (NIFPI-NS020 2019-2021)
Kale Szajer (GIS-based habitat hotspot modelling, 08/2021-11/2022)

Research volunteer supervision:

James Graziano (Coorong beach vehicle mapping), 12/2024-2/2025
Anthony Randell (PEGS, LiDAR processing)
Kale Szajer (Processing of drone imagery, 2020-2021)
Liene Bruna (LiDAR processing for microclimate study at Eric Bonython Conservation Park, 2020)

Summer vacation research scholar supervision:

Adam Cochrane (GIS-based habitat corridor modelling, 12/2021-2/2022)
Donna Fitzgerald (Identifying Stringy Bark dieback at Spring Gully, 12/2021-2/2022)

My general research interests:

Applied GIS / RemoteSensing (data modelling, analysis and visualization) for environmental problems
GIS-based Habitat modelling
Space-based fire detection and monitoring
Use of airborne LiDAR in forestry applications
Visual analytics of spatio-temporal phenomena
Participatory Web-Mapping
GeoVirtual and Augmented Reality
3D Reconstruction of historical man-made structures

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Highlights

Year	Output
2024	Lu, S, Jones, E, Zhao, L, Sun, Y, Qin, K, Liu, J, Li, J, Abeysekara, P, Mueller, N, Oliver, S, O'Hehir, J & Peters, S 2024, 'Onboard AI for fire smoke detection using hyperspectral imagery: an emulation for the upcoming Kanyini Hyperscout-2 mission', IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, vol. 17, pp. 9629-9640. Open access 6 5 127
2024	Peters, S, Liu, J, Keppel, G, Wendleder, A & Xu, P 2024, 'Detecting coseismic landslides in GEE using machine learning algorithms on combined optical and radar imagery', Remote Sensing, vol. 16, no. 10, article no. 1722, pp. 1-29. Open access 7 6
2023	Peters, S, Lu, S, Jones, E, Liu, J, Li, J, OHehir, J, Qin, K, Sun, Y, Mueller, N & Oliver, S 2023, Energy efficient onboard AI for early fire-smoke detection, SmartSat CRC, Australia. Open access
2022	Gore, J, Peters, S & Weber, D 2022, 'A participatory trail web map based on open source technologies', International Journal of Cartography, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 223-242. Open access 1
2021	Peters, S, Liu, J, Bruce, D, Li, J, Finn, A & O'Hehir, J 2021, 'Research note: cost-efficient estimates of Pinus radiata wood volumes using multitemporal LiDAR data', Australian Forestry, vol. 84, no. 4, pp. 206-214. Open access 4 4 1

Chapters

Year	Output
2022	Nichols, J, Du, JT, Peters, S, Fong, D, Harris-Faull, A, Gu, N, Leditschke, A & Fardous, J 2022, 'Conceptualizing co-mapping knowledges to promote social justice outcomes with Aboriginal communities through design pedagogy', in B Mehdra (ed.), Social Justice Design and Implementation in Library and Information Science, Routledge, US, ch. 9, pp. 1-22. Open access
2017	Peters, S, Jahnke, M, Murphy, CE, Meng, L & Abdul-Rahman, A 2017, 'Cartographic enrichment of 3D city models: state of the art and research perspectives', in A Abdul-Rahman (ed.), Advances in 3D geoinformation, Springer International Publishing AG, United States, ch. 12, pp. 207-230. 8
2014	Peters, S, Betz, H-D & Meng, L 2014, 'Visual analysis of lightning data using space-time-cube', in M Buchroithner N Prechtel D Burghardt (eds), Cartography from pole to pole, Springer, Germany, ch. 12, pp. 165-176.
2013	Rojas, C, Mauricio, V, Sergio, O, Peters, S & Constanza, V 2013, 'Pre and post earthquake land use and land cover identification in Concepción', in JM Krisp et al. (eds), Earth observation of global changes, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg,, Germany, ch. 15, pp. 223-231. 6
2011	Peters, S 2011, 'Interactive scale-dependent multidimensional point data selection using enhanced Polarization Transformation', in A Ruas (eds), Advances in cartography and GIScience, Volume 1;Lecture notes in geoinformation and cartography, Springer, Germany, ch. 22, pp. 387-408.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2024	Andualem, TG, Hewa, GA, Boland, J, Peters, S & Myers, BR 2024, 'Multi-method comparative analysis of hydroclimatic trends and variability in Dry Creek Catchment, South Australia', Earth Systems and Environment, vol. 8, no. 4, 1751-1776. Open access 4 3
2024	Andualem, TG, Hewa, GA, Myers, BR, Boland, J & Peters, S 2024, 'Predicting suspended sediment transport in urbanised streams: a case study of Dry Creek, South Australia', Hydrology, vol. 11, no. 11, article no. 196, pp. 1-16. Open access 1
2024	Andualem, TG, Peters, S, Hewa, GA, Myers, BR, Boland, J & Pezzaniti, D 2024, 'Channel morphological change monitoring using high-resolution LiDAR-derived DEM and multi-temporal imageries', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 921, article no, 171104, pp. 1-15. Open access 11 8
2024	Liu, J, Li, J, Peters, S & Zhao, L 2024, 'Transformer boosted UNet for smoke segmentation in complex backgrounds in multispectral LandSat imagery', Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, vol. 36, article no. 101283, pp. 1-12. 2 1
2024	Lu, S, Jones, E, Zhao, L, Sun, Y, Qin, K, Liu, J, Li, J, Abeysekara, P, Mueller, N, Oliver, S, O'Hehir, J & Peters, S 2024, 'Onboard AI for fire smoke detection using hyperspectral imagery: an emulation for the upcoming Kanyini Hyperscout-2 mission', IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, vol. 17, pp. 9629-9640. Open access 6 5 127
2024	Meng, L, O'Hehir, J, Gao, J, Peters, S & Hay, A 2024, 'A theoretical framework for improved fire suppression by linking management models with smart early fire detection and suppression technologies', Journal of Forestry Research, vol. 35, no. 1, article no. 86, pp. 1-13. Open access 3 1 1
2024	Peters, S, Liu, J, Keppel, G, Wendleder, A & Xu, P 2024, 'Detecting coseismic landslides in GEE using machine learning algorithms on combined optical and radar imagery', Remote Sensing, vol. 16, no. 10, article no. 1722, pp. 1-29. Open access 7 6
2024	Zhao, L, Liu, J, Peters, S, Li, J, Mueller, N & Oliver, S 2024, 'Cross-sensor transfer learning for fire smoke scene detection using variable-bands multi-spectral satellite imagery aided by spectral patterns', International Journal of Remote Sensing, vol. 45, no. 10, pp. 3332-3348. Open access 2
2024	Zhao, L, Liu, J, Peters, S, Li, J, Mueller, N & Oliver, S 2024, 'Learning class-specific spectral patterns to improve deep learning-based scene-level fire smoke detection from multi-spectral satellite imagery', Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, vol. 34, article no. 101152, pp. 1-13. Open access 7 7
2023	Andualem, TG, Hewa, GA, Myers, BR, Peters, S & Boland, J 2023, 'Erosion and sediment transport modeling: a systematic review', Land, vol. 12, no. 7, pp. 1-20. Open access 36 33
2023	Andualem, TG, Peters, S, Hewa, GA, Boland, J & Myers, BR 2023, 'Spatiotemporal trends of urban-induced land use and land cover change and implications on catchment surface imperviousness', Applied Water Science, vol. 13, no. 12, article no. 223, pp. 1-16. Open access 10 8
2023	Finn, A, Peters, S, Kumar, P & O'Hehir, J 2023, 'Automated georectification, mosaicking and 3D point cloud generation using UAV-based hyperspectral imagery observed by line scanner imaging sensors', Remote Sensing, vol. 15, no. 18, pp. 1-23. Open access 5 1
2023	Fitzgerald, DL, Peters, S, Guerin, GR, McGrath, A & Keppel, G 2023, 'Quantifying dieback in a vulnerable population of eucalyptus macrorhyncha using remote sensing', Land, vol. 12, no. 7, pp. 1-19. Open access 3 3 2
2023	Guerin, GR, Keppel, G, Peters, S & Hurren, A 2023, 'Dieback of stringybark eucalypt forests in the Mount Lofty Ranges', Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, vol. 147, no. 1, pp. 17-38. Open access 6 6 2
2023	Keppel, G, Sarnow, U, Biffin, E, Peters, S, Fitzgerald, D, Boutsalis, E, Waycott, M & Guerin, GR 2023, 'Population decline in a Pleistocene refugium: stepwise, drought-related dieback of a South Australian eucalypt', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 876, article no. 162697, pp. 1-13. Open access 8 8 38
2022	Finn, A, Kumar, P, Peters, S & O'Hehir, J 2022, 'Unsupervised spectral-spatial processing of drone imagery for identification of pine seedlings', ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, vol. 183, pp. 363-388. Open access 14 13 1
2022	Gore, J, Peters, S & Weber, D 2022, 'A participatory trail web map based on open source technologies', International Journal of Cartography, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 223-242. Open access 1
2022	Keppel, G, Peters, S, Taoi, J, Raituku, N & Thomas-Moko, N 2022, 'The threat by the invasive African tulip tree, Spathodea campanulata P.Beauv., for the critically endangered Fijian tree, Pterocymbium oceanicum A.C.Sm.; revisiting an assessment based on expert knowledge after extensive field surveys', Pacific Conservation Biology, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 164-173. Open access 8 7 12
2022	Kumar, P, Lewis, P, Cahalane, C & Peters, S 2022, 'Spatially optimised retrieval of 3D point cloud data from a geospatial database for road median extraction', Journal of Spatial Science, vol. 67, no, 1, pp. 3-20. Open access
2022	Lowe, C, Keppel, G, Waqa, K, Peters, S, Fisher, RN, Scanlon, A, Osborne-Naikatini, T & Thomas-Moko, N 2022, 'Fijian sea krait behavior relates to fine-scale environmental heterogeneity in old-growth coastal forest: the importance of integrated land-sea management for protecting amphibious animals', Ecology and Evolution, vol. 12, no. 4, article no. e8817. Open access 1 1 11
2022	Zhao, L, Liu, J, Peters, S, Li, J, Oliver, S & Mueller, N 2022, 'Investigating the impact of using IR bands on early fire smoke detection from Landsat Imagery with a lightweight CNN model', Remote Sensing, vol. 14, no. 13, article no. 3047. Open access 34 26 1
2021	Anisi, R, De Souza, A, Brodie, G, Thaman, R, Peters, S, Jessop, LW & Keppel, G 2021, 'The impact of ebony wood harvesting on Diospyros samoensis (Ebenaceae) on Vangunu Island, Western Solomon Islands', Pacific Conservation Biology, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 177-185. Open access 1 1 12
2021	Dühr, S, Gilbert, H & Peters, S 2021, 'Spatial data requirements for metropolitan spatial planning in South Australia: challenges for evidence-informed policy-making and monitoring', Planning Practice and Research, vol. 36, no. 5, pp. 530-552. 3 3
2021	Peters, S 2021, 'Remote fire detection: satellite-based early fire detection', issue February/March 2021, pp. 32-34.
2021	Peters, S, Liu, J, Bruce, D, Li, J, Finn, A & O'Hehir, J 2021, 'Research note: cost-efficient estimates of Pinus radiata wood volumes using multitemporal LiDAR data', Australian Forestry, vol. 84, no. 4, pp. 206-214. Open access 4 4 1
2021	Sanchez, G, Halpin, J, Gard, M, Hasterok, D, Stal, T, Raimondo, T, Peters, S & Burton-Johnson, A 2021, 'PetroChron Antarctica: a geological database for interdisciplinary use', G3: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems: An Electronic Journal of the Earth Sciences, vol. 22, no.12, article no. e2021GC010154, pp. 1-14. Open access 13 10 20
2020	Pollett, A, Raimondo, T, Hand, M & Peters, S 2020, 'A crustal profile of the heat production of the Harts Range Group, Northern Territory', in (eds), 2nd Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference (AEGC), Taylor & Francis, vol. 2019, no. 1, pp. 1-5. Open access
2020	Ramezani, MR, Bavani, ARM, Jafari, M, Binesh, A & Peters, S 2020, 'Investigating the leaf area index changes in response to climate change (case study: Kasilian catchment, Iran)', SN Applied Sciences, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 1-11. Open access 5 4
2019	Taylor, CM, Keppel, G, O'Sullivan, S, Peters, S, Kerr, GD & Williams, CR 2019, 'Indiscriminate feeding by an alien population of the spotted-thighed frog (Litoria cyclorhyncha) in southern Australia and potential impacts on native biodiversity', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 67, no. 2, pp. 59-72. Open access 1 2 91
2018	Taylor, C, Keppel, G, Peters, S, Hopkins, G & Kerr, G 2018, 'Establishment and potential spread of the introduced spotted-thighed frog, Litoria cyclorhyncha (Ranoidea cyclorhynchus), in South Australia', Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, vol. 142, no.1, pp. 86-101. Open access 4 5 6
2016	Danielová, M, Kumke, H & Peters, S 2016, '3D reconstruction and uncertainty modelling using fuzzy logic of archaeological structures: applied to the temple of Diana in Nemi, Italy', Cartographica, vol. 51, no. 3, pp. 137-146. 11 4
2015	Peters, S & Meng, L 2015, 'Spatio-temporal density mapping for spatially extended dynamic phenomena: a novel approach to incorporate movements in density maps', International Journal on Advances in Intelligent Systems, vol. 8, nos 1&2, pp. 27-39. Open access
2015	Peters, S & Meng, L 2015, 'Visual analytical approaches for lightning clusters as a case of spatially extended dynamic phenomena', Kartographische Nachrichten, vol. 2015, no. 1, pp. 21-28. Open access
2015	Peters, S, Kanniah, K & Rahman, A 2015, 'Geoinformation postgraduate education at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia: towards a centre of high quality postgraduate education and research', International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, vol. XL-2/W4, pp. 67-70. Open access
2015	Siew, C, Peters, S & Rahman, AA 2015, 'Proposal for a web encoding service (WES) for spatial data transaction', International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, vol. II-2/W2, pp. 63-67. Open access
2013	Peters, S & Meng, L 2013, 'Visual analysis for nowcasting of multidimensional lightning data', ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 817-836. Open access 9 6
2013	Peters, S 2013, 'Quadtree- and octree-based approach for point data selection in 2D or 3D', Annals Of GIS, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 37-44. 20
2011	Krisp, JM & Peters, S 2011, 'Directed kernel density estimation (DKDE) for time series visualization', Annals Of GIS, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 155-162. 9
2010	Meng, L, Krisp, J & Peters, S 2010, 'Development of an international master program in cartography', Kartographische Nachrichten, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 200-204. 1
2009	Krisp, JM, Peters, S, Murphy, CE & Fan, H 2009, 'Visual bandwidth selection for kernel density maps', Journal for Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Processing, vol. 2009, no. 5, pp. 445-454. Open access 15 12
2009	Peters, S 2009, 'Comparison of interpolation methods for mapping viticultural variables', GIS.Science, vol. 2009, no. 2, pp. 50-56. Open access

Conferences

Year	Output
2025	Chen, X, Li, J, Liu, J, Liu, L, Peters, S, Le, TD, Gao, W, Du, X & Walsh, A 2025, 'Diffusion models for attribution', in T Walsh J Shah & Z Kolter (eds), 39th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, AAI Press, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 2266-2274. Open access
2023	Chen, X, Li, J, Liu, J, Peters, S, Liu, L, Le, TD & Walsh, A 2023, 'Improve interpretability of information bottlenecks for attribution with layer-wise relevance propagation', in J He et al. (eds), 2023 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (BigData), IEEE, pp. 1064-1069.
2022	Du, JT, Peters, S, Haines, J, Trevorrow, AE, Jia, RM & Ziaian, T 2022, 'A framework for co-designing and developing participatory storymaps with Aboriginal communities', 85th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T 2022), John Wiley and Sons, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 420-425. 5
2019	Finn, A, Brinkworth, R, Griffiths, D & Peters, S 2019, 'Determining morphometric properties of radiata pine using long wave infrared sensing and biologically-inspired vision', 4th ISPRS Geospatial Week 2019, Copernicus GmbH, vol. 42, no. 2/W13, pp. 277-281. Open access 2
2015	Peters, S, Papakosta, P & Diosono, F 2015, 'Retrieving 3D subsurface structures with geoelectric for archaeological decision support in Nemi, Italy', in CR Sluter at el. (eds), The 27th International Cartographic Conference and the 16th General Assembly of ICA, International Cartographic Association, paper no. 240, pp. 1-8. Open access
2014	Peters, S & Meng, L 2014, 'Spatio temporal density mapping of a dynamic phenomenon', in CP Rückemann et al. (eds), GEOProcessing 2014; The Sixth International Conference on Advanced Geographic Information Systems, Applications, and Services, IARIA. Open access
2013	Krisp, JM, Peters, S & Burkert, F 2013, 'Visualizing crowd movement patterns using a directed kernel density estimation', in JM Krisp et al. (eds), 3rd Earth Observation and Global Changes Conference; EOGC 2011, Springer, ch.17, pp. 255-268. 6
2013	Peters, S, Meng, L, Krisp, JM, Gartner, G, Ortag, F, Buchroithner, M, Burghardt, D & Prechtel, N 2013, 'First resume of the new international Master of Science in Cartography', in MF Buchroithner et al. (eds), 26th International Cartographic Conference; ICC 2013, International Cartographic Association, paper no. 553, pp. 1-12. Open access
2011	Krisp, J, Peters, S & Meng, L 2011, 'About the international master's program in cartography', in Y Asami (ed.), International Conference: Spatial Thinking and Geographic Information Sciences 2011, Elsevier, vol. 21, pp. 29-32. Open access
2011	Peters, S 2011, 'A new International master program in cartography', in A Ruas (ed.), 25th International Cartographic Conference; ICC 2011, International Cartographic Association, paper no. CO-115, pp. 1-4. Open access
2010	Peters, S & Krisp, JM 2010, 'Density calculation for moving points', in M Painho et al. (eds), 13th AGILE International Conference on Geographic Information Science 2010, Association of Geographic Information Laboratories in Europe (AGILE), paper no. 135, pp. 1-11. Open access

Reports

Year	Output
2024	Finn, A, Younger, J, Peters, S, OHehir, J, Lucieer, A & Turner, D 2024, 3D Point Cloud Fusion Using Aerial and Terrestrial Laser Scanning, FWPA, Australia.
2024	Younger, J, Turner , D, Lucieer, A, Finn, A, Andriolo, S, Peters, S & OHehir, J 2024, Geospatial Positioning and Fusion: is real-time sub-metre, accuracy operationally feasible in forestry environments?, FWPA, Australia.
2023	Finn, A, Peters, S, OHehir, J, Lucieer , A & Turner, D 2023, Design of Canopy Scenarios and Identification of Trial Sites and Procedures, NIFPI, Australia. Open access
2023	Finn, A, Peters, S, OHehir, J, Lucieer, A & Turner, D 2023, Geospatial positioning and fusion: is real-time sub-metre, accuracy operationally feasible in forestry environments? Systems analysis and benchmarking of grower needs, FWPA, Australia.
2023	Peters, S, Lu, S, Jones, E, Liu, J, Li, J, OHehir, J, Qin, K, Sun, Y, Mueller, N & Oliver, S 2023, Energy efficient onboard AI for early fire-smoke detection, SmartSat CRC, Australia. Open access
2022	Guerin, G, Keppel, G, Peters, S, Nolan, R, Sarnow, U, Bradshaw, H, Morgan, R, Fitzgerald, D, Boland, J & Boutsalis, E 2022, Dieback of Stringybark Forests in The Mount Lofty Ranges - phase 1, University of South Australia & University of Adelaide, Australia.
2022	Roetman, P, Peters, S, Szajer, K & Cochrane, A 2022, Habitat corridors in Burnside - Biodiversity Sensitive Urban Design planning in the City of Burnside, University of South Australia, Australia.
2021	Davis, A, Madigan, D, Dühr, S, Kroll, D, Afrooz, AE, Peters, S & Vij, A 2021, Downsizing to the City: project report, University of South Australia, Australia. Open access
2020	Dühr, S, Gilbert, H & Peters, S 2020, 'Evidence-informed' metropolitan planning in Australia? Investigating spatial data availability, integration and governance, University of South Australia, Australia. Open access
2018	Peters, S, Bruce, D & Jixue, L 2018, Forest yield predictions from multi-temporal LiDAR, University of South Australia, Australia. Open access

Other outputs

Peer reviewed papers in conference proceedings

Peters S, Koshelham K (2018), Preface Research@Locate 2018, in CEUR Workshop Proceedings. (link)
Peters S, Meng L, Betz HD (2013), Visual Analytics approach for Lightning data analysis and cell nowcasting, 11th EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria. (link)
Peters S, Papakosta P, Donaubauer A, Filser A (2013), Building up an Archeological GIS based on the excavation of the Diana sanctuary in Nemi, Italy , ICC – 26th International Cartographic Conference, 25. – 30. August 2013, Dresden, Germany. (link)
Krisp JM, Peters S, Polous K, Fan H, Meng L (2012), Getting in and out of a taxi: spatio-temporal hotspot analysis for floating taxi data in Shanghai. In: Networks for Mobility 2012. Stuttgart. (link)
Papakosta P, Klein F, König S, Peters S, Straub, D (2012), Linking spatio-temporal data to the Fire Weather Index to estimate the probability of wildfire in the Mediterranean, 10th EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria. (link)
Krisp JM, Peters S, Mustafa M (2011), Application of an Adaptive and Directed Kernel Density Estimation (AD-KDE) for the Visual Analysis of Traffic Data. In: GeoViz2011. Hamburg, Germany. (link)
Peters S, Krisp JM (2010), Density calculation for moving points. In: 13th AGILE International Conference on Geographic Information Science. (link)
Krisp JM, Peters S (2010), Visualizing Dynamic 3D Densities: A Lava-lamp approach. In: 13th AGILE International Conference on Geographic Information Science. (link)

Scientific (Industry) Reports

Guerin G, Keppel G, Peters S, Nolan R, Bradshaw H, Morgan R, Fitzgerald D, Boland J, Boutsalis E (2022) Dieback of Stringybark forests in the Mount Lofty Ranges (Phase 1), research report for Trees for Life.
Kumar P, Peters S, Myers B, Finn A, O'Hehir J (2021) Examining the Direct Impact of Plantation Forests on Wetlands using Plantation Growth as an Indicator, GTFIH
Kumar P, Peters S, Finn A, O‘Hehir J (2021) NIFPI-NS020 - Imputation Modelling for Growth and Yield Prediction of Trees at Plot and Individual Tree Level.
Jenkin B, Peters S, O’Hehir J, Chow C (2020) Research, development and extension priorities to achieve value gains through forest resource modelling and remote sensing - Adapted from FWPA Resource Modelling and Remote Sensing Investment Plan: Research needs assessment, FWPA (link)

Magazines / online articles

The Forester (IFA), Satellite-based early fire detection, Feb/March 2021 (link)

Conference presentations / Invited talks

Invited keynote speech: Current challenges in Geospatial Education and possible strategies to counteract. 18th International Conference on Geoinformation and Cartography, Zagreb 15/09/2022 (link)
Satellite-based early fire detection. IFA/AFG Virtual Fire Forum 11/06/2020, invited talk – webinar (link, minute 1:06 - 1:23)
State-of-the-art of satellite-based fire detection and monitoring, Invited talk, NIFPI mini seminar, 28/05/2020 (link)
Remote sensing and bushfires, invited talk, CFA – DELWP Seminar, 23 April 2020 (Bruce D, Peters S)
Multi-temporal LIDAR data for forestry –an approach to investigate timber yield changes, Geosmart Asia 2018, 11 April 2018 (link)
Cost efficient estimates of (radiata pine) woodvolumes using multi-temporal LiDAR data - an approach for operational forestry. GI_Forum 2018, Salzburg, Austria (link)

Research

Current research & highlights

Currnt funded research projects:

Peters S, Liu J, Li J, Liu L., O'Hehir J. On-Orbit Smoke Detection. SmartSat-CRC (12/2024-4/2026): $374,388
Peters S, Liu J, Li J, Liu L. AI-Driven Early Fire Detection UsingCubeSats: Enhancing Real-Time Satellite Monitoring forWildfire Prevention. UniSA/William T. Southcott Scholarship (for PhD candidate K. Darnbrook): $112,000
Peters S, O'Hehir J. Satellite-based monitoring of softwood productivity through optimal site-specific silviculture. UniSA/PhD Scholarship (for PhD candidate t.b.a.): $105,600
Finn A, Peters S, O’Hehir J. Geospatial positioning and fusion. FWPA (7/2022-6/2025): $1,309,918
Liu J, Li J, Peters S. Interpretable Machine Learning for the Early Smoke Wild-fire Detection. SmartSat-CRC (2022-2025): $45,000

Completed funded research projects

Peters S. Energy-efficient on-board AI for early fire smoke detection. SmartSat-CRC (3/2022-3/2023): $146,727
Peters S. Burnside habitat hotspot and habitat corridor moddeling 2.0. City of Burnside (1/2023-12/2023): $10,000
Peters S. Burnside habitat hotspots: GIS analysis for strategic planning. City of Burnside (9/2021-2/2022): $8,970
Liu J, Li J, Peters S. Satellite image-based smoke detection. SmartSat-CRC (2020-2023): $45,000
Finn A, O’Hehir J, Peters S, Liu J, Li J. Solutions for the optimal use of remotely acquired, high resolution data by the forestry sector. FWPA, FC NSW, Scion (2019-2021): $750,000
Weber D, Finn A, Brinkworth R, Peters S, Schebella M. Future Proofing SA Blue Gum Plantations through improved detection of koalas in early planning & forestry operations. FWPA, ABP (2019-2021): $515,000
Myers B, Peters S, Hewa G, O'Hehir J, Teasdale P, Chow C, Rahman M, Optimising the management of plantation, water and environmental assets. FWPA, OFO (2019-2021): $1,197,179
Du J, Peters S. Promoting Aboriginal Cultural Storytelling using Web GIS-based Participatory Map Applications and Interactive Story Maps. RTIS (2020-2021): $40,000
Damian M, Peters S, Davis A, Dühr S, Akshay V, Kroll D. Downsizing to the city. RTIS (2020-2021): $39,906
Dühr S, Peters S: 'Evidence-informed' metropolitan planning in Australia. AHURI (2020-2021): $10,000
Meng L, O’Hehir J, Peters S, Gao J. Scoping an Automated Forest Fire Detection and Suppression Framework for the Green Triangle, FWPA, OFO (2019-2021): $150,539
Peters S, Keppel G, Boland J. Quantifying climate moderation by vegetation. PEGS (2018): $39,840
Peters S, Bruce D. Forest Yield Predictions from Multi-Temporal LiDAR, Forestry SA (2017): $28,994

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Highlights

Organizer of Pre-ICC2021 CET online worksho on “Challenges and Opportunities of Cartography and GIS Education: in the Classroom and in the Cloud”, 28 Oct 2021
Vice-chair of the ICA Commission on Education and Training (ICA-CET) since 2016 (ongoing)
Chair Research@Locate'18 conference (Adelaide 9-11 Apr 2018)
UniSA Representation on the Government Spatial Imagery Committee
SSSI membership

Journal Reviewer for:

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
ISPRS-IJGI International Journal of Geo-Information
JGSA - Journal of Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis
International Journal of Cartography

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Abaca Village	FIJI
Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO)	IRAN
Airborne Research Australia	AUSTRALIA
British Antarctic Survey	UNITED KINGDOM
City of Salisbury	AUSTRALIA
Curtin University	AUSTRALIA
Department for Environment and Water (SA)	AUSTRALIA
Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources	AUSTRALIA
Esk Spatial	AUSTRALIA
Geoscience Australia	AUSTRALIA
German Aerospace Center	GERMANY
Green Triangle Forest Industries Hub	AUSTRALIA
Griffith University	AUSTRALIA
Kyoto University	JAPAN
Maynooth University	IRELAND
Nature Glenelg Trust	AUSTRALIA
NatureFiji-MareqetiViti	FIJI
Ngarrindjeri Land & Progress Associations	AUSTRALIA
nowcast GmbH	GERMANY
Private Individual	UNITED KINGDOM
Queensland Herbarium	AUSTRALIA
Swinburne University of Technology	AUSTRALIA
Technical University of Munich	GERMANY
Trees For Life Inc	AUSTRALIA
TU Dresden	GERMANY
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Concepción	CHILE
University of Magallanes	CHILE
University of Melbourne	AUSTRALIA
University of Newcastle	AUSTRALIA
University of Perugia	ITALY
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Tasmania	AUSTRALIA
University of Technology Malaysia	MALAYSIA
University of Tehran	IRAN
University of the South Pacific	FIJI
Vienna University of Technology	AUSTRIA
Western Sydney University	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Chair Research@Locate conference	2018
Member Australia Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI)	2018
Member European Geosciences Union	2018
Member Australasian Spatial Information Education and Research Association (ASIERA)	2018
Member Commission on Geovisualization of the International Cartographic Association	2018
Reviewer Journal of Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis	2018
Reviewer International Journal of Geo-Information	2018
Vice-chair ICA Commission on Education and Training (CET)	2018
Vice-chair ICA Commission on Education and Training (CET)	2017
Vice-chair ICA Commission on Education and Training (CET)	2016
Best paper award Spatio Temporal Density Mapping of a Dynamic Phenomenon International Academy, Research and Industry Association (IARIA) - GEOprocessing	2014
Best paper award Directed kernel density estimation (DKDE) for time series visualization Taylor and Francis - Annals of GIS	2012

Other

Awards

IARIA - GEOprocessing 2014 - best paper award, title: “Spatio Temporal Density Mapping of a Dynamic Phenomenon”
Taylor & Francis - Annals of GIS, 2012 best paper award (2nd author) title: “Directed kernel density estimation (DKDE) for time series visualization”
Geoinformatics conference 2011, Student Paper Competition - 2nd best paper, title: “Quadtree Based Point Selection of Lightning Data”
Runder Tisch GIS e.V. Advancement - award 2009 for outstanding Diploma thesis in Geoinformatics, title: Comparison of interpolation methods for viticulture parameters.

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Teaching & student supervision

Highlights

Over the last 15 years I have been teaching a wide range of Geospatial theory and practice, including:

Environmental Remote Sensing
Introduction to Geospatial Science
Fundamentals in GIS
Cartographic Foundations
Open-source GIS using Quantum-GIS
Geodata processing and management
Spatial data analysis
Web mapping
Topographic Cartography
Thematic Cartography
Geostatistics and Geomarketing
Generalisation of Geodata
Introduction to Remote Sensing
Geospatial Field Project
Geodetic Science

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
383- Enhancing Hydrological Accuracy through Advanced Rating Curves and Gauged Flow Modelling in SA Catchments	Current
386-Comprehensive Analysis of Hydrological Losses in SA: Integrating Parametric and Non-parametric Approaches	Current
A Remote Sensing and Cloud Computing Approach to Mitigate Abiotic or Biotic Stress Impact on Forest Plantations	Current
AI-Driven Early Fire Detection Using CubeSats: Enhancing Real-Time Satellite Monitoring for Wildfire Prevention	Current
Develop causal outcome prediction models for trustworthy interpretation	Current
Multi-Scale Deep Learning Wildfire Monitoring System with Attention Mechanisms	Current
Quantifying dieback of Eucalypt forests using remote sensing	Current
The impact of tropical cyclones on rainforest structure and functioning in the Australian wet tropics	Current
Hydrological and geomorphological responses to urbanisation and climate variability: a case study of Dry Creek, South Australia	Completed
Innovative approaches to smoke detection in satellite imagery	Completed

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