Overview
Background
Dr Jim Watson is Principal Scientist (Remote Sensing) at the New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment, and a member of the Joint Remote Sensing Research Program (https://www.jrsrp.org.au/).
He designs and leads research projects for monitoring native vegetation, with a focus on algorithms for extracting information from satellite datasets and aerial photography.
Jim received a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Queensland. He has previously worked on the statistical inference of network interactions at the School of Computing (University of Leeds, United Kingdom), crop-climate modelling at the Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science (University of Leeds), and agricultural proximal sensing at the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (University of Queensland).
He is a contributing author of the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (AR5), has developed a number of novel feature detection algorithms, and is experienced in high performance computing.
Availability
- Dr Jim Watson is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Remote Sensing
I am currently investigating methods for analysing land use history from Landsat and Sentinel satellite data.
Works
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2018
Conference Publication
An integrated sensing approach to map the genetic loci associated with canopy radiation use efficiency in sorghum
George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Watson, James and Potgieter, Andries (2018). An integrated sensing approach to map the genetic loci associated with canopy radiation use efficiency in sorghum. 5th International Plant Phenotyping Symposium, Adelaide, Australia, 2-5 October 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Field phenotyping of sorghum breeding trials through proximal sensing technologies
Potgieter, Andries, Watson, James, Eldridge, Mark, Laws, Kenneth, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Hunt, Colleen, Chapman, Scott, Jordan, David and Hammer, Graeme (2018). Field phenotyping of sorghum breeding trials through proximal sensing technologies. Sorghum in the 21st Century, Cape Town, South Africa, 9-12 April 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Determining crop growth dynamics in sorghum breeding trials through remote and proximal sensing technologies
Potgieter, Andries B., Watson, James, Eldridge, Mark, Laws, Kenneth, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Hunt, Colleen, Borrell, Andrew, Mace, Emma, Chapman, Scott C., Jordan, David R. and Hammer, Graeme L. (2018). Determining crop growth dynamics in sorghum breeding trials through remote and proximal sensing technologies. 38th IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Valencia, Spain, Jul 22-27, 2018. NEW YORK: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2018.8519296
2018
Conference Publication
Trial results - Tactical agronomy for sorghum and maize and agronomy for high yielding sorghum and wheat in the northern region
George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Potgieter, Andries, James, Watson, Chapman, Scott, Zheng, Bangyou, Eldridge, Mark, Laws, Kenneth, Mace, Emma, Hunt, Colleen, Hathorn, Adrian, Borrell, Andrew, Hammer, Graeme and Jordan, David (2018). Trial results - Tactical agronomy for sorghum and maize and agronomy for high yielding sorghum and wheat in the northern region. 2nd Asia-Pacific Plant Phenotyping Conference, Nanjing, China, 23- 25 March 2018.
2017
Journal Article
Projected impact of future climate on water-stress patterns across the Australian wheatbelt
Watson, James, Zheng, Bangyou, Chapman, Scott and Chenu, Karine (2017). Projected impact of future climate on water-stress patterns across the Australian wheatbelt. Journal of Experimental Botany, 68 (21-22), 5907-5921. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erx368
2017
Journal Article
Multi-spectral imaging from an unmanned aerial vehicle enables the assessment of seasonal leaf area dynamics of sorghum breeding lines
Potgieter, Andries B., George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Chapman, Scott C., Laws, Kenneth, Cadavid, Luz A. Suarez, Wixted, Jemima, Watson, James, Eldridge, Mark, Jordan, David R. and Hammer, Graeme L. (2017). Multi-spectral imaging from an unmanned aerial vehicle enables the assessment of seasonal leaf area dynamics of sorghum breeding lines. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8 1532. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01532
2017
Conference Publication
Taking cover: an assessment of the performance of sensor hardware and algorithms for estimating sorghum cover
Watson, James , Potgieter, Andries , George-Jaeggli, Barbara , Laws, Kenneth , Eldridge, Mark , Hammer, Graeme and Jordan, David (2017). Taking cover: an assessment of the performance of sensor hardware and algorithms for estimating sorghum cover. TropAG 2017, Brisbane, Australia, 20-22 November 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
High-throughput phenotyping and genotyping of variation in photosynthesis traits for increased crop yields
George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Potgieter, Andries, Chapman, Scott, Laws, Kenneth, Watson, James, Eldridge, Mark, van Oosterom, Erik, Geetika, Geetika, Mace, Emma, Hathorn, Adrian, Hunt, Collen, Borrell, Andrew, von Caemmerer, Susanne, Hammer, Graeme and Jordan, David (2017). High-throughput phenotyping and genotyping of variation in photosynthesis traits for increased crop yields. Chloroplast Metabolism and Photosynthesis Symposium, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 26-28 July 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Field phenotyping for photosynthetic traits in sorghum.Taking cover: an assessment of the performance of narrowband and wideband spectral sensors for estimating sorghum cover
Watson, James, Potgieter, Andrew, Laws, Ken, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Eldridge, Mark, Hammer, Graeme and Jordan, David (2017). Field phenotyping for photosynthetic traits in sorghum.Taking cover: an assessment of the performance of narrowband and wideband spectral sensors for estimating sorghum cover. TropAg2017, Brisbane, Australia, 20-22 November 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Field phenotyping for photosynthetic traits in sorghum
George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Potgieter, Andries, Chapman, Scott, Watson, James, Eldridge, Mark, Laws, Ken, George, Peter, Borrell, Andrew, Hammer, Graeme and Jordan, David (2017). Field phenotyping for photosynthetic traits in sorghum. TropAg2017, Convention and exhibition centre, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 20-22 November 2017.
2016
Journal Article
Potential negative consequences of geoengineering on crop production: a study of Indian groundnut
Yang, Huiyi, Dobbie, Steven, Ramirez-Villegas, Julian, Feng, Kuishuang, Challinor, Andrew J., Chen, Bing, Gao, Yao, Lee, Lindsay, Yin, Yan, Sun, Laixiang, Watson, James, Koehler, Ann-Kristin, Fan, Tingting and Ghosh, Sat (2016). Potential negative consequences of geoengineering on crop production: a study of Indian groundnut. Geophysical Research Letters, 43 (22), 11786-11795. doi: 10.1002/2016GL071209
2016
Conference Publication
The design and implementation of a high-throughput data pipeline for an agricultural proximal sensing platform
Watson, James, Potgieter, Andries, Holland, Edward, Jordan, David and Hammer, Graeme (2016). The design and implementation of a high-throughput data pipeline for an agricultural proximal sensing platform. eResearch 2016, Melbourne, 10-14 October, 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
Field phenotyping of sorghum breeding plots through proximal sensing
Potgieter, Andries, Watson, James, Jordan, David, Hammer, Graeme, Chapman, Scott, Laws, Kenneth, McLean, Greg, Barbara George-Jaeggli, Holland, Edward and Eldridge, Mark (2016). Field phenotyping of sorghum breeding plots through proximal sensing. 5th International Controlled Environment Conference (AusPheno 2016), ANU, 18-23 September, 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
Heat, frost and drought – what are the trends?
Chenu, K., Zheng, B., Watson, J., Lobell, D. and Chapman, S. (2016). Heat, frost and drought – what are the trends?. International Crop Modelling Symposium, Berlin, Germany, 15-17 March 2016.
2015
Journal Article
Identifying traits for genotypic adaptation using crop models
Ramirez-Villegas, Julian, Watson, James and Challinor, Andrew J. (2015). Identifying traits for genotypic adaptation using crop models. Journal of Experimental Botany, 66 (12), 3451-3462. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erv014
2015
Conference Publication
Projected impact of future climate on drought patterns in complex rainfed environments
Watson, James, Zheng, Bangyou, Chapman, Scott C. and Chenu, Karine (2015). Projected impact of future climate on drought patterns in complex rainfed environments. Agriculture and Climate Change: Adapting Crops to Increased Uncertainty, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 15-17 February 2015.
2015
Conference Publication
Projected impact of future climate on drought patterns in complex rainfed environments
Watson, James, Zheng, Bangyou, Chapman, Scott C. and Chenu, Karine (2015). Projected impact of future climate on drought patterns in complex rainfed environments. Agriculture and Climate Change - Adapting Crops to Increased Uncertainty (AGRI 2015), Amsterdam, Netherlands, 15-17 February 2015. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.proenv.2015.07.255
2015
Conference Publication
Impact of projected climates on drought occurrence in the Australian wheatbelt
Watson, James, Zheng, Bangyou, Chapman, Scott C. and Chenu, Karine (2015). Impact of projected climates on drought occurrence in the Australian wheatbelt. 17th Australian Agronomy Conference, Hobart, Australia, 20-24 September 2015. Warragul, VIC Australia: Australian Society of Agronomy.
2014
Journal Article
Equipped to deal with uncertainty in climate and impacts predictions: lessons from internal peer review
Wesselink, Anna, Challinor, Andrew Juan, Watson, James, Bevan, Keith, Allen, Icarus, Hanlon, Helen, Lopez, Ana, Otto, Friederike, Morse, Andy, Rye, Cameron, Saux-Picard, Stephane, Stainforth, David and Suckling, Emma (2014). Equipped to deal with uncertainty in climate and impacts predictions: lessons from internal peer review. Climatic Change, 132 (1), 1-14. doi: 10.1007/s10584-014-1213-1
2014
Conference Publication
How have uncertainties in projected yields changed between AR4 and AR5?
Challinor, Andy, Watson, James, Lobell, David, Howden, Mark and Vermeulen, Sonja (2014). How have uncertainties in projected yields changed between AR4 and AR5?. CropM International Symposium and Workshop, Oslo, Norway, 10-12 February 2014. Oslo, Norway: FACCE MACSUR.
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