Dr David Pullar
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David Pullar

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Background

Dr David Pullar's research interests are in: Geographical Information Science (Spatial analysis, Spatial modelling languages and frameworks, 3D visualisation, Environmental database applications) and Landscape Modelling (Catchment hydrology, Landuse change, Landscape dynamics).

David Pullar received his PhD from the University of Maine in 1994. His current research projects are in the fields of:

Incorporating Level Set Methods in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for Land-Surface Process ModellingUsing Spatial Simulation to Create a Process Classification of Provincial BioregionsEnvironmental Database Management and IntegrationHis collaborators include:Coastal CRCIntelligent Real-time Imaging and Sensing (IRIS)The Ecology CentreHigh Performance Computing, VisAC Lab

Availability

Dr David Pullar is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Earth Sciences Environmental Sciences Information and Computing Sciences

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Applied Science, Queensland University of Technology
  • Masters (Coursework) of Science, Institution to be confirmed
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Institution to be confirmed

Research interests

  • Incorporating Level Set Methods in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for Land-Surface Process Modelling

    The research uses a GIS as a generic modelling framework, and extends its analysis capability with an innovative technique to model complex systems. The modelling approach will be tested in two application areas: i) a watershed hydrology model for rainfall runoff and nutrient/sediment transport, and ii) ecological growth model to simulate the spread of infectious weeds.

  • Using Spatial Simulation to Create a Process Classification of Provincial Bioregions

    To develop a rigorous transparent and scientific methodology for defining biogeographical regions as a complex interaction of climate, landforms and biotic processes. A novel approach using simulation modelling is used to define high level spatial views of landscapes and ecosystem structures. The immediate project outcome is the classification and mapping of provincial bioregions for southeast Queensland distributed as a digital product. Other goals include: i) new methods and tools for landscape modelling, ii) improving Australia�s capacity to undertake biogeographical research, and iii) better environmental decision-making for nature conservation planning, land management, environmental policy formulation, and natural resource allocation.

  • Environmental Database Management and Integration

    As part of a CRC, we are developing online database for the storage, query, and interpretation of scientific data. The goal is to make environmental scientific data accessible and useful for decision makers.

Search Professor David Pullar’s works on UQ eSpace

105 works between 1997 and 2022
All (105) Journal Article (50) Book Chapter (10) Conference Publication (41) Book (1) Other Outputs (3)

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2012

Journal Article

An evaluation of the use of points versus polygons in Public Participation Geographic Information Systems (PPGIS) using quasi-experimental design and Monte Carlo simulation

Brown, Greg G. and Pullar, David V. (2012). An evaluation of the use of points versus polygons in Public Participation Geographic Information Systems (PPGIS) using quasi-experimental design and Monte Carlo simulation. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 26 (2), 231-246. doi: 10.1080/13658816.2011.585139

An evaluation of the use of points versus polygons in Public Participation Geographic Information Systems (PPGIS) using quasi-experimental design and Monte Carlo simulation

2012

Book Chapter

A tool for comparing alternative forest landscape restoration scenarios

Pullar, David and Lamb, David (2012). A tool for comparing alternative forest landscape restoration scenarios. A goal-oriented approach to forest landscape restoration. (pp. 3-20) edited by John Stanturf, Palle Madsen and David Lamb. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-5338-9_1

A tool for comparing alternative forest landscape restoration scenarios

2011

Journal Article

Oil vulnerability: The effect of non-metropolitan areas and master planned estates in South East Queensland 2001-2006

Runting, Rebecca, Corcoran, Jonathan, Leung, Abraham and Pullar, David (2011). Oil vulnerability: The effect of non-metropolitan areas and master planned estates in South East Queensland 2001-2006. Australian Planner, 48 (3), 117-130. doi: 10.1080/07293682.2011.592501

Oil vulnerability: The effect of non-metropolitan areas and master planned estates in South East Queensland 2001-2006

2011

Conference Publication

From blurred to sharp: Setting the standards for more pragmatic land use planning at the local level in Lao PDR

Bourgoin, J. and Pullar, D. (2011). From blurred to sharp: Setting the standards for more pragmatic land use planning at the local level in Lao PDR. 19th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation - Sustaining Our Future: Understanding and Living with Uncertainty, MODSIM2011, Perth, WA Australia, 12 - 16 December 2011. Canberra, ACT Australia: The Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc..

From blurred to sharp: Setting the standards for more pragmatic land use planning at the local level in Lao PDR

2011

Book Chapter

Building web services for public sector information and the geospatial web

Pullar, David V., Torpie, David and Barker, Tim (2011). Building web services for public sector information and the geospatial web. Advances in Web-based GIS, Mapping Services and Applications. (pp. 109-118) edited by Songnian Li, Suzana Dragicevic and Bert Veenendaal. London, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis Group.

Building web services for public sector information and the geospatial web

2011

Book Chapter

Improving surveillance for invasive plants: A GIS toolbox for surveillance decision support

Fox, Julian C. and Pullar, David V. (2011). Improving surveillance for invasive plants: A GIS toolbox for surveillance decision support. GIS Applications in Agriculture: Invasive Species. (pp. 255-276) edited by Sharon Clay. Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.A.: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/b10597-13

Improving surveillance for invasive plants: A GIS toolbox for surveillance decision support

2010

Journal Article

Improving the assessment of species compositional dissimilarity in a priori ecological classifications: evaluating map scale, sampling intensity and improvement in a hierarchical classification

Lawson, BE, Wardell-Johnson, G, Beeton, RJS and Pullar, DV (2010). Improving the assessment of species compositional dissimilarity in a priori ecological classifications: evaluating map scale, sampling intensity and improvement in a hierarchical classification. Applied Vegetation Science, 13 (4), 473-484. doi: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2010.01085.x

Improving the assessment of species compositional dissimilarity in a priori ecological classifications: evaluating map scale, sampling intensity and improvement in a hierarchical classification

2010

Conference Publication

Historic shoreline changes: an indicator of coastal vulnerability for human landuse and development in Kien Giang, Vietnam

Nguyen, H. H., Pullar, D., Duke, N., McAlpine, C., Nguyen, H. T. and Johansen, K. (2010). Historic shoreline changes: an indicator of coastal vulnerability for human landuse and development in Kien Giang, Vietnam. ACRS 2010: 31st Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, Hanoi, Vietnam, 1-5 November, 2010. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE.

Historic shoreline changes: an indicator of coastal vulnerability for human landuse and development in Kien Giang, Vietnam

2009

Journal Article

Continuum or discrete patch landscape models for savanna birds? Towards a pluralistic approach

Price, Bronwyn, McAlpine, Clive A., Kutt, Alex S., Phinn, Stuart R., Pullar, David V. and Ludwig, John A. (2009). Continuum or discrete patch landscape models for savanna birds? Towards a pluralistic approach. Ecography, 32 (5), 745-756. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2009.05670.x

Continuum or discrete patch landscape models for savanna birds? Towards a pluralistic approach

2009

Journal Article

A geographically weighted regression method to spatially disaggregate regional employment forecasts for South East Queensland

Li, Tiebei, Corcoran, Jonathan, Pullar, David, Robson, Alistair and Stimson, Robert J. (2009). A geographically weighted regression method to spatially disaggregate regional employment forecasts for South East Queensland. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 2 (2), 147-175. doi: 10.1007/s12061-008-9015-3

A geographically weighted regression method to spatially disaggregate regional employment forecasts for South East Queensland

2009

Journal Article

Mapping forest patches and scattered trees from SPOT images and testing their ecological importance for woodland birds in a fragmented agricultural landscape

Levin, N., McAlpine, C., Phinn, S., Price, B., Pullar, D., Kavanagh, R. P. and Law, B. S. (2009). Mapping forest patches and scattered trees from SPOT images and testing their ecological importance for woodland birds in a fragmented agricultural landscape. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 30 (12), 3147-3169. doi: 10.1080/01431160802558782

Mapping forest patches and scattered trees from SPOT images and testing their ecological importance for woodland birds in a fragmented agricultural landscape

2009

Journal Article

An online course introducing GIS to urban and regional planners

Pullar, David and Pettit, Christopher J. (2009). An online course introducing GIS to urban and regional planners. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 2 (1), 1-21. doi: 10.1007/s12061-008-9014-4

An online course introducing GIS to urban and regional planners

2009

Journal Article

Surveillance protocols for management of invasive plants: modelling Chilean needle grass (Nassella neesiana) in Australia

Fox, J. C., Buckley, Y. M., Panetta, F. D., Bourgoin, J. and Pullar, David V. (2009). Surveillance protocols for management of invasive plants: modelling Chilean needle grass (Nassella neesiana) in Australia. Diversity and Distributions, 15 (4), 577-589. doi: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2009.00562.x

Surveillance protocols for management of invasive plants: modelling Chilean needle grass (Nassella neesiana) in Australia

2009

Conference Publication

Time matters: The importance of temporal and spatial resource variability for savanna birds

Price, Bronwyn, McAlpine, Clive, Ward, Doug, Kutt, Alex, Phinn, Stuart and Pullar, David (2009). Time matters: The importance of temporal and spatial resource variability for savanna birds. 10th International Congress of Ecology, Brisbane, Australia, 16-21 August 2009. INTECOL.

Time matters: The importance of temporal and spatial resource variability for savanna birds

2009

Conference Publication

Using geoprocessing tools to model the potential impact of landcare on the spatial pattern of sediment delivery

Newby, J. and Pullar, D. V. (2009). Using geoprocessing tools to model the potential impact of landcare on the spatial pattern of sediment delivery. The 18th World IMACS Congress and MODSIM09 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Cairns, Australia, 13–17 July 2009. Auatralia: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand and International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation.

Using geoprocessing tools to model the potential impact of landcare on the spatial pattern of sediment delivery

2008

Book Chapter

Scenario analysis with performance indicators: A case study for forest linkage restoration

Pullar, David and Lamb, D. (2008). Scenario analysis with performance indicators: A case study for forest linkage restoration. Landscape analysis and visualisation: Spatial models for natural resource management and planning. (pp. 235-250) edited by Christopher Pettit, William Cartwright, Ian Bishop, Kim Lowell, David Pullar and David Duncan. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag.

Scenario analysis with performance indicators: A case study for forest linkage restoration

2008

Book

Landscape analysis and visualisation: spatial models for natural resource management and planning

Christopher Pettit, William Cartwright, Ian Bishop, Kim Lowell, David Pullar and David Duncan eds. (2008). Landscape analysis and visualisation: spatial models for natural resource management and planning. Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography, Berlin, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-69168-6

Landscape analysis and visualisation: spatial models for natural resource management and planning

2008

Book Chapter

Understanding landscapes through knowledge management frameworks, spatial models, decision support tools and visualisation

Pettit, Christopher, Cartwright, William, Bishop, Ian, Lowell, Kim, Pullar, David and Duncan, David (2008). Understanding landscapes through knowledge management frameworks, spatial models, decision support tools and visualisation. Landscape analysis and visualisation: spatial models for natural resource management and planning. (pp. 3-16) edited by Christopher Pettit, William Cartwright, Ian Bishop, Kim Lowell, David Pullar and David Duncan. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-69168-6_1

Understanding landscapes through knowledge management frameworks, spatial models, decision support tools and visualisation

2008

Conference Publication

Using geospatial intelligence to assess the invasive threat of Chilean needle grass (Nassella neesiana)

Pullar, David, Tan, Jamie and Fox, Julian (2008). Using geospatial intelligence to assess the invasive threat of Chilean needle grass (Nassella neesiana). 16th Australian Weeds Conference, Cairns, Australia, 19-22 May 2008. Brisbane, Australia: Queensland Weeds Society.

Using geospatial intelligence to assess the invasive threat of Chilean needle grass (Nassella neesiana)

2008

Book Chapter

Landscape analysis and visualisation: Spatial models for natural resource management and planning

Pettit, Christopher, Cartwright, William, Bishop, Ian, Lowell, Kim, Pullar, David and Duncan, David (2008). Landscape analysis and visualisation: Spatial models for natural resource management and planning. Landscape Analysis and Visualisation: Spatial Models for Natural Resource Management and Planning. (pp. 3-16) Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-69168-6_1

Landscape analysis and visualisation: Spatial models for natural resource management and planning

Past funding

  • 2017 - 2022
    Mapping Aboriginal routes to link landscape knowledge and cultural identity
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Developing multi-scale integrative approaches to tropical and dryland ecohydrological dynamics in data-poor environments
    UWA-UQ Bilateral Research Collaboration Award
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    When to stop pumping -making decisions that affect groundwater dependant ecosystems in the face of uncertainties and complexity
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    Combining GIS and Bayesian Networks in test -action strategies for risk assessment
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2010
    Restoration of Fragmented Brigalow Landscapes for Conservation: Evaluating Alternative Futures in a Changing Climate
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Land capability assessment for forestry and agroforestry in southern Vietnam and Queensland
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Beyond discrete landscape metrics: spatial analysis tools and surface textural measures for quantifying gradients in landscape structure.
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2008
    Towards a Landscape Conservation Culture: Broadening the spatio-temporal scope of ecological studies to anticipate change in Australian forested ecosystems
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2008
    Developing surveillance protocols for weed incursions (CRC Project)
    CRC for Australian Weed Management
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2006
    SEAS - Knowledge Integration and Exchange
    CRC for Coastal Zone, Estuary and Waterway Management
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2009
    ARC Research Network in Enterprise Information Infrastructure (EII)
    ARC Research Networks
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2007
    An Integrated Large Scale Urban Model and Spatial Decision Support System Simulating Growth and Evaluating Sustainability Outcomes for Southeast Queensland
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2006
    SEAS - Modelling, monitoring and management interfacing for waterways
    CRC for Coastal Zone, Estuary and Waterway Management
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2005
    Mosaic Vegetation Mapping: Incorporating Scale and Uncertainty in Decision Support Tools For Managing
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2004
    ARC Research Network in Enterprise Information Infrastructure (EII)
    ARC Seed Funding for Research Networks
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2004
    Receiving Water Quality Model Custodianship
    Brisbane City Council
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Eastern Bristlebird Project in the Conondale Range
    Queensland National Parks & Wildlife Service
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Identification and assessment of culturally significant human modified landscapes (HML's): Development in traditional lands of the Lockhart River DOGIT, Cape York
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2003
    Using spatial simulation to create a process classification of provincial bioregions
    ARC Collaborative Grant (SPIRT)
    Open grant
  • 2001
    Incorporating Level Set Methods in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for Land-Surface Process Modelling.
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2001
    Urban tree cover analysis and software investigation
    Brisbane City Council
    Open grant
  • 2000
    Applicability of information flows to building distributed spatial modeling systems.
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2000
    Evaluation of city green software using Brisbane data
    Brisbane City Council
    Open grant
  • 1996
    User views of spatial data catalogs and metadata
    University of Queensland New Staff Research Grant
    Open grant

Availability

Dr David Pullar is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Using Lidar plot metrics to produce estimates of Pinus caribaea in Southern Eastern Queensland.

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    USING MACHINE LEARNING TO PREDICT SPECIES, MERCHANTABLE PRODUCT VOLUME, AND PIECE SIZE OF SOUTHERN INTERIOR TREE SPECIES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

    Principal Advisor

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Environmental assessments GIS
  • Geodatabase development
  • Geoweb services
  • GIS environmental assessments
  • Spatial data modelling

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