Overview
Background
Laura Natali Sotomayor is a Research Platform Fellow (Geospatial Data Scientist) with the UQ Drone Collaborative Research Platform, based within the W.H. Bryan Mining Geology Research Centre at the Sustainable Minerals Institute. She develops tools and workflows to process, analyse and interpret drone-acquired multi-sensor imagery and lidar data, supporting research and industry applications.
She completed her PhD in Geomatic Engineering at the University of Tasmania, where her research developed deep learning workflows for multi-sensor Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS) monitoring of vegetation in semi-arid rangelands, combining remote sensing techniques with automated image analysis to translate high-resolution imagery into spatially explicit information on vegetation cover, structure, and condition.
Availability
- Miss Laura Sotomayor is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Masters (Research) of Computer Science (Information Technology), University of Tasmania
- Masters (Research) of Information Technology (Systems Analysis and Design), University of Tasmania
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Mapping fractional vegetation cover in UAS RGB and multispectral imagery in semi-arid Australian ecosystems using CNN-based semantic segmentation
Sotomayor, Laura N., Lucieer, Arko, Turner, Darren, Lewis, Megan and Kattenborn, Teja (2025). Mapping fractional vegetation cover in UAS RGB and multispectral imagery in semi-arid Australian ecosystems using CNN-based semantic segmentation. Landscape Ecology, 40 (8) 169, 1-34. doi: 10.1007/s10980-025-02193-y
2023
Journal Article
Supervised machine learning for predicting and interpreting dynamic drivers of plantation forest productivity in northern Tasmania, Australia
Sotomayor, Laura N., Cracknell, Matthew J. and Musk, Robert (2023). Supervised machine learning for predicting and interpreting dynamic drivers of plantation forest productivity in northern Tasmania, Australia. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 209 107804, 209. doi: 10.1016/j.compag.2023.107804
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