Contact Details
| Organization: | Geomatics |
| Position: | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.geom.unimelb.edu.au/people/abbas.html |
| Work: | 8344 0234 |
| Fax: | 9347 2916 |
| Room: | B406 |
| Level: | 04 |
| Building: | Engineering Block B |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Satial data management, Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) design and development in both land and marine environments, spatially enabled platforms, vi | SDI, Land administration, cadastre, Marine SDI, Capacity development | Australia, Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark, Iran |
International Linkages
| Country | Establishment | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | Wageningen University and Research Centre | Research |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science | K.N. Toosi University of Technology | 31-Dec-1989 | |
| Master of Science | ITC-The Netherlands | 31-Dec-1993 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | University of Melbourne | 31-Dec-2002 | |
| Postgraduate Diploma in Photogrammetry | ITC-The Netherlands | 31-Dec-1992 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Mapping Science Institute Australia | Member | 31-Dec-2001 | |
| Member | The Institution Surveyor Australia | Member | 31-Dec-2001 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Information Systems Management (INFORMATION SYSTEMS) (280102)
- Information Storage, Retrieval and Management (INFORMATION SYSTEMS) (280103)
- Global Information Systems (INFORMATION SYSTEMS) (280107)
- Decision Support and Group Support Systems (INFORMATION SYSTEMS) (280109)
- Geodesy (GEOMATIC ENGINEERING) (291001)
- Surveying (GEOMATIC ENGINEERING) (291002)
- Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (GEOMATIC ENGINEERING) (291003)
- Spatial Information Systems (GEOMATIC ENGINEERING) (291004)
- Geomatic Engineering not elsewhere classified (GEOMATIC ENGINEERING) (291099)
- Environmental Engineering not elsewhere classified (ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING) (291199)
- Communications Technologies not elsewhere classified (COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES) (291799)
- Natural Resource Management (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES) (300803)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Housing (PLANNING) (680101)
- Information processing services (COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICES) (700103)
- Computer software and services not elsewhere classified (COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICES) (700199)
- Information services not elsewhere classified (OTHER INFORMATION SERVICES) (700299)
- Communication services not elsewhere classified (COMMUNICATION SERVICES) (700399)
- Management (MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY ISSUES) (720403)
- Technological and organisational innovation (OTHER ECONOMIC ISSUES) (729901)
- Rural health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730209)
- Education and training not elsewhere classified (OTHER EDUCATION) (749999)
- Public services management (GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS) (750605)
- Understanding other countries (INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS) (750702)
- International organisations (INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS) (750703)
- Environmental policy, legislation & standards not elsewhere classified (ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, LEGISLATION AND STANDARDS) (760199)
- Environmental & resource evaluation not elsewhere classified (ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE EVALUATION) (760299)
- Integrated (ecosystem) (MARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770306)
- Marine protected areas (MARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770307)
- Other (MARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770399)
- Land and water management (URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT) (770502)
- Other (URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT) (770599)
- Land and water management (FARMLAND INCL. ARABLE LAND AND PERMANENT CROP LAND) (770802)
- Mathematical sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780101)
- Earth sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780104)
- Behavioural and cognitive sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780108)
- Other (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780199)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A marine cadastre for Australia - addressing key scientific and policy issues | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Projects | 01/01/2004 |
| Automating and integrating spatial data and metadata processes | Chief Investigator | DEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENT, AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL, CUBEWERX AUST PTY LTD, AUSSOFT SOLUTIONS PTY LTD, DEPT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES - VIC, DEPT OF LANDS, LOGICACMG PTY LTD |
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/01/2008 |
| A National infrastructure to manage land information | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Projects | 01/01/2009 |
Contracts
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRC SI 3.1:CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES FOR VIRTUAL AUSTRALIA | Chief Investigator | CRC FOR SPATIAL INFORMATION | 16/06/2004 |
| AGREEMENT OF ACCESSION - CONSORTIUM CONTRACT, SPACE FOR GEO-INFORMATION | Chief Investigator | STICHTING RUIMTE VOOR GEO INFORMATIE | 07/02/2005 |
| REPORT ON INTEGRATION OF TOPOGRAPHIC AND CADASTRAL DATA | Chief Investigator | GEOSCIENCE AUST | 28/11/2005 |
| CRC SI PROJECT AGREEMENT 3.7 - DEVELOPMENT OF A METADATA ENTRY TOOL FOR DSE AS PART OF DSE'S METADATA REPOSITORY PROJECT | Chief Investigator | DEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENT | 11/06/2007 |
Consultancies
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE FOR INTEGRATING REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES DATA | Chief Investigator | UMEE LTD |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.