- Principal Investigator, “Modelling and mapping koala habitat and threats in southern inland Queensland at scales relevant to management”, funded by QLD Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, 2017-2019, $75,000. Team: A. Apan, U. Shrestha, and K. Reardon-Smith.
- Co-Investigator, “Improving wheat yields on sodic, magnesic, and dispersive soils” (remote sensing component for the Northern Australia region), funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), 2015-2020, $56,000 (USQ only). Team: Several Australian universities and government agencies, including USQ (A. Apan).
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Project Supervisor, “Quantifying and Mapping the Impacts of Herbicide Drift on Cotton (Non-Target Crop)”, funded by Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) PhD Scholarship Program, $103,000, Team: A. Apan, L.A. Suarez-Cadavid, T. Jensen, and T. Neale, 2013-2016.
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Co-Investigator, “Face to the future: building resilient NRM communities through targeted integrated climate impact and adaptation research in the Central Slopes region - Central Slopes Cluster”, funded by DCCEE, $900,000, ACSC-led collaborative project, 2013-2016.
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Principal Investigator, "Developing Approaches for the Assessment of Nature and Land Asset Health for the Condamine Catchment Scorecard", funded by Condamine Alliance, $20,000, April 2012 - April 2013, Team: Armando Apan, Ernest Dunwoody, Kithsiri Perera and Wan Nor Zanariah Zainol @ Abdullah.
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Co-investigator, "Woodland response to declining groundwater in the northern Murray-Darling basin: identifying thresholds for floodplain tree condition and mortality”, 2011, Team: Andrew Le Brocque, Armando Apan (ACSC), Kathryn Reardon-Smith, Jarrod Kath, $5,000.
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Principal Investigator, “Evaluation of photo imaging methods for habitat condition assessment”, funded by the Condamine Alliance, February – May 2010, $17,500. Team: A. Apan and K. McDougall.
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Principal Investigator, “The 2008 Floods in Queensland: A Case Study of Vulnerability, Resilience, and Adaptive Capacity”, funded by the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF), $85,000.
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Project Leader, “Fine-scale habitat mapping of threatened reptiles in the Queensland Brigalow Belt using new generation radar remote sensing and high spatial resolution imagery” funded by Hermon Slade Foundation, 2007-2010, $47,000.
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Principal Investigator and Project Leader, ”Fine-scale Mapping and Extraction of Natural Resource Information Using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery”, $105,000, funded by Condamine Alliance, 2007-2008.
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Co-investigator, "Modelling and planning to increase future habitat of the Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo, including the endangered Buloke Woodlands", Team: University of Southern Queensland (M. Maron and A. Apan), Greening Australia Victoria (P. Koch, R. Dodds, S. Schultz), and UQ (C. McAlpine), $70K over one year, funded by Wimmera Catchment Management Authority (Natural Heritage Trust funds).
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Principal Investigator, FOES Seed Funding ($19,825), “Monitoring of Water Use and Storages at the Farm Level Using Remote Sensing and GIS”, USQ, July 2006 - June 2007, A. Apan, B. Basnet, S. Raine and NRMW collaborators.
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Co-Investigator, Early detection of pests and diseases in vegetable crops through imaging spectroscopy", Funded by Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation ($20,000), 2004-2005. Team: B. Datt, D. Jupp, A. Held (CSIRO). A. Apan (USQ), and R. Kelly (QDPI&F).
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Co-Investigator, Eye in the Sky to Revolutionise Northern Crop Production”, funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation, 2003-2006 ($417,852), Team: R. Kelly, W. Strong, A. Apan, D. Butler, T. Jensen, L. Zeller, J. Cooper, and B. Town.
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Co-Investigator, "Monitoring and determining winter crop yields using MODIS images", funded by Brazilian government as part of a visiting post-doctoral studies, December 2004 - April 2005, Fontana, D., Apan, A., and Potgieter, A.
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Chief Investigator, Equipment Pool for Geospatial Information Systems Research", Funded by USQ Research Infrastructure Project Grant ($57,000), 2003/2004. Team: A. Apan, F. Young, P. Gibbings, T. Jensen, and P. Neale.
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Research Supervisor, Quantifying Hail Damage for Crop Loss Assessment: Techniques using Remote Sensing and GIS", funded by AusIndustry (Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources) ($100,000), 2003-2004. Joint project by Freemans Toowoomba and USQ.
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Research Team Leader, "Development of Remote Sensing Based Methods for Operational Mapping of Shire Based Sorghum Crop Area Planted", Funded by QCCA-DPI ($8,400), Team: Apan, A., Potgieter, A., R. Kelly, and J. McLean.
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Research Collaborator, Remote Sensing of Sugarcane”, with Stuart Phinn (UQ), Tim O'Donnell (UQ), Jon Knight (UQ), Michael Stanford (UQ) and Alex Held (CSIRO Land and Water)
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Co-Investigator, Feasibility Study to Use Satellite Imagery in Determining Area Planted in Support of Regional Crop Forecasting – A Case Study for Winter Crops in the Darling Downs”, Funded by QCCA-DPI ($7,000), Team: Apan, A. and Potgieter, A.
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Team Member, A portable laser scanning facility for geomatic data capture”, ARC Linkage Infrastructure Grant, 2002 ($200,000), Team: M. Stewart, D. Lichti, C.S. Fraser, I.D. Bishop, J.G. Fryer, H.L. Mitchell, J. Hannah, C. Pearson, A. Chong and A. Apan.
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Research Team Member, Forecasting Grain Quality with Yield and Protein Maps and Remotely Sensed Imagery", funded by Grains Research and Development Corporation, 2002-2003 ($159,875).
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Project Team Member, Lockyer Valley Wetlands Mapping Project, funded by Natural Heritage Trust, January - December 2001 ($47,000).
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Research Team Member: Project Team Research Project (PTRP), USQ, "Patterns of Land Use Change in the Eastern Darling Downs: Implications for Regional Sustainability", September 2000-2002, ($51,000).
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Chief Investigator: Project Team Research Project (PTRP), USQ, "Spatial Analysis and Modelling Techniques for Managing Dryland Salinity", 2000, ($43,000).
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Chief Investigator: Australian Research Council (ARC) Small Grants Project: "Assessing Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Land Use Change and Environmental Indicators in a Catchment: The Landscape Perspective", January 1999 to September 2000, ($24,302.)
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Image processing and analysis of IKONOS data to map within-field spatial variability in cotton crops over theDawson valley irrigation areas,Queensland. Conducted for the National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture (NCEA), November 2005.
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Data processing and spatial analysis of geo-referenced temperature data for identifying frost risk areas. Conducted for the Eastern DownsTurn Around Group (EDTAG) Inc., July 2005.
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Mapping and Analysis of Flood Events in theLower Balonne Catchment Using Landsat Imagery. Conducted for the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (QDPI&F), March 2004