Dr Gary Watmough, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Geospatial Livelihoods
Research and teaching in geospatial livelihoods and sustainability in the School of Geosciences.
Research: Gary is interested in the use of geospatial technologies such as satellite imagery to study human livelihoods and wellbeing. He is particularly interested in developing methods for using satellite imagery to map and monitor aspects of human livelihoods and how this could be used to support the targeting of resources and finances to areas that are in specific need.
Current research projects as principal or co-investigator
(1) Geospatial damage assessment in Syria
(2) Not just another App – Human centred design for impact-based forecasts in East Africa
Selected Past Projects:
(1) CPAS+ Child Poverty and Access to Services roll out to Sub-Saharan Africa (PI) – 54 African Country Data sets released on Humanitarian Data Exchange
(2) GenVax – Mapping gender related barriers for immunisation using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) – (PI)
(3) Mapping socioeconomic conditions and inequalities in Iraq – (PI)
(4) SEASNUT – Improving prediction of trends in prevalence of wasting at country level: Exploring the impact of survey timing – a data for children with UNICEF Collaborative Project – (PI)
(5) Child poverty and access to services a Data For Children with UNICEF Collaborative Project
(6) Population Density Estimations using Building Footprint Identification a Data For Children with UNICEF Collaborative Project
(7) STRATA: UNEPS Earth Stress Monitor
PhD Opportunities: If you would like to discuss opportunities, ideas for research projects or funding please email.
Teaching: Gary is the Programme Director for the Earth Observation and Geoinformation Management MSc. Current teaching responsibilities include the following postgraduate courses in ‘Visual Analytics’, ‘Research practice and project planning’, ‘Passive Remote Sensing’, ‘Earth Observation for Sustainble Development Goals’. Gary is the Deputy Director for the SENSE Centre for Doctoral Training.
Service: Gary is also a volunteer with the Council for At-risk Academics (CARA) and the Co-director for the Centre for Adapting to Changing Environments
Advisory roles: Expert member of UNICEFs Climate and Environment Data Advisory Group
External positions: Guest Research Scholar – Novel Data Ecosystems, International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis
Contact
Phone: +44 131 651 4447
email: gary.watmough[at]ed.ac.uk
twitter: GaryRWatmough
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