Research Output per year
Research Output per year
Personal profile
Personal profile
With her research interests in GIS (Geographical Information Science) and in particular the application of spatial science to environmental modelling, Associate Professor Rachel Whitsed has been involved in developing ecology and agricultural applications. Her other areas of interest include uncertainty in GIS, spatial algorithms and programming and developing world precision agriculture.
Research Interests
- Spatial environmental modelling
- Spatial health modelling
- Spatial social modelling
- Spatial modelling algorithms
- Uncertainty in spatial modelling
Professional Information
External Appointments & Memberships:
- Australian College of Environmental Deans and Directors (ACEDD) (member),
- Australasian Spatial Information Education and Research Association (ASIERA) (member),
- Spatial Accuracy (Steering Committee member)
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy (Spatial Sciences), Curtin University
2004
Master of Science (Geography), Victoria University of Wellington
1998
Bachelor in Computing and Mathematical Science (BCMS), University of Waikato
1994
External positions
Postdoctoral Position, University of California
Jun 2004 → Oct 2005Spatial Analyst/Programmer, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
Nov 1998 → Dec 2000Fingerprint
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Research Output
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Presence-only species distribution models are sensitive to sample prevalence: Evaluating models using spatial prediction stability and accuracy metrics
Grimmett, L., Whitsed, R. & Horta, A., 01 Sep 2020, In : Ecological Modelling. 431, p. 1-12 12 p., 109194.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How walkable are our regional and rural towns for older Australians?
Horta, A. & Whitsed, R., 2019.Research output: Other contribution to conference › Presentation only › peer-review
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An uncertainty-based approach to quantify the spatial representativeness of local health datasets
Whitsed, R., Horta, A., Soares, A. & Jelinek, H., 2018.Research output: Other contribution to conference › Abstract
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Assessing representativeness of a rural Australian clinical database using a spatial modelling approach
Whitsed, R., Horta, A. & Jelinek, H. F., 2018, EMBEC and NBC 2017 Conference Proceedings. Eskola, H., Väisänen, O., Viik, J. & Hyttinen, J. (eds.). Springer-Verlag London Ltd., Vol. 65. p. 932-935 4 p.Research output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Conference paper › peer-review
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Better parks for people: Using geographic information system technology to improve park planning for older people
Whitsed, R., Black, R., Knight, A., Harvey, R., Watkins, S. & Duffy, D., 2018, In : Australasian Parks and Leisure. 21, 1, p. 26-27 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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Best rural public/population health research presentation
Whitsed, Rachel (Recipient), Black, Rosemary (Recipient), Knight, Alexandra (Recipient) & Harvey, Robin (Recipient), 29 Sep 2017
Prize: Award
Press / Media
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The human cost of border closures, and the alternative solutions being overlooked
12/08/20 → 14/08/20
3 items of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Indigo Shire Walkability Study
Ana Horta, Rachel Whitsed & Wendy Rose Davison
30/04/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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What are we learning from the Australian fires?
06/02/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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CSU study explores Lord Howe rat program's impact on rare currawong
Melanie Massaro & Rachel Whitsed
30/07/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Currawongs plight draws Charles Sturt researchers to Lord Howe Island
Melanie Massaro, Rachel Whitsed & Richard Segal
23/07/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media