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Hire Dr. Ken W.

Canada

Profile Summary

Over the last 30 years I have been involved in nearly every aspect of geomatics, including land survey, GIS, cartography, remote sensing and photogrammetry. I have worked and studied in the UK, in Africa, and in North America, in both the public and private sectors. Most recently I have been involved in coordinating and carrying out R&D projects in the new and rapidly-growing field of UAV-based photogrammetry. For my PhD, my research interests involved the integrated use of multiple geomatics techniques for the purpose of mapping and change monitoring. I have worked with both aerial and ground-based photogrammetry, using it for both surface modeling and feature tracking. In recent years, much of my work has involved photography obtained from both fixed-wing and multi-rotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), which I have used for the generation of surface models and orthophotos. I have also made extensive use of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) interferometry for glacial motion analysis in the Canadian Arctic, combining radar images from multiple sources to obtain the full 3D glacier motion field.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Remote Sensing
• ☆ Geography & Cartography
• ☆ Geographic Information Systems
• ☆ Arctic & Antarctic Studies
• ☆ Photogrammetry
• ☆ Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

Services

• Writing
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Work Experience

Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Calgary

August 2013 - Present

Research Manager

Accuas Services Inc

March 2009 - July 2013

Self employed geomatics consultant

Geovisions Consulting

June 2005 - March 2009

Instructor

College of Geographic Sciences

January 2004 - May 2005

Consultant

Self Employed

January 2003 - January 2004

Specialist

Silvatech

November 1999 - December 2002

Education

PhD (Remote Sensing / Glaciology) (Geography)

University of Calgary

September 2006 - July 2013

MSc (Remote Sensing)

University of Dundee

September 1986 - December 1987

BSc (hons) (Topographic Science)

University of Glasgow

September 1980 - June 1984

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Whitehead, K.,Moorman, B., and Wainstein, P., 2014. Measuring Daily Surface Elevation and Velocity Variations Across a Polythermal Arctic Glacier Using Ground-Based Photogrammetry, Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 60(224), doi: 10.3189/2014JoG14J080 .

Whitehead, K., Hugenholtz, C. H., Myshak, S., Brown, O., LeClair, A., Tamminga, A., Barchyn, T. E., Moorman, B. and Eaton, B.,2014. Remote sensing of the environment with small unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), part 2: scientific and commercial applications, Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems, Vol 02(03), pp:86-102. doi: 10.1139/juvs-2014-0007 .

Whitehead, K. and Hugenholtz, C. H., 2014. Remote sensing of the environment with small unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), part 1: a review of progress and challenges, Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems, Vol 02(03), pp:69-85, doi: 10.1139/juvs-2014-0006 .

Whitehead, K., Moorman, B. J., and Hugenholtz, C. H. 2013, Low-cost, on-demand aerial photogrammetry for glaciological measurement, The Cryosphere. Vol 7 (6), p1879-1884 .

Hugenholtz, C.H., Whitehead, K., Barchyn, T.E., Brown, O.W., Moorman, B.J., LeClair, A., Hamilton, T., Riddell, K. 2013. Geomorphological mapping with a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS): feature detection and accuracy assessment of a photogrammetrically-derived digital terrain model. Geomorphology. doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.03.023 .

Wainstein, P., Moorman, B. and Whitehead, K., 2013. Glacial conditions that contribute to the regeneration of Fountain Glacier proglacial icing, Bylot Island, Canada. Hydrological Processes. doi: 10.1002/hyp.9787 .

Hugenholtz, C.H., Moorman, B.J., Riddell, K., Whitehead, K., 2012. Small unmanned aircraft systems for remote sensing and Earth science research. EOS 93(25): 236-237.

DISSERTATION THESIS

Whitehead KL (2013), An integrated approach to determining short term and long-term patterns of surface change and flow characteristics for a polythermal Arctic glacier. (PhD thesis, University of Calgary) .

CONFERENCE PAPER

Whitehead, K., Moorman, B., 2013. An integrated system for monitoring patterns of mass change and flow dynamics of a small arctic glacier. MultiTemp 2013, Banff, Canada.

Whitehead, K., Moorman, B., 2013. Measuring changes to the vertical component of motion of an arctic glacier using multi-track interferometry, 5th TerraSAR-x/4th TanDEM-X Science Team Meeting, Munich, Germany.

Whitehead, K., Moorman, B., 2011, The use of non-conventional photogrammetric techniques for glacier studies. Canadian Association of Geographers, 2011, Calgary.

Whitehead, K., 2010. UAV-Based Photogrammetry – Small-Scale Aerial Mapping and Remote Sensing comes of age. Trimble Dimensions 2010, Las Vegas.

Whitehead, K., Moorman, B. and Wainstein, P. 2010. The Use of Ground-Based Photogrammetry and SAR Interferometry to Characterize the Surface Motion of an Arctic Glacier. GEO2010 Calgary.

Whitehead, K., Moorman, B., and Wainstein, P. 2010. An investigation of the 3 km motion anomaly on Fountain Glacier using SAR interferometry and ground penetrating radar. GEO2010 Calgary.

Whitehead, K., Moorman, B., Wainstein, P., Habib, A., 2010, Monitoring Rapidly Evolving Landscape Features Using Ground-Based Time-Lapse Photography: A Case Study for a Proglacial Icing. Canadian Geomatics Conference, Calgary, Alberta .

Whitehead, K., Moorman, B. and Wainstein, P. 2009. Determination of variations in glacier surface movements through high resolution interferometry, Bylot Island, Canada. IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. Cape Town, South Africa.

MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Whitehead, K., 2011, New kid in the Sky. Professional Surveyor, Aerial Mapping Supplement .

Whitehead, K., 2010, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Glaciological Studies. GIM International, vol. 24(10) .