Canadian Forest Service employee directory
Rob Skakun
Remote Sensing Analyst
Northern Forestry Centre
5320 122 Street Northwest
Edmonton,
Alberta,
T6H 3S5
Tel.: (825) 510-1299
Profile
Forest Geomatics Research Analyst
Research interests include satellite remote sensing and geomatics applications to forestry with particular emphasis in:
- Stand inventory mapping
- Biophysical parameter estimation
- Natural disturbance assessment
National team member to the following CFS projects:
- Improved forest structure and biomass information from remote sensing at regional and national levels
- Integrating aerial survey and remote sensing for improved monitoring of major insect defoliators
- Wildland Fire Monitoring, Accounting and Reporting System [Fire-MARS]
Education
- BSc Land Use and Environmental Science, 2000 (University of Saskatchewan)
- MSc Geographic Information Systems, 2002 (University of Calgary)