Biography
Atman completed his Bsc Honours in Geoinformatics in 2016, with his research focusing on using LiDAR data, template matching and region growing in order to count trees in a forestry plantation. In 2017 he started with his Msc in Geoinformatics and continued on with his research using LiDAR data. However, for his Msc research he focused on classifying crops using machine learning, LiDAR data and data fusion with spectral data. While he was busy with his MSc, he was employed part time at the CGA. In 2019 he was employed as a full-time GIS & EO analyst while finishing his MSc. His current responsibilities include scripting, point cloud and orthomosaic creation from drone imagery and analysis of very high resolution imagery.
Research Interests
- Machine Learning classification
- LiDAR data/ point clouds
- Programming and scripting
- Very high resolution drone imagery analysis
Qualifications
- BSc Geo-Informatics, 2015, Stellenbosch University
- BSc Honours Geo-Informatics, 2016, Stellenbosch University
- Msc Geo-Informatics, 2019, Stellenbosch University
PUBLICATIONS
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Adriaan Jacobus Prins & Adriaan Van Niekerk (2020) Crop type mapping using LiDAR, Sentinel-2 and aerial imagery with machine learning algorithms, Geo-spatial Information Science, DOI: 10.1080/10095020.2020.1782776
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Adriaan Jacobus Prins & Adriaan Van Niekerk (2020). Regional mapping of vineyards using machine learning and LiDAR data. International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research (IJAGR), 11(4), 1-22. doi:10.4018/IJAGR.2020100101
Contact info
+27 21 808 3112
+27 21 808 3129
atman@sun.ac.za