Pauline joined the James Hutton Institute in early 2015 as a Research Fellow in Remote Sensing and is now an Honorary Associate of the Institute. She is a geomatics research scientist with more than ten years experience across a range of techniques and application domains. She specialises in the development of geospatial methodologies and solutions for challenges in the earth and environmental sciences.
Biography
Pauline joined the James Hutton Institute in early 2015 as a Research Fellow in Remote Sensing and is now an Honorary Associate of the Institute. She is a geomatics research scientist with more than ten years experience across a range of techniques and application domains. She specialises in the development of geospatial methodologies and solutions for challenges in the earth and environmental sciences.
Pauline obtained a PhD (2007) from Newcastle University, investigating the integration of historical aerial photogrammetry and present day lidar and terrestrial laser scanning datasets, for enhanced assessment of coastal change. Following this, she spent more than seven years at Newcastle University as a postdoctoral researcher and School Research Fellow, working on a number of research projects. Much of her research has included a focus on landslide hazard assessment, with an example being the EPSRC-funded project (EP/D023726/1), ‘Remote asset inspection for transport corridors’. This involved the combination of high resolution topographic data (lidar), landcover information (CASI multispectral imagery), hydrological parameters, and geotechnical information to deliver fine scale modelling of landslide hazard risk across earthwork slopes. More recently, Pauline’s research has focussed on the investigation of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platforms and sensors for high resolution mapping and monitoring applications with particular emphasis on catchment science.
Pauline continues her affiliation with Newcastle University as a Visiting Researcher, where she co-supervises a number of PhD students. She chairs the Publications Committee of the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society (www.rspsoc.org.uk).
Publications
Journals
- James, M.R.; Chandler, J.H.; Eltner, A.; Fraser, C.; Miller, P.E.; Mills, J.P.; Noble, T.; Robson, S.; Lane, S.N. (2019) Guidelines on the use of structure-from-motion photogrammetry in geomorphic research., Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 44, 2081-2084.
- Peppa, M.V.; Mills, J.P.; Moore, P.; Miller, P.E.; Chambers, J.E. (2019) Automated co-registration and calibration in SfM photogrammetry for landslide change detection, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 44, 287-303
- Manfreda, S.; McCabe, M.E.; Miller, P.E.; Lucas, R.; Madrigal, V.P.; Mallinis, G.; Dor, E.; Helman, D.; Estes, L.; Ciraolo, G.; Mullerova, J.; Tauro, F.; de Lima, M.I.; del Lima, J.L.M.P.; Maltese, A.; Frances, F.; Caylor, K.; Kohv, M.; Perks, M.; Ruiz-Perez, G; Su, Z; Vico, G; Toth, B. (2018) On the use of unmanned aerial systems for environmental monitoring., Remote Sensing, 10, Article No. 641.
- Fieber, K.D.; Mills, J.P.; Miller, P.E.; Clarke, L.; Ireland, L.; Fox, A.J. (2018) Rigorous 3D change determination in Antarctic Peninsula glaciers from stereo WorldView-2 and archival aerial imagery., Remote Sensing of Environment, 205, 18-31.
- Peppa, M.V.; Mills, J.P.; Moore, P.; Miller, P.E.; Chambers, J.E. (2017) Brief communication: Landslide motion from cross correlation of UAV-derived morphological attributes., Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 17, 2143-3150.
- Lin, Y.C.; Lin, S.Y.; Miller, P.; Tsai, M.D. (2016) Improving the quality of interferometric synthetic aperture radar digital elevation models through a segmentation-based coregistration approach., Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 10, Article No. 046024.
- Chidburee, P.; Mills, J.P.; Miller, P.E.; Fieber, K.D. (2016) Towards a low-cost, real-time photogrammetric landslide monitoring system utilising mobile and cloud computing technology., International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLI-B5, 791-797.
- Peppa, M.V.; Mills, J.P.; Miller, P.E.; Chambers, J.E. (2016) Accuracy assessment of a UAV-based landslide monitoring system., ISPRS Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLI(B5), 895-902.
- McClune, A.P.; Mills, J.P.; Miller, P.E.; Holland, D.A. (2016) Automatic 3D building reconstruction from a dense image matching dataset., ISPRS Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLI(B3), 641-648.
- Fieber, K.D.; Mills, J.P.; Miller, P.E.; Fox, A.J. (2016) Remotely-sensed glacier change estimation: a case study at Lindblad Cove Antarctic Peninsula., ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, III(8), 71-78.
Prior to appointment
- Gneenis, A.S.; Mills, J.P.; Miller, P.E. (2015) In-flight photogrammetric camera calibration/validation via complementary lidar., ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 100, 3-13.
- Abed, F.M.; Mills, J.P.; Miller, P.E. (2014) Calibrated full-waveform airborne laser scanning for 3D object segmentation., Remote Sensing, 6, 4109-4132.
- Hardy, A.J.; Barr, S.J.; Mills, J.P.; Miller, P.E. (2012) Characterising soil moisture in transport corridor environments using airborne LIDAR and CASI data., Hydrological Processes, 26, 1925-1936.
- Miller, P.E.; Mills, J.P.; Barr, S.L.; Birkinshaw, S.J.; Hardy, A.J.; Parkin, G.; Hall, S.J. (2012) A remote sensing approach for landslide hazard assessment on engineered slopes., IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 50, 1048-1056.
- Abed, F.M.; Mills, J.P.; Miller, P.E. (2012) Echo amplitude normalisation of full-waveform airborne laser scanning data based on robust incidence angle estimation., IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 50, 2910-2918.
- Kunz, M.; King, M.A.; Mills, J.P.; Miller, P.E.; Fox, A.J.; Vaughan, D.G.; Marsh, S.H. (2012) Multi-decadal glacier surface lowering in the Antarctic Peninsula., Geophysical Research Letters, 39, L19502.
- Lin, S.-Y.; Muller, J.-P.; Mills, J.P.; Miller, P.E. (2010) An assessment of surface matching for the automated co-registration of MOLA, HRSC and HiRISE DTMs., Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 294, 520-533.
- Hughes, P.N.; Glendinning, S.; Mendes, J.; Parkin, G.; Toll, D.G.; Gallipoli, D.; Miller, P.E. (2009) Full-scale testing to assess climate effects on embankments., Proceedings of the ICE: Engineering Sustainability, 162, 67-79.
- Miller, P.E.; Kunz, M.; Mills, J.P.; King, M.A.; Murray, T.; James, T.D.; Marsh, S.H. (2009) Assessment of glacier volume change using ASTER-based surface matching of historical photography., IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 47, 1971-1979.
- Miller, P.E.; Mills, J.P.; Edwards, S.J.; Bryan, P.G.; Marsh, S.H.; Mitchell, H.L. (2008) A robust surface matching technique for coastal geohazard assessment and monitoring., ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 63, 529-542.
- Miller, P.; Mills, J.; Edwards, S.; Bryan, P.; Marsh, S.; Hobbs, P.; Mitchell, H. (2007) A robust surface matching technique for integrated remote monitoring of coastal geohazards., Marine Geodesy, 30, 109-123.
Books / chapters
- Roberts, D.; Torrance, L.; Stirton, G.; Britton, A.J.; Craig, C.-A.; Kyle, C; Newman, C.; Macaulay, C.; Fielding, D.; Watson, H.; Pohle, I.; Robertson, J.; Maxwell, J.; Irvine, K.; Sutherland, L-A.; Dawson, L.A.; Shepherd, L.; Miller, P.; Ellis, R.; Richards, S.; Blok, V.; Hackett, C.; Kettle, H. (2018) Women in Science, The James Hutton Institute, 25pp
Technical / contract reports
- Miller, P.E.; Addy, S. (2019) Topo-bathymetric LiDAR in support of hydromorphological assessment, river restoration an flood risk management., CREW Report, 13 May 2019, 41pp.
Conference papers
- Senn, J.A.; Mills, J.P.; Miller, P.E.; Walsh, C.; Addy, S.; Loerke, E.; Peppa, M.V. (2020) On-site geometric calibration of thermal and optical sensors for UAS photogrammetry., International Archives Photogrammetry Remote Sensing. Spatial Information Sciences, XLIII-B1-2020, pp355-361.
- Chidburee, P.; Mills, J.P.; Miller, P.E.; Fieber, K.D. (2016) Towards a low cost real-time photogrammetric landslide monitoring system utilising mobile and cloud computing technology., 23rd Congress of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS), Prague, Czech Republic, 12-19 July 2016. International Archives of the Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 41, B5, pp791-797.
- Peppa, M.V.; Mills, J.P.; Moore, P.; Miller, P.E.; Chambers, J.E. (2016) Accuracy assessment of a UAV-based landslide monitoring system., 23rd Congress of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS), Prague, Czech Republic, 12-19 July 2016. International Archives of the Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 41, B5, pp895-902.
- Fieber, K.D.; Mills, J.P.; Miller, P.E.; Fox, A.J. (2016) Remotely-sensed glacier change estimation: a case study at Lindblad Cove, Antarctic Peninsula., In: ISPRS Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Volume III-8, 2016 XXIII ISPRS Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, 12-19 July 2016.
- McClune, A.P.; Mills, J.P.; Miller, P.E.; Holland, D.A. (2016) Automatic 3D building reconstruction from a dense image matching dataset., In: ISPRS Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XXIII ISPRS Congress, Commission III, Prague, Czech Republic, 12-19 July 2016, 41 (B3), 641-648.
Conference posters / abstracts
- Loerke, E.; Miller, P.; Geris, J.; Pohle, I. (2019) How to determine the absolute surface temperature of a stream using an UAV., SAGES’19 Conference ‘Global Climate Challenges for a Blue Green Economy: Scientific Evidence; its Relevance; Societal Solutions’ John McIntyre Centre, Edinburgh, 27-28 November 2019. Book of Abstracts, p29. (Poster)
- Iason, G.R.; Beaton, J.K.; Reid, S.; Ellis, C.; Finger, A.; Newey, S.; Irvine, J.; McLeod, J.; Gilbert, L.; Fielding, D.; Dagleish, D.; McInnes, C.; Artz, R.; Miller, P.; Gimona, A.; Poggio, L.; Eastwood, A.; Fisher, A.; Skuce, P. (2018) RESAS Strategic Research Programme: Biodiversity and Ecosystems., Posters presented at The Wild North East – Scotland’s Natural Gem, organised by North East Scotland Biodiversity Partnership, James Hutton Institute, 13 April 2018.
- Peppa, M.V.; Mills, J.P.; Moore, P.; Miller, P.E.; Chambers, J. (2017) 3D landslide motion from a UAV derived time-series of morphological attributes., Geophysical Research Abstracts, 19, EGU2017-15074.
- Aalders, I.; Miller, P. (2016) Assessing the feasibility of Sentinel-2 for national scale land cover mapping., European Space Agency Living Planet Symposium, Prague, Czech Republic, 9-13 May 2016. Poster.
- Addy, S.; Pritchett, A.; Miller, P. (2016) Initial assessment of channel changes on the River Dee associated with the 30th December 2015 ‘Storm Frank’ flood event., 39th T B Macaulay Lecture – The UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Dynamics of Well-being, Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, 13 October 2016.
