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Forestry, Forest Inventory, LiDAR, Airborne Laser Scanning, Remote sensing, GIS
Finland, Pakistan

Biography

Syed is working as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the School of Forest Sciences, University of Eastern Finland. He has a Doctor of Science(D.Sc.) degree in Forest Sciences and MS degree in Remote sensing and GIS. His research interest focuses on remote sensing (LiDAR) and GIS applications particularly in the field of forest sciences.
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Activities

Employment (8)

Arbonaut (Finland): Joensuu, FI

2023-03-23 to present | Senior GIS & Remote Sensing Expert (Forest Ecosystem Inventories)
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Syed Adnan

University of Eastern Finland: Joensuu, FI

2021-08-01 to present | Postdoctoral Researcher (School of Forest Sciences)
Employment
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Syed Adnan

University of Helsinki: Helsinki, FI

2023-08-31
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University of Helsinki

University of Eastern Finland: Joensuu, FI

2015-08-23 to 2020-12-31 | Early Stage Researcher ( School of Forest Sciences)
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University of Cambridge: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GB

2017-05 to 2017-10 | Visiting Researcher (Plant Sciences)
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Urban Policy Unit, P&D Department: Peshawar, PK

2014-06 to 2015-08 | Research Associate (GIS) (GIS)
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Urban Unit: Lahore, PK

2014-03 to 2014-05 | GIS Professional (GIS)
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Wildlife Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Swat, PK

2009-09 to 2011-01 | Deputy Ranger (Swat Wildlife Division)
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of Eastern Finland, Finland: Joensuu, FI

2015-08-25 to 2020-12-31 | Doctor of Science in Forests and Bioresources (School of Forest Science)
Education
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National University of Sciences and Technology: Islamabad, PK

2010-09-22 to 2013-05-30 | MS Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System (Institute of Geographical Information Systems)
Education
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University of Malakand: Chakdara, PK

2005-09-24 to 2009-12-30 | BS (Hons) Forestry (Department of Forestry)
Education
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Professional activities (1)

Finnish Society of Forest Sciences / Suomen Metsätieteellinen Seura: Helsinki, FI

2018-10-01 to present
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Syed Adnan

Funding (7)

Optimal plot size, sample size, and point density selection for airborne laser scanning assisted basal area larger than mean (BALM) estimation

2022 to 2022 | Grant
Finnish Society of Forest Science (Suomen Metsätieteellinen Seura) (Helsinki, FI)
GRANT_NUMBER:

2022

Source: Self-asserted source
Syed Adnan

Predicting tree diameter distributions in direct airborne laser scanning detected forest structural type

2021 to present | Grant
Finnish Society of Forest Science (Suomen Metsätieteellinen Seura) (Helsinki, Europe, FI)
Source: Self-asserted source
Syed Adnan

Predicting tree diameter distributions in direct airborne laser scanning detected forest structural type

2021 to present | Grant
Post Docs in Companies, PoDoCo program (Helsinki, FI)
GRANT_NUMBER: xxxxx
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Syed Adnan

Potential of forest structural types detected directly from airborne LiDAR data in the aboveground biomass estimation

2019-10 to 2019-10 | Grant
University of Eastern Finalnd Bioeconomy Program (Joensuu, FI)
Source: Self-asserted source
Syed Adnan

A simple approach for bioregional assessment of forest structure types using airborne laser scanning

2019-09 to 2019-10 | Grant
Finnish Society of Forest Sciences (Suomen Metsätieteellinen Seura) (Helsinki, FI)
GRANT_NUMBER: 29.9.-5.10.2019
Source: Self-asserted source
Syed Adnan

Effects of plot size, stand density, and scan density on the relationship between airborne laser scanning metrics and the Gini coefficient of tree size inequality

2018-10 to 2018-10 | Grant
Finnish Society of Forest Sciences / Suomen Metsätieteellinen Seura (Helsinki, Finland, FI)
GRANT_NUMBER: 1-6.10.2018
Source: Self-asserted source
Syed Adnan

Predicting tree diameter distributions in direct airborne laser scanning detected forest structural type

Grant
Suomen Metsätieteellinen Seura (Finnish Society of Forest Sciences ) (Helsinki, FI)
Source: Self-asserted source
Syed Adnan

Works (18)

Identification and selection of suitable landfill sites using GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis in the Peshawar District, Pakistan

Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy
2023-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Iftikhar Ali; Aneeza Islam; Syeda Maria Ali; Syed Adnan
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Crossref

Potentials Of Chilghoza Nuts (<em>Pinus gerardiana</em>) in the Economic Uplifts of Mountainous Rural Communities

2022-10-21 | Preprint
Contributors: Syed Adnan; Alam Zeb
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Crossref
grade
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Open source measurement data of the ground water physio-chemical parameters in the Peshawar District, Pakistan

2022-10-19 | Dataset
Contributors: Syed Adnan; Syed Adnan
Source: Self-asserted source
Syed Adnan

Optimizing the airborne laser scanning estimation of basal area larger than mean (BALM): An indicator of cohort balance in forests

Ecological Indicators
2022-09 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Data curation, Methodology, Formal analysis, Software, Writing - original draft
Part of ISSN: 1470-160X
Contributors: Syed Adnan
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Syed Adnan

Impact of land use/land cover changes on water quality and human health in district Peshawar Pakistan

Scientific Reports
2021-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2045-2322
Source: Self-asserted source
Syed Adnan

Determining maximum entropy in 3D remote sensing height distributions and using it to improve aboveground biomass modelling via stratification

Remote Sensing of Environment
2021-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0034-4257
Source: Self-asserted source
Syed Adnan

Improvements in forest structural type assessment using airborne laser scanning

Dissertationes Forestales
2020 | Book
Part of ISSN: 1795-7389
Source: Self-asserted source
Syed Adnan

A simple approach to forest structure classification using airborne laser scanning that can be adopted across bioregions

Forest Ecology and Management
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85055909532

Contributors: Adnan, S.; Maltamo, M.; Coomes, D.A.; García-Abril, A.; Malhi, Y.; Manzanera, J.A.; Butt, N.; Morecroft, M.; Valbuena, R.
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Syed Adnan via Scopus - Elsevier
grade
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A Simple Approach of Groundwater Quality Analysis, Classification, and Mapping in Peshawar, Pakistan

Environments
2019-12-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Syed Adnan; Javed Iqbal; Matti Maltamo; Muhammad Suleman Bacha; Asfandyar Shahab; Ruben Valbuena
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Deforestation drivers in Tehsil Barawal, Dir Upper, Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research Series B: Biological Sciences
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85054036562

Contributors: Sajjad, A.; Adnan, S.; Hussain, A.
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Syed Adnan via Scopus - Elsevier

Farmers' perceptions about climate change vulnerabilities and their adaptation measures in District Swat

Sarhad Journal of Agriculture
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85053477032

Contributors: Bacha, M.S.; Nafees, M.; Adnan, S.
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Syed Adnan via Scopus - Elsevier
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GIS-based DRASTIC model for groundwater vulnerability and pollution risk assessment in the Peshawar District, Pakistan

Arabian Journal of Geosciences
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85052242333

Contributors: Adnan, S.; Iqbal, J.; Maltamo, M.; Valbuena, R.
Source: Self-asserted source
Syed Adnan via Scopus - Elsevier
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Groundwater vulnerability assessment using GIS-based DRASTIC method in the irrigated and coastal region of Sindh province, Pakistan

Hydrology Research
2018 | Journal article
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Syed Adnan
grade
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Effects of plot size, stand density, and scan density on the relationship between airborne laser scanning metrics and the gini coefficient of tree size inequality

Canadian Journal of Forest Research
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85036620117

Contributors: Adnan, S.; Maltamo, M.; Coomes, D.A.; Valbuena, R.
Source: Self-asserted source
Syed Adnan via Scopus - Elsevier
grade
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Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Forest Cover Change in Tehsil Barawal, District Dir, Pakistan

American Journal of Plant Sciences
2015-06-23 | Journal article
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Syed Adnan

A GIS Based Approach in District Peshawar, Pakistan for Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment Using DRASTIC Model

World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
2014 | Journal article
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Syed Adnan

Spatial analysis of the groundwater quality in the Peshawar district, Pakistan

Procedia Engineering
2014 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-84899691108

Contributors: Adnan, S.; Iqbal, J.
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Syed Adnan via Scopus - Elsevier
grade
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Spatial Modeling of Groundwater Quality Assessment: A Case Study of Peshawar District.

Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences, ISSN:1994-3237, Online ISSN:2305-6959
2013 | Journal article
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Syed Adnan

Peer review (10 reviews for 5 publications/grants)

Review activity for Environmental science and pollution research international (2)
Review activity for Forestry. (2)
Review activity for Global ecology and conservation. (1)
Review activity for Methods in ecology and evolution. (1)
Review activity for Remote sensing. (4)