Rick Pelletier
Contact
Faculty Service Officer, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Renewable Resources Dept
- rickp@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-6586
- Address
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727 General Services Building
9007 - 116 St NWEdmonton ABT6G 2H1
Overview
About
Job/Research Area: Spatial information systems, GIS, remote sensing
Research
Major Responsibilities/Research Interests: Managing and directing the activity in, and relating to, the Spatial Information Systems Laboratory. Provides research support for academic staff and graduate students in the areas of GIS and remote sensing. Research area revolves around issues of spatial and temporal scale in landscape ecology. Continued interest in lichenology, primordial ontology, and the philosophy of science.
Courses
REN R 201 - Introduction to Geomatic Techniques in Natural Resource Management
Methods and applications of geographic information systems (GIS), including global positioning systems (GPS), photogrammetry, air photo interpretation and LIDAR, as they relate to natural resource management.
REN R 260 - History and Fundamentals of Environmental Protection and Conservation
A philosophical and sociological exploration of historical and contemporary perspectives on human-environmental relationships and their implications. Explores these perspectives in a framework of critical thinking and through case studies.
REN R 426 - Geographical Information Systems Applications in Renewable Resources
This course is a combination of lecture/lab and directed studies to develop advanced GIS skills. A focus of the course is an individual spatial analysis project. Prerequisite: EAS 221, FOREN 201, or REN R 201.
REN R 526 - Geographical Information Systems Applications in Renewable Resources
This course is a combination of lecture/lab and directed studies to develop advanced GIS skills. A focus of the course is an individual spatial analysis project. Not to be taken if credit received for REN R 426 or REN R 712.
Featured Publications
C.W. Cuss, M.W. Donner, I. Grant-Weaver, T. Noernberg, R. Pelletier, R. N. Sinnatamby, W. Shotyk
Nariman Sepehrvand, Wendimagegn Alemayehu, Padma Kaul, Rick Pelletier, Aminu K Bello, Robert C Welsh1, Paul W Armstrong and Justin A Ezekowitz
Stephanie Thompson, Natasha Wiebe, Scott Klarenbach, Rick Pelletier, Brenda R. Hemmelgarn, John S. Gill, Braden J. Manns, Marcello Tonelli
Mullan-Boudreau, G., Davies, L., Devito, K., Froese, D., Noernberg, T., Pelletier, R., Shotyk, W.