Patrice Weber

Patrice Weber serves as a Spatial Software Engineer at the Research Institute for Environment and Livelihoods (RIEL) within the Faculty of Science and Technology at Charles Darwin University. Registered to supervise postgraduate research, Weber actively leads multiple funded projects addressing fire management, land use change, and biodiversity conservation across Australia and Madagascar through high-resolution satellite imagery and spatial software engineering.

Weber's research focuses on ecological impacts of fire regimes and urbanization on avian assemblages in northern Australia, utilizing drone technology, acoustic monitoring, and spatial data analysis. Methodological innovations target SDG contributions to life on land and climate action, with emphasis on real-time fire monitoring and biodiversity assessment in protected areas.

Recent publications demonstrate consistent integration of technological tools (drones, satellite data) with ecological field studies to address savanna fire management and urbanization effects. Key trends include burnt area mapping precision, cross-ecosystem applicability (Australia/Madagascar), and long-term urbanization impact analysis on bird populations.

Weber leads grants as Principal Investigator for the NT Parks and Wildlife Commission and Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation, focusing on operational risk modeling, fine-scale fire mapping, and real-time decision support systems. Collaborative supervision of postgraduate research occurs within RIEL's multidisciplinary framework.

The Research Institute for Environment and Livelihoods provides the primary research ecosystem, where Weber collaborates with ecologists, geographers, and software engineers to develop spatial tools for environmental management and policy implementation.