Forest Research - Graham Bull

Project Leader, Biometrics, Surveys and Statistics Division

Tel: +44 (0)131 445 2176
Tel direct: +44 (0)131 445 6914
Fax: +44 (0)131 445 5124

Address:
Forest Research
Northern Research Station
Roslin
Midlothian EH25 9SY
UK

Graham Bull joined the Forestry Commission Central Drawing Office (CDO) at Basingstoke in June 1974 as a Higher Grade Cartographic Draughtsman. The CDO was overseen at the time by Field Surveys, Forest Research at Alice Holt.

Current role

Project Leader, Woodland Inventory Group, Biometrics, Surveys and Statistics Division
Spatial Geographic Information (Forest Inventory)

Responsibilities include:

Development of National Inventory of Woodland Trees version 2 (NIWT2)

Deputy to Head of Unit

Responding to internal Forestry Commission or external enquiries

Providing advice relating to the Woodland Inventory, spatial data including the Ordnance Survey, or historic forest survey information

Supporting other Forest Research users of forestry related spatial data

GIS Development attending seminars, conferences and ESRI software user meetings.

Current programmes

National Inventory of Woodland and Trees
Project Leader:

Production of new woodland map based on use of digital imagery

OS MasterMap boundaries

Developing the sampling method and development of field data capture (hardware and software) from pilot to live systems

Investigating methods to assist in finding ownership of sample NIWT2 1ha plots

Developing the use of remote sensing data in NIWT2

Trialling the use of Orthorectified Radar Imagery, IKONOS and QUICKBIRD satellite data

Managing the analysis and publication of NIWT data

Participating in the consultation discussions with countries on NIWT2 proposals.

Affiliations and achievements

Member of the Forest Research GIS Group

Member of the FE (OSU) Remote Sensing Support Group

Member of the FC Spatial Data Repository and Meta Data Working Group

Forest Research Ordnance Survey SLA co-ordinator with MGIU & BS

Main recent publications

Suárez, J.C., Smith, S, Bull, G., Malthus, T.J., Donoghue, D. and Snape, S. (2004). ‘The use of remote sensing techniques in operational forestry.’ Accepted for Quarterly Journal of Forestry.