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Biography
Thiaggo is a geospatial data scientist passionate about remote sensing, GIS, and water resources, with over a decade of experience addressing environmental challenges. Currently, a Research Associate at UWA, Thiaggo provides support across multiple projects within the National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Resilient Landscapes Hub. He has experience in geospatial analysis and collecting and analysing surface water and groundwater data. During his PhD research with the NESP Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub, he focused on leveraging multispectral imagery time series and machine learning techniques to improve water detection and develop comprehensive ecohydrological metrics for characterising intermittent rivers.
As a Knowledge Capture Officer, or ‘Data Wrangler’ at the NESP Resilient Landscapes Hub, Thiaggo is also responsible for working with user organisations to translate data and information and integrating research outputs into national information repositories, digital systems and decision-support tools. He ensures that all research outputs from the hub are made publicly and freely available on the internet and that researchers deposit research outputs in an appropriate national repository under a Creative Commons licence.
Developed tools can be found in the following repository:
Education/Academic qualification
Remote Sensing and Ecohydrology, Doctor of Philosophy, Characterising the hydrology of the lower Fitzroy River (Kimberley, Western Australia) using remote sensing and other techniques to generate ecological insights and inform management, The University of Western Australia
Award Date: 1 Feb 2023
Economic and Applied Geology, Master's degree, Assessment of intrinsic vulnerability to the contamination of karst aquifer using the COP method in the Carste Lagoa Santa Environmental Protection Unit, Brazil, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Award Date: 1 May 2016
Environmental Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)
Award Date: 1 Feb 2012
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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Ecohydrological metrics derived from multispectral images to characterize surface water in an intermittent river
Tayer, T. C., Beesley, L. S., Douglas, M. M., Bourke, S. A., Callow, J. N., Meredith, K. & McFarlane, D., Feb 2023, In: Journal of Hydrology. 617, 14 p., 129087.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Improving the accuracy of the Water Detect algorithm using Sentinel-2, Planetscope and sharpened imagery: a case study in an intermittent river
Tayer, T. C., Douglas, M. M., Cordeiro, M. C. R., Tayer, A. D. N., Callow, J. N., Beesley, L. & McFarlane, D., 2023, In: GIScience and Remote Sensing. 60, 1, 20 p., 2168676.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How Can We Improve If We Don't Measure? Evaluation of Riparian Revegetation Projects Prevented by Lack of Monitoring Data
Freestone, F. L., Canham, C. A., Setterfield, S. A., Tayer, T. C., Beesley, L. S. & Douglas, M. M., Jan 2026, In: Ecological Management and Restoration. 27, 1, 11 p., e70034.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mapping resilience: A framework for analysing surface-water dynamics and persistent pools in non-perennial rivers using remote sensing, rainfall and river discharge data
Tayer, T. C., Beesley, L. S., Stewart-Koster, B., Bond, N., Douglas, M. M., Rossi, M. J., McGregor, G. B. & Marshall, J. C., Feb 2026, In: Journal of Hydrology. 666, 17 p., 134750.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating spectral indices for water extraction: Limitations and contextual usage recommendations
Zhao, C., Wei, H., Feyisa, G. L., de Castro Tayer, T., Ma, G., Wu, H. & Pan, Y., May 2025, In: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 139, 19 p., 104510.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Cherabin dataset Fitzroy River (Kimberley)
Beesley, L. (Creator), Killerby-Smith, S. (Contributor), Gwinn, D. (Contributor), Pusey, B. (Contributor), Douglas, M. (Contributor), Novak, P. (Contributor), Tayer, T. (Contributor), Keogh, C. (Contributor), Kennard, M. J. (Contributor), Canham, C. (Contributor) & Setterfield, S. (Contributor), The University of Western Australia, Jun 2024
DOI: 10.26182/0tbh-nh59, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/fwb.14009
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Fitzroy River floodplain fish data set
Pratt, O. (Creator), Beesley, L. (Contributor), Gwinn, D. (Contributor), Tayer, T. (Contributor), Pusey, B. (Contributor), Keogh, C. (Contributor), Setterfield, S. (Contributor) & Douglas, M. (Contributor), The University of Western Australia, Oct 2025
DOI: 10.26182/hn8y-pb39, https://raid.org/10.71613/86e95be1
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Fitzroy River Fish Dataset
Beesley, L. (Creator), Gwinn, D. (Contributor), Pusey, B. (Contributor), Pratt, O. (Contributor), Douglas, M. (Contributor), Setterfield, S. (Contributor), Canham, C. (Contributor), Tayer, T. (Contributor) & Kennard, M. J. (Contributor), The University of Western Australia, 13 Mar 2024
DOI: 10.26182/5f4h-5s63
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Metrics for Analysing Surface Water Dynamics and Persistent Pools in Non-Perennial Rivers (Gilbert River Case Study)
Tayer, T. (Creator), Beesley, L. (Contributor), Stewart-Koster, B. (Contributor), Douglas, M. (Contributor), Julieta Rossi, M. (Contributor), McGregor, G. (Contributor) & Marshall, J. (Contributor), The University of Western Australia, 2025
DOI: 10.26182/866c-5c36, https://raid.org/10.71613/86e95be1
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Projects
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2.2.2 Domain Data Portals: Integrated FAIR Data and Services for the NESP Resilient Landscapes Hub
Tayer, T. (Investigator 01) & Douglas, M. (Investigator 02)
Australian Research Data Commons ARDC
31/05/24 → 31/05/26
Project: Research
Prizes
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School of Agriculture and Environment Award for Research Impact and Innovation
Tayer, T. (Recipient), Nov 2023
Prize: Award
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Australian Research Training Program (RTP)
Tayer, T. (Recipient), May 2018
Prize: Postgraduate Scholarship
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