Dr Ana Andries
Academic and research departments
Centre for Environment and Sustainability, School of Sustainability, Civil and Environmental Engineering.About
Biography
Ana Andries is a Lecturer and Research Fellow at the Centre for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Surrey. She is also co-editor of Sustainability, a leading environmental open-access journal. She teaches Remote Sensing and GIS module (BSc Environment and Sustainability) and she is also the principal researcher for "Space4Nature" project. This project focuses on habitat mapping by using VHR satellite imageries and citizen science data. She worked on multiple projects that explored EO technologies to address socio-economic and environmental issues which are part of the Space4Sustainability initiative at the University of Surrey (https://www.surrey.ac.uk/institute-sustainability/research/space-4-sust…).
Ana gained a bachelor's degree in Environment Geography and two master's degrees in Sustainable Development and Geographical Information Systems, respectively, and spent several years working as GIS Quality Control for Rural Payment Agency (RPA), office of DEFRA, inside the European Union projects.
Areas of specialism
My qualifications
The purpose of the PhD "Contribution of Earth observation data to support SDG indicators: An analytical framework and related case studies" was to critically analyse the potential of Earth Observation (EO) to populate the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) indicators.
News
ResearchResearch interests
Earth Observation
GIS
Remote sensing
Data analysis
Biodiversity
Carbon sequestration
Soil Health
Climate Change
Social deprivation
Corruption
Research projects
This three-year project will see the University of Surrey and the Surrey Wildlife Trust working in partnership with Buglife and the Painshill Park Trust. The team will enlist the help of the public to inform their work in the newly emerging field of Earth Observation – combining satellite technology and artificial intelligence – to monitor and improve wildlife habitats.
Examining Adaptation and Resilience Frameworks: Data quality’s role in supporting climate effortsThe policies, frameworks, and indicators for adaptation and resilience to climate change are evolving quickly. Previous studies have shown that there are effective strategies for building resilience, but there are gaps in our understanding of how to measure their effectiveness. More research is needed to address local needs and challenges and to develop effective methods for planning, monitoring, reporting, and verification. Interviews with stakeholders revealed concerns about the lack of local indicators, challenges in implementation, and the absence of a common approach for developing, monitoring, and evaluating plans. Respondents stressed the importance of using reliable methods and qualified personnel for data collection, and of developing a common approach for measuring adaptation and resilience, as well as local-specific strategies. Effective adaptation and resilience plans are essential for responding to climate change, but there are still challenges in the planning, implementation, and monitoring phases.
Research interests
Earth Observation
GIS
Remote sensing
Data analysis
Biodiversity
Carbon sequestration
Soil Health
Climate Change
Social deprivation
Corruption
Research projects
This three-year project will see the University of Surrey and the Surrey Wildlife Trust working in partnership with Buglife and the Painshill Park Trust. The team will enlist the help of the public to inform their work in the newly emerging field of Earth Observation – combining satellite technology and artificial intelligence – to monitor and improve wildlife habitats.
The policies, frameworks, and indicators for adaptation and resilience to climate change are evolving quickly. Previous studies have shown that there are effective strategies for building resilience, but there are gaps in our understanding of how to measure their effectiveness. More research is needed to address local needs and challenges and to develop effective methods for planning, monitoring, reporting, and verification. Interviews with stakeholders revealed concerns about the lack of local indicators, challenges in implementation, and the absence of a common approach for developing, monitoring, and evaluating plans. Respondents stressed the importance of using reliable methods and qualified personnel for data collection, and of developing a common approach for measuring adaptation and resilience, as well as local-specific strategies. Effective adaptation and resilience plans are essential for responding to climate change, but there are still challenges in the planning, implementation, and monitoring phases.
Publications
Highlights
- Andries, A.; Morse, S.; Murphy, R.J.; Lynch, J.; Woolliams, E.R., Examining Adaptation and Resilience Frameworks: Data Quality’s Role in Supporting Climate EffortsSustainability 2023, 15(18), 1364 DOI: 10.3390/su151813641
- Andries, A.; Morse, S.; Murphy, R.J.; Sadhukhan, J.; Martinez-Hernandez, E.; Amezcua-Allieri, M.A.; Aburto, J. Potential of Using Night-Time Light to Proxy Social Indicators for Sustainable Development. Remote Sens. 2023, 15, 1209, DOI: 10.3390/rs15051209
- Andries, A., et al. "Using data from earth observation to support sustainable development indicators: An analysis of the literature and challenges for the future." Sustainability 14.3 (2022): 1191 (eBook), DOI: 10.3390/books978-3-0365-4266-9
- Andries, A.; Morse, S.; Murphy, R.J.; Lynch, J.; Woolliams, E.R. Assessing Education from Space: Using Satellite Earth Observation to Quantify Overcrowding in Primary Schools in Rural Areas of Nigeria. Sustainability 2022, 14, 1408. DOI: 10.3390/su14031408
- Andries, A.; Morse, S.; Murphy, R.J.; Lynch, J.; Woolliams, E.R. Using Data from Earth Observation to Support Sustainable Development Indicators: An Analysis of the Literature and Challenges for the Future. Sustainability 2022, 14, 1191, DOI: 10.3390/su14031191
- Andries, A. (2022). Contribution of Earth observation data to support SDG indicators: An analytical framework and related case studies [University of Surrey]. https://doi.org/10.15126/thesis.900347
- Andries, A.; Morse, S.; Murphy, R.J.; Lynch, J.; Mota, B.; Woolliams, E.R. Can Current Earth Observation Technologies Provide Useful Information on Soil Organic Carbon Stocks for Environmental Land Management Policy? Sustainability 2021, 13, 12074. DOI: 10.3390/su132112074
- Andries, A.; Murphy, R.J.; Morse, S.; Lynch, J. Earth Observation for Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification within Environmental Land Management Policy. Sustainability 2021, 13, 9105. DOI: 10.3390/su13169105
- Andries, A.; Morse, S.; Murphy, R.J.; Lynch, J.; Woolliams, E.R. Seeing Sustainability from Space: Using Earth Observation Data to Populate the UN Sustainable Development Goal Indicators. Sustainability 2019, 11, 5062. DOI: 10.3390/su11185062
- Andries, A, Morse, S, Murphy, R, Lynch, J, Woolliams, E, Fonweban, J. Translation of Earth observation data into sustainable development indicators: An analytical framework. Sustainable Development. 2019; 27: 366– 376. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.1908
- Andries, A, Morse, S, Murphy, R, Lynch, J, Woolliams, E, Fonweban, J. Translation of Earth observation data into sustainable development indicators, ISDRS24 Conference Messina Italy June2018, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335929197_Translation_of_Remote_Sensing_data_into_Sustainable_Development_Indicators_ISDRS24_Conference_Messina_Italy_June_2018/citations