Andrew Terhorst

Research Stream Leader

Contact

GPO Box 1538
Hobart TAS 7000
Australia

Tel: +61 3 6232 5541
Mob: 0400 869 594
Fax: +61 3 62325125
Email

Themes

• Integrated Water Information Systems (iWIS)

Science Area

• Sensor Networks

Biography

Mr Terhorst trained in marine geology at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. He started his research career studying acoustic techniques for mapping the seafloor. Mr Andrew Terhorst is leading the sensor informatics stream in the Integrated Water Information Systems theme.

Mr Terhorst worked as a marine geophysicist in the marine diamond industry before starting his own remote sensing/spatial technologies consulting firm in 1991.

In 2004 Mr Terhorst joined the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research as Earth Observation Manager at the Satellite Applications Centre. There he developed an interest in a concept known as the Sensor Web and established a new research group focused on Sensor Web Enablement.

Mr Terhorst joined CSIRO in 2007 and is currently leading research on Hydrological Sensor Webs.

Academic Qualifications

1987	MSc University of Cape Town, Marine Geoscience
1983	BSc (Honours) University of Cape Town, Geology
1982	BSc University of Cape Town, Geology

Recent Professional Experience

2008-	Stream Leader, Tamanian ICT Centre, CSIRO
2007-2008	Project Leader, Tasmanian ICT Centre, CSIRO
2005-2007	Research Group Leader, Meraka Institute, CSIR, South Africa
2004-2005	Earth Observation Manager, Satellite Applications Centre, CSIR, South Africa
2002-2004	GISc Practitioner, Andrew Terhorst Consulting, South Africa
1991-2002	Technical Director, TerraMare Environmental Data Systems, South Africa

Other Highlights

2007	Selected as co-leader of GEO Task DA-07-04 (Sensor Web Enablement of In-Situ Sensor Networks)
2007	Convener of the 2nd South African International Workshop on Sensor Web Enablement
2006	Member of the South African GEOSS Architecture and Data Committee
2005	Convener of the 1st South African International Workshop on Sensor Web Enablement
2004	Selected for CSIR Management Development Program
2004	Contributed to the development of the South African Earth Observation Strategy (SAEOS)

Summary of Science & Technical Output

Student Supervision

2007	Meisha Holloway-Phillips, PhD, UTas

Science Citizenship

2008	Reviewer, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2008, Boston
2006	Programme Committee, Geosensor Networks 2006, Boston
2005	Co-Founder, Sensor Web Alliance, Global Research Partnership for Sensor Web Enablement

Top 10 Publications

Publication details
Guru, S. M., Taylor, P., Neuhaus, H., Shu, Y., Smith, D., and Terhorst, A. 2008. Hydrological Sensor Web for the South Esk Catchment in the Tasmanian state of Australia. In Proceedings of the 2008 Fourth IEEE international Conference on Escience (December 07 - 12, 2008). ESCIENCE. IEEE Computer Society, Washington, DC, 432-433.
Holloway-Phllips, M.; Peng, W.; Smith, D.; and Terhorst, A. 2008. Adaptive scheduling in deficit irrigation - a model-data fusion approach. In Sustainable Irrigation Management, Technologies and Policies II, Ecology and Environment, Vol. 112, Transactions of the Wessex Institute, UK,
Terhorst, A.; Moodley, D.; Simonis, I.; Frost, P.; McFerren, G.; Roos, S.; and van den Bergh, F. 2008. Using the Sensor Web to detect and monitor the spread of vegetation fires in Southern Africa. In: Geosensor Networks, Springer Book Series - Advanced Notes in Computer Science, Springer Berlin/Heidelberg, 239- 251.
McFerren, G.; Roos, S.; and Terhorst, A. 2007. Fire Alerts on the Geospatial Web. In: The Geospatial Web, Springer Book Series - Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing, Springer London, 215-22.
McFerren, GA; Roos, S.; and Terhorst, AL. 2006. Fire alerts on the geospatial semantic web. Terra Cognita 2006: Direction to the Geospatial semantic web; In conjuction with the 5th International Semantic Web Conference, ISWC 2006, Athens, GA, USA, pp 13
Terhorst, AL, Simonis, I and Moodley, D. 2006. Service-oriented multi-agent systems: architecture for the sensor web. Poster presented at the SAEON Summit, Centurion, Gauteng, 26-28 March 2006,
Moodley, D.; Terhorst, A.; Simonis, I.; McFerren, G.; and van den Bergh, F. 2006. Using the sensor web to detect and monitor the spread of wild fires. 2nd International symposium on geo-information for disaster management, Goa, India, 25-26 September, 2006, 5p
A. Terhorst and K. MacHutchon, "Marine Geophysical Surveying to Develop Rock Head and Profile Topographies in Coral Formations for Piled Foundation", In: Proceedings, 4th International Conference on Coasts, Ports and Marine Structures, ICOPMAS 2000, 20-23 November 2000, Bandar Abbass, Iran.
K. MacHutchon and A. Terhorst, "Data Warehouses for Effective Planning and Management of Large Projects", In: Proceedings, 4th International Conference on Coasts, Ports and Marine Structures, ICOPMAS 2000, 20-23 November 2000, Bandar Abbass, Iran.
A. Terhorst, "The Seafloor Environment off Simon's Town in False Bay, Revealed by Side-Scan Sonar, Bottom Sampling, Diver Observations and Underwater Photography", Bulletin 22, Joint University of Cape Town/Geological Survey Marine Geoscience Unit, 58p

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