Mehedi Iqbal Associate Professor, Department of Geography & Environment
PROFILE
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
A Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) specialist with 17 years of in-depth experience in the geospatial arena. Contributed different levels of geospatial support to different projects related to various sectors including environment, water, land, agriculture, forestry & biodiversity.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Physical Geography, Resource Management, GIS and Remote Sensing.
JOURNAL PAPER
Haque, A., Shishir, S., Mazumder, A., & Iqbal, M., Change Detection of Jamuna River and Its Impact on The Local Settlements, Physical Geography, Volume 44, 2023, Issue 2, pp.Pages 186-206, January 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02723646.2022.2026075Habib, M. A., Iqbal, M., Kabir, F., Rashid, S. & Karmaker, P. C., Comparison between NDWI and Unsupervised Classification for Urban Water Bodies Identification Based on Landsat Data, The Jahangirnagar Review, Part II: Social Sciences, Vol. XLI, 2017, February 2020.
Kabir, F., Iqbal, M., Habib, A., Rashid, S. & Karmaker, P. C., Extracting Thermal Data from Satellite Sensors: A Case Study between Landsat and Weather Observatory of Dhaka Metropolitan Area, The Jahangirnagar Review, Part II: Social Sciences, Vol. XLII, 2018, February 2020.
Mondol, A. H., Mamun, A., Iqbal, M. & Jang, D.-J., Precipitation Concentration in Bangladesh over Different Temporal Periods, Advances in Meteorology, November 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/1849050
Khan, M. S. I., Bhuiyan, M. A. H. & Iqbal, M., Mapping and Interpreting Land Use Pattern of Sandwip Island Using Google Earth Imagery, The Jahangirnagar Review, Part II: Social Sciences, Vol. XXXVI, 2012, June 2015.
CONFERENCE PAPER
Prince, H. M., Idrees, M. O., Shafri, H. Z. M., Iqbal. M., Iqbal, Z. & Aziz, T., Effect of competing landuse practices on Chakaria Sundarbans mangrove in Bangladesh using Landsat imagery, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Volume 169, 9th IGRSM International Conference and Exhibition on Geospatial & Remote Sensing (IGRSM 2018) 24–25 April 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/169/1/012038BOOK CHAPTER
Prince, H. M., Ara, I., Shafri, H. Z. M., Idrees, M. O., Shaharum, N. S. N., & Iqbal. M., Application of Cloud-Based Machine Learning Approach to Analyse Remotely Sensed Data for Coastal Monitoring in Bangladesh, Springer, Singapore, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1434-8_9Teaching
| Course Code | Course Title | Semester/Year |
|---|---|---|
| MSGED 532 | Advanced Methods in Remote Sensing | 2018 and Continuing. |
| MSGED 505 | Fundamentals of Remote Sensing | 2017-18 |
| GeoE 521 | Environmental Management | MSc 2016 to 2022 |
| GeoE 519 | Geography of Recreation and Tourism | MSc |
| GeoE 503 (Lab) | Remote Sensing for Resource Appraisal and Mapping | MSc |
| GeoE 419 (Lab) | Practical Geography: Digital Image Processing | 4th Year (BSc Hons) |
| GeoE 311 (Lab) | Practical Geography: GIS-II: Advanced Data Concepts in GIS | 3rd Year (BSc Hons) |
| GeoE 308 | Geography of Natural Resources | 3rd Year (BSc Hons) |
| GeoE 108 (Lab) | Practical Geography: Elementary Cartography and Map Reading | 3rd Year (BSc Hons) 2013 to 2022 |
Academic Info
Period: 2005-2006
Master of Science (Thesis Group) in Geography and Environment
Period: 2001-2005
Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Geography and Environment
Period: 1999-2001
Higher Secondary Certificate, 1st Class
Period: 1997-1999
Secondary School Certificate, 1st Class
Experience
Position: Associate Professor
Period: September 2023 to Date
Teach students through lectures, tutorials, discussions, seminars, practical demonstrations, and workshops. Conduct and/or supervise research work.
Position: Assistant Professor
Period: February 2015 to September 2023
Teach students through lectures, tutorials, discussions, seminars, practical demonstrations, and workshops. Conduct and/or supervise research work.
Position: Lecturer
Period: December 2011 to February 2015
Teach students through lectures, tutorials, discussions, seminars, practical demonstrations, and workshops. Conduct and/or supervise research work.
Position: Senior GIS & RS Analyst
Period: March, 2009 to December 2011
As a GIS & RS analyst, my primary duties include collecting, managing, manipulating, and analyzing complex spatial and non-spatial databases, statistical analyses, cartography, and graphic reports using geospatial software. In addition, perform spatial analysis, Geo-statistical analysis, image analysis, technical research, and coordinate activities.
Position: GIS & RS Analyst
Period: June 2007 to February 2009
As a GIS & RS analyst, my primary duties include collecting, managing, manipulating, and analyzing complex spatial and non-spatial databases, statistical analyses, cartography, and graphic reports using geospatial software. In addition, perform spatial analysis, Geo-statistical analysis, image analysis, technical research, and coordinate activities.
Activity
Position: GIS and RS Specialist
Period: January 2022 to February 2023
Name of Assignment or project: The main project features: Preparing Tourism Master Plan for Bangladesh.
Activities Performed: GIS Database preparation, Spatial Analysis, Cartographic Processing, and Map Composition & preparation for the Tourism Master Plan of Bangladesh.
Position: Associate Consultant
Period: May 2018 to Present (Intermittent)
Name of Assignment or Project: Various Projects under DevConsultants Limited. Major projects are
i) Feasibility study for Construction of Bridges over the river Meghna on Shariatpur-Chandpur Road & Gazaria-Munshigonj Road and preparation of Master Plan for Bangladesh Bridge Authority. (Funded by GOB);
ii) Consultancy Services for Design Review and Supervision of the Construction of the Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway in Dhaka, Bangladesh;
iii) Transportation Surveys for Roads and Waterways under the Payra-Kuakata Comprehensive Plan Focusing on Eco-Tourism.
Activities Performed: Responsible for Topographic survey data analysis, Traffic survey method preparation, coordinated data collection & analysis for the preparation of Transport model, GIS Map preparation, 3D Digitization & Analysis.
Contact
Mehedi Iqbal
Associate Professor
Department of Geography & Environment
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Cell Phone: +8801712168094
Email: israr@juniv.edu
, israrju@gmail.com
