Adrian Fox
E Fellow
Biography
I joined BAS in 1990 and became Head of the Mapping and Geographic Information Centre (MAGIC) in 2003. My main role is overall leadership of the MAGIC group, but I am a specialist in aerial photography, GPS survey and photogrammetry for both topographic mapping and scientific measurement. I have led 16 aerial photography and survey campaigns in Antarctica, South Georgia and Svalbard and been involved with production of a large number of topographic maps of the polar regions.
I am Secretary of the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee, co-Chief Officer of the SCAR Standing Committee on Geographic Information and serve on the editorial board of The Photogrammetric Record.
1987: MA (Hons), Geography, Edinburgh
1989: MSc, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Aberdeen
2004: MRICS, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Geomatics Division.
2007: PhD, Remote Sensing/Glaciology, Darwin College, Cambridge
Research interests
My main research interest is using aerial photography and photogrammetry for measuring environmental change from time-series images and wildlife census. I am currently PI on a NERC Standard grant ‘The spatial and temporal distribution of 20th Century Antarctic Peninsula glacier mass change and its drivers’ (NE/K004867/1), with colleagues at the universities of Newcastle and Gloucestershire. This unlocks historical aerial photography by relating it to modern GPS-supported aerial photography and recent high-resolution satellite imagery to measure glacier change over the last 60 years.
Collaborations
Publications from NERC Open Research Archive
2024
Coleman, J. ORCID record for J. Coleman, Fenney, N. ORCID record for N. Fenney, Trathan, P.N. ORCID record for P.N. Trathan, Fox, A. ORCID record for A. Fox, Fox, E., Bennison, A. ORCID record for A. Bennison, Ireland, L. ORCID record for L. Ireland, Collins, M.A. ORCID record for M.A. Collins, Hollyman, P.R. ORCID record for P.R. Hollyman. (2024) A comparison of established and digital surface model (DSM)-based methods to determine population estimates and densities for king penguin colonies, using fixed-wing drone and satellite imagery. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, (). 18 pp. 10.1002/rse2.424
2021
Rees, G., Gerrish, L. ORCID record for L. Gerrish, Fox, A. ORCID record for A. Fox, Barnes, R.. (2021) Finding Antarctica’s Pole of Inaccessibility. Polar Record, 57 (). 6 pp. 10.1017/S0032247421000620
2018
Fieber, Karolina D., Mills, Jon P., Miller, Pauline E., Clarke, Lucy, Ireland, Louise ORCID record for Louise Ireland, Fox, Adrian J. ORCID record for Adrian J. Fox. (2018) Rigorous 3D change determination in Antarctic Peninsula glaciers from stereo WorldView-2 and archival aerial imagery. Remote Sensing of Environment, 205 (). pp. 10.1016/j.rse.2017.10.042
2016
Fieber, K.D., Mills, J.P., Miller, P.E., Fox, A.J. ORCID record for A.J. Fox. (2016) Remotely-sensed glacier change estimation: a case study at Linblad Cove, Antarctic Peninsula. In: ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Volume III-8, 2016., Prague, International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, pp. 10.5194/isprs-annals-III-8-71-2016, 2016
2015
Matveev, Alexey J., Milinevsky, Gennadi, Schenke, Hans-Werner, Shibuya, Kazuo, Sjöberg, Lars E., Zakrajsek, Andrés, Fritsche, Mathias, Rülke, Axel, Dietrich, Reinhard, Groh, Andreas, Knöfel, Christoph, Scheinert, Mirko, Capra, Alessandro, Cisak, Jan, Dongchen, E., Eiken, Trond, Fox, Adrian ORCID record for Adrian Fox, Hothem, Larry D., Johnston, Gary, Malaimani, E. C.. (2015) The Antarctic Regional GPS Network Densification: Status and Results. In: The Antarctic Regional GPS Network Densification: Status and Results, , Springer, pp. (International Association of Geodesy Symposia, ). doi:10.1007/1345_2015_79
2014
Pope, Allen, Rees, W., Fox, Adrian ORCID record for Adrian Fox, Fleming, Andrew ORCID record for Andrew Fleming. (2014) Open access data in polar and cryospheric remote sensing. Remote Sensing, 6 (). pp. doi:10.3390/rs6076183
2013
Fox, Adrian ORCID record for Adrian Fox, Bazeley, Katherine. (2013) Naming the un-named. Geographical Magazine, December (). 5 pp.
2012
Fretwell, Peter T. ORCID record for Peter T. Fretwell, LaRue, Michelle A., Morin, Paul, Kooyman, Gerald L., Wienecke, Barbara, Ratcliffe, Norman ORCID record for Norman Ratcliffe, Fox, Adrian J. ORCID record for Adrian J. Fox, Fleming, Andrew H. ORCID record for Andrew H. Fleming, Porter, Claire, Trathan, Phil N. ORCID record for Phil N. Trathan. (2012) An Emperor Penguin population estimate: The first global, synoptic survey of a species from space. Plos One, 7 (). 11 pp. 10.1371/journal.pone.0033751
. ; Fox, Adrian ORCID record for Adrian Fox (eds.). (2012) Antarctic Peninsula. A visitor’s guide. , London, Natural History Museum, 128 pp.
Convey, Peter ORCID record for Peter Convey. (2012) Life on land. In: Fox, Adrian ORCID record for Adrian Fox (eds.). Antarctic Peninsula. A visitor's guide. 1st edition., London, Natural History Museum, pp.
Fox, Adrian ORCID record for Adrian Fox. (2012) Origin of place-names. In: Fox, Adrian ORCID record for Adrian Fox (eds.). Antarctic Peninsula. A visitor's guide, London, Natural History Museum, pp.
Vaughan, David ORCID record for David Vaughan. (2012) The ice sheet. In: Fox, Adrian ORCID record for Adrian Fox (eds.). Antarctic Peninsula. A visitor's guide, London, Natural History Museum, pp.
Shears, John. (2012) The Antarctic Treaty. In: Fox, Adrian ORCID record for Adrian Fox (eds.). Antarctic Peninsula. A visitor's guide, London, Natural History Museum, pp.
Fox, Adrian ORCID record for Adrian Fox. (2012) The Peninsula. In: Fox, Adrian ORCID record for Adrian Fox (eds.). Antarctic Peninsula. A visitor's guide, London, Natural History Museum, pp.
James, T.D., Murray, T., Barrand, N.E., Sykes, H.J., Fox, A.J. ORCID record for A.J. Fox, King, M.A.. (2012) Observations of enhanced thinning in the upper reaches of Svalbard glaciers. The Cryosphere, 6 (). pp. doi:10.5194/tc-6-1369-2012
Kunz, Matthias, King, Matt A., Mills, Jon P., Miller, Pauline E., Fox, Adrian J. ORCID record for Adrian J. Fox, Vaughan, David G. ORCID record for David G. Vaughan, Marsh, Stuart H.. (2012) Multi-decadal glacier surface lowering in the Antarctic Peninsula. Geophysical Research Letters, 39 (). 5 pp. 10.1029/2012GL052823
Leat, Philip T.. (2012) Geology of Graham Land. In: Fox, Adrian ORCID record for Adrian Fox (eds.). Antarctic Peninsula. A visitor's guide, London, Natural History Museum, pp.
Shanklin, Jon. (2012) Icebergs and sea ice. In: Fox, Adrian ORCID record for Adrian Fox (eds.). Antarctic Peninsula. A visitor's guide, London, Natural History Museum, pp.
Shanklin, Jon. (2012) Weather and climate. In: Fox, Adrian ORCID record for Adrian Fox (eds.). Antarctic Peninsula. A visitor's guide, London, Natural History Museum, pp.
2008
Bindschadler, Robert, Vornberger, Patricia, Fleming, Andrew ORCID record for Andrew Fleming, Fox, Adrian ORCID record for Adrian Fox, Mullins, Jerry, Binnie, Douglas, Paulsen, Sara Jean, Granneman, Brian, Gorodetzky, David. (2008) The Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica. Remote Sensing of Environment, 112 (). pp. 10.1016/j.rse.2008.07.006
Fox, Adrian ORCID record for Adrian Fox, Cziferszky, Andreas. (2008) Unlocking the time capsule of historic aerial photography to measure changes in Antarctic Peninsula glaciers. Photogrammetric Record, 23 (). pp. doi:10.1111/j.1477-9730.2008.00463.x
2005
Fox, Adrian J. ORCID record for Adrian J. Fox, Vaughan, David G. ORCID record for David G. Vaughan. (2005) The retreat of Jones Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula. Journal of Glaciology, 51 (). pp. 10.3189/172756505781829043
Cook, A.J., Fox, A.J. ORCID record for A.J. Fox, Vaughan, D.G. ORCID record for D.G. Vaughan, Ferrigno, J.G.. (2005) Retreating glacier fronts on the Antarctic Peninsula over the past half-century. Science, 308 (). pp. doi:10.1126/science.1104235
2001
Fox, Adrian J. ORCID record for Adrian J. Fox, Gooch, Michael J.. (2001) Automatic DEM generation for Antarctic terrain. Photogrammetric Record, 17 (). pp. 10.1111/0031-868X.00183
1998
Gray, Michelle, Fox, Adrian ORCID record for Adrian Fox. (1998) MAGIC maps in penguin country – GPS surveying for photo-control and satellite image rectification in Antarctica. Surveying World, 6 (). pp.
Fox, A.J. ORCID record for A.J. Fox, Cooper, A.P.R.. (1998) Climate-change indicators from Archival aerial photography of the Antarctic Peninsula. Annals of Glaciology, 27 (). pp. 10.3189/1998AoG27-1-636-642
1997
Fox, A. J. ORCID record for A. J. Fox, Nuttall, A. M.. (1997) Photogrammetry as a research tool for glaciology. The Photogrammetric Record, 15 (). pp. doi:10.1111/0031-868X.00081
1996
Fox, A. J. ORCID record for A. J. Fox, Roberts, A.. (1996) Pioneers of photogrammetry commemorated in Antarctic place-names. The Photogrammetric Record, 15 (). pp. doi:10.1111/0031-868X.00067
1995
Fox, Adrian J. ORCID record for Adrian J. Fox. (1995) Using multiple data sources to enhance photogrammetry for mapping antarctic terrain. Polar Research, 14 (). pp. 10.3402/polar.v14i3.6671
Fox, Adrian J. ORCID record for Adrian J. Fox, Thomson, Janet W.. (1995) The dynamic continent. Geographical Magazine, 67 (). pp.
1994
Fox, Adrian J. ORCID record for Adrian J. Fox, Cooper, A. Paul R.. (1994) Measured properties of the Antarctic ice sheet derived from the SCAR Antarctic digital database. Polar Record, 30 (). pp. doi:10.1017/S0032247400024268
Cooper, Alexander, Swetnam, R., Fox, Adrian ORCID record for Adrian Fox. (1994) Novel sources of control for aerial photography. International Archives of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 30 (). pp.
1993
Thomson, J.W., Cooper, A.P.R., Fox, A.J. ORCID record for A.J. Fox. (1993) Customised digital maps of Antarctica. NERC News, 25 (). pp.
Thomson, J.W., Drewry, D.J., Cooper, A.P.R., Fox, A.J. ORCID record for A.J. Fox. (1993) New techniques for mapping Antarctic regions. In: Fox, Adrian ORCID record for Adrian Fox (eds.). Survey and mapping 93. The 4th UK National Land Surveying and Mapping Conference and Exhibition, Keele, April 1993. Proceedings, Keele, Survey and Mapping Alliance, pp.
- Fixed wing wildlife surveys at South Georgia
- Halley Research Station relocation
- New techniques for mapping Antarctic regions
2020
Polar scientists and staff awarded place names in Antarctica
News 3 December, 2020
2018
New map of South Georgia wins award
News 7 September, 2018
2017
New satellite imagery reveals new highest Antarctic Peninsula Mountain
News 11 December, 2017
New map of South Georgia unveiled
News 24 August, 2017
2009
Polar Medals for BAS staff
News 9 January, 2009