Alejandro Navarro Otero

Alejandro (Alex) is originally from Spain and moved to Australia in 2017 to do a PhD in Remote Sensing at Deakin University and finished this in 2021. His PhD focused on developing new remote sensing approaches (using emerging technologies such as drones and novel machine learning models) for assessing ecosystem services provided by coastal wetlands. Seeking warmer climates Alex moved to FNQ in 2021 to do a postdoc at James Cook University. His main research project was to create the first nationally consistent map of saltmarsh and salt flat ecosystems around Australia. Alex started working for TropWATER in 2024 doing seagrass habitat mapping, monitoring and analysis using a wide range of remote sensing techniques such as drones, aerial imagery and satellites. His interests are mainly programming and using novel technologies to map and monitor marine habitats and fauna.