Scientists & Staff
Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne
Cartographer
The University of Vermont Aiken Center; 81 Carrigan Drive
Burlington, VT, 05405Phone: 802-656-3324
Current Research
I look at ways to apply cutting-edge geospatial technology to help scientists, public officials, and resource managers make better, more effective, and efficient decisions. I helped developed the Forest Service's Urban Tree Canopy (UTC) Assessment Protocols, which incorporate massive amounts of high-resolution imagery and lidar to provide communities with unprecedented insight into their urban forest. When existing, available imagery is out-of-date or lacks the appropriate characteristics I use drones to construct detailed maps and have employed this technology to assist with disaster response, inventory woody debris in streams, and map insect outbreaks.
Education
- University of Vermont, Certificate Leadership and Management, 2013
- University of Vermont, M.S. Water Resources, 2005
- National Geospatial Intelligence College, Certificate Hyperspectral Data Exploitation, 2002
- National Geospatial Intelligence College, Certificate GIS Operations, 2002
- University of New Hampshire, B.S.F. Forest Science, 1996
Awards & Recognition
- U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station award for Excellence is Science and Technology , 2010 for the Urban Tree Canopy Assessment Program
- awarded by Nobel Laureate Dr. Gerd Binning, 2009 eCognition Black Belt
- Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals (ANREP). "Innovative Program" category, 2009 Bronze Medal
- Vermont Spatial Data Partnership , 2008 Outstanding Achievement Award
- New York State GIS Partnership award , 2008 group award to several organizations
- Navy-Marine Corps Commendation Medal, 2000
Publications & Products
- Locke, Dexter H.; Hall, Billy ; Grove, J. Morgan; Pickett, Steward T. A.; Ogden, Laura A.; Aoki, Carissa ; Boone, Christopher G.; O'Neil-Dunne, Jarlath P. M. 2021. Residential housing segregation and urban tree canopy in 37 US Cities. npj Urban Sustainability
- Groffman, Peter M.; Avolio, Meghan; Cavender-Bares, Jeannine; Bettez, Neil D.; Grove, J. Morgan; Hall, Sharon J.; Hobbie, Sarah E.; Larson, Kelli L.; Lerman, Susannah B.; Locke, Dexter H.; Heffernan, James B.; Morse, Jennifer L.; Neill, Christopher; Nelson, Kristen C.; O'Neil-Dunne, Jarlath; Pataki, Diane E.; Polsky, Colin; Chowdhury, Rinku Roy; Trammell, Tara L. E. 2017. Ecological homogenization of residential macrosystems. Nature Ecology & Evolution
- Wheeler, Megan M.; Neill, Christopher ; Groffman, Peter M.; Avolio, Meghan ; Bettez, Neil ; Cavender-Bares, Jeannine ; Roy Chowdhury, Rinku ; Darling, Lindsay ; Grove, J. Morgan; Hall, Sharon J.; Heffernan, James B.; Hobbie, Sarah E.; Larson, Kelli L.; Morse, Jennifer L.; Nelson, Kristen C.; Ogden, Laura A.; O'Neil-Dunne, Jarlath ; Pataki, Diane E.; Polsky, Colin ; Steele, Meredith ; Trammell, Tara L.E. 2017. Continental-scale homogenization of residential lawn plant communities. Landscape and Urban Planning
- Groffman, Peter M.; Grove, J. Morgan; Polsky, Colin ; Bettez, Neil D.; Morse, Jennifer L.; Cavender-Bares, Jeannine ; Hall, Sharon J.; Heffernan, James B.; Hobbie, Sarah E.; Larson, Kelli L.; Neill, Christopher ; Nelson, Kristen ; Ogden, Laura ; O'Neil-Dunne, Jarlath ; Pataki, Diane ; Chowdhury, Rinku Roy; Locke, Dexter H. 2016. Satisfaction, water and fertilizer use in the American residential macrosystem. Environmental Research Letters
- Hall, Sharon J.; Learned, J.; Ruddell, B.; Larson, K.L.; Cavender-Bares, J.; Bettez, N.; Groffman, P.M.; Grove, Morgan; Heffernan, J.B.; Hobbie, S.E.; Morse, J.L.; Neill, C.; Nelson, K.C.; O'Neil-Dunne, Jarlath; Ogden, L.; Pataki, D.E.; Pearse, W.D.; Polsky, C.; Chowdhury, R. Roy; Steele, M.K.; Trammell, T.L.E. 2016. Convergence of microclimate in residential landscapes across diverse cities in the United States. Landscape Ecology. 31(1): 101-117.
- Larson, K.L.; Nelson, K.C.; Samples, S.R.; Hall, S.J.; Bettez, N.; Cavender-Bares, J.; Groffman, P.M.; Grove, M.; Heffernan, J.B.; Hobbie, S.E.; Learned, J.; Morse, J.L.; Neill, C.; Ogden, L.A.; O'Neil-Dunne, Jarlath; Pataki, D.E.; Polsky, C.; Chowdhury, R. Roy; Steele, M.; Trammell, T.L.E. 2016. Ecosystem services in managing residential landscapes: priorities, value dimensions, and cross-regional patterns. Urban Ecosystems.
- Riemann, Rachel; Liknes, Greg C.; O'Neil-Dunne, Jarlath; Toney, Chris; Lister, Tonya. 2016. Comparative assessment of methods for estimating tree canopy cover across a rural-to-urban gradient in the mid-Atlantic region of the USA. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 188: 297. 17 p.
- Huang, Wenli; Swatantran, Anu; Johnson, Kristofer; Duncanson, Laura; Tang, Hao; O'Neil Dunne, Jarlath; Hurtt, George; Dubayah, Ralph. 2015. Local discrepancies in continental scale biomass maps: a case study over forested and non-forested landscapes in Maryland, USA. Carbon Balance and Management. 10(1): 19. [16 p.]
- Johnson, Kristofer D.; Birdsey, Richard; Cole, Jason; Swatantran, Anu; O'Neil-Dunne, Jarlath; Dubayah, Ralph; Lister, Andrew. 2015. Integrating LIDAR and forest inventories to fill the trees outside forests data gap. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 187:623. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-015-4839-1.
- Schwarz, Kirsten; Fragkias, Michail; Boone, Christopher G.; Zhou, Weiqi; McHale, Melissa; Grove, J. Morgan; O'Neil-Dunne, Jarlath; McFadden, Joseph P.; Buckley, Geoffrey L.; Childers, Dan; Ogden, Laura; Pincetl, Stephanie; Pataki, Diane; Whitmer, Ali; Cadenasso, Mary L.; Loiselle, Steven Arthur. 2015. Trees grow on money: Urban tree canopy cover and environmental justice. PLOS ONE. 10(4): e0122051.
- Grove, J. Morgan; Locke, Dexter H.; O'Neil-Dunne, Jarlath P.M. 2014. An ecology of prestige in New York City: Examining the relationships among population density, socio-economic status, group identity, and residential canopy cover. Environmental Management. 54(3): 402-419.
- Polsky, Colin; Grove, J. Morgan; Knudson, Chris; Groffman, Peter M.; Bettez, Neil; Cavender-Bares, JJeannine; Hall, Sharon J.; Heffernan, James B.; Hobbie, Sarah E.; Larson, Kelli L.; Morse, Jennifer L.; Neill, Christopher; Nelson, Kristen C.; Ogden, Laura A.; O'Neil-Dunne, Jarlath; Pataki, Diane E.; Chowdhury, Rinku Roy; Steele, Meredith K. 2014. Assessing the homogenization of urban land management with an application to US residential lawn care. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(12): 4432-4437.
- Steele, M.K.; Heffernan, J.B.; Bettez, N.; Cavender-Bares, J.; Groffman, P.M.; Grove, J.M.; Hall, S.; Hobbie, S.E.; Larson, K.; Morse, J.L.; Neill, C.; Nelson, K.C.; O'Neil-Dunne, J.; Ogden, L.; Pataki, D.E.; Polsky, C.; Roy Chowdhury, R. 2014. Convergent surface water distributions in U.S. cities. Ecosystems. 17(4): 685-697.
- Riemann, Rachel; O'Neil-Dunne, Jarlath; Liknes, Greg C. 2012. Building capacity for providing canopy cover and canopy height at FIA plot locations using high-resolution imagery and leaf-off LiDAR. In: Morin, Randall S.; Liknes, Greg C., comps. Moving from status to trends: Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) symposium 2012; 2012 December 4-6; Baltimore, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-105. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. [CD-ROM]: 242-247.
- Troy, Austin; Grove, J. Morgan; O'Neill-Dunne, Jarlath. 2012. The relationship between tree canopy and crime rates across an urban-rural gradient in the greater Baltimore region. Landscape and Urban Planning. 106: 262-270.
- Troy, Austin R.; Grove, J. Morgan; O'Neil-Dunne, Jarlath P.M.; Pickett, Steward T.A.; Cadenasso, Mary L. 2007. Predicting opportunities for greening and patterns of vegetation on private urban lands. Environmental Management. 40(3): 394-412.
- Grove, J.M.; Troy, A.R.; O'Neil-Dunne, J.P.M.; Burch, W.R., Jr.; Cadenasso, M.L.; Pickett, S.T.A.; Pickett, S.T.A. 2006. Characterization of Households and its Implications for the Vegetation of Urban Ecosystems. Ecosystems. 9: 578-597.
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