Hamdi A. Zurqani Data-verified

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Assistant Professor of Geospatial Science in Natural Resource Management and Conservation

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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Hzurqani@uark.edu

13 h-index 97 pubs 847 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Hamdi A. Zurqani's research focuses on applying advanced technologies to environmental information sciences. His work utilizes geospatial intelligence, remote sensing, and unmanned aerial systems (sUAS/drones) for land evaluation, pedology, and land use management. Zurqani investigates sustainable land management practices and employs change detection methods to analyze landscape degradation. He also develops and applies geographic information system (GIS) models for environmental assessment and planning.

His publications include studies on soil diversity and ecosystem services, mapping agricultural irrigation using Google Earth Engine, and estimating forest aboveground biomass and canopy cover with machine learning and LiDAR data. Zurqani has also explored fusing satellite and SAR data for deforestation mapping and integrating soil information into land degradation analysis for the UN Land Degradation Neutrality concept. His work supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by monitoring soil and land development.

Metrics

  • h-index: 13
  • Publications: 97
  • Citations: 847

Selected Publications

  • Multi-sensor forest aboveground biomass estimation using GEDI, machine learning, and deep learning techniques (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • The Role of Soil Diversity (Pedodiversity) in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: Example of the Contiguous United States of America (USA) (2025)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Assessing Potential Land and Soil for Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for United Nations (UN) Initiatives: An Example of the Contiguous United States of America (USA) (2025)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Monitoring Wise Use of Wetlands During Land Conversion for the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: A Case Study of the Contiguous United States of America (USA) (2025)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Introduction to the “Water Resources of Libya: Challenges and Management” (2025)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • An Overview of Flood Hazards in Libya: Impacts and Required Actions (2025)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Irrigation Water Resources in Libya: Challenges and Potentials (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Enriching Earth Science Education with Direct and Proximal Remote Sensing of Soil Using a Mobile Geospatial Application (2025)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A multi-source approach combining GEDI LiDAR, satellite data, and machine learning algorithms for estimating forest aboveground biomass on Google Earth Engine platform (2025)
    31 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Accounting for Climate and Inherent Soil Quality in United Nations (UN) Land Degradation Analysis: A Case Study of the State of Arizona (USA) (2024)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Google Earth Engine application for mapping and monitoring drought patterns and trends: A case study in Arkansas, USA (2024)
    9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Soil-Based Emissions and Context-Specific Climate Change Planning to Support the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) on Climate Action: A Case Study of Georgia (USA) (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Early Detection of Pine Needle Diseases in Southeast US Forests: A Deep Learning Approach Using UAV Imagery (2024)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Disaggregating Land Degradation Types for United Nations (UN) Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Analysis Using the State of Ohio (USA) as an Example (2024)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Evaluating the performance of various interpolation techniques on digital elevation models in highly dense forest vegetation environment (2024)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex

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