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Sandun
Chathuranga

Remote Sensing Specialist · UAV Surveyor · Town Planner

LiDAR, photogrammetry, thermal imaging, multispectral analysis and spatial planning for disaster risk reduction and resilient development.

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Research

Publications

Exploring the impact of land use changes on landslides: A case study-based time series analysis
14th Annual Research Symposium, National Building Research Organisation
Chatbot-assisted disaster preparedness: A tool for educating the public on landslide-resilient building practices
14th Annual Research Symposium, National Building Research Organisation
Application of VR technology and 3D reality models in enhancing community DRR for landslides
14th Annual Research Symposium, National Building Research Organisation
Developing a decision framework driven by land use simulation to evaluate Sri Lanka's national physical policies
Asian Conference on Remote Sensing (ACRS 2024)

Education

Academic record

2025 — Present (Reading)

Master of Regional Development and Planning (MRDP), SLQF 9

University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Environmental Conservation and Management, GIS and Remote Sensing, Natural Hazards and Disaster Management.

2019 — 2024

BSc (Hons) in Town and Country Planning — Second Upper, GPA 3.67 / 4.2

University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

Remote Sensing I & II, Geo-Spatial Analysis, Web GIS, Disaster Management.

Membership

Associate Member (A 690), Institute of Town Planners Sri Lanka (ITPSL) — since 2025

Training

Sep 2025GeoAI Essentials Workshop — GIS Solutions, Sri Lanka

Oct 2024SARPROZ — Sentinel-1 & ALOS PALSAR ground movement monitoring — SARPROZ

Mar 2024ArcGIS Pro — Deep Learning & Spatial Automation — NBRO & GIS Solution

Mar 2024Drone Pilot & Automation, LiDAR/Thermal Data Processing, GNSS — NBRO & Sumathi IT

Software

GIS

ArcMap · QGIS · ArcGIS Pro · City Engine

LiDAR & Photogrammetry

Terrasolid · Pix4D Field · Pix4D Mapper · Agisoft Metashape Pro · DJI Terra · Global Mapper

Field Data Collection

Survey123 · Field Survey · KoboToolbox

Thermal Analysis

FLIR Thermal Studio · DJI Thermal Analysis Tool 3

Coding

Python · R · PyCharm · Jupyter · RStudio

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