About
Hydroremote
Hydroremote is a New Zealand consultancy specialising in remote sensing, water quality monitoring and lake modelling. We help organisations understand and manage freshwater using the same satellite, sensor and numerical-modelling methods developed and validated in the peer-reviewed literature.
The founder, Dr Mathew Allan, has worked on New Zealand lakes for two decades — first at the University of Waikato’s Environmental Research Institute and the Lake Ecosystem Restoration New Zealand (LERNZ) programme, and now through Hydroremote.
- PhD — Remote sensing, numerical modelling and ground truthing for analysis of lake water quality and temperature (University of Waikato)
- MSc — Remote sensing of water quality in Rotorua and Waikato Lakes
- 2,850+ citations · h-index 15 across 40+ publications and technical reports (Google Scholar)
Areas of expertise
- Satellite remote sensing of inland and coastal water quality (Landsat, Sentinel-2/3, MODIS)
- Algorithm development, atmospheric correction and optical water-type classification
- Coupled hydrodynamic–ecological modelling (GLM-AED, 3-D)
- High-frequency monitoring buoy data processing and analysis
- Catchment nutrient load estimation and regional load-target setting
- Machine learning for sparse water-quality data
How we work
Most engagements begin with a short scoping conversation to define the question and the decision it feeds. We deliver reproducible analysis — typically in R, with results as reports, dashboards or data products — and we are explicit about uncertainty so findings stand up to scrutiny.