Center for Geographic Information Science - Research
Current Research Projects
Dr. Tom Allen: Associate Professor, Department of Geography / Co-Director, Center for Geographic Information Science
Allen, T.R. Digital Terrain Visualization and Virtual Globes for Teaching Physiography and Earth Surface Processes. (in review)
McLeod, G.M., J. Daigneu, J. Collins, N. Swan, and T.R. Allen. 2007. High Resolution Dune Complex Mapping for the Monitoring of Coastal Landform Change, First Landing State Park, Virginia. Virginia Journal of Science, (in press.)
Allen, T.R., H. Tolvanen, G.F. Oertel, and G.M. McLeod. Spatial Characterization of Environmental Gradients in a Coastal Lagoon, Chincoteague Bay, USA (in review)
Wang, Y. and T.R. Allen. Initial observation of North Carolina shoreline changes using Japanese ALOS PALSAR and JERS-1 SAR data, (in review.)
CURRENT GRANT WORK Principal Investigator, VISSTA –Vegetation, Impervious Surfaces, Soils, and Topographic Analysis Tools: Geospatial Technology to Promote Coastal Water Quality. The Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology (CICEET), 2007-2009.
Dr. Thomas W. Crawford: Assistant Professor, Department of Geography
Crawford, T.W., J.A. Commito, and A.M. Borowik (2006). Fractal characterization of Mytilus edulis L. spatial structure in intertidal landscapes using GIS methods. Landscape Ecology 21: 1033-1044.
Crawford, T.W. (2005) Spatial fluctuations as signatures of self-organization: a complex systems approach to landscape dynamics in Rondonia, Brazil. Environment and Planning B 32: 857-875.
Crawford, T.W. (2006). Polygon-to-polygon spatial accessibility using different aggregation approaches: a case study of national forests in the US Mountain West region. Transactions in GIS 10(1): 121-140.
Crawford, T.W. (2005) Stability and change on the American religious landscape: a centrographic analysis of major U.S. religious groups. Journal of Cultural Geography 22(2): 51-86.
CURRENT GRANT WORK Principal Investigator, North Carolina Sea Grant College “Linking Demographic Patterns to Landscape Indicators of Coastal Development,” 2006-2008.
Dr. Scott Curtis: Assistant Professor, Department of Geography
Curtis, S., 2004: Diurnal cycle of rainfall and surface winds and the mid-summer drought of Mexico/Central America. Climate Research, 27, 1-8.
CURRENT GRANT WORK Co-Investigator, NASA Energy and Water Cycle Sponsored Research (NEWS), “Global Precipitation Analysis for Climate and Weather Studies,” 2006-2011.
Dr. Hong-Bing Su: Assistant Professor, Department of Geography
Schmid, H.P., Su, H.-B., Vogel, C.S., Curtis, P.S: 2003, 'Ecosystem-Atmosphere Exchange of Carbon Dioxide over a Mixed Hardwood Forest in Northern Lower Michigan'. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmosphere, VOL. 108, NO. D14, 4417, doi:10.1029/2002JD003011
Dr. Yong Wang: Associate Professor, Department of Geography
Wang, Y. and T.R. Allen. Initial observation of North Carolina shoreline changes using Japanese ALOS PALSAR and JERS-1 SAR data, (in review.)
Gares, P. A., Wang, Y., and White, S. A., 2006, Using LIDAR to monitor a beach nourishment project at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, USA. Journal of Coastal Research, 22(5): 1206-1219.
Aycock, W. C. and Wang, Y., 2004, Comparison of the new digital flood insurance rate maps (DFIRMs) with the existing FIRMs, Wilson, North Carolina, Southeastern Geographer, 44(2), 159-169.
Wang, Y., 2004, Seasonal change in the extent of inundation on floodplains detected by JERS-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar data, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 25(13), 2497-2508.
Wang, Y., 2004, Using Landsat 7 TM data acquired days after a flood event to delineate the maximum flood on a coastal floodplain, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 25(5) 959-974.
Wang, Y., and Wade, S. E., 2001, Using digital spatial data sets to study the impact of reservoir construction on local environment and community, The North Carolina Geographer, 9, 1-12.
CURRENT GRANT WORK Co-Principal investigator, North Carolina Sea Grant “Using LIDAR to monitor changes of barrier island systems,” 2006-2008.
