Third International Conference/Workshop on Integrating GIS and Environmental Modeling CD-ROM

January 21-25, 1996
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

PROGRAM

SUNDAY - January 21, 1996

Workshops


Evening



MONDAY - January 22, 1996

Plenaries

  1. GIS-Based Land Surface/Subsurface Modeling: New Potential for New Models? John Wilson, Montana State University
  2. Internet Access to Spatial Data: Present and Future of the National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse, Doug Nebert, US Geological Survey
CLIMATE/WEATHER INTERPOLATION - SESSION 1
Chair, John Wilson, Montana State University
  1. Comparison of Anusplin, MT-CLIM-3D and PRISM preciptation estimates, John Wilson and S.T. Stillman, Montana State University
  2. Spatial Modelling of Climatic Variables on a Continental Scale, Jennifer Kesteven, Australian National University; and Michael Hutchinson, Australian National University<108>
  3. A Comparison of Spatial Interpolation Techniques in Temperature Estimation, Fred Collins and P.V. Bolstad, IBM
  4. Smart Interpolation of Climate Variables, Cort Willmott, University of Delaware (abstract only)
INTERNET/DATA ACCESS 1 - SESSION 2
Chair, Barbara Buttenfield, University of Colorado
  1. Tools for Browsing Environmental Data: The Alexandria Digital Library Interface, Barbara P. Buttenfield, University of Colorado; and Mark P. Kumler, University of Colorado<23>
  2. Environmental Data Access in New Zealand 1985-1995: user-pays to open-access and the WWW, James Barringer, Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.; Julian Cone, Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.; Robert Gibb, Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.; Hamish Heke, Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.; David Medyckyj-Scott, Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.; Peter Newsome, Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.; and Janice Willoughby, Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.<11>
  3. A Structure for Organizing Metadata Collection, Kate Beard, University of Maine
  4. UDK: A European Environmental Data Catalogue, Oliver Guenther, Institut fur Wirtschaftsinformatik; Helmut Lessing, Nieders Swobodachsisches Umweltministerium; Walter Swoboda, Nieders Swobodachsisches Umweltministerium; presented by R. Nikolai<74>


LAND SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION: VEGETATION 1 - SESSION 3
Chair, Lou Steyaert, U.S. Geological Survey
  1. The U.S. Geological Survey's Land Cover Characterization Program, Nick Van Driel, EROS Data Center; and Tom Loveland, EROS Data Center
  2. Land Use History of North America -- Need for a Continential Synthesis, Thomas D. Sisk, National Biological Service
  3. Constructing Detailed Vegetation Databases from Field Data and Airborne Videography, Carol A. Johnston, University of Minnesota; Carol A. Sersland, University of Minnesota; John Bonde, University of Minnesota; Deb Pomroy-Petry, University of Minnesota; and Paul Meysembourg, University of Minnesota
  4. GIS, Spatial Statistical Graphics, and Forest Health, James J. Majure, Iowa State University; Noel Cressie, Dianne Cook, and Jurgen Symanzik


INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT - SESSION 4
Chair, John Corbett, International Centre for Research in Agroforestry
  1. The Changing Face of Agroecosystem Characterization: Models and Spatial Data, the Basis for Robust Agroecosystem Characterization, John D. Corbett, International Centre for Research in AgroForestry<37>
  2. The Development of a Topographic and Climate Database for Africa, M.F. Hutchinson, Australian National University; H.A. Nix, Australian National University; J.P. McMahon, Australian National University; K.D. Ord, Australian National University<78>
  3. Predicting Plant Growth: Where will it grow? How well will it grow?, Trevor H. Booth, CSIRO Division of Forestry<37>
  4. Deforestation in Two Brazilian Amazon Colonies: Analysis Combining Farmer Interviews and GIS, Sam Fujisaka, Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Columbia; Nick Thomas, Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Columbia; and Euan Crawford, Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Columbia<37>


REMOTE SENSING AND IMAGE PROCESSING - SESSION 5
Chair, Keith Clarke, Hunter College, City University of New York
  1. Design and Documentation of a Baltimore-Washington Regional Spatial Database Testbed for Environmental Model Calibration and Verification, Timothy W. Foresman, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Helen V. Wiggins, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Dana L. Porter, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Penny Masuoka, University of Maryland Baltimore County; William Acevedo, U.S. Geological Survey
  2. Image Navigation for Wildland Fire Location Mapping, Loey Knapp, IBM Corporation; Patricia Andrews, USDA Forest Service; and John Turek, IBM T.J. Watson Research Lab<200>
  3. Prolegomena for a Genetic Algorithm of Ecosystem Evolution, Stan Morain and Amelia Budge, University of New Mexico
  4. Image Rectification with Radial Basis Functions: Application to RS/GIS Data Integration, David N. Fogel, University of California Santa Barbara
INTERNET/DATA ACCESS 2 - SESSION 6
Chair, Richard Aspinall, Macauley Land Use Research Institute
  1. A Federation Architecture for an Environmental Information System incorporating GIS, the World-Wide Web, and CORBA, Arne Koschel, Forschungszentrum Informatik; Ralf Kramer, Forschungszentrum Informatik; Ralf Nikolai, Forschungszentrum Informatik; Wilhelm Hagg, Universität Karlsruhe; Joachin Wiesel, Universität Karlsruhe; Heiko Jacobe, Universität Karlsruhe<98>
  2. Developing Internet-Based User Interfaces for Improving Spatial Data Access and Usability, Chun Sheng Li, University of Manchester; David Bree, University of Manchester; Adrian Moss, Manchester Metropolitan University; James Petch, Manchester Metropolitan University<105>
  3. Serving GIS Data Through the World Wide Web, James Darrell McCauley, Case Corporation; Kumar C.S. Navulur, Purdue University; Bernard A. Engel, Purdue University; Raghavan Srinivasan, Blackland Research Center, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station<45>
  4. A Network-Accessible Repository for the Characteriztaion of Spatial Ecosystem Components, Michael Sweet, University of Montana; Ray Ford, University of Montana; Ron Righter, University of Montana<165>


LAND SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION: SOILS - SESSION 7
Chair, Doug Miller, The Pennsylvania State University
  1. Progress in Soil-landscape Modelling and Spatial Prediction of Soil Attributes for Environmental Models, Paul Gessler, CSIRO Division of Soils; Neil McKenzie, CSIRO Division of Soils; and Michael Hutchinson, Australian National University<70>
  2. An Alternate Paradigm for Representing Soils Data and Data Quality Information, Bheshem Ramlal, University of Maine; and Kate Beard, University of Maine<154>
  3. Using a Using a SAR image and a Decision Support System to Model Spatial Distribution of Soil Water in a GIS framework, Andrew S. Rogowski, U.S. Department of Agriculture; and Edwin T. Engman, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center<156>
  4. Towards a Methodology for Selecting a "Characteristic" Sample from an Existing Database: An Evolutionary Approach, C.H. Jarvis, N. Stuart, University of Edinburgh; J. Kelsey, and R.H.A. Baker, Ministry for Agriculture, Food & Fisheries


LAND SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION: DEMs - SESSION 8
Chair, Robert De Sawal, U.S. Geological Survey
  1. A Locally Adaptive Approach to the Interpolation of Digital Elevation Models, M.F. Hutchinson, Australian National University<77>
  2. Development of Continental Scale DEMs and Extraction of Hydrographic Features, Kristine L. Verdin and Susan K. Jenson, Hughes STX, EROS Data Center
  3. Assessing Uncertainty in Catchment Boundary Delimitation, David R. Miller, Macauley Land Use Research Institute; and Jane G. Morrice, Macauley Land Use Research Institute<132>
  4. Towards an Understanding of Landscape Scale and Structure, John C. Gallant, Australian National University; and Michael F. Hutchinson, Australian National University<68>


DATA INTEGRATION / NEW DATA SOURCES - SESSION 9
Chair, Keith Clarke, Hunter College City University of New York
  1. Generic Data Exchange - Integrating Models and Data Providers, Dean Djokic, The University of New South Wales; Andrew Coates, The University of New South Wales; and James E. Ball, The University of New South Wales<46>
  2. Taxon Based Information for GIS, Nancy Morin, Missouri Botanical Garden
  3. Plant Genetic Resource Collections: an Opportunity for the Evolution of Global Data Sets, Stephanie L. Greene, USDA, Thomas Hart, Spatial Data Associates
LAND SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION: HYDROLOGY - SESSION 10
Chair, Kris Verdin, U.S. Geological Survey
  1. Approaches to Automated Water Table Mapping, Kris C. Matson, North Carolina State University; and John E. Fels, North Carolina State University<121>
  2. Deliniation of Chemical Hydrological Response Units (CHRUs) within a GIS Hydrochemical Modeling in the Mesoscale Broel Catchment in Germany, Ulrike Bende-Michl, University of Jena, Germany (abstract only)
  3. Temporal and Spatial Aggregation of NEXRAD Rainfall Estimates on Distributed Storm Runoff Simulation, Baxter E. Vieux, University of Oklahoma, and Nadim S. Farajalla, Stone Environmental<57>
  4. A Cognitively-based Approach for Hydrogeomorphic Land Classification using Digital Terrain Models, John E. Fels, North Carolina State University; and Kris C. Matson, North Carolina State University<53>


DISCRETIZATION OF SPACE - SESSION 11
Chair, Karen Kemp, NCGIA
  1. Automated Grid Generation from Models of Complex Geologic Structure and Stratigraphy, Carl W. Gable, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Harold Trease, Los Alamos National Laboratory; and Terry Cherry, Los Alamos National Laboratory<66>
  2. Improving the Spatial Extension of Point Data by changing the Data Model, Brian Lees, Australian National University<107>
  3. Converting Administrative Data to a Continuous Field on a Sphere, Waldo Tobler, University of California, Santa Barbara<169>
  4. Dynamic Finite Difference Grid Generation for Environmental Decision Support Systems, Steven P. Frysinger, James Madison University<64>
LARGE DATABASE ISSUES - SESSION 12
Chair, Jim Frew, University of California, Santa Barbara
  1. Issues Linked to Geographical Information Systems in Global Environmental Research: Data Base Handling and Multi-Sensor Data Fusion, Catherine Gautier, University of California, Santa Barbara; and Pete Peterson, University of California, Santa Barbara
  2. Evaluation of North and South America AVHRR 1-km Data for Global Environmental Modeling, Limin Yang, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Zhi-Liang Zhu, Hughes STX; Jorge A. Izaurralde, National Univerity of Cordoba, Argentina; James W. Merchant, University of Nebraska-Lincoln<193>
  3. Integration of GIS with Other Software Systems: Integration versus Interconnection, D.C.L. Lam, Environment Canada; D.A. Swayne, University of Guelph; C.I. Mayfield, University of Waterloo; and D.D. Cowan, University of Waterloo<164>
  4. EOSDIS Data Models and Example of Implementations, Liping Di, Hughes STX; R. Suresh, Hughes STX; Doug Ilg, Hughes STX; and Ted Meyers, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center<44>
LAND SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION: VEGETATION 2 - SESSION 13
Chair, William K. Michener, Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center
  1. Identification and Assessment of Natural Disturbances in Forested Ecosystems: The Role of GIS and Remote Sensing, William K. Michener, Jones Ecological Research Center; and Paula F. Houhoulis, Jones Ecological Research Center
  2. Integrating GIS and Remote Sensing to Produce Regional Vegetation Databases: Attributes Related to Environmental Modeling, Janet Franklin, San Diego State University; and John Stephenson, Cleveland National Forest, USDA Forest Service<62>
  3. Integrating Stratified Sampling, Canonical Correspondence Analysis, and GIS for Predictive Vegetation Modeling in the Spring Mts. of Southern Nevada, Andrew D. Weiss, Stuart B. Weiss, and Alisya T. Galo, Stanford University, Jan Nachlinger and Daniel Pritchett, The Nature Conservancy (abstract only)
  4. Estimating Spatial Uncertainty as a Function of Scale: Implications for Landscape Ecology, Carolyn Hunsaker, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Charles Ehlschlaeger, University of Cincinnati; Frank Davis, University of California Santa Barbara; and Michael F. Goodchild, NCGIA (abstract only)

EOSDIS Special Session

Chair, John E. Estes, University of California, Santa Barbara
  1. EOS Potential User Model Development, John E. Estes, University of California, Santa Barbara<207>
  2. Overview and Current Status of EOS and EOSDIS, Dixon Butler, NASA Headquarters
  3. EOSDIS Commercial Applications, Michael Lawless, University of California, Santa Barbara (abstract only)

TUESDAY - January 23, 1996

Plenaries

  1. GIS and Hydrologic Modeling - an Assessment of Progress, David R. Maidment, University of Texas, Austin
  2. Regional Analysis of the Central Grasslands: GIS-Facilitated Pattern Analyis and Simulation, Ingrid Burke, Colorado State University
SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY AND EROSION - SESSION 1
Chair, Fiona Ellis, Australian National University
  1. Estimation and Evaluation of Spatially Distributed Model Parameters Using the Modular Modeling Systems (MMS), G.H. Leavesley, R.J. Viger, S.L. Markstrom, and M.S. Brewer, USGS (abstract only)
  2. The Application of Machine Learning Techniques to Erosion Modelling, Fiona Ellis, Australian National University<50>
  3. Topography-Based Hydrological Modeling in the Elbe Drainage Basin, D.-I. Mueller-Wohlfeil, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research; W. Lahmer, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research; V. Krysanova, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research; and A. Becker, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research<102>
  4. GIS Applications for Watershed Management, Yuri Gorokhovich, Earth & Environmental Sciences Program CUNY; and Lorraine L. Janus, New York City Department of Environmental Protection<204>
GIS AND HYDROLOGIC MODELING OF SNOW COVER - SESSION 2
Chair, Thomas R. Carroll, National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center, NOAA
  1. Snow Estimation and Updating System (SEUS), Randy Hills, National Weather Service; Ann McManamon, National Weather Service; and Robert K. Hartman, National Weather Service
  2. Spatial Distribution of Snow Water Equivalent Observations in Mountainous Terrain, Robert K. Hartman, National Weather Service; Andrew A. Rost, National Weather Service; Donald M. Anderson, National Weather Service
  3. Operational Processing of Multi-Source Snow Data, Robert K. Hartman, National Weather Service; Andrew A. Rost, National Weather Service; Donald M. Anderson, National Weather Service<24>
  4. Mirror-Image Round Robin Spatial Data Partitioning: A Case Study with Parallel SEUS, A.A. El Haddi, Office of Hydrology, NWS & University of Minnesota; S. Shekhar, University of Minnesota; R. Hills, Office of Hydrology, NWS; A. McManamon, Office of Hydrology, NWS
BIODIVERSITY - SESSION 3
Chair, Richard Church, University of California Santa Barbara
  1. The Role of GIS and Environmental Modelling in the Conservation of Biodiversity, Brendan G. Mackey, Australian National University<116>
  2. Planning Management Activities to Protect Biodiversity with a GIS and an Integrated Optimization Model, Richard Church, D. Stoms, F. Davis, B.J. Okin, University of California, Santa Barbara
  3. Macroecological Studies of Species Composition, Habitat and Biodiversity Using GIS and Canonical Correspondence Analysis, L. Edward Harvey, University of Auckland<80>
  4. Measuring and Modeling (Bio)Diversity: an Approach Based on Geographic, Taxonomic and Environmental Relations, Richard J. Aspinall and Diane M. Pearson, Macauley Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland, and Julia A. Miller, Australian National University (abstract only)
LANDSCAPE PATTERN AND CHANGE - SESSION 4
Chair, Timothy Kittel, National Center for Atmospheric Research
  1. Ecosystem Modeling of Spatially Explicit Land Surface Changes for Climate and Global Change Analysis, Rebecca Mckeown, Dennis S. Ojima, Colorado State University; T.G.F. Kittel, D.S. Schimel, W.J. Parton, and T. Painter
  2. Modeling Land-Cover Change From Measures of Spatial Landscape Structure, Miles G. Logsdon, University of Washington<114>
  3. Mapping for Germplasm Collections: Site Selection and Attribution, Thomas Hart, Spatial Data Associates; Stephanie Greene, USDA; and Alexander Afonin, Vavilov Plant Industry Institute
  4. Ecological Modelling in GIS, Peter van Horssen, University of Utrecht<203>
CONTAMINATION AND HEALTH - SESSION 5
Chair, Gerard Rushton, University of Iowa
  1. Geologic Modeling for Landfill Screening: Integrating GIS with Geospatial Modeling, Christopher S. McGarry, Illinois State Geological Survey<123>
  2. Groundwater Monitoring in the Alluvial Aquifer of the River Sieg, Germany - An Application of MODFLOW/MODPATH combined with GIS Analysis, Christian Michl, Friedrich-Schiller-University (abstract only)
  3. Investigating the Spatial Patterns of Disease with Variable Spatial Filters, Gerard Rushton, University of Iowa
SWAT MODELING - SESSION 6
Chair, Valentina Krysanova, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
  1. An Integrated Interface System to Couple the SWAT Model and Arc/Info, Ling Bian, State University of New York; Hao Sun, Leica Inc.; Clayton Blodgett, University of Kansas; Stephen Egbert, Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Program; WeiPing Li, SAI Software Consultant, Inc.; LiMei Ran, ManTech Environmental Technology Inc.; and Antonis Koussis, National Observatory of Athens<16>
  2. Mesoscale Integrated Modelling of Hydrology and Water Quality with GIS Interface, Valentina Krysanova, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research; Dirk-Ingmar Muller-Wohfeil, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research; Alfred Becker, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research<101>
  3. Effect of Spatial Variability on Basin Scale Modeling, Sudhakar Mamillapalli, R. Srinivasan, J.G. Arnold, and Bernard A. Engel, Purdue University<119>
  4. Modeling Wister Lake Watershed Using a GIS-Linked Basin-Scale Hydrologic/Water Quality Model, Tharacad S. Ramanarayanan, Blackland Research Center; Raghavan Srinivasan, Blackland Research Center; and Jeffrey G. Arnold, USDA-ARS<153>
ECOSYSTEM MODELING - SESSION 7
Chair, John Yarie, University of Alaska
  1. Redefining the Spatial Support of Environmental Data in the Regional HydroEcological Simulation System, Jennifer L. Dungan, JCWS, Inc.; and Joseph C. Coughlan, NASA Ames Research Center<36>
  2. Integration of Satellite Data and Model Simulations in a GIS for Monitoring Regional Evaporation and Biomass Production, Stephan J. Maas, USDA-ARS Shafter Research Station; and Paul C. Doraiswamy<115>
  3. Using GIS to Enable Diagnostic Interaction with a Spatially Distributed Biogeochemistry Model, Rusty F. Dodson, ManTech Environmental Research Services Corp.; David P. Turner, ManTech Environmental Research Services Corp.<49>
  4. A Forest Ecosystem Dynamics Model Integrated within a GIS, John Yarie, University of Alaska Fairbanks<194>
PLANT AND ANIMAL DISPERSAL - SESSION 8
Chair, Eric Gustafson, U.S. Forest Service
  1. Dispersal and Mortality in a Heterogenous Landscape Matrix, Eric J. Gustafson, USDA Forest Service; and Robert H. Gardner, University of Maryland<76>
  2. Integrating Ecological Tools with Remotely Sensed Data: Modeling Animal Dispersal on Complex Landscapes, Gillian Bowser, National Park Service & University of Missouri-St. Louis<211>
  3. Modeling Spatial Effects of Landscape Pattern on the Spread of Airborne Fungal Disease in Simulated Agricultural Landscapes, Fred C. Bogs, Institute of Applied Sciences, University of North Texas; James M. Newell, Institute of Applied Sciences, University of North Texas; and Jeffrey W. Fitzgerald, Center for Spatial Analysis and Mapping, University of North Texas<140>
  4. Landscape-Level Modeling of Spruce Seedfall Using a Geographic Information System, T. Scott Rupp, University of Alaska<157>


CLIMATIC AND ATMOSPHERIC MODELING - SESSION 9
Chair, Michael Hutchinson, Australian National University
  1. The Effects of Elevation Data Representation on Mesoscale Atmospheric Model Simulations , Hoyt Walker, J.M. Leone, J. Kim, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  2. Biophysical Data Integration for Terrestrial Ecosystem Simulation from Watershed to Basin Scales, Robert G. Kremer, Colorado State University; R.B. Lammers, Colorado State University; M. Hartman, Colorado State University; J.S. Baron, Colorado State University (abstract only)<99>
  3. An Integration of a Surface Energy Balance Climate Model with TIN and GRID in GIS, Lin Wu, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona<186>
  4. Potential of GIS and Coupled GIS/Conventional Systems to Model Acid Deposition of Sulphur Dioxide, U. Dragosits, The University of Edinburgh; C.J. Place, The University of Edinburgh; and R.I. Smith, Institute of Terrestrial Ecology<48>

FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT - SESSION 10
Chair, Janet Franklin, San Diego State University
  1. Spatial Modeling of Aquatic Habitat from a Fish's Perspective, John K. Horne, J. Michael Jech and Stephen B. Brandt, Great Lakes Center, Buffalo State College
  2. Phenology Models in Complex Terrain, Stuart B. Weiss and Andrew D. Weiss, Stanford University (abstract only)
  3. Spatial Modeling of Instream Biotic Integrity and Riparian Ecotone Conditions in the Big Darby Creek, Ohio, Leslie A. Zucker and Dale A. White, The Ohio State University (abstract only)
  4. Linking GIS with Models of Ecological Risk Assessment for Endangered Species, H. Resit Akcakaya, Applied Biomathematics<7>


GROUND AND SURFACE WATER - SESSION 11
Chair, Miguel Acevedo, University of North Texas
  1. Application of GIS Linked Environment Models over a Large Area, Thomas W. Charnock, Aston University; John Elgy, Aston University; and Peter D. Hedges, Aston University<27>
  2. Rapid Appraisal of Groundwater Discharge Using Fuzzy Logic and Topography, Shawn Laffan, Australian National University<104>
  3. Assessing Pollutant Loading to Bayou Chico, Florida by Integrating an Urban Stormwater Runoff and Fate Model with GIS, Toar T. Schell, University of North Texas; Miguel F. Acevedo, University of North Texas; Fred C. Bogs, University of North Texas; James Newell, University of North Texas; Kenneth L. Dickson, University of North Texas; and Foster L. Mayer, Environmental Protection Agency<158>
  4. Modeling Resuspension of River Sediments using ARC/INFO, Theodore A.D. Slawecki, Limno-Tech, Inc.; Ramesh K. Raghunathan, Limno-Tech, Inc.; Victor J. Bierman, Jr., Limno-Tech, Inc.; and Paul W. Rodgers, Limno-Tech, Inc.<212>


AGRICULTURE - SESSION 12
Chair, Bernie Engel, Purdue University
  1. Potential for Integrated GIS-Agriculture Models for Precision Farming Systems, T.W. Goddard, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development; L.K. Kryzanowski, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development; K. Cannon, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development; R.C. Izaurralde, University of Alberta; T.C. Martin, University of Alberta<227>
  2. Predicting Spatial Distributions of Vulnerability of Indiana State Aquifer Systems to Nitrate Leaching using a GIS, Kumar C.S. Navulur, Purdue University; Bernard A. Engel, Purdue University<139>
  3. Mapping CO2 Surface Flux in an Irrigated Agricultural Area, P. Vaughan, J. Simunek, D.L. Suarez, D.L. Corwin, J.D. Rhoades
  4. Model Comparison of Solute Transport Models at Regional Scale, Alejandro Mateos, Palmaven S.A., Stephen D. DeGloria and R. Jeff Wagenet, Cornell University (abstract only)

Workshop



WEDNESDAY - January 24, 1996

Plenaries

  1. Modelling Complex Adaptive Systems, Chris Langton, Santa Fe Institute (abstract only)
  2. Directions in GIS, Michael Goodchild, NCGIA


INTEROPERABILITY - SESSION 1
Chair, Karen Kemp, NCGIA
  1. Universal GIS Operations for Environmental Modeling, Jochen H. Albrecht, University of Vechta<3>
  2. Virtual Data Sets - Smart Data for Environmental Applications, Andrej Vckovski, University of Zurich; and Felix Bucher, University of Zurich
  3. Easing Traditional Environmental Models into GIS, Karen Kemp, NCGIA
  4. The Open GIS Ajpproach to Distributed Goodata and Geoprocessing, Kenn Gardels


SPATIAL ANALYSIS, REASONING, AND LEARNING - SESSION 2
Chair, David Cowen, University of South Carolina
  1. Spatial Reasoning for Environmental Impact Assessment, B. Beattie, University of Liverpool; F. Coenen, University of Liverpool; A. Hough, Environmental Advisory Unit; T.J.M. Bench-Capon, University of Liverpool; B.M. Diaz, University of Liverpool; and M.J.R. Shave, University of Liverpool<13>
  2. Development and Application of Neural Networks in GRASS GIS, Ranjan Muttiah, Blackland Research Center; Raghavan Srinivasan, Blackland Research Center; Bernard Engel, Purdue University<137>
  3. Using Artificial Neural Networks for Prediction of Soil Carbon Dynamics, Daniel Kimes and Elissa Levine, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (abstract only)
  4. Controlling a GIS by the Expert System EXCEPT, Thomas Wachter-Harms, Department of Urban Ecology; and Birgit Wendholt, IBM Germany, Development Section (abstract only)
  5. An Object-Oriented Framework for Spatial Analysis Using Raster and Vector Data, Sud Menon, ESRI


TEMPORAL MODELING - SESSION 3
Chair, Michael F. Goodchild, NCGIA
  1. Spatio-Temporal Interpolation in Four Dimensional Coastal Process Models, Jonathan Raper, Birkbeck College, University of London; and David Livingstone, Kingston University<151>
  2. An GIS-based Many-Region Disaster Preparedness Model for the United States, Sam Cole, SUNY Buffalo
  3. Animation Query Language for the Visualization of Temporal Data, Bruce Rex, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; and John Risch, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory<155>
  4. Temporal GIS and Spatio-Temporal Modeling, May Yuan, University of Oklahoma

VISUALIZATION: COGNITION AND LANDSCAPE VIEWING - SESSION 4
Chair, Carol Johnston, University of Minnesota
  1. Modelling Environmental Cognition of the View with GIS, Jonathan Baldwin, University of Leicester; Peter Fisher, University of Leicester; Joseph Wood, University of Leicester; and Mitchel Langford, University of Leicester<59>
  2. Landscape Visualization Using DEM Data Derived from Digital Photogrammetry, David R. Miller, Macauley Land Use Research Institute<133>
  3. Towards a Virtual Reality Interface for Landscape Visualization, Peter Berger, Brimsom Laboratories; Paul Meysembourg, University of Minnesota; Jim Sales, University of Minnesota; and Carol Johnston, University of Minnesota<215>
  4. Quality, Visualization and Use of Terrain Models in Physical System Modelling, Michael McCullagh, University of Nottingham, UK


LAND USE MODELING - SESSION 5
Chair, Bradley O. Parks, University of Colorado
  1. The Future of Spatial Modeling for Understanding and Predicting Landscape Transformations, Robert Costanza, University of Maryland (abstract only)
  2. Integrated Approach to Land Use Analysis, Dennis S. Ojima, Colorado State University; and W. J. Parton<144>
  3. Spatial Resolution of Crop Models in the Estimation of Regional Agroecological Effects of Climate Change: How Fine is Fine Enough?, William E. Easterling, University of Nebraska (abstract only)
  4. Integrating Spatial Models into Local Land Use Decision Making, Richard O. Flamm, Florida Marine Research Institute


MODELING ENVIRONMENTS AND LANGUAGES - SESSION 6
Chair, Thomas Maxwell, University of Maryland
  1. Facilitating High Performance, Collaborative Spatial Modeling, Thomas Maxwell, University of Maryland; and Robert Costanza, University of Maryland<122>
  2. Future 4-Dimensional Hydrological Modeling Environments, Paul Houser, University of Arizona
  3. A Spatial Modelling Language that Unifies Dynamic Environmental Models and GIS, Cees G. Wesseling, Utrecht University; Willem P.A. van Deursen, Resource Analysis; Peter A. Burrough, Utrecht University<179>
  4. A Framework for Integrating Environmental Models to Simulate Forest Ecosystem Dynamics, Robert G. Knox, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center; Virginia Kalb, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center; Elissa R. Levine, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center; and Uday Bindingnavle, Hughes STX Corporation


CELLULAR MODELING - SESSION 7
Chair, James D. Westervelt, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  1. Facilitating Mobile Objects within the Context of Simulated Landscape Processes, James D. Westervelt, Construction Engineering Research Laboratories; and Lewis D. Hopkins, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign<188>
  2. SELES: A spatially Explicit Landscape Event Simulator, Joseph Fall, Andrew Fall, Simon Fraser University, Canada
  3. Methods and Techniques for Rigorous Calibration of a Cellular Automaton Model of Urban Growth, Keith C. Clarke, Stacy Hoppen, and Leonard Gaydos
  4. Some Guidelines for Implementing Spatially Explicit, Individual-Based Ecological Models within Location-Based Raster GIS, Roger L. Slothower, Cornell University; Paul A. Schwarz, Cornell Theory Center; and Kevin M. Johnston, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.<159>


VISUALIZATION: INTEGRATION - SESSION 8
Chair, Mark Gahegan, Curtin University
  1. Visualization Strategies for Exploratory Spatial Analysis, Mark Gahegan, Curtin University<67>
  2. Combining GIS Based Environmental Modeling and Visualization: Another Window on the Modeling Process, Ian D. Bishop, The University of Melbourne; Chris Karadaglis, The University of Melbourne<17>
  3. Efficient Data Exchange: Integrating a Vector GIS with an Object-Oriented, 3-D Visualization System, James Kuiper, Argonne National Laboratory; A. Ayers, Argonne National Laboratory; R. Johnson, Argonne National Laboratory; M. Tolbert-Smith, U.S. Department of Energy<103>
  4. Visualization of Historical Wildfire Data: Application of a DX-Oracle Interface, Trish Duce, University of Montana; Ellen Voth, University of Montana; and Patricia Andrews, Intermountain Research Station, USDA Forest Service<202>


INDIVIDUAL BASED MODELING - SESSION 9
Chair, Chris Langton, Santa Fe Institute
  1. Individual-Based Models in Ecology: An Overview, Donald L. DeAngelis, National Biological Service & University of Miami; and D.M. Fleming, National Biological Service; L.J. Gross, University of Tennessee; and W.F. Wolff, Forschungszentrum Juelich (abstract only)
  2. Agent-Based Modeling of Prehistoric Settlement Systems in the Northern American Southwest, Timothy A. Kohler, Washington State University; Carla R. Van West; Eric P. Carr; and Christopher G. Langton
  3. Emergence and the Simulation of Transportation Systems, Christopher L. Barrett, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  4. Modeling Ecological Patterns and Processes Using Agent-Based Simulations and GIS, James H. Brown, University of New Mexico (abstract only)


MULTIPLE CRITERIA/SOLUTIONS AND OPTIMIZATION - SESSION 10
Chair, Gunnar Misund, SINTEF Informatics
  1. Solving the Clear-Cut Scheduling Problem with Geographic Information Technology and Constraint Reasoning, Gunnar Misund, SINTEF Informatics; Bjørn Sigurd Johansen, SINTEF Informatics; and Geir Hasle, SINTEF Informatics<135>
  2. Interacting Fields Approach for Evolving Spatial Phenomena: Application to Erosion Simulation for Optimized Land Use, Lubos Mitas, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois; Helena Mitasova, University of Illinois; William M. Brown, University of Illinois; Mark Astley, University of Illinois<136>
  3. Modelling and Supporting Multi-Actor Spatial Planning Using Multi-Agents Systems, Nils Ferrand, Leibniz Lab, France<60>
  4. Optimal Field Management for Regional Water Quality Planning, Babak Negahban, Breedlove, Dennis & Associates; C.B. Moss, J.W. Jones, J. Zhang, W.D. Boggess and K.L. Campbell (abstract only)


COLLABORATION - SESSION 11
Chair, Steve Carver, University of Leeds
  1. Environmental Modeling and Collaborative Spatial Decision-Making: Some Thoughts and Experiences Arising from the I-17 Meeting, Steve Carver, University of Leeds; Steve Frysinger, James Madison University; and Rene Reitsma, CADSWES, University of Colorado
  2. Agent Mediated Consensus-Building for Environmental Problems: A Genetic Algorithm Approach, David A. Bennett, Southern Illinois University; Marc P. Armstrong, University of Iowa; and Greg A. Wade, Southern Illinois University<15>
  3. Collaborative GIS in Ecosystem Management System, Jeff Wang, Scientific Visualization Center/Lockheed Martin Service Group, US EPA/National Environmental Supercomputing Center (abstract only)
  4. Client-Server Approaches to Model Integration within GIS, Raghbir Sandhu, University College London; and Philip Treleaven, University College London<160>


3-DIMENSIONS AND DATA MODELS - SESSION 12
Chair, Claudia Faunt, U.S. Geological Survey
  1. Applications of 3D Delaunay Triangulation Algorithms in Geoscientific Modeling, Roberto Lattuada, Institute for Animal Health; Jonathan Raper, Birkbeck College
  2. Hybrid Data Structures Based on Octree and Delaunay Tetrahedral Tessellations (DTT) in 3-D GIS, Quingquan Li and D. Li, Wuhan Technical University, China (abstract only)
  3. Construction and Role of 3D Geological Framework Models, Claudia C. Faunt, USGS and A. Keith Turner, Colorado School of Mines (abstract only)
  4. Topologic and Hierarchical Spatial Object Models for Database Generalization, Martien Molenaar

THURSDAY - January 25, 1996

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