Attending: Ronald F. Abler, and Annette Krygiel, Co-chairs; Lawrence A.Brown; Jack Dangermond; David DeWitt; Jerome E. Dobson; Michael W. Dobson; Andrew U. Frank; Judy M. Olson; and Karen C. Siderelis. Excused: Douglas Richardson.
(Note: these minutes must be read as draft; the enclosures mentioned in the text are not included)
Michael Goodchild, Project Varenius Director, welcomed the board to Santa Barbara and the University of California. He reviewed the evolution of the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA) and Project Varenius. Varenius is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Its purpose is to engage in research agenda-setting in the Geographic Information Sciences specialties (his viewgraphs are provided as Enclosure1). He stressed that one of the principal distinctions between Varenius and its predecessor, the NCGIA, was that Varenius's primary objective is to provide a series of specialist meetings. These are specific mechanisms, endorsed by the National Science Foundation, to accomplish research agenda setting.
Specialist meetings draw from the entire scientific community in efforts to define a problem's domain, and to identify the researchable topics within that domain. After the specialist meetings, researchers throughout the community are encouraged to submit proposals based on the agenda-setting that occurs in the specialist meetings to the NSF and other funding agencies. Varenius can also make small seed grants to individuals. The time frame of Varenius is three years, over the period February 1, 1997 through January 31, 2000. All specialist meetings must be completed by June 1999 so that there will be six months for seed funding.
The project is structured using three panels each with individual but complementary thrusts, i.e., Cognitive Models of Geographic Space (chaired by David Mark); Computational Implementations of Geographic Concepts (chaired by Max Egenhofer); and Geographies of the Information Society (chaired by Eric Sheppard). These three panel chairs, and Karen Kemp, with Mike Goodchild as Chairman, constitute an Executive Committee for Varenius. The committee will be supplemented with a Board member, the election of whom should be completed at this meeting.
A panel structure sits atop the specialist meeting mechanism. Panels should review progress in the field, and panelists will receive an honorarium. Support is also provided for a research assistant to assist with meetings. Panel chairs sign a subagreement with Varenius in order for funds to flow through Santa Barbara. There are funds for seed grants, and proposal generation to bridge the gap between the specialist meeting and actual research. There are also funds for visitors. NSF expects proposals will be generated after the panel meetings. Proposals will just begin to achieve funding when Varenius reaches its last days, so there will be a gap. The three panels will integrate their findings. Discussion ensued about the need to capture and publish the panels' results.
The Varenius Advisory Board's responsibilities are to oversee project activities, comment on all aspects, including direction and progress, assess scope and quality of participants in specialist meetings, publicize the project, and function as a project proponent when feasible. Of particular importance is assistance in technology transfer. One elected Board member will confer with the Executive Committee on a monthly basis to maintain a more current cognizance. The Advisory Board's principal deliverables consist of minutes of the meetings, focused deliberately on questions keyed to the specific phases of the project. This report will go both to the Executive Committee, and the NSF. This Advisory Board meetings will focus on planning. The February 1998 meeting will assess progress, and the February 1999 meeting on the future, that is, what should follow Varenius. More specifically, at this meeting the Board should endorse the topics selected if it believes they are adequately formulated and on the nature and quality of the participation in the scheduled specialist meetings.
With respect to NCGIA, Goodchild commented that the NCGIA has a no-cost extension through next year. In contrast to Varenius, it is still committed to actual GIS research. The Varenius Board should address NCGIA initiatives 20 and 21, but does not need to approve their continuation.
In response to several questions from Board members about funding, Goodchild explained that the total funding for the Varenius project is $2.3 million from 1997–2000. This funding is distributed as follows: 1997, $1.1 million to wind down NCGIA research; 1998, $0.6 million Varenius operations; 1999, $0.6 million Varenius operations.
The leaders of each of the three Varenius components then presented an overview of the topics for which they were responsible: Cognitive Models of Geographic Space (David Mark); Computational Implementations of Geographic Concepts (Max Egenhofer); Geographies of the Information Society (Eric Sheppard), addressing the scope, schedules, participants, and locations for events (their viewgraphs and notes provided as Enclosures 2, 3, and 4).
In response to a question from Tom Leinbach, Max Egenhofer clarified that NCGIA Initiative 20 and the Varenius Interoperating Geographic Information Systems Initiative are the same. While discussing this initiative, much encouragement was provided from Board members for industry involvement. During Eric Sheppard's presentation, many more questions on implementation arose than in the preceding two panel interactions. Brown felt that there was still much to do in communicating with the social science community. Also mainstream geographers outside the GIS community are not adequately familiar with NCGIA and Varenius research; outreach is still very much needed. This observation led to a discussion on the need for expanding the composition of the panels. Frank expressed difficulties in seeing the connection between these initiatives and the interactions between GIS technology and its effect on society. Sheppard responded that GIS may be useful in ameliorating social problems and accessibility issues.
The Board of Directors met in executive session from 11:00 to noon to discuss its preliminary reactions to the presentations by Varenius staff. The afternoon was spent viewing graduate student projects on the UCSB campus and in demonstrations of VITAL by Valerian Noronha).
Jerome Dobson, President of the University Consortium for Geographic Information Sciences (UCGIS) updated the board in that organization's activities. UCGIS has been in place over two years. It has been successful in setting the research agenda and in resource procurement. The research agenda consists of ten significant priorities of UCGIS members, and is available for viewing at the website www.ucgis.org. Dangermond questioned the sufficiency of research funding for GIS. UCGIS should set a goal of a hundredfold increase in funding for GIS/GIA over the next decade. First though, we need to know how much is now being spent. The importance of GIS in U.S. international competitiveness should be stressed—the U.S. leads the world. There was much discussion and interaction from many board members on this topic, and some questioning as to how to come to terms with this understanding. It was noted that one forum that would afford more opportunity to discuss the way forward would be presented by the Mapping Science Committee workshop in January 1998.
Karen Kemp, Assistant Director of NCGIA, reported on the center's education and outreach activities. Varenius publications will appear in a separate series. The respective merits of publication, World Wide Web, CD-ROM, and other media were also discussed.
The board received reports from the directors of the three NCGIA sites. David Mark described Buffalo's multidisciplinary organized research unit, of which he is director. The organization has two full-time staff; twenty or so members on campus (of which ten or eleven are in geography). There is a campus push for fewer doctoral programs. Geography is targeted for growth and a new Geographic Information Science Institute has been proposed. Four new faculty have been hired in geography to replace departures and a senior scholar in geographic information science is being recruited. Several conferences and workshops are scheduled for the next six months with residual NSF funds. The department has about 150 graduate students in residence with sixteen faculty. During the NCGIA period approximately 25 PhDs in GIS-related topics and 60-70 masters degrees have been awarded. Brown inquired about external funding and Mark noted that it has been about $1.5 million, excluding Varenius.
Max Egenhofer reviewed recent events at the University of Maine. Core members of NCGIA are drawn from spatial science and engineering, with others from business and mathematics. Many are interested in the uses to which GIS can be put in forestry, wildlife management, ecology, etc. Funding at $2.5 million has been won by the core group from NSF and other sources, including NIMA and the CIA. These funded projects complement more basic research done within the NCGIA organization. Two new research faculty and project managers are on board. There are 50 graduate students and six faculty. A master's program in information technology may be established, to be led by Harlan Onsrud in collaboration with the business school and other units. More space (3,000 square feet) has been acquired within Boardman Hall. Numerous visitors have come to Maine for periods from a few days to six weeks. Kate Beard is the new department chair.
Keith Clarke updated the board on the Santa Barbara program. In addition to Clarke's recent appointment, other new faculty appointments are pending, and new staff are being added. NCGIA Santa Barbara has hosted 236 visitors over the life of project, and Clarke presented highlights of recent visitors. NCGIA cooperates closely with Project Alexandria and with the ecology center the board visited yesterday, and also with engineering and geology. A number of products of NCGIA meetings have been disseminated, including a CD-ROM from Sante Fe meeting. The website has been revamped. If all goes well, the department may be consolidated in 1998, after the department undergoes an external review. Several funded projects are under way, including VITAL, a NIMA effort, a metadata project with EcoPetrol in Columbia, and a multimedia education initiative. The program hosts 110 graduate students about a third of whom are GIS-involved. The NCGIA budget runs about $1.2 million. Dangermond asked whether visitors are energy sinks or energy sources. Clarke responded that some are high-maintenance and others are not.
The board met in executive session for two hours at the conclusion of the meeting. It addressed the following questions with the answers indicated: Q—Is the effort well launched? A—Yes. Q—Have important questions been overlooked, or are blind alleys being followed? A—No, with the exception of Frank's observation on the Cognition formulation that data quality or error is intrinsically linked to detail and that the connection is not stressed sufficiently. Frank also recommends that the leaders of the Computation component stress computation more, in cooperation with the OGC and industry; it should be made clear that computational aspects are the theoretical core. The Ontology of Fields focus should incorporate more international and global participants—overseas representation seems token at this point. Also, someone from remote sensing/image processing should be invited to participate, and representation from the University of South Carolina is desirable. Krygiel will suggest some NATO points of contact, which should be supplemented by government participation from NIMA and DARPA, and from state governments and the user community if possible (Siderelis will try to identify some individuals).
In a parallel observation, Dangermond noted that a major impediment to progress currently is the limited number of good GIS software engineers—he would like to see the program at Maine multiplied by ten fold. More strong universities that focus on GIS software engineering with strong computer science and strong geography are needed, and a curriculum should be formulated and disseminated.
As regards the Information and Society component, the board thought it would be worth re-examining the two foci. The board asked that the Information and Society module be brought to the same level of refinement as the other two by the end of November with a written report to the board at that date. The board needs details on the framework by which agenda-setting will occur in outline form before the February meeting. The National Academy of Public Administration section on GIS and Society by Lisa Warnecke may offer some help. Brown argued strongly that more stress should be laid on the interface of spatial analysis and GIS, probably under the purview of the Information and society group. He suggested modifying the existing module or creation of a new one to focus on that topic. Subsequent to the Board meeting, Dr. Brown contributed an essay previously published in the AAG Newsletter, pertinent to the discussions (Enclosure 5). Frank stressed the importance of a focus on GIS within information technology as the center of the effort. Brown favored more migration into substantive problems and other disciplines. The value of GIS should be demonstrated and promoted. Abler suggested adding Mitchell of City of Bits fame or someone else from the MIT laboratory to the oversight group. Greg Biging at Berkeley was suggested as someone who can bridge the gap between analytical methods and GIS, which are usually taught separately by different individuals in geography departments; Morton O'Kelly or Peter Rogerson were also mentioned in that connection. Th e Board concurred with recommending the accelerated schedule for the Information Society panel.
Q—Has Varenius identified the most effective people? A—generally, yes with particular suggestions for membership provided above. Where possible, industry and international participation in the Interoperability initiative should be augmented. Also stressed was the proper balance of government and industry representation at all specialist meetings.
Q—What should the board focus on at the February 1998 meeting? A—Focus clearly should be on the progress of the panels. However the Board members were concerned with achieving sufficient insight prior to holding its executive session. Accordingly, the board proposed a revised schedule with a Saturday joint panel meeting with voluntary board member participation. Sunday morning will be devoted to a recreational event, to be followed by a Sunday afternoon board meeting, and a Varenius personnel–board of directors dinner in the evening. The board will meet all day on Monday, with departure on Tuesday morning. This strategy should ensure that the necessary insights will be chieved.
The board understands that its deliverables are the approval of plans presented. All members are responsible for publicizing Varenius and its components. The co-chairs will disseminate the approved minutes to Varenius staff and the National Science Foundation. With the provision of an accelerated schedule for the Information Society, the additions of membership to several panels, and incorporation of the comments provided to panel chairs, the board is very satisfied with the Varenius project planning. The board raised no issues or recommendations beyond those already noted.
In the realm of logistics, the board requested a listserve or similar means of communication. It recommended that one or two board members be identified as liaisons with each module, and will make such assignments at the February 1998 meeting. The board asked that the briefing book be in its hands two weeks before each subsequent meeting, and that a brief overview of the intellectual progress in each module be refined at the next panel meeting.
The board elected Karen Siderelis to represent it on the Varenius Executive Committee.
In response to the board report of its recommendations and requests, Varenius personnel observed that the Information and Society module could incorporate a fast track workshop on public participation in GIS. Sheppard suggested that a third subcomponent effort could be organized focusing on strengthening the links between GIS and spatial analysis, and reported that he had already discussed that possibility with Thomas Leinbach at NSF. An international conference could also piggyback on one of the panel meetings. Board members noted the meeting on social science and GIS NCGIA held in the early 1990s. Goodchild thought a discipline-by-discipline approach would be more productive, citing the Eagles meeting on redistricting.
The meeting concluded as scheduled, having met its objectives. Appreciation was expressed by the board members for the quality of the interactions, as well as for the hospitality of the Varenius staff.
The purpose of seed grants is to sustain the momentum generated at the specialist meetings, and to promote the development of full proposals to NSF and other granting agencies. This program of small seed grants is in particular intended to stimulate and encourage research at a wide range of institutions, across disciplines, and with the involvement of young scholars, women, and minorities.
NCGIA anticipates making a total of $15,000 available for small seed grants following each specialist meeting. These seed grants will be very small (order $3,000 each) but we expect them to be useful for travel or the hiring of short-term assistants to help prepare more substantial proposals.
The PI on each proposal must have participated in the specialist meeting. Members of steering committees and science panels will be eligible to apply for seed grants, with the exception of science panel chairs, but will be subject to normal procedures for dealing with conflicts of interest. Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen or a U.S. resident, and affiliated with an academic institution. Researchers affiliated with the institutions of the Varenius panel chairs and director are not eligible.
During each specialist meeting, the leaders will solicit applications for seed grants. Proposals must be submitted to a designated leader by email within three weeks of the close of the specialist meeting.
Proposals should include:
Proposals will be circulated to all members of the initiative steering committee and the appropriate science panel, who will review and provide brief written evaluations of all submitted proposals to the science panel chair and meeting leaders. Following consultation, the science panel chair will present recommendations to the Varenius executive committee. Results will be returned no more than two months following the meeting.
The following criteria will be used:
8:30 am: Opening and Welcome
Max Egenhofer, University of Maine, Michael Goodchild, University of California, Santa Barbara, David Schell, Open GIS Consortium
8:30-10:00 am: Session 1.1 Invited keynote presentations
The U.S. Defense Vision and its Implications for GIS Technology, Annette Krygiel, National Defense University
Semantic Interoperability in Infocosm: Moving Beyond Infrastructural and Data Interoperability in Federated Information Systems, Amit Sheth, University of Georgia
10:30-12:00: Session 2.1 - Panel Discussion: Ongoing Activities to Promote Interoperability
David Schell, Cliff Kottmann, Kurt Buehler, and Greg Buehler, Open GIS Consortium, Alan Gaines, National Science Foundation, Robin Fegeas, U.S. Geological Survey, Greg Smith, National Imagery and Mapping Agency:
1:30-3:00 - Two Concurrent Sessions: Session 3.1 - Theory of Interoperating GISs
Interoperability and Spatial Information Theory, Andrej Vckovski, University of Zurich, Switzerland
A Specification Language for Interoperable GIS, Andrew Frank, Technical University of Vienna, Austria, Werner Kuhn, University of Muenster, Germany
Session 3.2 The Institutional Context of Interoperation
Real-World Lessons in Organizational and Technological Interoperability for Geographic Information Infrastructures, John Evans, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Planning in Spatial Internet Marketplaces, Volker Gaede, CSIRO, Australia
Probing the Concept of Information Communities: A Road Towards Semantic Interoperability, Y.A. Bishr, ITC, The Netherlands, H. Pundt and W. Kuhn, University of Muenster, Germany, M. Molenaar and M. Radwan, ITC, The Netherlands
Interoperability through Organization: The Role of Digital Libraries in Distributed Knowledge Management, Xavier Lopez, University of California, Berkeley
3:30-5:00 - Three Concurrent Sessions: Session 4.1 Semantic Interoperability
Accounting for the Semantic Differences between Various Geographic Information Systems, Mark Gahegan, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
Designing for Interoperability Overcoming Semantic Differences, Francis Harvey, EPFL-IGEO-SIRS, Lausanne, Switzerland
Development of a Global Conceptual Schema for Interoperable Geographic Information, May Yuan, University of Oklahoma
Session 4.2 Interoperation in the Transportation Domain
The Need for a Formal GIS Transportation Model, Stephen Bespalko, Sandia National Laboratories, Max Wyman, Terra Genesis, Tempe AZ, John Sutton, GIS/Trans Ltd.
Real-Time Data Exchange and Interoperability, Fred Latham and David Siegel, Viggen Corp, Knoxville TN, Demin Xiong, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Interoperability Issues in Intelligent Transportation Systems: Testing the Cross Streets
Profile, Val Noronha, University of California, Santa Barbara
Assessing Topological Similarity of Spatial Networks, John Nystuen, Andrea Frank, and Larry Frank, University of Michigan
Session 4.3 Systems Experiences I
GeoToolKit: Opening the Access to Object-Oriented Geodata Stores, Oleg Balovnev, Martin Bruenig, Armin Cremers, and Serge Shumilov, Institute of Computer Science III, University of Bonn, Germany:
Interoperability of Geographic Information: From the Spreadsheet to Virtual Environments, Pedro Pereira Gonçalves, Nelson Neves, João Silva, Joaquim Muchaxo, and António Câmara, New University of Lisbon, Portugal
A Virtual Geospatial Information Server (VGIS) Providing Transparent Access to Heterogeneous Sources, Changchu Wang, Liya Ding, and Jiankang Wu, National University of Singapore
8:30-10:00: Session 5.1 Invited Keynote Presentations
Jeff Dozier, University of California, Santa Barbara
From GISystems to GIServices: Spatial Computing on the Internet Marketplace, Oliver Guenther, Humboldt University, Berlin
10:30-12:00 Three Concurrent Sessions: Session 6.1 Conceptual Design
A GIS Interoperability Approach Based on ISO RM-ODP and ISO CSMF, Arne-Jurgen Berre, Vidar Knudsen, and Jon Oldevik, SINTEF Telecom and Informatice Oslo, Norway
A Middleware for Transparent Access to Multiple Spatial Object Databases, Sang Cha, Kihong Kim, Changbin Song, Jookwan Kim, Jooyong Jun, and Yongsik Kwon, Seoul National University, Korea
Constraint-Based Interoperability of Spatiotemporal Databases, Jan Chomicki, Monmouth University, Peter Revesz, University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE
Session 6.2 Interoperation in the Environmental Domain I
Interoperable GIS Applications: Tightly Coupling Environmental Models with GISs, Hassan Karimi, NC Supercomputing Center, Research Triangle Park NC
Integrating Environmental Models and GIS in the Framework of GIS Interoperability, Ling Bian, SUNY Buffalo
Spatial Process Modelling and Interoperability, Andrew Marr, Stephen MacDonnell, and George Benwell, University of Otago, New Zealand
Interoperability with the Earth Science Remote Access Tool (ESRAT), Robert Raskin and Elaine Dobinson, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA
Session 6.3 Systems Experiences II
The Geospatial Interoperability Problems: Lessons Learned from Building the GeoLens, Cliff Behrens, Bell Communications Research, Leon Shklar, Pencom Web Works, Chumki Basu, Bell Communications Research, Nancy Yaeger, NCSA, Edith Au, Pencom Web Works
Inteoperating GISs Using the Open Geospatial Datastore Interface (OGDI), Paul Morin, J2 Geomatics, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Denis Gouin, Defence Research Establishment, Val-Belair, Quebec, Canada, Gilles Clement and Christian Larouche, Logiciels et Applications Scientifiques Inc, Laval, Quebec, Canada
GEOLIB: A Software Component for Making GIS Tools Interoperable, Donatas Kvedarauskas, Patrice Boursier, University of La Rochelle, France, Xavier Culos, Thierry Deltheil, and Sylvie Iris, SILOGIC, Toulouse, France
1:00-2:30 Three Concurrent Sessions: Session 7.1 Interoperation in the Environmental Domain II
FRIEND: Framework for the Integration of Environmental and Geographical Data, Martin Brändli and Andreas Ernst, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Comparing Approaches to Cooperation between GIS and Simulation Models to Identify Criteria for Interoperation, Neil Stuart, University of Edinburgh, UK
Using Design Pattern to Define Interoperable GIS Models, F. Balaguer and S. Gordillo, UNLP, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Session 7.2 Distributed Processing
Implementation of the OGIS Simple Feature Interface, Scott Morehouse, ESRI, Redlands CA
Query Processing in Distributed Spatial Databases, Walid Aref, Panasonic Technologies Inc, Princeton NJ
A Spatio-Temporal Deductive System for Marine Ecosystem Monitoring, M.E. Carboni, F. Giannotti, and M.V. Masserotti, CNUCE-CNR, Pisa, Italy
Supporting Interoperation of GIS Objects, Silvia Nittel and Richard Muntz, University of California, Los Angeles
Session 7.3 Systems Experiences III
Hot Links as a New Way of Data Integration in a Distributed Computing Environment, Andre Hagehuelsmann, Free University of Berlin and Intergraph Germany
IRIS: A Tool to Support Data Analysis with Maps, Gennady and Nathalia Andrienko, German National Research Center for Information Technology, Sankt-Augustin
Information Brokers for a Web-Based Geographic Information System, Ian Finch and Eleanor Small, University of Liverpool, UK
3:00-4:30 Four Concurrent Sessions: Session 8.1 Theory of Interoperating GISs II
A Request Specification Language for Spatial Internet Marketplaces, Volker Gaede, Kerry Taylor, and Xiaofang Zhou, CSIRO, Australia
Interoperability by Exchanging Executable Content, or What Have PostScript and Java in Common? Andrej Vckovski, University of Zurich. Switzerland
The Use of Functional Programming in the Specification and Testing Process, Werner Kuhn, University of Muenster, Germany, Andrew Frank, Technical University of Vienna, Austria
Session 8.2 Interoperating GISs in Large Organizations
A Web-Based Scientific Data Server for Accessing and Distributing Earth Science Data, Liping Di, R. Suresh, K. Doan, and Doug Ilg, Hughes STX Corporation, Ken McDonald, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD
Geospatial Modelling: A Case Study for a Statewide Land Information Strategy, David Pullar, University of Queensland, Kristin Stock, Queensland Institute of Technology, Australia
Spatial Database Design for GIS Interoperability, Lorri Peltz, Marianne August, and Rose Medina, U.S. Geological Survey
Session 8.3 Heterogeneous Environments of the Internet
A Framework for Geographical Modeling in a Heterogeneous Computing Environment, David Bennett, Raja Sengupta, and Greg Wade, Southern Illinois University:
Automated Metadata Interpretation to Assist in the Use of Unfamiliar GIS Data Sources, Brandon Plewe and Steven Johnson, Brigham Young University
Software Agent-Oriented Frameworks for the Interoperability of Geomatics Systems: From Fundamental Concepts to the SIGAL Project, Z. Maamar, B. Moulin, Y. Bedard, and G. Babin, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
Session 8.4 Systems Experiences IV
Using the Internet to Access Geographic Information: An Open GIS Interface Prototype, Frederico Torres Fonseca, and Clodoveu Augusto Davis Jr., PRODABEL, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Some Examples of the Usage of Internet/Intranet Technology in GIS, Wolfgang Reinhardt, Institute for Geoinformation and Land Development, Neubiberg, Germany
Multi-Server Internet GIS: Standardization and Practical Experiences, Carel van den Berg, Frank Tuijnman, and Tom Vijlbrief, Professional GEO Systems, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Co Meijer, Harry Uitermark, and Peter van Oosterom, Cadastre, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
4:30-6:00: Session 9.1 Closing Panel: Building the Research Agenda
Michael Goodchild, University of California, Santa Barbara, Max Egenhofer,
University of Maine, Andrew Frank, Technical University of Vienna, Austria,
Derek Reeve, University of Huddersfield, UK, Cliff Kottman, Open GIS Consortium
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Larsen, C.P.S., R. Pienitz, J.P. Smol, K.A. Moser, B.F. Cumming, J.M. Blais, G.M. MacDonald, and R.I. Hall (in press) Relations between lake morphometry and the presence of laminated sediments: a re-examination of Larsen and MacDonald. Quaternary Science Reviews.
Loaiciga, H.A. and S. Renehan (in press) Municipal water use and water water rates driven by severe drought: A case study. Water Resources Bulletin.
Loaiciga, H.A. (1997) Runoff scaling in large rivers. The Professional Geographer 49(3): 356–364.
Malanson, G.P., and M.P. Armstrong (1997) Issues in spatial representation: effects of cell number and between-cell step size. Geographical and Environmental Modelling 1(1): 47-64.
Marciano, R.J., and M.P. Armstrong (in press) On the use of parallel processing for interactive analysis of large GIS datasets: The effect of control point distribution on interpolation performance. Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery.
McMaster, R.B., H. Leitner, and E. Sheppard (1997) GIS-based environmental equity and risk assessment: Methodological problems and prospects. Cartography and Geographic Information Systems 24(3): 172–189.
Murray, A.T., and R.L. Church (1997) Facets for node packing. European Journal of Operational Research 101(3): 598–608.
Murray, A.T., and R.L. Church (1996) Constructing and selecting adjacency constraints. Infor 34(3): 232–248.
Murray, A.T., and R.L. Church (1996) Analyzing cliques for imposing adjacency restrictions in forest models. Forest Science 42(2): 166–175.
Murray, A.T., and R.L. Church (1997) Solving the anti-covering location problem using Lagrangian relaxation. Computers and Operations Research 24(2): 127–140.
Murray, A.T., and R.L. Church (1997) Applying simulated annealing to location-planning models. Journal of Heuristics 2(1): 31–53.
Paiva, J. and M. Egenhofer (in press) Robust inference of the flow direction in river networks. Algorithmica.
Papadias, D. and M. Egenhofer (in press) Hierarchical spatial reasoning about direction relations. Geoinformatica.
Papadias, D., and Y. Theodoridis (1997) Spatial relations, minimum bounding rectangles, and spatial data structures. International Journal of Geographical Information Science 11(2): 111–138.
Pickles, J. (1997) Tool or science? GIS, technoscience, and the theoretical turn. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 87(2): 363–372.
Raubal, M., B. Gaupmann, and W. Kuhn (1997) Teaching raster GIS operations with spreadsheets. Journal of Geography 96(5): 258–263.
Rogerson, P. and D. Plane (in press) The dynamics of neighborhood age composition. Environment and Planning A.
Rokos, D.K. and M.P Armstrong (in press) Experiments in the identification and extraction of terrain features using a PC-based parallel computer. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 63(11).
Rugg, R., M. Egenhofer, and W. Kuhn (in press) Formalizing behavior of geographic feature types. Geographical Systems.
Ruggles, A.J. and M.P. Armstrong (in press) Toward a conceptual framework for the cartographic visualization of network information. Cartographica 34(1).
Shariff, A.R., M. Egenhofer, and D. Mark (in press) Natural-language spatial relations between linear and areal objects: the topology and metric of English-language terms. International Journal of Geographical Information Science.
Smith, B. (in press) Review of Peter A. Burrough and Andrew U. Frank, eds., Geographic Objects with Indeterminate Boundaries. Dialectica.
Smith, B. and A. Varzi (1997) The formal ontology of boundaries. Electronic Journal of Analytic Philosophy 5(5), http://www.phil.indiana.edu/ejap/1997.spring/smithvarzi976.html
Smith, T., M. Harwitz, B. Lentnek, and P. Rogerson (in press) Sequential spatial search with recall: theoretical foundations. Papers in Regional Science.
Springer, D.S., and H.A. Loaiciga (in press) Air permeability of porous materials under controlled laboratory conditions. Ground Water.
Thill, J.-C. (1997) RGUS Census Map USA geographic visualization software. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services 4(3): 215–217.
Thill, J.-C. (in press) A note on the matrix formulation of gerrymanders. Environment and Planning B.
Timpf, S., M. Egenhofer, and A. Frank (1997) A conceptual model for navigation in highway network (in German). Zeitschrift fuer Vermessungswesen 122(2): 55–68.
Tryfona, N. and M.J. Egenhofer (1997) Consistency among parts and aggregates: A computational model. Transactions in GIS 1(3): 189–206. Skop, E., and H.A. Loaiciga (in press) Investigating catchment hydrology and low-flow characteristics using GIS. Nordic Hydrology.
Wright, D.J., M.F. Goodchild, and J.D. Proctor (1997) Demystifying the persistent ambiguity of GIS as ‘tool’ versus ‘science’. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 87(2): 346–362.
Wright, D.J., M.F. Goodchild, and J.D. Proctor (1997) Reply: Still hoping to turn that theoretical corner. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 87(2): 373.
Wright, D.J., and M.F. Goodchild (1997) Data from the deep: implications for the GIS community. International Journal of Geographical Information Science 11(6): 523–528
Egenhofer, M.J., and R.G. Golledge, editors (in press) Spatial and Temporal Reasoning in Geographic Information Systems. New York, Oxford University Press.
Blaser, A.D. (1997) User interaction in a sketch-based GIS user interface (abstract). Proceedings, International Conference COSIT '97, October 15–18, 1997, Laurel Highlands, PA: 505.
Couclelis, H., and J. Gottsegen (1997) What maps mean to people: denotation, connotation, and geographic visualization in land-use debates. In S.C. Hirtle and A.U. Frank (eds.) Spatial Information Theory: a Theoretical Basis for GIS (International Conference COSIT '97). Berlin, Springer-Verlag, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1329: 151–162.
Gray, M.V. (1997) Classification as an impediment to the reliable and valid use of spatial information: a disaggregate approach. In S.C. Hirtle and A.U. Frank (eds.) Spatial Information Theory: A Theoretical Basis for GIS (International Conference COSIT '97). Berlin, Springer-Verlag, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1329: 137–149.
Hornsby, K. and M.J. Egenhofer (1997) Qualitative representation of change. Proceedings, International Conference COSIT '97, October 15–18, 1997, Laurel Highlands, PA: 15–33.
Kemp, K.K. (1997) Integrating traditional spatial models of the environment with GIS. Proceedings of 1997 ACSM/ASPRS Annual Convention and Exposition, Seattle, WA. American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing and American Congress on Surveying and Mapping 5(Auto-Carto 13): 23–32.
Loaiciga, H.A. (1997) Climate change and direct ground water fluxes to the ocean, in ground water discharge in the coastal zone. Proceedings of an International Symposium held at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, July 6-10, 1997. LOICZ Reports and Studies No. 8. LOICZ Core Project Office, Texel, The Netherlands: 69–76,
Loaiciga, H.A. (1997) Sustainable management of a coastal urban aquifer. Proceedings of the XXVII International Association of Hydrogeologists Congress on Ground Water in the Urban Environment, September 21-27, Nottingham, England. Rotterdam, A.A. Balkema: 339–344.
Montello, D.R. (1997) The perception and cognition of environmental distance: direct sources of information. In S.C. Hirtle and A.U. Frank (eds.) Spatial information theory: A theoretical basis for GIS. Berlin, Springer-Verlag, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1329: 297–311.
Raubal, M., M.J. Egenhofer, D. Pfoser, and N. Tryfona (1997) Structuring space with image schemata: wayfinding in airports as a case study. Proceedings, International Conference COSIT '97, October 15–18, 1997, Laurel Highlands, PA: 85–102.
Rodriguez, M.A. and M.J. Egenhofer (1997) Image-schemata-based spatial inferences: the container-surface algebra. Proceedings, International Conference COSIT '97, October 15–18, 1997, Laurel Highlands, PA: 35–52.
Rupp, U. (1997) Metrical refinement of topological relations (abstract). Proceedings, International Conference COSIT '97, October 15–18, 1997, Laurel Highlands, PA: 507.
Sheikoleslami, G., A. Zhang, and L. Bian (1997) Geographical image classification and retrieval. Proceedings, 5th ACM Workshop on Geographic Information Systems.
Smith, B and A. Varzi (1997) Fiat and bona fide boundaries: An essay on the foundations of geography. In S.C. Hirtle and A.U. Frank (eds.) Spatial Information Theory (Proceedings of COSIT ‘97, Laurel Highlands, PA, October 1997). Berlin/New York, Springer Verlag, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1329: 103–119.
Ubeda, T. and M.J. Egenhofer (1997) Topological error dorrecting in GIS. Proceedings, 5th International Symposium, SSD '97, July 15–18, 1997, Berlin, Germany: 283–297.
Van Zuyle, P. (1997) Improving moving maps: A system for feature selection based on a new cognitive model. Proceedings of AutoCarto 13, Seattle, Washington.
Armstrong, M.P. (1997) Emerging technologies and the changing nature of work in GIS. Proceedings, GIS/LIS ‘97.
Beard, M.K. (1997) Representing spatial data quality. In M. Craglia and H. Couclelis (eds.) Geographic Information Research: Bridging the Atlantic. London, Taylor and Francis: 280–294.
Beard, M.K. and B. Buttenfield (in press) Graphical detection and evaluation of uncertainty. In P.A. Longley, M.F. Goodchild. D.J. Maguire, and D.W. Rhind (eds.) Geographic Information Systems: Principles, Techniques, Management and Applications. Cambridge, GeoInformation International.
Beard, M.K. and T.R. Smith (in press) A framework for meta-information in digital libraries. In A. Sheth and W. Klaus (eds.) Managing Multimedia Data: Using Metadata to Integrate and Apply Digital Data. McGraw Hill.
Bian, L. (1997) Modeling mobile objects in three-dimensional aquatic system using object-oriented design. Proceedings, GIS/LIS ‘97.
Chakraborty, J. and M.P. Armstrong (1997) Assessing the impact of segregation on environmental equity using GIS. Proceedings, GIS/LIS ‘97.
Clarke, K.C. (1997) Topography, geographical. In Encyclopedia of Applied Physics Vol. 21. Wiley-VCH Verlag.
Clarke, K.C. (1997) Truflite - 3D terrain visualization. (review). Association of American Geographers Newsletter 32(8): 15–25.
Clarke, K.C. (1997) Land use modeling with Deltatrons. Land Use Modeling Conference, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, June 5–6, 1997. (http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/conf/landuse97/)
Cole, H.S. (in press) Integrating environment and economy in Aruba. In Briguglio et al. (eds.) Integrating Economy and Environment in Island Economies. Foundation for International Studies.
Cope, M. (1997) Responsibility, regulation and retrenchment: The end of welfare? In L. Steaheli, J. Kodras, and C. Fling (eds.) State Devolution in America: Implications for a Diverse Society. Urban Affairs Annual Review 48, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications: 181–205.
Cope, M. (in press) ‘Working Steady’: Gender, ethnicity, and change in households, communities, and labor markets; Lawarence, Mass., 1930–1940. In A. Herod (ed.) Organizing the Landscape: Labor Unionism in Geographical Perspective. Minneapolos: University of Minnesota Press.
Couclelis, H. (1997) GIS without computers: building geographic information science from the ground up. In Z. Kemp (ed.) Innovations in GIS - 4: Selected papers from the Fourth National Conference on GIS Research UK (GISRUK). London, Taylor & Francis: 219–226.
Cramer, B, and M.P. Armstrong (1997) Evaluating parallel approaches to the interpolation of spatially inhomogenous data. Proceedings, GIS/LIS ‘97.
Curry, M. (in press) On geographic information systems and the problem of privacy. In P.A. Longley, M.F. Goodchild, D.J. Maguire, and D.W. Rhind (eds.) Geographical information systems: Principles, Techniques, Management, and Applications. Cambridge, GeoInformation International.
Curry, M. (1997) Shelf length zero: The disappearance of the geographical text. In G.B. Benko and Ulf Strohmayer (eds.) Space and Social Theory: Towards a Postmodern Human Geography. Cambridge, Basil Blackwell: 288–312.
Fan, J., D. Wolock and G. Lawrence (1997) Using GIS to study effects of sub-watershed size on stream chemistry. Proceedings, GIS/LIS ‘97.
Gartrell, B. and Tim Hodson (1997) Drawing lines in the sand: representing property data qualitatively in a GIS. University Consortium for Geographic Information Science Annual Assembly and Summer Retreat., June 15–21 1997, Bar Harbor, ME.
Goodchild, M.F. (1997) What next? Reflections from the middle of the growth curve. In T.W. Foresman (ed.) The History of Geographic Information Systems: Perspectives from the Pioneers. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall PTR: 369–382.
Goodchild, M.F. (1997) Modern GIS and model linking. In A. Stein, F.W.T. Penning de Vries, and J.W. Schut (eds.) Data in Action: Proceedings of a Seminar Series. Quantitative Approaches in Systems Analysis No. 12. Wageningen: DLO Research Institute for Agrobiology and Soil Fertility, The C.T. de Wit Graduate School for Production Ecology.
Goodchild, M.F. (1997) GIS, spatial representation, and statistical mapping. In R.T. Aangeenbrug, P.E. Leaverton, T.J. Mason, and G.A. Tobin (eds.) Proceedings of the International Symposium on Computer Mapping in Epidemiology and Environmental Health. Alexandria, VA: World Computer Graphics Foundation: 60–68.
Goyal, R. and M. Egenhofer (1997) The direction-relation matrix: a representation of direction relations for extended spatial objects. UCGIS Annual Assembly and Summer Retreat, June 15–21, 1997, Bar Harbor, ME.
Hartung, V. (1997) An economic perspective of the GIS industry. Proceedings, UCGIS Summer Assembly, Bar Harbor, Maine, June 15–21.
Hodson, T. (1997) A prediction of the Internet's effect on land records in the United States. University Consortium for Geographic Information Science Annual Assembly and Summer Retreat., June 15–21 1997, Bar Harbor, ME.
Kemp, K.K., M.F. Goodchild, D.M. Mark, and M.J. Egenhofer (1997) Varenius: NCGIA's Project to Advance Geographic Information Science. Proceedings of Geographical Information '97: From Research to Applications through Cooperation. Amsterdam, IOS Press: 25–31.
Kemp, K.K. (1997) The new on-line NCGIA core curriculum in geographic information science. Proceedings of Geographical Information '97: From Research to Applications through Cooperation. Amsterdam, IOS Press: 1360–1364.
Kemp, K.K., and R. Wright (1997) UCGIS identifies GIScience education priorities. Geo Info Systems (September): 16–20.
Krygier, J., C. Reeves, J. Cupp and D. DiBiase (1997) Multimedia in geographic education. In J.L. Morrison (ed.) Technology Tools for Today's Campuses. Redmond WA, Microsoft Corp, CD.
Lopez, X. (1997) The network as organization: digital libraries for spatial information. University Consortium for Geographic Information Science Annual Assembly and Summer Retreat, June 15–21 1997, Bar Harbor, ME.
Mark, D.M. (1997) The history of geographic information systems: invention and re-invention of triangulated irregular networks (TINS). Proceedings, GIS/LIS ’97.
Mark, D. M. (1997) Cognitive perspectives on spatial and spatio-temporal reasoning. In M. Craglia and H. Couclelis (eds.) Geographic Information Research: Bridging the Atlantic. London, Taylor and Francis: 308–319.
Mark, D.M., et al. (1997) The GIS History Project. Proceedings, UCGIS Summer Assembly, Bar Harbor, Maine, June 15–21.
Messina, P., P. Stoffer, and K.C. Clarke (1997) From the XY files: Death Valley's wandering rocks. GPS World 8(4): 34–44.
Montello, D.R. (1997) A new framework for understanding the acquisition of spatial knowledge in large-scale environments. In R.G. Golledge and M.J. Egenhofer (eds.), Spatial and Temporal Reasoning in Geographic Information Systems. New York, Oxford University Press.
Onsrud, H.J. (in press) Information ethics, law, and policy for spatial databases: roles for the research community. In M. Craglia and H.J. Onsrud (eds.) Geographic Information Research: Trans-Atlantic Perspectives. London, Taylor and Francis.
Onsrud, H.J. (in press) Liability in the use of geographic systems and geographic data sets. In P.A. Longley, M.F. Goodchild, D.J. Maguire, and D.W. Rhind (eds.) Geographic Information Systems: Principles, Techniques, Management, and Applications. Cambridge: GeoInformation International.
Onsrud, H.J. and X. Lopez (in press) Intellectual property rights in disseminating digital geographic data, products, and services: Conflicts and commonalities among European Union and United States approaches. In I. Masser and F. Salgé (eds.) Geographic Information: The European Dimension. London, Taylor and Francis.
Onsrud, H.J. (in press) The tragedy of the information commons. In Policy Issues in Modern Cartography. Elsevier Science.
Pickles, J. (1997) Critical histories of science and technology and the history of GIS project. Proceedings, GIS/LIS 1997, Cincinnati, OH, October 30th 1997.
Pickles, J. (in press) Arguments, debates, and dialogues: The GIS–Social Theory debate and the concern for alternatives. In P. Longley, M. Goodchild, D. Maguire, and D. Rhind (eds.) Geographical Information Systems: Principles, Techniques, Managemen, and Applications. Cambridge, GeoInformation International.
Pluijmers, Y. (1997) Protecting intellectual property in private sector spatial datasets. University Consortium for Geographic Information Science Annual Assembly and Summer Retreat., June 15–21 1997, Bar Harbor, ME.
Ramlal, B. and K. Beard (1997) A method for handling data that exhibit mixed spatial variation. Proceedings, Auto-Carto 13, April 7–10, 1997, Seattle, WA: 5: 404–415.
Rodríguez, A. and M. Egenhofer (1997) A spatial relation algebra based on image schemata. UCGIS Annual Assembly and Summer Retreat, June 15–21, 1997, Bar Harbor, ME.
Rodríguez, A., V. Sharma, and P. Agouris (1997) General-purpose digital image processing tools in support of photogrammetric and remote sensing applications. Proceedings, 1997 ACSM/ASPRS Annual Convention and Exposition, April 7–10, 1997, Seattle, WA 3: 196–204.
Schenkelaars, V.F. and M.J. Egenhofer (1997) Exploratory access to digital geographic libraries. Proceedings, Auto-Carto 13, April 7–10, 1997, Seattle, WA 5: 297–306.
Schroeder, P. (1997) A public participation approach to charting information spaces. Proceedings, Auto-Carto 13, April 7–10, 1997, Seattle, WA 5: 244–253.
Schroeder, P. (1997) GIS in public participation settings. University Consortium for Geographic Information Science 1997 Annual Assembly and Summer Retreat, June 15–21, 1997, Bar Harbor, ME.
Smith, B. (in press) Objects and their environments: from Aristotle to ecological psychology. In A.U. Frank (ed.) The Life and Motion of Socioeconomic Units.
Stefanidis, A. and P. Agouris (1997) Digital photogrammetry: the integration challenge. GIM International Journal of Geomatics 11(1): 67–69.
Stefanidis, A., J. Carswell, and P. Agouris (1997) Digital image retrieval using queries on shape information. Proceedings, 1997 ACSM/ASPRS Annual Convention, April 7–10, 1997, Seattle, WA 3: 264.
Thill, J.-C., and J.L. Horowitz (1997) Modeling non-work destination choices with choice sets defined by travel-time constraints. In A. Getis and M.M. Fischer (eds.) Recent Developments in Spatial Analysis: Spatial Statistics, Behavioural Modelling and Neurocomputing. Nuremberg, Springer: 186–208.
Thill, J.-C., and A.K. Wheeler (1997) Spatial reasoning, spatial behavior, and decision tree induction. Proceedings, UCGIS Summer Assembly, Bar Harbor, Maine, June 15–21.
Trice, M., and L. Bian (1997) Comparison of spatial interpolators for mapping optical plankton counter data collected in Lake Ontario. Proceedings, UCGIS Summer Assembly, Bar Harbor, Maine, June 15–21.
Armstrong, M.P., G. Rushton, and D.L. Zimmerman. Geographically masking health data to preserve confidentiality. Statistics in Medicine.
Bennett, D.A., G.A. Wade and M.P. Armstrong. Exploring the solution space of semi-structured geographical problems using genetic algorithms. Transactions in Geographic Information Systems.
Clarke, K.C. and L. Gaydos. Long term urban growth prediction using a cellular automaton model and GIS: applications in San Francisco and Washington/Baltimore. International Journal of Geographic Information Science, Special Issue on Population Modeling and Development.
Couclelis, H. Worlds of information: the geographic metaphor in the visualization of complex information. Cartography and Geographic Information Systems .
Densham, P.J., M.P. Armstrong, M.F.
Goodchild, B. Ralston, and G. Rushton.
Spatial decision support systems:
a retrospective and prospective view of the research agenda. Environment
and Planning B: Planning and Design.
Elwood, S. and H. Leitner. GIS and community-based planning: perspectives from the grassroots. Cartography and Geographic Information Systems.
Harris, T., and D. Weiner. Empowerment, marginalization and ‘community-integrated’ GIS. Cartography and Geographic Information Systems.
Jamil, M., R. Batta, and A. Baveja. The Stochastic Queue Center problem. Location Science.
Kyriakidis, P., A. Shortridge, and M.F. Goodchild. Going beyond summary statistics for accuracy assessment in DEMs: the geostatistical approach. International Journal of Geographical Information Science.
Loaiciga, H.A. and R.B. Leipnik. Closed-from solutions for aquifer management: theory and case study. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management.
Mackun, P., and J.-C. Thill. Discrete choice modelling with HieLoW. Journal of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association.
Moser, K.A., S.J. Taylor, C.P.S. Larsen, G.M. MacDonald, and J.P. Smol. A paleolimnological investigation of the response of a boreal lake in northern Alberta to the last 200 years of forest fires and climatic changes. Journal of Paleolimnology.
Reed, W.J., C.P.S. Larsen, E.A. Johnson, and G.M. MacDonald. Estimation of temporal variations in fire frequency from dendrochronological time-since-fire data. Forest Science.
Sato, T., J. Kojima, and H.A. Loaiciga. Macroscopic model for ground water analysis: the Ibi River Basin, Japan. Ground Water.
Sheikholeslami, G., A. Zhang, and L. Bian. A multi-resolution content-based retrieval system for geographical images. Geoinfomatica.
Trice, M., and L. Bian. A comparison of spatial interpolators for water temperature and Chlorophyll-A density data collected with an optical plankton counter. Transactions in GIS.
Wang, Q. and L. Bian. Effects of land use on residential house price: an empirical study of Lawrence, Kansas. Papers in Regional Science.
Zhao, P. and R. Batta. Analysis of centroid aggregation for the Euclidean distance p-median problem. European Journal of Operational Research.
Zhao, P. and R. Batta. An aggregation approach to solving the network p-median problem with link demands. Networks
ESRI (subcontract from National Institute of Justice): "Response to National Institute of Justice Solicitation for Technology Research and Development Partnership Projects for Community Policing". 12 mos, $182,000, Ezra Zubrow, Hugh Calkins, Peter Rogerson, and S. Halpern.
Calspan UB Research Foundation (subaward from NYS Department of Transportation): "Intelligent Transportation Systems Benefits and Costs". 18 mos, $87,893, Jean-Claude Thill.
National Science Foundation: "High-Risk Research: OULU Finnish Russian Border Survey". 24 mos, $20,000, Ezra Zubrow
Central Intelligence Agency: "Heterogeneous Geographic Databases: Similarity Assessments, Year 2." 5/1/96–4/30/97, $209,677, Max Egenhofer
Office of Research and Development: "Image-Query-by-Sketch." 7/1/96–6/30/97, $79,694, Max Egenhofer and Peggy Agouris
United States Geological Survey: "Scale and Accuracy Issues in the Use of Orthoimagery within NSDI." 7/1/96–6/30/97, $34,325, Peggy Agouris, Kate Beard, and Anthony Stefanidis
National Science Foundation: "RIA: Formalization, Inference, and Query Processing of Spatial Relations in Geographic Space." 9/1/1993–2/15/1998, $97,300, Max Egenhofer
National Science Foundation: "National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure". 1997–1998, $250,000, PI: Smith.
National Imagery and Mapping Agency: "Uncertainty in Geospatial Information Representation, Analysis, and Decision Support". 5/15/97–5/14/00, $600,000, Goodchild, Montello, Beard, Clarke.
U.S. Geological Survey: "Project GIGALOPOLIS: Multiscale Calibration and Extension of a Predictive Land Transformation Model". 8/15/96–9/30/97, $62,000, Clarke.
Viggen Corporation: "Spatial Data Interoperability Testbed Support". 8/1/97–11/30/97, $42,200, Church, Goodchild.
California Department of Transportation: "System Integration Issues of Distributed Navigable Database Design and Implementation", 7/1/94–12/31/2003, $260,000, Church, Goodchild.
U.S. Forest Service: "Regional Ecosystems and Land Management Decision Support System", 8/1/97–12/31/97, $22,500, Church.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration: "Modeling and Prediction of Wildfire Hazard in Southern California, Integration of Models with Imaging Spectrometry", 7/1/97–6/30/98, $75,000, Roberts, Church.
U.S. Forest Service: "Extending Functionality on the Regional Ecosystem and Land Management Decision Support System", 9/3/96–9/30/97, $50,000, Church.
National Science Foundation: "Multi-Modal Spatial Querying." 9/1/1996–8/31/2000, $482,000, Max Egenhofer and Scott Overmyer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): "Center of Excellence in Remote Sensing Applications." 11/1/97–10/31/98, $282,868, Steve Sader, Peggy Agouris, Kate Beard, Max Egenhofer, Anthony Stefanidis, Andrew Thomas
National Imagery and Mapping Agency: "Similarity Assessments Based on Spatial Relations and Attributes." 5/15/97–5/14/2000, $599,990, Max Egenhofer
National Science Foundation: "CAREER/EPSCoR: Geospatial Database-Driven Extraction of Information from Digital Aerial Imagery." 8/15/97–6/30/2001, $322,712, Peggy Agouris
National Science Foundation: "Application of Spatial Concepts for Genome Data." 7/97–7/99, $329,049, Kate Beard, Carol Bult, and Max Egenhofer
National Science Foundation: "UCGIS Summer Assembly and Retreat: Support for Graduate Student Travel." 1/1/97–12/31/97, $10,000, Harlan Onsrud
National Science Foundation: "Data and Information Management System for the Gulf of Maine." 1/1/96–2/31/97, $35,000, Kate Beard
United States Geological Survey: "Public Educational Access to resources on Lakes in Maine." 9/1/97–8/31/99, $78,628, Kate Beard and Steve Kahl
National Imagery and Mapping Agency (subcontract through University of California at Santa Barbara): "Uncertainty in Geospatial Information Representation, Analysis and Decision Support." 5/15/97–5/14/2000, $129,357, Kate Beard
Central Intelligence Agency, "Heterogeneous Geographic Databases: Qualitative Spatio-Temporal Inferences." 6/1/1997–5/31/1998, $220,000, Max Egenhofer
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January: Barry Smith delivered the talk "The Metaphysics of Real Estate" at the Department of Economics, New York University; gave the talk "Libertarianism, Monarchy, and Property Rights" at the Department of Philosophy, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY; spoke on "The Geometry of War" at the University of Malta Foundation for International Studies, Valletta, Malta; and delivered the talk "Common Sense: A Guide for Robots", at the Philosophy Club, University of Malta.
January 13–15: Anthony Stefanidis attended the annual conference of the Transportation Research Board and gave a presentation "Digital Photogrammetric Techniques for Transportation Data Acquisition and Management".
January 15–16: Peggy Agouris and Anthony Stefanidis were invited by Intergraph Corporation to the Huntsville, AL headquarters, for the presentation of their new softcopy photogrammetric workstations.
January: Karen Kemp presented three lectures on Geographic Information Science at the Regional Workshop on Integrated Environmental Information Systems, in Cairo, Egypt.
January: Michael Goodchild presented "Environmental Information Management—A Learned Perspective" at Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC.
Jan. 29: David Mark and Michael Goodchild participated in the UCGIS Congressional Breakfast, Capitol Hill, DC.
February: Michael Goodchild presented "Modern Geographic Information Systems and Model Linking" at Wageningen Agricultural University, Netherlands; and gave a keynote presentation "Geographic Data and the New Information Profession" at the annual conference of ALISE, Washington DC.
February: Karen Kemp made a presentation on NCGIA's Core Curricula at GIS '97, in Vancouver.
February: PhD Candidate Valerie Hartung presented "Inter-Firm Collaborative Efforts in the GIS Industry: Canadian and U.S. Comparisons" at the 2nd Annual "Crossing Borders" student conference, sponsored by the Golden Horseshoe Alliance, Niagara University, Niagara Falls, NY.
February 14: Karen Kemp made a presentation to the Rotary Club of Nanaimo, British Columbia, entitled "GIS - What's it all about?"
February 24–25: Max Egenhofer, Peggy Agouris, Tony Stefanidis, and Doug Flewelling attended a Heterogenous Geographic Databases project meeting, Washington, DC.
Feb. 28–March 1: The NCGIA Workshop "Geographies of the Information Society", Santa Barbara, CA, was attended by John Krygier, David Mark, and Munroe Eagles of NCGIA-Buffalo. Max Egenhofer, Harlan Onsrud, and Paul Schroeder attended from Maine.
March 1: Steve Palladino assisted in the organization of and and made a presentation on "GIS in the Community Colleges" at a meeting of Southern California Community College Geographers at UCLA.
March: Barry Smith visited the Department of Philosophy, Turku University, Turku, Finland and gave the lecture "New Directions in Applied Metaphysics".
March: Barry Smith delivered the lecture "Prolegomena to a Metaphysics of Real Estate", Society for Philosophy and Geography, Session at the American Philosophical Association Pacific Division Meeting.
March 24–25: Paul Densham attended the International Workshop on GIS in Spatial Population Analysis and Regional Economic Development, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. He was invited to give the paper "The Role of GIS in a European Migration Information System" with J. Salt. Peter Rogerson presented his paper "The Geography of Elderly Minority Populations in the United States".
March 24–25: Max Egenhofer attended a program committee meeting of the Fifth International Symposium on Large Spatial Databases, Paris.
March 25–27: Doug Flewelling attended the Advanced Information Processing Application Symposium, McLean, VA.
April: Barry Smith spoke on "The Political Economy of Geography" at the Austrian Scholars Conference, Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn University, Auburn, AL.
April 1–5: The Annual Meetings of the Association of American Geographers were held in Fort Worth, TX. Presentations included: Marc Armstrong and J. Chakraborty, "Geographical Constraints on Environmental Equity Assessment"; Ling Bian and M. Trice, "Spatial Interpolation of Lake Ontario Fisheries Data"; Emil Boasson and Sam Cole, "Object Oriented Spreadsheet GIS: Spatial Decision Support System for Location Analysis in Aruba"; Sam Cole, "Living with Uncertainty, Disasters, and Acts of God"; Valerie Hartung, "Sources of Innovation in the GIS Industry: The Role of Inter-Firm Collaboration"; David Howes and Athol Abrahams, "Modeling Water Sediment and Nutrient Fluxes in a Desert Shrubland Ecosystem"; Laura Kracker, "Spatial Modeling of Fish Growth Rates: A 3-Dimensional View of Lake Ontario"; David Mark, "Varenius: The NCGIA's Project to Advance Geographic Information Science", "UCGIS: Results of a Year of Coordinated Effort", and "Naive Geography: Formal Models of Common-Sense Geographic Worlds"; J.-C. Thill, "Non-Work Travel Behavior and Urban Land Use Patterns: A Study of Constraints on Activity Spaces in Minneapolis-St. Paul", and "Teaching and Learning with SimCity 2000". Karen Kemp served as a panel member on the Varenius Project panel and the UCGIS Virtual Seminar panel. On April 3, Lola Gulyamova presented the paper "Using the Geographical Images for Study of the Population in Central Asia". Kevin Curtin, graduate research assistant at NCGIA Santa Barbara, gave a Poster Presentation entitled "Georeferencing of Landsat Scenes and Hydrologic Network Generation". Steve Palladino presented a paper entitled "A GIS Core Curriculum for the Community Colleges".
April 4: Munroe Eagles gave the talk "The Political Ecology of Local Party Organization in Canada" at the Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
April: Steve Palladino was a featured speaker for American River College's "GIS Day" and presented "The NCGIA CCTP Project".
April 4: Munroe Eagles gave the talk "The Political Representation of Representation in Canada" to the Department of Political Science, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
April 6–9: Hugo Loaiciga was a speaker presenting "Methods for sustainable management of ground water resources with a case study", at the 24th Annual Conference of the Water Resources Planning and Management Division, American Society of Civil Engineers, in Houston, Texas. Loaiciga also presented "Specification of ground water recharge in sustainable ground water management models" at that same conference.
April: Karen Kemp participated in and presented two papers at the Joint European Conference and Exhibition on Geographical Information in Vienna. The papers presented were "Varenius: NCGIA's Project to Advance Geographic Information Science" and "The new on-line NCGIA Core Curriculum in Geographic Information Science".
April 7: J.-C. Thill attended the Third Conference of the Intelligent Transportation Society of New York, "Technologies and Applications for ITS at International Borders", University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
April 7–13: PhD candidate Andre Skupin attended AutoCarto 13, Seattle, WA. He presented the paper "Spatial Metaphors for Visualizing Information Spaces" (co-authored with B. Buttenfield). Two of Marc Armstrong’s co-authored papers were presented, and also appeared in the proceedings of the conference: "Toward a network map algebra" with Paul Densham; and "Linking geographic models with 2D genetic algorithms to explore semi-structured spatial problems" with D.A. Bennett and G. Wade. Max Egenhofer, Kate Beard, and Paul Schroeder attended from Maine. Karen Kemp presented the paper "Integrating Traditional Spatial Models of the Environment with GIS".
April 7-10, Peggy Agouris, Tony Stefanidis, and James Carswell attended the ASPRS 1997 meeting, Seattle, WA. Agouris presented "Scale and Accuracy Issues in the Use of Orthoimagery within NSDI" and Stefanidis presented "Digital Image Retrieval Using Queries on Shape Information."
April 8: Lola Gulyamova, Fulbright Scholar and visiting researcher with NCGIA Santa Barbara, made a presentation entitled "Rural population of Central Asia and Environmental Problems" to the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of State, in Washington, DC.
April 9–10: Paul Densham was an invited participant at the Expert Group Meeting on Planning Support Systems at Environmental Systems Research Institute, Redlands, CA. His presentation was "Small Scale Models". Helen Couclelis was an invited participant and speaker.
April 11: Lola Gulyamova made a presentation "Geography of Population in Uzbekistan" at Hunter College, in New York, NY.
April 15: Lola Gulyamova made a presentation "Changes in the Urban/Rural Population Distribution in Uzbekistan" at Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts.
April 17: Lola Gulyamova made a presentation entitled "Study of the Rural Population in Central Asia: Uzbekistan" at State University of New York in Buffalo.
April 17–19: Max Egenhofer and Martin Raubal attended the Workshop on the History of Space, Buffalo, NY.
April 23–May 3: Hugo Loaiciga was a guest lecturer at the seminar "Quality and Quantity of Ground Water Estimated from Macroscopic Model in the Ibi river Basin, Japan", at the 5th Scientific Assembly of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences, in Rabbat, Morocco. Loaiciga also presented "Sustainable Management of Aquifers" and "Investigating Catchment Hydrology and Low-flow Characteristics Using GIS" at that same assembly.
May: Michael Goodchild presented "The GIS Research Agenda" at University College, London, Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis and Department of Photogrammetry and Surveying; "From GIS to Geographical Information Science" at the London School of Economics; and "Research and Development: What has been achieved so far?" and "Spatial Information and Its Impact on Society" at the Conference: 10 Years After Chorley: The future for geographic information at The Royal Society, London.
May: Peter Rogerson’s paper "The Demography and Geography of the Baby Boom" was presented at the Conference on Migration and Restructuring, University of Georgia.
May: Michael Goodchild presented "NCGIA's Varenius Project: Advancing Geographic Information Science" at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
May 3–8: Rajan Batta and PhD candidate Vedat Agkun attended INFORMS, San Diego. The following papers were presented: V. Akgun, R. Batta and C.M. Rump, "Routing a Truck with Hazardous Materials in the Presence of a Weather System" (presented by Akgun), and L. Ma and R. Batta, "Dynamic Single Facility Location with Movement Restrictions" (presented by Batta).
May 4–8: Peggy Agouris attended the Workshop on Automatic Extraction of Man-Made Objects from Aerial and Space Images, Ascona, Switzerland.
May 15–21: Harlan Onsrud attended the European Research Conference "Socio-Economic Research and Geographic Information Systems," Lucca, Italy, and presented "Geographic Information and Ethical Issues". Michael Goodchild presented "GIS, Spatial Analysis, and the Geographical Key".
May: Harlan Onsrud presented "Dissemination Policies and Liability for Government Spatial Data," Lausanne, Switzerland.
June: J.-C. Thill visited the NAFTA Intermodal Institute to discuss possible cooperative between NAFTA and NCGIA in developing the GIS capability of the NAFTA Institute.
June: John Krygier attended the Virtual Geography Dept. Workshop in Austin TX and gave a presentation on World Wide Web page design
June 5–6: Keith C. Clarke organized and served as the co-chair of the Land Use Modeling Conference, held in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Clarke also attended the first Technical Review Meeting of the USGS Urban Retrospectives and Urban Dynamics Initiative, in Denver, CO.
June 8–10: Munroe Eagles attended the meetings of the Canadian Political Science Association, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland, and presented the paper: "The Political Ecology of Representation in English Canada: MPs and Their Constituencies".
June 15–21: UCGIS Annual Assembly and Summer Retreat, Bar Harbor, ME. Mark Trice presented the paper with L. Bian "Comparison of spatial interpolators for mapping optical plankton counter data collected in Lake Ontario"; Jean-Claude Thill presented "Spatial Reasoning, Spatial Behavior, and Decision Tree Induction" (co-authored with Aaron K. Wheeler); Valerie Hartung presented her paper "An Economic Perspective of the GIS Industry"; David Mark presented the paper (co-authored) "The GIS History Project". Karen Kemp served as Conference Co-chair. Paul Van Zuyle attended and made a presentation entitled "A Cognitive Model for Data Reduction in Map Displays". Michael Goodchild presented "Views from the U.S. Mapping Science Committee: Past, present, and future".
June 20–21: Peggy Agouris and Tony Stefanidis attended the IEEE Workshop on Content-Based Access of Video and Image Libraries, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
June 23–27: Tapani Sarjakoski, former visiting researcher at NCGIA Santa Barbara, presented a paper entitled "Networked GIS for Public Participation in Spatial Planning and Decision-Making", at the 18th ICA/AC International Cartographic Conference ICC97, in Stockholm, Sweden.
June 27–28: Harlan Onsrud attended the "U.S. Geographic Information Resources" meeting, Washington, DC.
June: Michael Goodchild spoke on "The New Generation of Scholars: Do They Really Need Us?", an invited presentation at the Association of College and Research Libraries, American Library Association, San Francisco. At ESIG ’97 in Lisbon he presented "An Update on the US National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis" and "GIS and Its Impacts on Organizations: Effects of New Technologies". At SCANGIS ’97 in Stockholm he gave the keynote presentation "The GIS Research Agenda".
July 7–11: Hugh Calkins and Martin Camacho attended the Environmental Systems Research Institute’s 17th Annual Conference, San Diego, CA. Karen Kemp served as a panel member for the report on UCGIS Education Priorities.
July 8–10: Doug Flewelling attended the Joint Workshop on Metadata Registries, Berkeley, CA.
July 15–18: Max Egenhofer attended the Fifth International Symposium on Large Spatial Databases, Berlin, Germany.
July 21–23: Harlan Onsrud attended the 1997 URISA meeting and presented "GIS and Privacy: A U.S. Perspective", Toronto, Canada.
July 27–28: Max Egenhofer attended the annual meeting of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence and participated in a panel discussion in the Workshop on Spatial and Temporal Reasoning, Providence, RI.
July 27–29: Helen Couclelis served as the Co-chair for the NSF Workshop on "Urban Interactions" in Arlington, Virginia.
August 18–19: David Mark and Max Egenhofer participated in the Project Varenius Advisory Board meeting in Santa Barbara.
August 19–21: Max Egenhofer visited Oracle Corporation, San Jose, CA, to discuss potential research collaboration.
August 24–28: Tim Hodson, UMaine graduate student, attended the conference "iKusasa - Surveying Tomorrow's Opportunities - Consas 97," Durban, South Africa.
September: Michael Goodchild presented "New Directions in the Information Sciences" at the University of Wyoming, and spokie in the "GIS and Geography: Presidential Session", Association of Pacific Coast Geographers, Spokane, WA.
September: Barry Smith spoke on "Paradoxes of Contact and Separation" at the Department of Philosophy, University of Helsinki.
Sept. 9–10: David Mark represented UCGIS at the FGDC monthly meeting and retreat, Washington, DC.
Sept. 13–16: Munroe Eagles presented "Socio-Economic Research and GIS" at the "Geographic Information Research at the Millennium" GISDATA Final Conference, Le Bischenberg, France. Harlan Onsrud attended from Maine. Helen Couclelis served as a Panel member for GIS and Society. Michael Goodchild was an invited discussant of the paper "Geographic Information Research at the Millennium".
September 16–17: Kate Beard attended the IEEE 2nd Metadata Conference, Bethesda, MD.
September 18–20: Hugo Loaiciga presented "Water conservation, water pricing, and droughts in Central California: a historical perspective" at the Southern California Environment and History Conference at California State University in Northridge, California.
September 21–27: Hugo Loaiciga presented "Sustainable management of a coastal urban aquifer" at the XXVII Congress of the International Association of Hydrogeologists in Notthingham, United Kingdom.
Sept. 26: David Mark delivered an invited lecture to the Department of Geography, Rutgers University.
September 29: Hugo Loaiciga was a speaker at the seminar "Global Issues on Sustainable Ground Water Resources Management" at the Department of Geology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Loaiciga also made the presentation entitled "Mathematical model for renewable ground water withdrawal in a coastal aquifer", at a seminar at the National Environmental Research Institute, Roskilde, Denmark.
October: Michael Goodchild presented "Cartography and Geographic Information Systems" at the National Academy of Sciences, Academy Industry Program, Forum on Imaging and Visualization, Newport Beach; gave the keynote presentation "The Future of Spatial Data and Society", Geomatics Atlantic ’97, Halifax, Nova Scotia; presented "Geographic Information Technologies Transform the Information Professions" at Dalhousie University; and gave the keynote presentation "Conference Assessment and Future Trends for GIS" at the Third GIS Asia Pacific Conference, Jakarta.
October: At the National Council for Geographic Education Annual meeting in Orlando, Steve Palladino presented a paper titled "Developing a GIS Core Curriculum for Technical Programs: Progress Report" and was a panelist in a session titled "GIS in the Community Colleges: Ideas for Implementation".
October: Rajan Batta presented the paper "Improved Police Car Allocation in the City of Buffalo" (co-authors: S.J. D’Amico, R. Batta and C.M. Rump), INFORMS, Dallas, TX.
October: Barry Smith delivered a Public Lecture (as Distinguished Visiting Scholar) at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, "The State as Work of Art".
October 6: Hugo Loaiciga served as a Panelist at the White House Global Change Regional Conference held at the University of California, Los Angeles (sponsored by the United States Envirornmental Protection Agency, Region IX).
October 10–13: Max Egenhofer, Peggy Agouris, Kate Beard, Tony Stefanidis, and graduate students Sotirios Gyftakis, Aparna Yerragudi, Martin Raubal, James Carswell, and NCGIA-Maine visitors Tom Bittner and Marisa da Motta attended the NCGIA Annual Assembly, Buffalo, NY. From Santa Barbara, Violet Gray, Mike Goodchild, Dan Montello, Keith Clarke, and Karen Kemp attended.
Oct. 15–18: COSIT ‘97, Pittsburgh, PA; David Mark, who was co-chair of the conference, attended and chaired a session; Barry Smith, who was a member of the program committee, presented "Fiat and Bona Fide Boundaries (co-authored with Achille Varzi). From Maine, Max Egenhofer, Doug Flewelling, and graduate students: Andreas Blaser, Roop Goyal, Kathleen Hornsby, Joao Paiva, Martin Raubal, and Andrea Rodriguez and NCGIA visitors Thomas Bittner and Isolde Schlaisich attended. Helen Couclelis presented the paper co-authored by Jon Gottsegen, "What maps mean to people: denotation, connotation, and geographic visualization in land-use debates". Violet Gray gave a paper presentation entitled "Classification as an Impediment to the Reliable and Valid Use of Spatial Information: A Disaggregate Approach".
Oct. 27: David Mark and Ling Bian attended the UCGIS Meetings in Cincinnati Ohio.
Oct. 28–30: GIS/LIS, Cincinnati, Ohio. Presentations included: Marc Armstrong, "Emerging technologies and the changing nature of work in GIS" with J. Chakraborty; "Assessing the impact of segregation on environmental equity using GIS" with B. Cramer, and "Evaluating parallel approaches to the interpolation of spatially inhomogenous data"; David Mark, "The History of Geographic Information Systems: Invention and Re-Invention of Triangulated Irregular Networks (TINs)"; Jian Fan, "Using GIS to Study Effects of sub-watershed size on stream chemistry" (Co-authored by Fan with David Wolock and Gregory Lawrence); Ling Bian, "Modeling mobile objects in three-dimensional aquatic system using object-oriented design". Harlan Onsrud attended from Maine.
October 30: Karen Kemp served on the Steering Committee and was the Conference Chair of the Third International Symposium on GIS in Higher Education in Chantilly, Virginia, October 30–November 2 (co-sponsored by NCGIA). Steve Palladino participated as a Steering Committee member, track organizer, presenter, and dicussion leader at this Symposium.
October 30: Paul Van Zuyle presented "A Cognitive Model for Data Reduction in Map Displays" to a group at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
Oct. 30–31: David Mark was a Participant, Workshop on "Social Science Collaboratories", National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia.
Oct. 30–Nov. 2: Emil Boasson attended the Third International Symposium on GIS in Higher Education, Chantilly, VA. He presented "A spreadsheet approach to teaching object oriented GIS".
November: Michael Goodchild spoke on "New Directions in Geographic Information Science" at the University of Wisconsin, Madison; on "National Science Priorities in Geoinformatics" at a conference titled Networking Resources for Competitive Earth Systems Science sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sioux Falls, SD; and gave the University Harris Lecture on "From GIS to Geographic Information Science: New Directions in Geographic Research" at Texas A&M University.
November: Steve Palladino attended as the NCGIA representative and contributed a poster at the Principal Investigators meeting for the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Program in Washington, DC.
Nov. 6–8: Munroe Eagles presented "GIS and Political Research" at the Southern Political Science Association annual meeting, Norfolk, VA.
Nov. 6–9: North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association, Buffalo, NY. Presentations by NCGIA included Xiaobai Yao, "A Decision Support System for land use planning and management: a case study in Shanghai" (co-authored with Jean-Claude Thill); Jean-Claude Thill, "Travel-Time Constraints as Limiting Factors in Non-Work Travel: Evidence of Inter-Personal Variations", "Model Development of Hazardous Material Routing in a GIS" (J.C. Thill, W .Frank and R. Batta); Valerie Hartung, "Vertical Disintegration in the GIS Industry: A Discriminant Analysis".
November: Meghan Cope delivered the talk "Re/Placing Welfare? Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities in Buffalo NY" at the Department of Geography, Syracuse University and the talk "Keeping the Poor in Place: Geographies of Welfare Reform" at Vasser College.
November 18: Steve Palladino made a presentation on the "Core Curriculum for Technical Programs project "at the CC3GIS.net meeting at LAX.
December: David Mark is scheduled to present "Geographic Information - What Everybody Needs and Why" at Scientific and Technical Data Exchange and Integration: A Conference on Data Sharing, U.S. National Committee for CODATA, Bethesda, Maryland.
Ronald Abler, Association of American Geographers
William Albert, Boston University
Wilmar Amaya, IPC, Ecopetrol, Colombia
Masatoshi Arikawa, Hiroshima City University, Japan
Richard Berg, NIMA
Luis Bojorquez, Arizona State University
Marcello Braghin, State University of Campinas, Brazil
Kurt Brassel, University of Zurich
Lawrence Brown, Ohio State University
Gary Comer, Maptech
Ed Cornell, University of Alberta
Jack Dangermond, ESRI
David DeWitt, University of Wisconsin
Hemalatha Diwakar, Research Institute of India
Jerome Dobson, ORNL
Michael Dobson. Rand McNally and Company
Jason Dykes, University of Leicester
Andrew Frank, Technical University Wien
Christine French, NSF
Len Gaydos, USGS/Eros Data Center
Lola Gulyamova, Fulbright Scholar, Tashkent State University, Uzbekistan
Cecil Goodwin, Viggen Corporation
Don Heth, University of Alberta
Carolyn Hunsaker, ORNL
Shin-yi Hsu, SUNY, Binghamton
Keiko Inagaki, Yokohama National University
Kindness Israel, Arthur Temple College of Forestry, Texas
Jong Dae Kim, Department of Mining and Mineral Engineering, Dong-A University
Milan Konechzy, Brno, Slovakia
Annette Krygiel, National Defense University
Sachio Kubo, Keio University, Japan
Phaedon Kyriakidis, Stanford University
Kyoo-S. Lee, Sung Kyung Kwan University, Suwon, Korea
Tom Leinbach, NSF
Megan Lewis, University of Adelaide, Australia
William MacMillan, Oxford University
Germana Manca, Centre for Advanced Studies, Research & Development, Sardinia, Italy
Reuben Mavima, University of Zimbabwe
Kavuri Murty, United Nations
Judy M. Olson, Michigan State University
Micha Pazner, University of Western Ontario
Anne C. Petersen, Vice President Kellogg Foundation
Dan Rogers, Clayton Environmental, Detroit, Michigan
Simon Ronald, University of Adelaide
Karen Rutberg, Hunter College
Philip Sallis, University of Otago, New Zealand
Tapani Sarjakoski, Finnish Geodetic Institute
Takeshi Sato, Department of Civil Engineering, Gifu University, Japan
Karen C. Siderelis, NCCGIA
Eli Skop, National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark
Greg Smith, NIMA
Hiroaki Takeshita, Yokohama National University
Go Urakawa, Yokohama National University
Ramanaran Yadava, Regional Research Laboratory, Bhopal, India
Shih Hsing Yang, National Technical University, Taipei, Taiwan
Paul Yoshitomi, ESRI
Igor Zektser, Fulbright Scholar, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow.
January 29–31: Mike Batty, Professor of Spatial Analysis and Planning, Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London. Colloquium Address: "Virtual Geography".
February 7: Pavlos Kanaroglou, Department of Geography, McMaster University, Ontario, CA. Colloquium Address: "Evaluation of Emissions from Mobile Sources in Urban Areas with an Integrated Transportation and Land-Use Model."
February 14: Jacob Bendix, Department of Geography, Syracuse University. Colloquium Address: "Success Determinants of Small and Medium Public Accounting Firms: Proactivity and International Orientation".
February 20: John Felleman, Coordinator, Environmental Studies Program, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Met with Hugh Calkins, David Mark, John Krygier. Colloquium Address: "Modeling and Environmental Planning: Reconciling Predictions and Mistrust" (sponsored by UB’s Master of Urban Planning Program).
March 14: John Lordi, Ed Starosielec, and Joe Elias, Calspan, Buffalo, NY. Met with Pete Rogerson, Rajan Batta, Jean-Claude Thill and Christopher Rump. Viewed demonstrations by Pete Rogerson, Jean-Claude Thill, and Vedat Akgun.
March 14: Nik Theodore, Chicago Urban League. Colloquium Address: "Trading ‘Warm Bodies’: Processing contingent labor in Chicago’s temporary help industry".
April–June, 1997: Laercio Namikawa, Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE). Sponsored by the Brazilian National Research Council as a visiting scholar, NCGIA, SUNY Buffalo.
April 17–18: Lola Gulyamova, Associate Professor, Tashkent State University and Fulbright Scholar, University of California, Santa Barbara. Colloquium Address: "Study of the Rural Population in Uzbekistan".
April 18: Susan Hanson, Department of Geography, Clark University (Visiting Fellow). Colloquium Address: "Assessing the Impact of Local Context on Women’s Employment".
April 18–19: SUNY Buffalo hosted the workshop "History of the Concepts of Space", organized by Barry Smith, Philosophy/Cognitive Science/NCGIA, SUNY at Buffalo. Participants sponsored by NCGIA-Buffalo were: Achille Varzi, Department of Geography, Columbia University, "Theories of Space in Formal Philosophy", and Adrijana Car, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, "The History of Spatial Hierarchies". Other participants included David Mark (NCGIA Buffalo) and Max Egenhofer (NCGIA Maine).
April 24: Take Our Daughters to Work Day. Activities and tours hosted in the Geographic Information and Analysis Laboratory.
April 25: Deryck Holdsworth, Pennsylvania State University. Colloquium Address: "Downtown offices in the transition to corporate capitalism: Insights from Buffalo, NY."
May 6: Dean Kristal, Associate Vice President Beachley, Vice President Landi, Provost Headrick. Viewed demonstrations: Peter Rogerson, "Automated Collision Notification Project"; Ling Bian, "Modeling Fish Populations"; Steven Parkansky, "Deer in Amherst".
July–December, 1997: Mr. Zhai Yi, Associate Professor, Department of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Zhengzhou Institute of Survey and Mapping, PR China spent six months in residence at NCGIA-Buffalo as a visiting scholar.
July 14: Stephan Krygsman and Emil Schnakenberg, CSIR, South Africa visited NCGIA Buffalo to discuss potential academic exchange programs. He met with David Mark, Jean-Claude Thill, Sam Cole and William Page (Planning and Design).
Sept.–Dec. 1997: P.S. Acharya, Sr. Scientific Officer, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India spent the Fall, 1997 semester as a visiting scholar at NCGIA-Buffalo, under sponsorship from the United Nations Development Program. Mr. Acharya worked with Hugh Calkins on topics related to the use of GIS for local level development planning.
Sept. 9: Robert McMaster, Department of Geography, University of Minnesota delivered the talk "Geographical Methodologies for Technological Risk Assessment" to an audience from the NCGIA and Dept. of Geography at SUNY Buffalo.
Sept. 16–19: Saskia Sassen, Professor of Urban Planning, Columbia University. Prof. Sassen delivered the talk "The State and the New Geography of Power" on Thursday, Sept. 18.
Oct. 8–13, Achille Varzi, Dept. of Philosophy, Columbia University.
Oct. 23–24: Jiankang Wu, Manager, ISS Real World Computing Laboratory, Institute of Systems Science, National University of Singapore, visited NCGIA-Buffalo. Hugh Calkins hosted the visit.
October 24: Professor Richard Morrill, Dept. of Geography, University of Washington and Professor Ron Johnston, Department of Geography, University of Bristol delivered the NCGIA/Dept. of Geography Colloquium. Dr. Johnston’s talk was "New Labour victory: new Labour geography", and Dr. Morrill’s talk was titled "Republican Revolution? Analysis of Congressional races in Washington State, 1992-1996".
Nov. 7: Professors Patrick McHaffie (Geography, DePaul University), John Pickles (Geography, Kentucky) and David Mark were included on a panel of speakers delivering the NCGIA/Dept. of Geography Colloquium address. The topic of the discussion was the Critical History of GIS.
Nov. 10–16: Dr. David Stea, Department of Geography, Southwest Texas State University. Prof. Stea delivered the colloquium "From kids to farm workers: Environmental cognition and participatory planning" on Thursday, Nov. 13.
Nov. 14: Erin O’Leary (Dept. of Preventative Medicine, SUNY Stony Brook) and Dr. Gerard Rushton (Dept. of Geography, University of Iowa) delivered the NCGIA/Dept. of Geography Colloquium. Ms. O’Leary spoke on "Environmental Exposures and Breast Cancer on Long Island" and Dr. Rushton spoke on "Spatial Analysis of Changes in Infant Mortality Rates.
January 24: Jayant Sharma, Oracle Corporation, gave a talk on Oracle's Spatial Data Option project. He obtained his Ph.D. from UMaine's Dept. of Spatial Information Science and Engineering and the NCGIA, in 1996.
March 18–April 3: Claire Beasley, doctoral candidate, Dept. of Information Science, City University, London
March 24: Ambassador Andreas Van Agt, The Netherlands
March 29–June 29: Marisa da Motta, System Analyst, National Space Research Institute (INPE), Sao Paulo, Brazil
April 14: Christian Heipke, Christian Wiedemann, Willi Mayr, Albert Baumgartner, Ruediger Brandt, Photogrammmetry and Remote Sensing, Technical University of Munich, Germany
June 10: Randy Paul, Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC
June 11: Michael Vazirgiannis, Research Associate, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
June 24: Beth Driver, National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Bethesda, MD
August 2–10: Robert Rugg, Professor, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
August 25–November 25: Thomas Bittner, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Geoinformation, Technical University of Vienna, Austria
September 2–November 30: Marisa da Motta, System Analyst, National Space Research Institute (INPE), Sao Paulo, Brazil
Arthur Hoyle, University of Melbourne, Australia
October 14: Bas Kok, Secretary of EUROGI, Delft, The Netherlands
October 23: Michael Blakemore, University of Durham, United Kingdom
November 20: Peter Hoff, President of the University of Maine, and fourteen Maine State Senators
(Note this list does not include numerous courses taught in other departments,
including Planning and Design, Industrial Engineering, Political Science
and others)
| Physical Environmental Geography | Larsen | ||
| Industrial Geography | Bagchi-Sen | ||
| Cartography and GIS | Krygier | ||
| Census Data and Their Use | Calkins | ||
| Decision Support Systems | Cole | ||
| Environmental Change | Larsen | ||
| Geographic Information Systems | Bian | ||
| Geographic Information Systems | Mark | ||
| Geographic Perspectives and World Issues | Calkins | ||
| Geography of Development | Lentnek | ||
| Geography/Social Theory | Cope | ||
| Geostatistics | Bian | ||
| GIS Algorithms and Data Structure | Mark | ||
| GIS and Environmental Modeling | Bian | ||
| GIS Design | Calkins | ||
| International Environment & Com | Bagchi-Sen | ||
| Introduction to Graduate Geography | Woldenberg | ||
| Introduction to Human Geography | Cope | ||
| Introduction to Cartography | Krygier | ||
| Introduction to Soils | Larsen | ||
| Landscape Ecology | Larsen | ||
| Maps and Mapping | Krygier | ||
| Mathematical Models in Social Sciences | Cole | ||
| Multimedia/Hypermedia/World Wide Web | Krygier | ||
| Multivariate Statistics | Rogerson | ||
| Physical/Environmental Geography | Woldenberg | ||
| Population Geography | Rogerson | ||
| Remote Sensing | Bian | ||
| Spatial Problems of Multinational Operations | Bagchi-Sen | ||
| Spatial Statistics | Thill | ||
| Transportation (Graduate) | Thill | ||
| Transportation (Undergraduate) | Thill | ||
| Transportation Systems | Thill | ||
| Univariate Statistics | Rogerson | ||
| Urban Geography | Cope | ||
| Urban Geography | Lentnek | ||
| Urban Models and Policy | Cope | ||
| World Regions/Commercial Problems | Bagchi-Sen | ||
GARDNER, Margaret, M.A., Spring 1997, Mapping Chaparral with AVIRIS Using Advanced Remote Sensing Techniques (Roberts, Church, Gautier, Michaelsen).
GARVER, Sara, Ph.D., Summer 1997, Variability in Ocean Color Observations and Their Use in the Study of Upper Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics (Siegel, Washburn, Michaelsen, Tony Michaels).
JOHNSON, Andrea, M.A., Summer 1997, 20th Century Growth Trends in Pseudotsuga macrocarpa in Relation to Climate and Atomspheric CO2 - Pine Mountain, CA (Michaelsen, Davis, Loaiciga).
LOVELACE, Kristin, M.A., Spring 1997, Comparing Spatial Knowledge from Two Sources and in Two Orders of Recall using Verbal Navigational Instructions (Montello, Golledge, Couclelis).
MCGHIE, R. Gavin, M.A., Spring 1997, Creation and Accuracy Assessment of a Comprehensive Managed Areas Spatial Database for the Conterminous United States (Estes, Goodchild, J. Michael Scott).
NUNEZ, Alfonso, M.A., Spring 1997, Mapping of Vertical Leakage in the Hueco Bolson Aquifer in El Paso County, T