Welcome to Ming's Personal Page
Ming-Chih Hung,
Ph.D.
Associate
Professor
Department
of Humanities and Social Sciences
Northwest
Missouri State University
Garrett-Strong
Science Building 1337
800
University Drive
Maryville,
MO 64468
Phone:
(660) 562-1797
Fax:
(660) 562-1055
Education
and Professional
Experience [top]
A. Education
M.S., Geography, 1996, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
B.S., Geography, 1993, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
08/12 - present, Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Northwest Missouri State University (NWMSU).
08/10 - 08/12, Associate Professor, Department of Geology/Geography, Northwest Missouri State University (NWMSU).
08/03 - 08/10, Assistant Professor, Department of Geology/Geography, Northwest Missouri State University (NWMSU).
08/02 - 05/03, Instructor, Department of Geography, University of Utah.
09/96 - 07/03, GIS analyst, Digitally Integrated Geographic Information Technologies (DIGIT) Laboratory, Department of Geography, University of Utah.
09/92 - 11/93, Chief of Software Engineering and Tool-Developing Group, Cartography, Remote Sensing, and Land Use (CRSLU) Laboratory, Department of Geography, National Taiwan University.
02/91 - 07/94, Research assistant, Cartography, Remote Sensing, and Land Use Laboratory, Department of Geography, National Taiwan University.
Teaching [top]
Geog
32-660, Trends in GIS (online course).
Geog 32-650, GIS Database Design (online course).
Geog
32-640, GIS Customization (online course, developed and taught).
Geog
32-601, GIScience Research Seminar (online course, developed and
taught).
Geog
32-563-12, Digital Image Processing (online course, developed and
taught).
Geog
32-563, Digital Image Processing (on campus course)
Geog
32-562-12, Digital Cartography and GeoVisualization (online course,
developed and taught).
Geog
32-562, Digital Cartography and GeoVisualization (on campus course,
developed/revised from 32-562, Advanced Cartography and taught).
Geog
32-562, Advanced Cartography.
Geog
32-545, Principles of GIS (online course).
Geog
32-543, Applications of Remotely Sensed Data (online course, developed
and taught).
Geog
32-499, Geography Senior Seminar.
Geog
32-465, Introduction to Customized GIS (developed and taught).
Geog
32-365, Geographic Information Systems.
Geog
32-207, GPS Fundamentals (developed and taught).
Geog
32-201, Maps and Map Interpretation.
Geog
32-101, Introduction to Geography.
Publications [top]
A.
Books / Chapters / Reviews / Monographs
Hung, M.-C., 2013, Using Remote Sensing to Detect Stream Sediment Footprints around Road Crossings, a final report submitted to US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), 29 pp.
Hung, M.-C., 2013, Book review of “Remote Sensing of Land Use and Land Cover: Principles and Applications” edited by Dr. Chandra Giri in Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, Vol.79, No.11, pp.989 and 992.
Hung, M.-C., Wu, Y.-H., Patton, J., 2013, A Pilot Study for an Early Detection and Warning System for Invasive Plants in Aquatic Environments using Remote Sensing, a final report submitted to US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORVWSC), 51 pp.
Hung, M.-C., Wu, Y.-H., Patton, J., 2012, Use of Formosat-2 Satellite Images with High Cross-Track Angle on Detecting Stream Sediment around Road Crossing in Badriver Watershed, WI, USA, a final report submitted to Formosat-2 Image Application and Distribution Center, National Taiwan University (NTU SAT-2) and Taiwan National Space Organization (NSPO), 16 pp.
Wu, Y.-H. & Hung, M.-C., 2011, Book review of “New Frontiers in Urban Analysis: In Honor of Atsuyuki Okabe” edited by Drs. Yasushi Asami, Yukio Sadahiro, and Toru Ishikawa in Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, Vol.77, No.2, p.108.
Hung, M.-C., 2010, Book review of “Remote Sensing and GIS Integration: Theories, Methods, and Applications” by Dr. Qihao Weng in Annals of GIS, Vol.16, No.4, pp.277-278.
Hung,
M.-C., Wu, Y.-H., Patton, J., 2009, Database Management System and
Interface for APEX, a final report submitted to Blackland Research and
Extension Center (BREC), Texas AgriLife Research, Texas A&M
University System, 49 pp (22 pp for user manual + 27 pp for final
report).
Hung,
M.-C., 2009, Book review of “Topographic Mapping”
by Dr.
John N. Hatzopoulos in Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing,
Vol.75, No.1, pp.11-12.
Hung,
M.-C., 2006, Current Research and Future Directions in the Application
of Remote Sensing to Human Settlements (Ed.), In Manual of Remote
Sensing, 3rd Ed., Vol. 5: Remote Sensing of Human Settlements, M.K.
Ridd and J.D. Hipple, (Ed.), pp.673-712, (Bethesda, Maryland: ASPRS:
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 2006).
B.
Peer-Reviewed Journals
Wu, Y.-H. & Hung, M.-C. & Patton, J., 2014, Development of Database and Graphic User Interface for Farmland Delineation in ArcGIS Environment Based on APEX Requirement, International Journal of Geoinformatics, Vol.10, No.3, pp. 31-39.
Wu, Y.-H. & Hung, M.-C. & Patton, J., 2013, Assessment and Visualization of Spatial Interpolation of Soil pH Values in Farmland, Precision Agriculture, Vol.14, No.6, pp. 565-585.
Germaine, K. & Hung, M.-C., 2011, Delineation of Impervious Surface from Multispectral Imagery and LiDAR Incorporating Knowledge-Based Expert System Rules, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, Vol.77, No.1, pp.75-85.
Wu, Y.-H. & Hung, M.-C., 2010, Non-Connective Linear Cartograms for Mapping Traffic Conditions, Cartographic Perspectives, Vol.65, pp.33-50.
Hung, M.-C., 2009, Describing Urban Land Covers Using the V-I-S (Vegetation-Impervious Surface-Soil) Model: Modeling Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Area, Journal of Geographic Research, Vol.50, pp.67-91.
Hung,
M.-C. & Wu, Y.-H., 2005, Mapping and Visualizing the Great Salt
Lake Landscape Dynamics Using Multi-Temporal Satellite Images,
1972-1996, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol.26, No.9,
pp.1815-1834.
Hung,
M.-C. & Ridd, M.K., 2002, A Sub-pixel Classifier for Urban Land
Cover Mapping Based on a Maximum Likelihood Approach and Expert System
Rules, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, Vol.68, No.11,
pp.1173-1180.
Wu,
Y.-H. & Miller, H.J. & Hung, M.-C., 2001, A GIS-Based
Decision
Support System for Analysis of Route Choice in Congested Urban Road
Networks, Journal of Geographical Systems, Vol.3, No.1, pp.3-24.
C.
Conference Proceedings
Hung, M.-C., 2014, Challenges and Opportunities for Online Graduate GIScience Education, Proceedings of the 2014 International Geographical Conference of Taiwan, May 24, 2014, Taipei, Taiwan. (invited).
Hung, M.-C. & Drews, P. & Wu, Y.-H., 2011, Admission and Retention in an Online M.S. in GIScience Program, Proceedings of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) 2011 Annual Conference, Nov. 1-4, 2011, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Hung, M.-C. & Duckworth, R.P. & Wu, Y.-H. & Patton, J., 2010, GIS Database Design for APEX Model, Proceedings of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) 2010 Annual Conference, April 26-30, 2010, San Diego, CA, USA.
Hung,
M.-C. & Germaine, K., 2008, Delineating Impervious Surfaces
Utilizing High-Spatial Resolution Multispectral Imagery and LiDAR Data,
Proceedings of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote
Sensing (ASPRS) 2008 Annual Conference, Apr. 28 – May 2,
2008,
Portland, OR, USA.
Hung,
M.-C. & Wolf, E., 2008, Mapping Cemeteries with Balloon Aerial
Photography, Proceedings of the American Society for Photogrammetry and
Remote Sensing (ASPRS) 2008 Annual Conference, Apr. 28 – May
2,
2008, Portland, OR, USA.
Hung,
M.-C., 2006, Character Maps from Classified Satellite Images,
Proceedings of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote
Sensing (ASPRS) 2006 Annual Conference, May 1-5, 2006, Reno, NV, USA.
Hung,
M.-C., 2005, Modeling Urban Land Cover from TM Imagery, Proceedings of
the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) 43rd
Annual Conference, Oct. 9-12, 2005, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Hung,
M.-C. & Wu, Y.-H., 2005, Time Dependent Shortest Path on Urban
Transportation Network, Proceedings of the Urban and Regional
Information Systems Association (URISA) 43rd Annual Conference, Oct.
9-12, 2005, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Hung,
M.-C., 2005, Remote Sensing for Urban Environmental Modeling,
Proceedings of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote
Sensing (ASPRS) 2005 Annual Conference, Mar. 7-11, 2005, Baltimore, MD,
USA.
Hung,
M.-C., 2004, Subpixel Analysis of Urban Land Cover from TM Imagery,
Proceedings of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote
Sensing (ASPRS) 2004 Annual Conference, May 23-28, 2004, Denver, CO,
USA.
Hung,
M.-C., 2002, Urban Land Cover Analysis from Satellite Images,
Proceedings of the Pecora 15 Conference, Nov. 10-15, 2002, Denver, CO,
USA.
Hung,
M.-C., 2001, Using the V-I-S Model to Analyze Urban Environments from
TM Imagery, Proceedings of the Urban and Regional Information Systems
Association (URISA) 2001 Annual Conference, Oct. 20-24, 2001, Long
Beach, CA, USA.
Hung,
M.-C. & Ridd, M.K., 2001, Development of a Supervised
Classifier
for Subpixel Remote Sensing, Proceedings of the IEEE 2001 International
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2001), Vol. 4,
pp.1892-1894, Jul. 9-13, 2001, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Hung,
M.-C. & Gault, G. & Wu, Y.-H., 2000, Mapping and
Monitoring
Great Salt Lake Dynamics 1972 - 1996, Proceedings of the American
Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) 2000 Annual
Conference, May 22-26, 2000, Washington, DC, USA.
Hung,
M.-C. & Ridd, M.K., 2000, Development of a Classifier for TM
Images
to Extract Component Percentage Information on Urban Areas, Proceedings
of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)
2000 Annual Conference, May 22-26, 2000, Washington, DC, USA.
Miller,
H.J. & Wu, Y.-H. & Hung, M.-C., 1999, GIS-Based Dynamic
Traffic
Congestion Modeling to Support Time-Critical Logistics, Proceedings of
the Hawaii International Conference on Systems Science, Jan. 5-8, 1999,
Maui, HI, USA. (peer-reviewed).
Chu,
T.H. & Hung, M.-C., 1994, Establishing a Digital Database for
1/50000 Topographic Maps through Scanning, Proceedings of the 13th
Symposium on Survey in Theories and Applications (in Chinese), Sep.
1994, HsinChu, Taiwan.
Hung,
M.-C., 1993, DTM Viewshed Analysis -- Based on Visual Management,
Proceedings of the 12th Symposium on Survey in Theories and
Applications (in Chinese), Sep. 1993, Jhongli, Taiwan.
D.
Conference / Professional Presentations
Hung, M.-C., 2014, Discussant, Joint meeting of MGISAC (Missouri Geographic Information Systems Advisory Council) Education Committee, 4-H Geospatial Program, and MGA (Missouri Geographic Alliance) & K-12 GIS License, Oct. 8, 2014, Columbia, MO, USA. (invited)
Hung, M.-C., 2014, Recent Education
and Application
Opportunities for GIScience, presented at the Department of Geography
Spring 2014 Seminar Series, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Jun.
11, 2014, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. (invited).
Kelp, C. & Hung, M.-C., 2014, MERGEOS: A Pilot Study for Collaborative Mapping and Dynamic GIS Web Application, presented at the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) 2014 Annual Conference and co-located JACIE (Joint Agency Commercial Imagery Evaluation) Workshop, Mar. 23-28, 2014, Louisville, KY, USA.
Hung, M.-C. & Wu, Y.-H. & Kegode, G., 2014, Estimating baobab tree size and fruit product rate from Formosat-2 satellite images, presented at the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) 2014 Annual Conference and co-located JACIE (Joint Agency Commercial Imagery Evaluation) Workshop, Mar. 23-28, 2014, Louisville, KY, USA.
Hung, M.-C. & Wu, Y.-H., 2013, Design of an Online Course for Interpretation and Assessment of Images before and after Events, presented at the joint Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) / American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) 2013 Fall Specialty Conference, Oct. 27-30, 2013, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Hung, M.-C. & Wu, Y.-H., 2013, Land Cover Composition Changes Through Urban Landscape with Different Observation Units, presented at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) 2013 Annual Meeting, Apr. 9-13, 2013, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Hung, M.-C. & Wu, Y.-H. & Patton, J., 2013, Use of Google Earth Historical Imagery on Dynamics of Aquatic Invasive Plants Along Ohio River, presented at the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) 2013 Annual Conference, Mar. 24-28, 2013, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Hung, M.-C. & Wu, Y.-H. & Patton, J., 2013, Spectral Reflectance of Vegetation from Multispectral Images and Hyperspectral Images, presented at the 14th Biennial State of Missouri GIS (MO-GIS) Conference, Feb. 19-21, 2013, Chesterfield, MO, USA.
Hung, M.-C. & Wu, Y.-H. & Patton, J., 2013, Identifying Mature Baobab Trees from Background Vegetation with Formosat-2 Images, presented at the 14th Biennial State of Missouri GIS (MO-GIS) Conference, Feb. 19-21, 2013, Chesterfield, MO, USA.
Hung, M.-C. & Wu, Y.-H., 2013, Urban V-I-S (Vegetation-Impervious Surface-Soil) Composition with Various Mapping Units, presented at the 14th Biennial State of Missouri GIS (MO-GIS) Conference, Feb. 19-21, 2013, Chesterfield, MO, USA.
Platt, W. & Hung, M.-C., 2013, The Change of Land Cover Composition in Urban Area from 1972-1999, presented at the 14th Biennial State of Missouri GIS (MO-GIS) Conference, Feb. 19-21, 2013, Chesterfield, MO, USA. (Outstanding Student Poster, 3rd Place)
Hung, M.-C. & Gallagher, M., 2012, Detection of Erosion and Sediment Changes near Road/River Crossing in the Bad River Watershed, WI, presented at the 73rd Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Dec. 9-12, 2012, Wichita, KS, USA.
Hung, M.-C. & Thomas, J. & Gallagher, M., 2012, Observation and Detection of Aquatic Invasive Plants in the Racine Pool, Ohio River, presented at the 73rd Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Dec. 9-12, 2012, Wichita, KS, USA.
Hung, M.-C. & Wu, Y.-H. & Patton, J., 2012, Formosat-2 Imagery to Detect Aquatic Invasive Plants along the Ohio River, presented at the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) 2012 Fall Specialty Conference, Oct. 29-Nov. 1, 2012, Tampa, FL, USA.
Hung, M.-C. & Wu, Y.-H. & Patton, J., 2012, High Resolution Imagery to Detect Sediment and Erosion Changes in the Badriver Watershed, WI, presented at the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) 2012 Fall Specialty Conference, Oct. 29-Nov. 1, 2012, Tampa, FL, USA.
Hung, M.-C. & Robinson, A. & Hick, S. & Wilson J., 2012, Online GIS Graduate Programs panel session, presented at the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) 2012 Conference, Mar. 19-23, 2012, Sacramento, CA, USA.
Hung, M.-C. & Wu, Y.-H. & Patton, J., 2012, Monitoring Nitrate Levels in Nodaway County, Missouri, presented at the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) 2012 Conference, Mar. 19-23, 2012, Sacramento, CA, USA.
Hung, M.-C. & Wu, Y.-H. & Rohs, R. & Johnson, A. & Hickey, J. & Pope, J. & Drews, P., 2012, Collaborative Activities between Geology and Geography in Northwest Missouri State University, presented at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) 2012 Annual Meeting, Feb. 24-28, 2012, New York, NY, USA.
Hung, M.-C. & Wu, Y.-H., 2011, Character Maps from Close Range Multispectral Images, presented at the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) 2011 Conference, May 1-5, 2011, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Hung, M.-C. & Salyer, M., 2011, Remote sensing to examine coal mining impacts to vegetation in Flap Cap, Wise County, Virginia, presented at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) 2011 Annual Meeting, Apr. 12-16, 2011, Seattle, WA, USA.
Swan, E. & Hung, M.-C., 2011, Missouri Atlas of Severe Weather Events, presented at the 13th Biennial State of Missouri GIS (MO-GIS) Conference, Feb. 14-16, 2011, Osage Beach, MO, USA. (Outstanding Student Poster winner)
Karguth, N.J. & Hung, M.-C. & Wu, Y.-H., 2011, Close-Range Multispectral Images and Vegetation Indices, presented at the 13th Biennial State of Missouri GIS (MO-GIS) Conference, Feb. 14-16, 2011, Osage Beach, MO, USA.
Hung, M.-C. & Wu, Y.-H. & Patton, J., 2011, Visualization of Nitrates in Groundwater in Nodaway County, Missouri, presented at the 13th Biennial State of Missouri GIS (MO-GIS) Conference, Feb. 14-16, 2011, Osage Beach, MO, USA.
Hung, M.-C. & Paul, N., 2011, Creating a Multiple Natural Disaster Database with Online Query and Display, presented at the 13th Biennial State of Missouri GIS (MO-GIS) Conference, Feb. 14-16, 2011, Osage Beach, MO, USA.
Hung, M.-C. & Duckworth, R.P. & Wu, Y.-H. & Patton, J., 2010, Farmland Delineation in a GIS Environment with APEX Model, presented at the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) 2010 Fall Specialty Conference, Nov. 15-19, 2010, Orlando, FL, USA.
Hung, M.-C. & Patton, J. & Wu, Y.-H. & Hoffman, D. & Wolfe, J., 2010, Nitrates in Groundwater, A Forty Year Northwest Missouri Assessment, presented at the Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) 2010 Annual Conference, Jul. 18-21, 2010, St. Louis, MO, USA.
DiBiase, D. & Wu, Y.-H. & Hung, M.-C. & Harvey, F. & Wilson, J. & Anderson, S. & Fisher, T. & Drews, P. & Solem, M. & Flewelling, D. & Marshall, W., 2010, Community of Professional Graduate Programs in GIS&T Panel Session, Association of American Geographers (AAG) 2010 Annual Meeting, Apr. 14-18, 2010, Washington, D.C., USA.
Wu, Y.-H. & Duckworth, R.P. & Hung, M.-C. & Patton, J., 2010, Graphic User Interface Design to Integrate GIS and APEX Model, Presented at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) 2010 Annual Meeting, Apr. 14-18, 2010, Washington, D.C., USA.
Hung, M.-C. & Royal, K., 2010, Comparisons of Commercial Geospatial Publishing Tools, Presented at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) 2010 Annual Meeting, Apr. 14-18, 2010, Washington, D.C., USA.
Wu,
Y.-H. & Hung, M.-C. & Chu, T.-H., 2009, High Spatial
Resolution
Aerial Photos to Assess Subpixel Classification Accuracy of Formosat-2
Image, Presented at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) 105th
Annual Meeting, Mar. 22-27, 2009, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
Hung,
M.-C. & Wu, Y.-H. & Patton, J.J., 2009, Adaption of
Commercial
Digital Cameras to Capture Close-Range Multispectral Images, Presented
at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) 105th Annual Meeting,
Mar. 22-27, 2009, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
Hung,
M.-C. & Wu, Y.-H. and Patton, J., 2009, Commercial Digital
Cameras
and Near Infrared Images, Presented at 12th Biennial State of Missouri
GIS Conference, Feb. 16-18, 2009, Osage Beach, MO, USA.
Wu,
Y.-H. & Hung, M.-C., 2009, Changes of Urban Land Cover
Composition
Through Space and Time from Remote Sensing, Presented at 12th Biennial
State of Missouri GIS Conference, Feb. 16-18, 2009, Osage Beach, MO,
USA.
Wu,
Y.-H. & Hung, M.-C., 2009, Modeling Dynamic Traffic Conditions
with
GIS, Presented at 12th Biennial State of Missouri GIS Conference, Feb.
16-18, 2009, Osage Beach, MO, USA.
Duckworth,
R. & Hung, M.-C. & Patton, J., 2009, Field Level
Hydrology and
Terrain Management Assessment Tool, Spring 2009 Seminar Series,
Blackland Research and Extension Center, Texas AgriLife Research, Texas
A&M University System, Feb. 10, 2009, Temple, TX, USA.
Hung,
M.-C., 2008, Detecting Urban Land Cover Composition from Satellite
Images, Presented at the Center for Space and Remote Sensing Research
Spring 2008 Seminar Series, National Central University, May 21, 2008,
Jhongli, Taiwan. (invited).
Hung,
M.-C., 2008, Detecting Urban Land Cover Composition from Satellite
Images, Presented at the Department of Computer Science and Information
Engineering Spring 2008 Graduate Seminar Series, National Taiwan
University of Science and Technology, May 19, 2008, Taipei, Taiwan.
(invited).
Patton,
J. & Hung, M.-C., 2008, Using Spatial Technologies to Improve
Energy Innovation and Environmental Quality in the Rural Midwest,
Presented to U.S. Senator Bond’s Office (R-MO) representative
for
State Appropriation Funding, May 5, 2008, Maryville, MO, USA. (invited).
Hung,
M.-C. & Wu, Y.-H. & Chu, T.-H., 2008, Formosat-2 Image
to
Estimate Urban Land Cover in Taipei, Taiwan, Presented at the
Association of American Geographers (AAG) 104th Annual Meeting, Apr.
15-19, 2008, Boston, MA, USA.
Wu,
Y.-H. & Hung, M.-C., 2008, A Simple Aerial Photo Database Query
Interface to Facilitate Ground Truth Assessment, Presented at the
Association of American Geographers (AAG) 104th Annual Meeting, Apr.
15-19, 2008, Boston, MA, USA.
Hung,
M.-C. & Germaine, K., 2008, Delineating Impervious Surfaces
Utilizing High-Spatial Resolution Multispectral Imagery and LiDAR Data,
Presented at the Kansas City ArcInfo Users Group Meeting, Mar. 11,
2008, Liberty, MO, USA. (invited).
Hung,
M.-C. & Wolf, E., 2008, Mapping Cemeteries with Balloon Aerial
Photography, Presented at the Kansas City ArcInfo Users Group Meeting,
Mar. 11, 2008, Liberty, MO, USA. (invited).
Hung,
M.-C. & Wu, Y.-H., 2007, Character maps and fieldwork,
Presented at
the North American Cartography Information Society (NACIS) Annual
Meeting, Oct. 10 - 13, 2007, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Hung,
M.-C., 2007, GIScience on Environmental Problems and Disaster
Responses, Presented at the Department of Geography Spring 2007 Seminar
Series, National Taiwan Normal University, May 9, 2007, Taipei, Taiwan.
(invited).
Butterworth,
E. & Singh, R. & Backe, K., & Hung, M.-C.,
2007,
Geographers’ Role and Working in Geospatial Interoperability
Standards Panel Session, Association of American Geographers (AAG)
103rd Annual Meeting, Apr. 17-21, 2007, San Francisco, CA, USA.
(invited).
Hung,
M.-C. & Wu, Y.-H. & DiBiase, D. & Drews, P.
& Johnson,
L. & Phoenix, M. & Wilson, J. & Wright, D.
& Wolf, E.,
2007, Distance Learning and GIScience Panel Session, Association of
American Geographers (AAG) 103rd Annual Meeting, Apr. 17-21, 2007, San
Francisco, CA, USA.
Hung,
M.-C. & Harper, E., 2007, Web-Based GIS from Commercial
Software or
Open-Source Software, Presented at the Association of American
Geographers (AAG) 103rd Annual Meeting, Apr. 17-21, 2007, San
Francisco, CA, USA.
Wu,
Y.-H. & Hung, M.-C., 2007, Spatial Interpolation of Soil pH
Readings from Farmland, Presented at the Association of American
Geographers (AAG) 103rd Annual Meeting, Apr. 17-21, 2007, San
Francisco, CA, USA.
Hung,
M.-C., 2006, Use of Character Maps on GPS/Remote Sensing Fieldwork,
Presented at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) 102nd Annual
Meeting, Mar. 7-11, 2006, Chicago, IL, USA.
Hung,
M.-C., 2005, TM Imagery for Urban Environmental Modeling, Presented at
the Association of American Geographers (AAG) 101st Annual Meeting,
Apr. 5-9, 2005, Denver, CO, USA.
Wu,
Y.-H., & Hung, M.-C., 2005, Dynamic Shortest Path on Urban
Transportation Network, Presented at the Association of American
Geographers (AAG) 101st Annual Meeting, Apr. 5-9, 2005, Denver, CO, USA.
Hung,
M.-C., 2004, TM Imagery for Urban Land Cover Analysis, Presented at the
Association of American Geographers (AAG) 100th Annual Meeting, Mar.
14-19, 2004, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Hung,
M.-C., 2004, Geo-Visualization, Presented at the Department of
Geology/Geography Spring 2004 Seminar Series, Northwest Missouri State
University, Mar. 11, 2004, Maryville, MO, USA. (invited).
Miller,
H.J. & Wu, Y.-H. & Hung, M.-C., 2003, A GIS Toolkit for
Assessing Vulnerability to Transportation Network Disruption, Presented
at the Association of American Geographers (AAG) 99th Annual Meeting,
Mar. 4-8, 2003, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Hung,
M.-C., 2002, Urbanization Analysis from Multi-Temporal TM Imagery,
Presented at the Utah Geographical Society (UGS) 18th Annual Fall
Meeting, Oct. 18, 2002, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. (invited).
Miller,
H.J. & Wu, Y.-H. & Hung, M.-C., 2001, GIS-Based Dynamic
Transportation Congestion Network Modeling, Presented at the 2001
Annual Meeting of the Utah Geographic Information Council (UGIC), Sep.
27-28, 2001, Park City, UT, USA. (invited).
Hung,
M.-C. & Wu, Y.-H. & McNeally, P., 2001, Monitoring and
Visualizing the Great Salt Lake Water Level and Wetland Areas Using
Satellite Images 1972 - 1996, Presented at the Automated Geographic
Reference Center (AGRC) 2001 Remote Sensing Workshop, Jun. 19, 2001,
Salt Lake City, UT, USA. (invited).
Hung,
M.-C. & Wu, Y.-H. & Gault, G., 2000, Visualization of
Great
Salt Lake Dynamics from Satellite Images, Presented at the Association
of American Geographers (AAG) 96th Annual Meeting, Apr. 4-8, 2000,
Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Wu,
Y.-H. & Hung, M.-C., 2000, Visualization of Transportation
Network
Dynamics, Presented at the Association of American Geographers (AAG)
96th Annual Meeting, Apr. 4-8, 2000, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Hung,
M.-C. & Gault, G., 1999, Visualizing the Dynamic Character of
Great
Salt Lake, Presented at the 1999 Annual Meeting of the Utah Geographic
Information Council (UGIC), Sep. 22-24, 1999, Snowbird, UT, USA.
(invited).
Hung,
M.-C. & Wu, Y.-H., 1999, Visualization of Landscape Change by
Remotely Sensed Data, Presented at the International Association for
Landscape Ecology (IALE) 5th World Congress, Jul. 29 - Aug. 3, 1999,
Snowmass, CO, USA.
Ridd,
M.K. & Hung, M.-C. & Gluch, R.R., 1999, Modeling the
Urban-Rural Gradient through Remote Sensing Using a V-I-S Model,
Presented at the International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE)
5th World Congress, Jul. 29 - Aug. 3, 1999, Snowmass, CO, USA.
Miller,
H.J. & Wu, Y.-H. & Hung, M.-C., 1998, GIS-Based Dynamic
Congestion Modeling: Examples from the Salt Lake Metropolitan Region,
Presented at The 11th Annual Geographic Information Systems for
Transportation Symposium, Apr. 20-22, 1998, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
E. Poster Competition Reports / Presentations
Hung,
M.-C., 2013 (annual event), Winning Posters from 2013 Geography
Awareness Week/GIS Day Poster Competition (sponsored by St. Louis
Region, ASPRS and Northwest Missouri State University), presented
during the Geography Awareness Week in the Garrett-Strong Science
Building, Northwest Missouri State University,
Nov.
11-17, 2012, Maryville, MO,
USA.
Nov.
13-19, 2011, Maryville, MO,
USA.
Nov.
14-20, 2010, Maryville, MO,
USA.
Nov.
15-21, 2009, Maryville, MO,
USA.
Nov.
16-22, 2008, Maryville, MO,
USA.
Nov.
11-17, 2007, Maryville, MO,
USA.
Nov.
12-18, 2006, Maryville, MO,
USA.
Hung,
M.-C., 2014 (annual event), Winning Posters from 2014 Geography
Awareness Week/GIS Day Poster Competition (sponsored by St. Louis
Region, ASPRS and Northwest Missouri State University), presented at
the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) 2014
Annual Conference and co-located JACIE (Joint Agency Commercial Imagery
Evaluation) Workshop, Mar. 23-28, 2014, Louisville, KY, USA.
Mar.
24-28, 2013, Baltimore, MD,
USA.
Mar.
19-23, 2012, Sacramento, CA,
USA.
May 1-5,
2011, Milwaukee, WI,
USA.
April
26-30, 2010, San Diego, CA,
USA.
Mar.
8-13, 2009, Baltimore, MD,
USA.
Hung,
M.-C., 2013 (annual event), Winning Posters from 2012 Geography
Awareness Week/GIS Day Poster Competition (sponsored by St. Louis
Region, ASPRS and Northwest Missouri State University), presented at
the St. Louis Region, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote
Sensing (ASPRS) Annual Regional Meeting/Dinner, Jun. 20, 2013, St.
Louis, MO, USA.
Jun. 28,
2012, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Jun. 23,
2011, St. Louis, MO,
USA.
Jun. 17,
2010, St. Louis, MO,
USA.
Jun. 18,
2009, St. Louis, MO,
USA.
Jun. 12,
2008, St. Louis, MO,
USA.
Sep. 6,
2007, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Grants
and Projects [top]
Northwest Missouri State University, The Effect of Green Parking Lots on Urban Runoff from Simulated Scenarios on Satellite Images, Principal Investigator, with one other co-PI: Dr. Yi-Hwa Wu (NWMSU), $2,843.00 (2013-2014).
Northwest Missouri State University, A GIS Approach for Finding Ideal Locations for Multiple Radio Towers, Co-Principal Investigator, PI: Dr. Yi-Hwa Wu (NWMSU), $2,825.00 (2012-2014).
U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), From Raw Data to Implementation Plan: Using Our Monitoring Data to Drive Specific Habitat Conservation Decisions, Principal Investigator, $10,000.00 (2012-2013).
Northwest Missouri State University, Close-Range Hyperspectral and Multispectral Imagery to Examine the Effects of Shadow on Vegetation NDVI, Co-Principal Investigator, PI: Dr. Jamie Patton, and one other co-PI: Dr. Yi-Hwa Wu (NWMSU), $2,760.00 (2011-2012).
St. Louis Region (Heartland Region since 2014), American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), GeoSpatial Scholarship (Lortz GeoSpatial Scholarship since 2014), Principal Investigator, (ongoing project, 2011: $545.00, 2012: $545.00, 2013: $545.00).
Northwest Missouri State University, Identification and estimation of baobab tree fruit production in Southern Malawi using remote sensing, Co-Principal Investigator, PI: Dr. George Kegode, and two other co-PIs: Drs. Yi-Hwa Wu and Jamie Patton (NWMSU), $6,632.00 ($4,920.00 in 2010-2013, $1,712.00 in 2013-2014).
United Stated Department of Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Using Remote Sensing to Detect Stream Sediment Footprints around Road Crossings, Principal Investigator, $5,000.00 (2010-2011).
United
Stated Department of Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS),
A Pilot Study for an Early Detection and Warning System for Invasive
Plants in Aquatic Environments using Remote Sensing, Principal
Investigator, with two other co-PIs: Drs. Yi-Hwa Wu and Jamie Patton
(NWMSU), $13,000.00 (2009-2010).
Northwest
Missouri State University, Measure the Changes in Well Water Quality in
Nodaway County between 1970 and 2010, Co-Principal Investigator, PI:
Dr. Yi-Hwa Wu, and one other co-PI: Dr. Jamie Patton (NWMSU), $3,400.00
(2009-2010).
Northwest
Missouri State University, Surveying Well Water Quality in Nodaway
County, Principal Investigator, with two other co-PIs: Drs. Yi-Hwa Wu
and Jamie Patton (NWMSU), $1,150.00 (2009-2010).
United
States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation
Service (USDA-NRCS) subcontract through Blackland Research and
Extension Center (BREC), Texas AgriLIFE Research, Texas A&M
University System, Database Management System and Interface for APEX,
Principal Investigator, with two other co-PIs: Drs. Yi-Hwa Wu and Jamie
Patton (NWMSU), $40,516.00 (2008-2009).
Northwest
Missouri State University, Using Color-Infrared Photography to Create
Color Vision Impairment Friendly Character Maps, Principal
Investigator, with one other co-PI: Dr. Yi-Hwa Wu (NWMSU), $2,282.00
(2008-2009).
St.
Louis Region and Central Region, American Society for Photogrammetry
and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), ASPRS Special Award, Greater
Kansas
City Science & Engineering Fair, Principal Investigator,
approximately $650.00 each year (ongoing project, 2008 - present).
Northwest
Missouri State University, Creating a Kansas City digital aerial photo
database, co- Principal Investigator, PI: Dr. Yi-Hwa Wu (NWMSU),
$2,817.00 ($1,200.00 in 2007-2008, $1,617.00 in 2007-2008).
Northwest
Missouri State University, Adapting commercial digital cameras to
capture multi-spectral images, Principal Investigator, with two other
co-PIs: Drs. Yi-Hwa Wu and Jamie Patton (NWMSU), $4,413.00 ($2,800.00
in 2007-2008, $1,613.00 in 2008-2009).
Northwest
Missouri State University, Purchase of LiDAR data for topography
related applications in the MS in GIScience curriculum, co- Principal
Investigator, PI: Dr. Yi-Hwa Wu (NWMSU), $3,600.00 (2006-2008).
Northwest
Missouri State University, Subpixel classification technology for
Taiwan land cover composition, Principal Investigator, one quarter
release in Spring 2007 and $246.00 (2006-2007, collaboration with Dr.
Tzu-How Chu, Department of Geography, National Taiwan University).
St.
Louis Region, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
(ASPRS), Geography Awareness Week/GIS Day Poster Competition,
Principal Investigator, approximately $1,250.00 each year (ongoing
project, 2006 - present).
Northwest
Missouri State University, Interpolation of soil and plant spatial
variability to promote site specific management strategies at the R.T.
Wright University Farm, Co-Principal Investigator, PI: Dr. Jamie
Patton, and one other co-PI: Dr. Thomas Zweifel (NWMSU), $6,152.00
($5,027.00 in 2005-2008, $1,125.00 in 2007).
Northwest
Missouri State University, A GIS based transportation movement control
training simulator, Co-Principal Investigator, PI: Dr. Mark Corson, and
three other co-PIs: Drs. Gregory Haddock, Patricia Drews, Yi-Hwa Wu
(NWMSU), $7,630.00 (2005-2007).
Northwest
Missouri State University, Using remote sensing technology to monitor
temporal changes in crop health and growth at the R.T. Wright
University Farm, Principal Investigator, with one other co-PI: Dr.
Jamie Patton (NWMSU), $6,168.00 (2004-2006).
Northwest
Missouri State University, Using GIS (Geographic Information System)
and remote sensing to help students understand the local environment
and environmental changes, Principal Investigator, $5,173.00
(2003-2005).
U.S.
Department of Transportation, University Center for Research on the use
of geospatial technologies in transportation related hazards and
disaster assessment, Research Assistant (2002-2003).
Tohono
O'odham Nation, Characterizing vegetation species and land cover types
in the Tohono O’odham Nation, Research
Assistant (2002-2003).
The
University of Utah, Developing departmental GIS online course, Research
Assistant/Co-PI, $3,000.00 (2001-2002).
State
of Utah, Creating Jordanelle Reservation Area aerial photograph
database, Research Assistant (2001-2002).
Utah
County, Utah, Creating Utah Lake aerial photograph database, Research
Assistant (2000-2001).
The
University of Utah, Developing interactive campus query system,
Research Assistant (2000-2001).
Aerial
Photography Field Office, Utah, Developing Salt Lake Valley aerial
photograph query system, Research Assistant (1999-2000).
Ute
Tribe, Utah, Creating Ute Tribe aerial photograph database, Research
Assistant (1999-2000).
Utah
Reclamation, Mitigation, and Conservation Commission, Monitoring and
visualizing Great Salt Lake dynamics, Research Assistant (1999-2001).
Evans
& Sutherland Inc., Creating Compressed Arc Digitized Raster
Graphic
(CADRG) data from vector topography maps, Research Assistant
(1998-2000).
Evans
& Sutherland Inc., Creating vector topography maps by Map
Production System, Research Assistant (1998-2000).
University
of Utah, Measuring space-time accessibility benefits within
transportation networks: basic theory and computational procedures,
Research Assistant (1998-1999).
Casper
City, Wyoming, Creating Casper City geodetic database, Research
Assistant (1997-1998).
The
Military Traffic Management Command – Transportation
Engineering
Agency, Implementing dynamic traffic assignment for urban
transportation, Research Assistant (1997-1998).
Evans
& Sutherland Inc., Developing the Front-end Terrain Tool,
Research
Assistant (1996-1997).
Council
of Agriculture Executive Yuan, Taiwan, Monitoring the changing
condition and disturbance of sloping land by remote sensing, Research
Assistant (1993-1994).
Ministry
of the Interior, Taiwan, Initializing the National Geographic
Information System integration plan, Research Assistant (1993-1994).
Department
of Defense, Taiwan, Integrating and building military geographic
information systems, Research Assistant (1992-1994).
Aero-Survey
Department for Agriculture and Forest, Taiwan, Developing large-scale
topographic maps and establishing an aerial photograph database,
Research Assistant (1991-1993).
Ministry
of the Interior, Taiwan, Developing a topographic map management
system, Research Assistant (1991-1992).
Services [top]
Manuscript
reviewer and Editorial Board, Journal of Urban Planning and Development.
Manuscript
reviewer, International Journal of Geographical Information Science.
Manuscript
reviewer, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing.
Manuscript reviewer, Remote Sensing.
Grant proposal reviewer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Grant
proposal reviewer, National Science Foundation (NSF).
08/14 - 05/15 Member, Faculty Senate Executive Committee, Northwest Missouri State University.
08/14 - 05/15 Chair, Budget, Planning, and Development Committee, Northwest Missouri State University.
07/14 Host, GIScience Social Gathering – San Diego 2014 Summer, San Diego, CA.
07/14 Representative, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Booth, Academic GIS Programs Fair, ESRI 2014 User Conference, July 14–18, 2014, San Diego, CA, USA.
07/14 Judge, 2014 GeoShowcase Contest, hosted by URISA (Urban and Regional Information Systems Association) South California Chapter, SANDAG (San Diego Association of Governments), and San Diego State University.
04/14 – present Chair, Award Committee, Remote Sensing Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers (AAG).
04/14 - 04/16 Faculty Senate at large, College of Arts and Sciences, Northwest Missouri State University.
02/13 Representative, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Exhibit, 2013 Missouri GIS Conference, Feb. 19-21, 2013, Chesterfield, MO, USA.
08/12 – present Assistant to Webmaster, Department homepage, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Northwest Missouri State University.
06/12 – 02/13 Chair, Poster Session, 2013 Missouri GIS Conference, Feb. 19-21, 2013, Chesterfield, MO, USA.
06/12 Host, GIScience Social Gathering – St. Louis 2012 Summer, St. Louis, MO.
04/12 – 04/14 Deputy Chair, Membership Committee, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS).
04/12 - 04/13 Secretary, 39th Faculty Senate, Northwest Missouri State University.
04/12 - 04/13 Faculty Senate, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Northwest Missouri State University.
12/11 – 04/12 Member, Asia Film Series Planning Committee, Northwest Missouri State University).
07/11 – present Chair, Membership Committee, St. Louis Region, American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS).
07/11 Representative, Department of Geology/Geography Booth, Academic GIS Programs Fair, ESRI 2011 User Conference, July 11–15, 2011, San Diego, CA, USA.
06/11 - 03/12 Organizer (with Dr. Yi-Hwa Wu) and Chair, Online GIS Graduate Programs panel session, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) 2012 Conference, Mar. 19-23, 2012, Sacramento, CA, USA.
06/11 Host, GIScience Social Gathering – St. Louis 2011 Summer, St. Louis, MO.
06/11 – 06/12 Past President, St. Louis Region, American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS).
04/11 – 04/13 Member, Award Committee, Geography Education Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers (AAG).
04/11 – present Member, Award Committee, Remote Sensing Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers (AAG).
09/10 – 05/12 Assistant to Webmaster, Department homepage, Department of Geology/Geography, Northwest Missouri State University.
07/10 Host, GIScience Social Gathering – St. Louis 2010 Summer, St. Louis, MO.
07/10 Reviewer and Evaluator, American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Ten Year Industry Forecast survey questionnaire.
06/10 – 02/11 Chair, Poster Session, 2011 Missouri GIS Conference, Feb. 14-16, 2011, Osage Beach, MO, USA.
06/10 – 06/11 President, St. Louis Region, American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS).
04/10 Moderator, Data Processing and Analysis: Data Visualization I Technical Session, American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS) 2010 Annual Meeting, April 26-30, 2010, San Diego, CA, USA.
04/10 Chair, Community of Professional Graduate Programs in GIS&T Panel Session, Association of American Geographers (AAG) 2010 Annual Meeting, April 14-18, 2010, Washington, D.C., USA.
01/10 - 10/10 Judge, URISA 2010 Student Paper Competition, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) 2010 Annual Conference, Sep. 28 - Oct. 1, 2010, Orlando, FL, USA.
01/10
- 03/10, Organizer, Judge, and Award Presenter, American Society for
Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Special Award, 59th
Greater
Kansas City Science and Engineering Fair, March 24-27, 2010, Kansas
City, MO, USA.
08/09 – 05/10, Member,
International Studies
and Programs Committee, Northwest Missouri State University.
03/09
– present, Member, Missouri GIS Advisory Committee (MGISAC).
01/09
- 11/09, Organizer and Judge, 2009 Geography Awareness Week/GIS Day
Poster Competition, Department of Geology/Geography, Northwest Missouri
State University and St. Louis Region, American Society for
Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS).
01/09
- 10/09, Judge, URISA 2009 Student Paper Competition, Urban and
Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) 2009 Annual
Conference, Sep. 29 - Oct. 2, 2009, Anaheim, CA, USA.
01/09
- 04/09, Organizer, Judge, and Award Presenter, American Society for
Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Special Award, 58th
Greater
Kansas City Science and Engineering Fair, April 1-4, 2009, Kansas City,
MO, USA.
09/08
- 08/09, Chair, Graduate Council, Northwest Missouri State University.
02/08
– 11/08, Organizer and Judge, 2008 Geography Awareness
Week/GIS
Day Poster Competition, Department of Geology/Geography, Northwest
Missouri State University and St. Louis Region, American Society for
Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS).
01/08
- 10/08, Judge, URISA 2008 Student Paper Competition, Urban and
Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) 2008 Annual
Conference, Oct. 7-10, 2008, New Orleans, LA, USA.
11/07
– present, Person of Contact, Use of Formosat-2 satellite
images
for Northwest Missouri State University educational and research
activities, Northwest Missouri State University Department of
Geology/Geography (NWMSU G/G), National Taiwan Normal University
Formosat-2 Image Application and Distribution Center (NTNU FS-2), and
Taiwan National Space Organization (NSPO).
09/07
– 04/08, Organizer, Judge, and Award Presenter, American
Society
for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Special Award, 57th
Greater Kansas City Science and Engineering Fair, April 2-5, 2008,
Kansas City, MO, USA.
09/07
– 05/08, Member, Research Committee, Northwest Missouri State
University.
09/07
– 05/10, Member, Graduate Council, Northwest Missouri State
University.
05/07
- 08/07, Judge, URISA 2007 Student Paper Competition, Urban and
Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) 2007 Annual
Conference, Aug. 20-23, 2007, Washington DC, USA.
04/07
– 11/07, Organizer and Judge, 2007 Geography Awareness
Week/GIS
Day Poster Competition, Department of Geology/Geography, Northwest
Missouri State University and St. Louis Region, American Society for
Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS).
02/07,
Member, Department Scholarship 2007-2008 Application Review Committee,
Department of Geology/Geography, Northwest Missouri State University.
09/06
– 04/07, Organizer (with Dr. Yi-Hwa Wu) and Chair, Distance
Learning and GIScience Panel Session, Association of American
Geographers (AAG) 103rd Annual Meeting, Apr. 17-21, 2007, San
Francisco, CA, USA.
04/06
– 11/06, Organizer and Judge, 2006 Geography Awareness
Week/GIS
Day Poster Competition, Department of Geology/Geography, Northwest
Missouri State University and St. Louis Region, American Society for
Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS).
01/06,
Supervisor, Road Scholar event, 2006 Junior High Science Olympiad,
Northwest Missouri State University.
01/05,
Supervisor, Road Scholar event, 2005 Junior High Science Olympiad,
Northwest Missouri State University.
09/04
– 10/06, Person of Contact, Creation of an intellectual minor
in
Precision Agriculture between Departments of Geology/Geography and
Agriculture (collaboration with Dr. Jamie Patton, Person of Contact in
the Department of Agriculture), Northwest Missouri State University.
09/04
– 04/06, Member, Research Committee, Northwest Missouri State
University.
01/04,
Supervisor, Road Scholar event, 2004 Junior High Science Olympiad,
Northwest Missouri State University.
01/04
– present, Webmaster, Department homepage, Department of
Geology/Geography, Northwest Missouri State University.
09/92
- 06/93, Head of senior class, Department of Geography, National Taiwan
University.
02/90
- 09/90, Editor of newsletter, Mountain-Hiking Club, National Taiwan
University.
09/89
- 06/93, Guide for mountain-hiking, Mountain-Hiking Club, National
Taiwan University.
09/89
- 06/93, Assistant Guide for rock-climbing, Mountain-Hiking Club,
National Taiwan University.
Graduate Students [top]
Master’s thesis committee chair: 21 finished
Master’s thesis committee member: 26 finished
Graduate student curriculum advisor: 66
Undergraduate major advisor: 21
Undergraduate Research Project: 4
Undergraduate Independent Study: 5
Undergraduate Internship: 2
A. Finished Theses (As Thesis Advisor)
Craun, Kari; 2014; A Comparison of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) Collected in Rural Areas to VGI Collected in Urban and Suburban Areas of the United States.
Kurinsky, Brian; 2014; Power Line Corridor Vegetation Management: Clearing a Path to Reliable Electric Service Using LiDAR.
Williams, Jessica; 2013; Verification of Precipitation Forecasts Associated With Mid-Latitude Cyclones over the Eastern United States.
Fallon, Michael; 2013; Spectral Mixture Analysis of EO-1 Hyperion Imagery in the Channeled Scablands of Eastern Washington.
Lowe, Amanda; 2013; Using Remotely Sensed Images to Assess Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation.
Adduci, Joseph; 2013; A Critical Analysis of Geospatial Technologies and Educational Needs to Support Homeland Security Missions.
Smith, Jeremy; 2013; Utilizing Landsat Imagery, Aerial Photographs, and Topographic Maps for Detecting Area and Length Parametric Changes to Five Alpine Glaciers near Skagway, Alaska, 1948 – 2011.
Dixon, Adam; 2012; Modeling Ecological Connectivity in a Protected Area Network in Southeast Tanzania.
Nichols, Charles; 2012; Land Use/Land Cover Classification: Methods to Overcome Pixel Confusion and the Effects of Tree Shadows in Very High Resolution Multispectral Imagery.
Tenholder, Nathan; 2012; Effect of MetroLink Light Rail Station on Residential Property Values in St. Louis County, Missouri.
Biediger, Joan; 2012; The Use of Digital Image Processing to Facilitate Digitizing Land Cover Zones from Gray Level Aerial Photos.
Crawford, Davie; 2012; Implementing a Utility Geographic Information System for Water, Sewer, and Electric. (Awarded first place, 2012 URISA Student Paper Competition.)
Cobb, Daniel; 2011; Social Vulnerabilities from Storm Surge in Lee County, Florida.
Nguyen, Chau; 2011; Mergeos: A Pilot Study for Collaborative Mapping and Dynamic GIS Web Application.
Paul, Nathan; 2009; Creating a User-friendly Multiple Disaster Natural Disaster Database with a Functioning Display Using Google Mapping Systems.
Riley, Melanie; 2009; Automated Detection of Prehistoric Conical Burial Mounds From LIDAR Bare-Earth Digital Elevation Models. (Awarded Honorable Mention, 2010 Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools, MAGS Distinguished Master’s Thesis Awards.)
Royal, Kevin; 2009; Evaluating and Comparing Digital Geospatial Publishing Tools.
Germaine, Kreh; 2007; An Automated Methodology for the Identification of Impervious Surfaces from High Spatial Resolution Multispectral Imagery and LiDAR. (Published on Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing.)
Harper, Erik; 2006; Open-Source Technologies in Web-Based GIS and Mapping.
Salyer, Melanie; 2006; An Evaluation of the Economic and Environmental Impacts of Coal Mining, Flat Gap, Pound, Wise County, Virginia as Case Study.
Wolf, Eric; 2006; Low-Cost Large Scale Aerial Photography and the Upland South Folk Cemetery.
B.
Finished Theses (As Committee Member)
Burk, Daniel;
2014; A Fossil Locality Predictive Model for the Early Cretaceous Cedar
Mountain Formation, Utah, USA. Winn, Michael;
2014; A Road Network Shortest Path Analysis: Applying Time-Varying
Travel-Time Costs for Emergency Response Vehicle Routing, Davis County,
Utah. Owens,
Jonnathan; 2013; Wildfire Risk Assessment and Wildfire Simulation in
Southeastern United States Mountainous Areas: Great Smoky Mountains
National Park. Stout, Steven;
2013; A GIS Approach to Automated Redistricting of LDS Church Ward
Boundaries in the St. Louis Missouri North Stake. Samek, James;
2013; Putting it all together: Development of a Generic, Modular, and
Reusable Web Mapping Site Implementing the ESRI JavaScript API and the
Dojo Toolkit. Fellers,
Jeffrey; 2013; Implementing a Geographic Information System for a Rural
Water and Sewer Company: A Case Study of the Newberry County Water and
Sewer Authority. Conklin, Julie;
2013; Using GIS to Prove the Need for a New International Electronic
Navigational Chart Feature. Burdi, Carmella
2012; The Creation of a Flexible Prescriptive Analytical Model to
Determine the Best Location of a Luxury Small Business. Benham, Chad;
2012; A GIS Based Decision and Suitability Model: Solving the
“Tower Location Problem” in Support of Electric
Power Grid
Initiatives. Muzzarelli,
Julie; 2012; Geospatial Visualization Applications for Critical
Infrastructure Analysis. Simpson,
Gregory; 2012; Sedimentation in small Black Hills Ponds: Determining
Volume and Accuracy of Measurements with GIS. Eisman,
Jeffrey; 2011; Using Mobile GIS for Monitoring and Evaluating
International Relief and Development Projects in East Africa. Sanford,
Stephen; 2011; A Technique for Mapping Urban Areas and Change Using
Integrated Remote Sensing and Dasymetric Population Mapping Methods. Eichhorn,
Cinthia; 2011; A Comparison of Federal Geospatial Taxonomic Standards
Among Selected U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Department of
Interior Agencies. Masters, Max;
2011; GIS Analysis of the Effect of Lahars from Mount Rainier,
Washington on Area Water Sources. Cervantes,
Danielle; 2009; Using GIS to Create an Interactive GeoPDF Mapbook for
the Big Island of Hawaii. Fisher,
Bradley; 2009; Spatial-Temporal GIS Modeling of the Relationship
between Precipitation and Streamflow. Peterson,
Deborah; 2009; An Interactive GIS Map of Autism Resources in Missouri. Banker,
Samantha; 2008; Utilizing Geographic Information Systems to Identify
Potential Lahar Pathways in Proximity to Cascade
Stratovolcanoes. Chapkowski,
Andrew; 2008; Geographical Distribution of Pediobius foveolatus in New
Jersey Soybean Fields to Control the Mexican Bean Beetle Population. Peterson,
Dirk; 2008; Using Large Scale Aerial Images for 3D
Visualizations. Wood, Nathan;
2008; Woody Corridor Levee Protection Along the Missouri River: Mapping
Areas That Can Benefit. Lynch, Chad;
2007; Examining the Relationship between Property Value and Urban
Sprawl in Canyon County, Idaho. Addison,
Aaron; 2006; ArcGIS Geodatabase Data Model for Cave
Science. Selk, Andrew;
2006; Implementing a Geographic Information System to Identify Suitable
Monitoring Station Locations on Protected Small Streams in
Wisconsin. VerBrugge,
Lydia; 2006; Depth of Soil in the Goss-Gasconade-Rock Outcrop Complex
in Callaway County, Missouri Using the Soil Land Inference Model
(SoLIM).
Affiliations [top]
01/09 - present Member, Missouri Academy of Science (MAS).
01/07 - present Member, North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS).09/06 - present Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU, the International Geography Honor Society).
06/05 - present Member, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA).
Judge, Conference Student Paper Competition, 2007/05 – 2011/11
09/03 - present Member, Association of American Geographers (AAG).
Member, Award Committee, Remote Sensing SG, 2011/04 -
Member, Award Committee, Geography Education SG, 2011/04 -
06/99 - 05/00 Member, International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE).
10/96 - present Member, American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS).
St. Louis Region (Heartland Region since 2014/03):
Member, Board of Director, 2005/06 – 2009/06.
Vice President, President, Past President, 2009/06 – 2012/06
Region of the Year Award 2011 winner
Newsletter editor, 2010/06 –
Region Newsletter of the Year Award 2012 second runner-up
Chair, Membership Committee, 2011/07 –
Organizer and judge, Geography Awareness Week poster competition
Annual event since 2006
Organizer, judge, and presenter, ASPRS Special Award, Greater Kansas City Science and Engineering Fair
Annual event since 2008
Organizer, GeoSpatial Scholarship (Lortz GeoSpatial Scholarship since 2014)
Annual event since 2011
National level:
Deputy Chair, Membership Committee, 2012/04 -
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