Landsat image of Everett Washington
For over 25 years I have been active in extracting complex spatial information from remotely sensed data sets. These research activities have focused on combining different scales, temporal characteristics and types of data sets with diverse technologies (from GIS to geology) to aid in the extraction of subtle features from remotely sensed imagery. These efforts have involved all types of commercial satellite systems, advanced airborne systems, and considerable experience with all types of government systems. Recent research activity has focused on:
- stochastic characterization of hyperspectral imagery,
- exploiting changing temporal features to support advanced ecological modeling , and
- the development of advanced data fusion algorithms.
Past Employment:
Senior Research Scientist at Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryWashington State University (WSU): Adjunct Lecturer
Personal Interests:
I have a long term interesting in exploring the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Most recently I have been combining my interest in computer map making and hiking by creating a web site designed to provide quick access to trail information for the serious hiker. While some rudimentary explanatory text and statistics is included the intent is to provide most of the information in the form of maps.
Education:
Recent Projects/References:
- Using Data Fusion to Detect, Characterize and Monitor Underground Facilities
- Automatic Feature Extraction
- Change Detection For Broad Area Search
- Exploiting Distributed Computing for Remote Sensing data Sets:
- Extracting Subtle Ecological Information with Remote Sensing
- Virtual Satellite Imagery
- Exploring the Synergies between Commercial and Open Source Software
