Tuesday, 17 June

Session 1: Database Issues
10:30 a.m. "GML-based Interoperable Geographical Databases"
Chuanrong Zhang, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
11:00 a.m. "Efficient Query Processing Techniques for Spatial Time Series Data"
Pusheng Zhang, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota
11:30 a.m. "Knowledge Discovery from 'Area-class' Resource Maps: Data Preprocessing for Noise Reduction"
Feng Qi, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin at Madison

Session 2: Scale Issues
10:30 a.m. "Spatial Descriptions and Comparisons of SAR and USGS DEM Errors"
Yongxin Deng, Department of Geography, University of Southern California
11:00 a.m. "Spatial Differences in Multi-resolution Urban Modeling"
Charles Dietzel, Department of Geography, University of California at Santa Barbara
11:30 a.m. "Multi-scale Spatial Data Models for Decision-making and Environmental Modeling"
Alexandre Sorokine, Department of Geography, State University of New York at Buffalo

Session 3: Spatial Analysis
10:30 a.m. "Choosing Attributes for Analysis: Effective and Efficient Feature
Selection for Exploring High-dimensional Data"
Diansheng Guo, GeoVISTA Center and Department of Geography, Pennsylvania State University
11:00 a.m. "Ontology-Based Spatial Clustering Method: Case Study of Traffic Accidents" Julie Sungsoon Hwang, Department of Geography, State University of New York at Buffalo
11:30 a.m. "Hydrogeological Influences on Spatial Variability of Arsenic Levels in Drinking Water"
Jaymie Meliker, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan

Wednesday, 18 June

Session 4: Landscape Analysis
10:30 a.m. "Assessing Habitat Fragmentation and Patch Connectivity Using GIS and Dynamic Spatial Modeling Techniques"
Jean-Philippe Aurambout, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
11:00 a.m. "Effects of Landscape Spatial Structure and Composition on Models of Bird Habitat Selection"
Amy Gilboy, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michiga
11:30 a.m. "Spatial Frequency Analysis (SFA) of Urban Land Cover in Dynamic Spatial Modeling of Urban Development" Woonsup Choi, Department of Geography, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Session 5: Network Analysis
10:30 a.m. "Space-Time Accessibility Measures: A Geocomputational Algorithm with a Focus on the Feasible Opportunity Set and Possible Activity Duration"
Hyun-mi Kim, Department of Geography, Ohio State University
11:00 a.m. "Agent-Based Simulation of Evacuation Strategies under Different Road Network Structures" Xuwei Chen, Department of Geography, Southwest Texas State University
11:30 a.m. "Analysis of Airline Deregulation Effects Using GIS and Spatial Analysis" Gang Gong, Department of Geography, Boston University

Session 6: Public Participation GIS and Social Change
10:30 a.m. "Linking Landscape Pattern to Social Process: A Multi-Scale Analysis of Farm Woodlots in Northern Indiana"
Shanon Donnelly, Department of Geography, Indiana University
11:00 a.m. "Principles of Public Participatory GIS in Assisting the Land-conflict Resolution Process in Guatemalan Indigenous Towns (Quiche and Cackchiquel Language)" Miguel Angel Chacón Véliz, Department of Geography, State University of New York at Buffalo
11:30 a.m. "Proving Grounds for Participatory GIS: Applications in Three Andean Watersheds"
Craig Ficenec, Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin at Madison

Session 7: Student Poster Session (7:00-9:00 p.m.)

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"Space Time Analysis in an Enterprise GIS"
Ritesh Agrawal, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• "Geographic Concentrations of Diabetes Prevalence Clusters in Texas and Their Relationship to Age and Obesity"
Kshitij Mohan Chaturvedi, Department of Geography, Southwest Texas State University
• "Ontology-based Land Use Information Service on the Semantic Web" Yuxia Huang, Department of Geography, State University of New York at Buffalo
• "How spatial autocorrelation affects the optimization of cluster analysis at local scale"
Shing Lin, Department of Geography, Southwest Texas State University
• "Perception of the Natural Environment: Results from a Survey of Recreational Hikers" Wendy Miller, Department of Geography, State University of New York at Buffalo
• "Airport Noise and Apartment Rental Rates, Addison, Texas, 2002"
David Nicosia, Department of Geography, Southwest Texas State University
• "The Effect of LIDAR Posting Density on DEM Accuracy and Flood Extent Delineation" George Raber, Department of Geography, University of South Carolina
• "Evaluating the Relation of Urban Road Pattern and Population Density Using Fractal Geometry" Junmei Tang, Department of Geography, Southwest Texas State University
• "Seasonal Change Detection of Water Quality in Texas Gulf Coast Using MODIS Remote Sensing Data" Guangyu Wu, Department of Geography, Southwest Texas State University
• "An Intelligent Natural Language Interface for ArcView" Jun Xu, Department of Geography, State University of New York at Buffalo