GSA Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, USA - 2019

Session No. 177
Tuesday, 24 September 2019: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 125AB, North Building (Phoenix Convention Center)

T172. Information Systems and the Geological Sciences: Reaching for the Future

GSA Geoinformatics and Data Science Division

 

Mary C. Hill, Suzanne A. Pierce and Basil Tikoff, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
8:00 AM
AGENT-BASED MODELING OF HUMANS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT (Invited Presentation)
JANSSEN, Marco, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287
8:15 AM
BIO-GEO ANALYTICS FOR DATA THAT IS SPARSE, HETEROGENEOUS, AND MULTI-DIMENSIONAL - WHAT IS NEEDED FROM NETWORK ANALYSIS? (Invited Presentation)
FOX, Peter, Tetherless World Constellation, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 Eighth Street, Troy, NY 12180
8:30 AM
DATA VISUALIZATION IN MINERAL EVOLUTION STUDIES (Invited Presentation)
MA, Xiaogang, Department of Computer Science, University of Idaho, 785 Perimeter Dr., MS 1010, Moscow, ID 83844-1010
8:45 AM
EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS (ESIP): OPTIMIZING COLLABORATIONS TO MAKE DATA MATTER
CARTER, Megan R., ROBINSON, Erin and BURGESS, Annie, Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP), Boulder, CO 80304
9:00 AM
SPATIAL, TABULAR, AND ARCHIVAL DATA: TOWARD A NEW MODEL OF DATA INTEGRATION
ARPIN, Sarah M.1, TOBIN, Benjamin W.1 and SZUKALSKI, Bernard2, (1)Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 504 Rose St, Lexington, KY 40506, (2)Esri, 380 New York St, Redlands, CA 92373
9:15 AM
USING MOBILE ROBOTIC PLATFORMS TO IMPROVE DECISION-MAKING IN GEOSCIENCE FIELD RESEARCH
WILSON, Cristina G.1, QIAN, Feifei2, SHIPLEY, Thomas F.1, JEROLMACK, Douglas J.3, ROBERTS, Sonia2 and KODITSCHEK, Daniel2, (1)Department of Psychology, Temple University, 1701 N 13th St, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (2)Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 200 S 33rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (3)University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Handouts
  • RHex_PresentationFinal.pdf (1.8 MB)
  • 9:30 AM
    IDENTIFICATION OF THERMALLY CRITICAL ZONES BASED ON INTER SEASONAL VARIATION IN TEMPERATURE- A CASE STUDY OF KOLKATA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, WEST BENGAL, INDIA
    MANDAL Sr., Sakti, Geography, Sripat Singh College, Jiaganj, Murshidabad, Jiaganj, 742123, India and SAHA Sr., Indranil, Chemistry, Sripat Singh College, P.O.Jiaganj, District Murshidabad, Jiaganj, 742123, India
    9:45 AM
    USING CHORDS, DATAX, AND AGENT BASED MODELING TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY
    HILL, Mary C.1, AMANOR-BOADU, Vincent2, PFROMM, Peter2, WU, Hongyu3, BARRON, Robert4, BROOKFIELD, Andrea E.5 and STOVER, Susan6, (1)Geology, University of Kansas, 1440 Naismith Dr, Lawrence, KS 66045, (2)Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, (3)Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, (4)Industrial Engineering, Western New England University, Springfield, MA 01119, (5)Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science, University of Kansas, 1425 Jayhawk Blvd, Lindley 210, Lawrence, KS 66045, (6)Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047
     
    10:00 AM
    Break
    10:15 AM
    DESIGN OF AN OBSERVATORY DATA SYSTEM AND OPEN SOURCE DATA SHARING WITH ACTIVE CURATION AND MACHINE LEARNING
    KUMAR, Praveen1, MARINI, Luigi2, PITCEL, Michelle2, KEEFER, Laura3 and MCHENRY, Kenton2, (1)Civil and Environmental Engineering, 205 North Mathews Avenue # 3215 DCL, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, (2)NCSA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1205 W. Clark St, Room 1008, MC-257, Urbana, IL 61801, (3)University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois State Water Survey, 2204 Griffith Dr., Champaign, IL 61820-7463
    10:30 AM
    USING REVOLUTIONARY CUBESAT IMAGERY TO PERFORM RAPID ASSESSMENTS OF SHORELINE CHANGE IN THE AFTERMATH OF MAJOR STORMS
    KELLY, Joshua T., San Diego State University, Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego, CA 92182-1020; Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093 and GONTZ, Allen, Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Dr., San Diego, CA 92182
    10:45 AM
    INTEGRATION OF GEOLOGICAL TOOLS: THE KEY FOR SUCCESS AT MISKI MAYO MINE
    LYONS-BARAL, Johnny1, GUEVARA, Fabio1, ZAMORA SILVA, Miguel Angel2 and PAKDEL, Hamid-Reza1, (1)Hexagon Mining, 40 E Congress St, Ste 300, Tucson, AZ 85701, (2)Miski Mayo, Urb. San Eduardo Mz A-2, Chamber of Commerce of Piura, Building 2, 2nd floor, Piura, 20001, Peru
    11:00 AM
    RESCUE AND PRESERVATION OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF OIL AND GAS WELL DRILL CUTTINGS AND ASSOCIATED PAPER SCOUT REPORTS
    HARRISON III, William B.1, TROUT, Jennifer2, HARRISON, Linda2 and VOICE, Peter J.3, (1)Michigan Geological Survey, Western Michigan University, Western Michigan University, Department of Geoscien, Kalamazoo, MI 49008; Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, (2)Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, (3)Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241
    11:15 AM
    PREVENTING DATA LOSS DURING VOLUNTEER TRANSCRIPTION OF HANDWRITTEN LABELS: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN HISTORICAL PALEONTOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS
    MOHR, Rachel C., Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 and HARRELL Jr., T. Lynn, Geologic Investigations Program, Geological Survey of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
    11:30 AM
    URBANIZATION AND THE NIAGARA ESCARPMENT: ANTHROPOGENIC FACTORS INFLUENCING EROSION RATES
    WRAY, Ashley, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street W, GSB 206, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, LEE, Rebecca E., School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada and MACLACHLAN, John C., School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada
     
    11:45 AM
    Concluding Remarks
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