Our research using geographic information techniques includes the use of spatial modeling, remote sensing, geographic information science (GIS), and computer cartography.
Recent projects have included remote sensing of water quality, the modeling of nutrient dynamics using GIS, accessibility and transportation, and the development of a number of atlases for Alabama.
Academic Programs
Students enrolled in our undergraduate programs can choose GIS as an area of concentration, meaning that they will complete at least 12 hours of coursework in the techniques, technologies, and applications of geographic information.
Students enrolled in our graduate program can also choose to concentrate in GIS. The concentration requires 12 hours of coursework from a list of designated courses. This area of concentration covers spatial modeling, remote sensing, GIS, and computer cartography.
Undergraduate and graduate students can enroll in our GIS certification program.
Affiliated Faculty
The following faculty and staff members conduct research and teach courses in GIS:
| Name | Areas of Expertise |
|---|---|
| Amobichukwu Amanambu | remote sensing and UAVS, water resources, climate change and water, rivers and human impact |
| Sagy Cohen | geographic information systems |
| Kevin M. Curtin | geographic information science, facilities location science, transportation, logistics, and network GIS, urban and environmental resource allocation |
| Dapeng Li | geographic information science, hazards, public health, transportation, sustainability |
| Hongxing Liu | remote sensing, hyperspectral, LiDAR, radar, passive microwave, thermal, and altimetry, watershed hydrologic modeling |
| Leah Mungai | human-environment interaction, sustainable agriculture |
| Changzhen Wang | geographic information science, computational social science (Health, Transportation, Urban, etc.), spatial network analysis and modeling, geovisualization, WebGIS |
| Joe Weber | transport geography, national parks, urban geography, the American West |
| Xinyue Ye | GeoAI, GIScience, spatial econometrics, urban analytics |