GIS/MEA582: Geospatial Modeling and Analysis

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Projects Spring 2015

Projects organized by topics.

HOUSER MICHAEL THOMAS Stream Network Delineation from Digital Elevation Models
MCSWAIN KRISTEN BUKOWSKI - Water level and water quality spatial and temporal changes in the surficial aquifer, Bald Head Island, NC
CLELAND DAVID MICHAEL - Transport Model of Catastrophic Petroleum Release
ANDERSON DAVID GENE - Evaluation of non-point source pollution and erosion of Pipemaker’s Watershed
PILATO CHRISTINE ELISE - Utilizing Path Sampling to Monitor Hydraulic Fracturing in the Middle Susquehanna River Basin
MEYERS CALEB Evaluating Riverbank Erosion/Evolution Produced From LIDAR Time Lapse
POLLEN AUDRIANNA FITZGERALD Modeling potential soil erosion in two agricultural counties in NC
CHALLENER STEPHEN Patterns in Mineral Inclusions and Elemental Zoning in Half Dome Hornblendes
ADE CHRISTIANA Interactions Between Water Level, Topography, and Emergent Vegetation LC in Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
OZEN SIBEL Watershed and Land Use Analysis in Hyde County, North Carolina.
LAWHON KEVIN HUGH - Modeling Sediment Deposition in Dahla Reservoir, Afghanistan

MIKEL DENNIS Analysis of Asbestos Movement in the Aftermath of 911
DUSCH MATTHEW RAYMOND - Establishing forest structure of Umstead State Park, Raleigh, NC from LIDAR derived forest metrics.
HASTINGS JOHN MICHAEL Gap Analysis of Genetically Significant Eastern & Carolina Hemlock Populations

SOUTHWICK CHERIE ALINE - Where to build the next Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Asheville, NC
KYZER KATHERINE ELIZABETH Railroad Crossing viewshed in the mountains of North Carolina
JONES ALLEN NATHAN - LIDAR data for use in Electric Utility ROW Maintenance
CLINE ASHLEIGH L - Identifying Accessibility to Wake County Farmer's Markets
KOCH THOMAS - Ideal Location for Urban Agriculture Development Within the Downtown District of Wilmington, NC
FREEDMAN JONAH Using Cost Surface Analysis of Polk County for Public Transit Route Selection
ADAMCHAK JEFFREY JOHN Feasibility Study of Potential Solar Farm Locations in Botetourt County VA

STEWART BROOKE COURTNEY - Climate Change Impacts on Energy Use for Air Conditioning in Texas
MCLELAND JACKLYN ELIZABETH - Environmental effects on wild fires in Washington
HAWBECKER PATRICK Identifying Wind Farm Locations of Highest Risk for Severe Winds in the Southern Great Plains

WADE DANIEL WILLIS - The impact of Sea Level Rise to Harkers Island, NC
SOX LESLIE JOHN - Geospatial Modelling and Visualization of Beach and Dune Evolution Before and Post Hurricane Irene at Fort Macon and Beaufort Inlet, NC.
MOODY ALEX - Salinization risk of fresh water ecosystems on the Albermarle-Pamlico Peninsula

CUMMINGS KACEY - Location analysis for single-track mountain bike trail in North Carolina
POMEROY SUSAN C Forecasting Optimal Stand-up Paddleboard Locations in the Mid-Atlantic
GARSHONG JR. ALFRED - Identifying suitable sites for zip line construction in the Nantahala National Forest
HOLDER JENNIFER LYNNE Time Series of Ceramic Artifacts at Parchman Place Mound Site, Mississippi
VOELLER SARAH KATHERINE Predictive Modeling of Archaeological Sites at Smith Mountain Lake, VA
HILL STEVEN FRANKLIN Lake Crabtree County Park Trails Alternative Site Analysis
FOLEY MOLLY KATHRYN Search-and-Rescue Helicopter Access Points in the Teton Mountain Range

WENDEL STEPHANIE ANN - Understanding the r.watershed module for development of a testing suite using GRASS’s Testing Framework and python.
TUTWILER MICHAEL - A Comparison of Software and Resolution Effects on DEM Stream Extraction in a Coastal Plain Headwaters Watershed
FAIRFAX ANTHONY EDWARD Using Flood Insurance Rate Map Panels and Census Data to Identify Population Growth Hotspots for Potential Hydrological Degradation and Flood Disaster Preparation