Geographic Information Science

Geographic Information Science in the Department of Geology and Geography covers a wide range of areas, from algorithm development, to applications, and links to the social sciences. The Department of Geology and Geography has 7 faculty members who have a major research in the area of Geographic Information Science (GISc).

In addition, the department is home to the West Virginia State GIS Technical Center, and West Virginia View, a state consortium of remote sensing organizations. WVU is a founding member of the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS), and is the current locus of the IGU Commission on Geographical Information Science.

Current GISc Projects
Faculty Member	Research area	Current project(s)
Jamison Conley	GIScience Computation & Modeling	Automated generation of hypotheses of processes causing clusters
Greg Elmes	GIS and Society Representation in Space-time	GIS and Society Perspectives on Digital Earth Spatially-integrated Forensic Science GIS in Public Health Emergency Response: Mapping and Mitigation Implementing the National Map in WV Participatory GIS in Scotts Run Monongalia County (WV)
Trevor Harris	GIS and Society Critical GIS Participatory GIS Virtual GIS	WV GIS Tech Center Next Generation ofTopographic Maps FEMA Digital flood insurance rate mapping
Brent McCusker	Land Use & Cover Change	Land Use and Cover Change in Peri-Urban South Africa: The Case of Mankweng The Co-Production of Land Use Change and Livelihood Systems in South Africa
Brenden McNeil	Spatial Ecosystems Ecology	Atmospheric N deposition and forest productivity, Adiriondack Park, NY Stream water quality and gypsy moth defoliation, Western MD Forest function types, Central Appalachians & Upper Midwest
Tim Warner	Remote Sensing of Individual trees Lidar	Evaluation of the Invasion Potential of Ailanthus altissima (Tree of Heaven) in the Eastern Deciduous Forest Lidar Anaysis of Individual Trees