Geo-InfoSciences--Geospatial and geotemporal (3D and 4D) IT challenges and opportunities

J Ramón Arrowsmith

Department of Geological Sciences

Ramon.arrowsmith@asu.edu

Contact me if interested!

IT challenges

• Common spatial and temporal reference frames

• Data mining/Knowledge discovery

• Data and models

• Model testing

• Visualization

• Decision-making

Urban Growth: What controls these patterns and what does the future hold (next year, 5 years, 100 years)?

CAP-LTR

ASU GISLab

Landsat image data for greater Phoenix:

Urban Meteorology-ASU EFD group (Sang Mi-Lee)

Bringing data and models together for better understanding

Collaborative ties and return on investment

• CAP-LTER• MAE-EFD• Urban ecology IGERT• NASA Terrestrial remote

sensing• Depts. Of Geological Sci.,

Geography, Biology, Anthropology, CEE, MAE, CSE, Planning and Landscape Arch., ???

• Cities, County, MAG, FCDMC, ADOT, ADWR, ADEQ

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• Environmental studies

• Urban studies

• Urban ecology

• NSF-ITR

• NASA MTPE

• Local decision making (growth management, air quality, water supply)

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