Qiaofeng (Robin) Zhang, Ph. D., The University of Western Ontario

 

 

Assistant professor

Department of Geosciences, Murray State University

Murray, KY 42071-3311

Phone: (270)809-6760    Fax: (270)809-3276

Email: robin.zhang@murraystate.edu

 

Teaching

 

GSC 199 - Earth Science

GSC 301/SCI 300 Understanding Scientific Communication

GSC 507 - Land Use Planning

GSC 512 - Remote Sensing
GSC 556/ARC 556 Remote Sensing Applications in Archaeology

GSC 580 - Advanced GIS

 

Research Interests

           

            Remote sensing and GIS applications in urban environments

      Information extraction from remotely sensed data

      Digital change detection and environmental monitoring
      Landscape ecology

     

Publications in Referred Journals

 

He, C., Okada, N., ZHANG, Q., Shi, P. and Zhang, J., 2006. Modeling urban expansion scenarios by coupling cellular automata model and system dynamic model in Beijing, China. Applied Geography, 26, 323-345.

Zhang, Q., Wang, J., Gong, P. and Shi, P., 2005. Detection of recently constructed multi-storey buildings using SPOT panchromatic and Landsat TM/ETM+ data. GeoCarto International, 20, 3-13.

He, C., ZHANG, Q., Li, Y., Li, X. and Shi, P., 2005. Zoning grassland protection area using remote sensing and cellular automata modeling − a case study in Xilingol steppe grassland in northern China. Journal of Arid Environments, 63, 814-826.

Peng, X., Wang, J. and ZHANG, Q., 2005. Deriving terrain and textural information from stereo RADARSAT data for mountainous land cover mapping. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 26, 5029-5049.

ZHANG, Q., Wang, J., Gong, P. and Shi, P., 2003. Urban spatial pattern analysis from SPOT panchromatic imagery using textural analysis. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 24: 4137-4160.

ZHANG, Q. and Wang, J., 2003. A rule-based urban land use inferring method for fine resolution multispectral imagery. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 29: 1-13.

ZHANG, Q., Wang, J., Peng, X., Gong, P. and Shi, P., 2002. Urban built-up land change detection with road density and spectral information from multi-temporal Landsat TM data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 23: 3057-3078.

Wang, J. and ZHANG, Q., 2000. Applicability of a gradient algorithm for road network extraction – sensor, resolution and background considerations. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 26: 428-439.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations

He, C., Okada, N., ZHANG, Q. and Shi, P., 2006. Modeling urban expansion in Beijing using cellular automata and system dynamic models. Presented at the 2006 Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Information Sciences, Bowling Green, KY, USA, August 1-3, 2006.

Wang, J., Chen, Z., Tan, Q., Aldred, D. and ZHANG, Q., 2006. Land feature extraction using CHRIS-PROBA data - a comparison of flat urban and mountainous areas. Presented at the 4th CHRIS PROBA Workshop, 19-21 September, 2006, ESRIN, Frascati, Italy.

ZHANG, Q. and He, C., 2004. Zoning of grassland protection area using remote sensing and GIS. Presented at the Annual meeting of Kentucky Academy of Science, Murray, KY, USA, November 4-6, 2004.

Zhang, Q. and Wang, J., 2004. Urban landscape characterization using multispectral satellite sensor data. Presented at the 100th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Philadelphia, PA, USA, March 14-19, 2004.

Zhang, Q., Wang, J. and Shi, P., 2002. Detection of buildings from Landsat-7 ETM+ and SPOT panchromatic data in Beijing, China. Proceedings of the IEEE 2002 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS’2002) and the 24th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Toronto, Canada, June 24-28, 2002, V: 2977-2979

Zhang, Q. and Wang, J., 2001. Inferring urban land use from 1 meter resolution IKONOS imagery. Proceedings of the 23rd Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada, August 21-25, 2001, 173-181.

Zhang, Q., Wang, J., Gong, P. and Shi, P., 2001. Texture analysis for urban spatial pattern study using SPOT imagery. Proceeding of the IEEE 2001 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS’2001), Sydney, Australia, July 9-13, 2001, 2149-2151.

Zhang, Q., Wang, J., Peng, X., Gong, P. and Shi, P., 2000. Use of a structural measure for urban expansion analysis from Landsat TM data. Proceedings of the 22nd Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Victoria, BC, Canada, August 21-25, 2000, 769-773.

Zhang, Q. and Wang, J., 2000. Spectral and textural urban change detection using Landsat TM imagery. Presented at the 2000 Annual Meeting of Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG), St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, May 31-June 3, 2000.

Zhang, Q., Wang, J., Peng, X., Gong, P. and Shi, P., 2000. Detecting urban expansion using Landsat TM images – a comparison of techniques. Presented at the 96th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, April 4-8, 2000.

Wang, J. and Zhang, Q., 1999. Evaluation of remotely sensed data from different sensors for urban road network detection. Proceedings of the Fourth International Airborne Remote Sensing Conference and Exhibition / 21st Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, Ottawa, Canada, June 21-24, 1999, Volume II, 663-670.

Professional Affiliations and Services

        Member, Association of American Geographers (AAG)

        Member, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)

        Member, Sigma Xi

        Reviewer, International Journal of Remote Sensing

           Reviewer, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (PE&RS)

        Reviewer, Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

        Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Awards

 Best PhD Thesis Award. Canadian Remote Sensing Society, 2003