The Sixth International Symposium on Spatial Accuracy Assessment in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
28 June – 1 July 2004, Portland, Maine, USA
This Accuracy symposium was organized together with the The Fifteenth Annual Conference of The International Evironmetrics Society.
The Sixth International Symposium on Spatial Accuracy Assessment in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
The Fifteenth Annual Conference of TIES, the International Environmetrics Society
Keynote speakers
- David R. Brillinger, University of California, USA
- Catherine Calder, Ohio State University, USA
- Alessandro Fasso, University of Bergamo, Italy
- Pierre Goovaerts, Biomedware, Inc., USA
- Kim Lowell, University of Laval, Canada
- Donald Myers, University of Arizona, USA
- J.A. Quintanilha, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
- Marian Scott, University of Glasgow, Scotland
Invited presentations
Brillinger D.R., Preisler H. K. and Naderi H.M. Wildfire chances and probabilities risk assessment
Calder C. Efficient posterior inference and prediction of space-time processes using dynamic process convolutions
Fassò A., Nicolis O. and Gianelle V. Data quality and uncertainty in fine particulate monitoring
Goovaerts P., Avruskin G., Meliker J., Slotnick M., Jacquez G. and Nriagu J. Modeling uncertainty about pollutant concentration and human exposure using geostatistics and a space-time information system: application to arsenic in groundwater of Southeast Michigan
Lowell, K. Why aren’t we making better use of uncertainty information in decision-making?
Myers D.E. Estimating and modeling space-time variograms
Quintanilha J.A. and Ho L.L. Wildfire threats count analysis by longitudinal models
Scott E.M., Sanderson D.C.W., Cresswell A.J. and Lang J.J. Spatial scale and its effects on comparisons of airborne and ground-based gamma-ray spectrometry for mapping environmental radioactivity
Contributed presentations
Aberg S., Lindgren F. and Malmberg A. A space-time dynamic model based on image warping
Alo C. A. and Pontius R. G. Jr Detecting the influence of protection on landscape transformation in southwestern Ghana
Bhanu B., Li R., Ravishankar C., Kurth M. and Ni J. Indexing structure for handling uncertain spatial data
Bhattacharya S. and Haslett J. Fast cross validation of a paleoclimate model using IRMCMC
Cooley D., Jomelli V. and Naveau P. Spatio-temporal analysis of extreme values from lichenometric studies and their relationships to climate
Cooper C. Continuous-domain model-assisted variance estimation
Coulston J. W. and Reams G. A. The effect of blurred plot coordinates on interpolating forest biomass: a case study
Davis C. A., Brown B. G., Bullock R., Chapman M., Manning K. and Takacs A. An object-based method for quantifying errors in meteorological models
Di Battista T. and Gattone S. A. Non parametric confidence bands for ẞ-diversity profiles
Dorren L. K. A., Heuvelink G. B. M. and Berger F. Effect of support size on the accuracy of spatial models: findings of rockfall simulations on forested slopes
Engel D. W., Liebetrau A. M., Jarman K. D., Ferryman T. A., Scheibe T. D. and Didier B. T. An iterative uncertainty assessment technique for environmental modeling
Fefferman N. H., Jagai J. S. and Naumova E. N. Two-stage wavelet analysis assessment of dependencies in time series of disease incidence
Gadish D. Evaluating patterns of spatial relations to enhance data quality
Giannitrapani M., Bowman A., Scott M. and Smith R. Nonparametric spatial-temporal analysis of SO2 across Europe
Gilleland E. Optimizing METAR network design for verification of cloud ceiling height and visibility forecasts
Grunwald S., Reddy K. R. and Prenger J. P. Characterization of the spatial and parameter variability in a subtropical wetland
Hrdličková Z. Powers of Anova tests for variables with general distribution from exponential class
Ignaccolo R. and Ribecco N. Model testing for spatial strong mixing data
Iiames J. S., Congalton R., Pilant A. and Lewis T. Accounting for error propagation in the development of a leaf area index (LAI) reference map to assess the MODIS MOD15A2 LAI product
Jacquez G. M., AvRuskin G., Do E., Durbeck H., Greiling D. A., Goovaerts P., Kaufmann A. and Romel B. Complex systems analysis using space-time information systems and model transition sensitivity analysis
Kronenfeld B. J. and Kronenfeld N. D. Minimizing information loss in continuous representations: a fuzzy classification technique based on Principal Components Analysis
Kuzera K. and Pontius R. G. Jr Categorical coefficients of agreement for assessing soft-classified maps at multiple resolutions
Libiseller C. Comparison of methods for normalisation and trend testing of water quality data
Liknes G. C., Nelson M. D. and McRoberts R. E. Evaluating classified MODIS satellite imagery as a stratification tool
Lilburne L. R. and North H. C. Sources of uncertainty in land use pressure mapping
Madsen L. and Ruppert D. Regression with spatially misaligned data
Mecklin C. J. The credible diversity plot: a graphic for the comparison of biodiversity
Orzanco M.-G., Lowell K. and Fortin M.-J. Assessing the spatial uncertainty of boundaries on forest maps using an ecological similarity index
Paladino L. and Pontius R. G. Jr Accuracy assessment and uncertainty in baseline projections for land-use change forestry projects
Pontius R. G. Jr and Lippitt C. D. A method to distinguish real landscape change from map error during map comparison
Rennolls K. Satellite “image-banks” in forest information systems? Prospects for accurate estimation of forest change and growth from data-fusion models
Shekhar S. Digital road map accuracy evaluation: a buffer-based approach
Sinha G. Quantifying the efficacy of multicriteria generalization (MGC) of geospatial data for AEM groundwater modeling
Splitstone D. E. and Ginevan M. E. A Bayesian approach to determining the “paternity” of environmental contamination
Switzer P., Zhang T. and Journel A. Simulating geological structures based on training images and pattern classifications
Voigt K. and Brüggemann R. Method of Evaluation by Order Theory (METEOR) applied on the topic of water contamination with pharmaceuticals
Wahlin K., Shahsavani D., Grimvall A., Wade A. J., Butterfield D. and Jarvie H. P. Extracting the essence of process-based models of the flow of nitrogen through catchments
Xie L. and MacNeill I. B. Detection of boundaries in regression data in the presence of spatial correlation