Publications - paper
  • Bai Y., Di L., and Y. Wei, 2009. A Taxonomy of Geospatial Services for Global Service Discovery and Interoperability. Computers and Geosciences. doi:10.1016/j.cageo.2007.12.018
  • Deng M., and Di L. 2009. Building an Online Learning and Research Environment to Enhance Use of Geospatial Data. International Journal of Spatial Data Infrastructures Research, Vol. 4, pp. 77-95.
  • Han W., Di L., Zhao P. 2009. Using AJAX for Desktop-like Geospatial Web Application Development. The 17th International Conference on Geoinformatics, Fairfax, USA, August 2009.
  • Han W., Di L., Zhao P., Li X. 2009. Building an On-Line Geospatial Analysis System with Ajax And Web Services. 2009 IEEE Congress on Services (SERVICES 2009), Los Angeles, USA, July 2009.
  • Zhao P., Di L., Yu G., Yue P., Wei Y., and Yang W. 2009. Semantic Web Based Geospatial Knowledge Transformation. Computer and Geosciences. doi:10.1016/j.cageo.2008.03.013
  • Connor C., Prakash, A., and Brownlee M. 2008. GIS In Alaska's Grades 6-12 Earth Science Environment: The Experiential Discoveries in Geoscience Education (EDGE) Project. Geological Society of America, Houston, Texas.
  • Deng M, and Di L. 2008. Enhancing Uses of Spatial Data through Building Online Learning and Research Environment. Proceedings of GSDI-10 Conference, February 25-29, 2008, St. Augustine, Trinidad.
  • Deng, M. and Di L. 2008. GeoBrain Online Resources for Supporting College-level Data Intensive Geospatial Science and Engineering Education in Proceedings of IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) 2008, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Di, L., Yu G., and Chen N. 2008. A service-oriented general framework for facilitating the interaction and dynamic coupling between Sensor Web and Earth System Models. Proceedings of 28th IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium, July 6-11, 2008, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Gens R., Prakash A., and Li S. 2008. Mapping deforestation in parts of the Amazon forest using JERS-1 SAR images: Case study for an area north west of Rondonia, Brazil. Annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, December 15-19.
  • Han W., Di L., Zhao P., Wei Y., Li X., 2008. Design and Implementation of GeoBrain Online Analysis System (GeOnAS) in: M. Bertolotto, C. Ray, and X. Li (Eds.): W2GIS 2008, LNCS 5373, pp. 27-36, December 11-12, 2008, Shanghai, China.
  • Luo W., Li X., Molloy I., Di L., Stepinski T. A Web service for Stream Extraction from Digital Elevation Model Data, accepted for GeoJournal.
  • Luo W., Wang F., Hartmann J. Terrain Characteristics of Watershed Basins Containing Tai Place Names, accepted by GeoJournal.
  • Prakash A., Bailey J.E., and Webley P. 2008. Integrating Virtual Globe Research Applications into the Educational Curriculum. Geological Society of America, Houston, Texas.
  • Qian Y., Qiu F., Chang J. and Zhang K. 2008. Visualization informed noise elimination and its application in processing high spatial resolution remote sensing imagery, Computers and Geosciences, Vol. 34. No. 1, pp35-52.
  • Qiu F. 2008. Neuro-fuzzy classification of hyperspectral imagery based on a Gaussian fuzzy learning vector quantization network, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, Vol. 74, No. 10, pp1235-1247.
  • Tu J. and Xia Z.G. 2008. Examining spatially varying relationships between land use and water quality using geographically weighted regression I: Model design and evaluation. Science of The Total Environment. Vol. 407, No. 1, pp. 358-378.
  • Tu J. 2008. Assessing the Impact of Long-Term Land Use Changes on Water Quality in Eastern Massachusetts: Ph.D. Dissertation (to be defended on June 11, 2008 and has already accepted a position of Assistant Professor at Kennesaw State University, Georgia).
  • Yu G., Di L., Yang W., Zhao P., and Yue P. 2008. Multiagent Systems for Distributed Geospatial Modeling, Simulation and Computing. A chapter in Handbook of Research on Geoinformatics, edited by Hassan Karimi. Idea Group Publising, pp. 196-204.
  • Yue P., Di L., Yang W., Yu G., and Zhao P. 2008. Towards Automatic Composition of Geospatial Web Services. A chapter in Handbook of Research on Geoinformatics, edited by Hassan Karimi. Idea Group Publising. pp. 205-212.
  • Zhang C., Chen G., and Qiu. F. 2008. Annual amphidromes observed in the atmosphere with remote sensing data. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 113, D16112, doi:10.1029/2008JD009864..
  • Zhang C., and Qiu F. 2008. An empirical relationship between sea surface temperature and water vapor: an improvement to the physical model with remote sensing derived data, Journal of Oceanography, Vol. 64, No. 1, pp. 163-170.
  • Zhao P., Di L., Yang W., Yu G., and Yue P. 2008. The Geospatial Semantic Web. In H. Karimi, editor, Handbook of Research on Geoinformatics. Idea Group Publishing. pp. 178-188.
  • Zhou G.. 2008. Improvement of Remote Sensing Distance Course Teaching Using GeoBrain Technologies, 2008 ASEE Annual Conference, Pittsburg, PA, June 21 - 24, 2008.
  • Bai Y., Di L., Chen A., Liu Y., and Wei Y. 2007. Towards a Geospatial Catalogue Federation Service, Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing. Vol. 73, No. 6, pp. 699-708.
  • Chen A., Di L., Wei Y., and Bai. Y. 2007. An Open and Standard Compliant Geospatial Grid Computing System. A chapter in The Encyclopedia of Geographical Information System, edited by Shashi Shekhar and Hui Xiong. Springer. (8 pages).
  • Deng M., and Di, L. 2007. GeoBrain: Facilitating Remote Sensing Education With Innovative Technologies, Proceedings of IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), July 23-27, 2007, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Di L. 2007. Standards, Critical Evaluation of Remote Sensing. A chapter in The Encyclopedia of Geographical Information System, edited by Shashi Shekhar and Hui Xiong. Springer. (11 pages)
  • Di L., and Bai Y. 2007. Catalogue Information Model. A chapter in The Encyclopedia of Geographical Information System, edited by Shashi Shekhar and Hui Xiong. Springer. (4 pages)
  • Di L. and Zhao P. 2007. Geospatial Semantic Web, Interoperability A chapter in The Encyclopedia of Geographical Information System, edited by Shashi Shekhar and Hui Xiong. Springer. (8 pages)
  • Di L., Zhao P., Han W., Wei Y., and Li X. 2007. GeoBrain Web-Service Based Online Analysis System, Proceedings of NASA Earth Science Technology Conference 2007, June 19-21, 2007. College Park, MD, USA. (7 pages. CD-ROOM).
  • Di L., Chen A., Yang W., Liu Y., Wei Y., Mehrotra P., Hu C., Williams D. 2007. The Development of a Geospatial Data Grid by Integrating OGC Web Services with Globus-based Grid Technology. Journal of Concurrency: Journal of Concurrency: Practice and Experience.
  • Ma H., H. Xu, L. Di, and J. Wu J., 2007. On Virtualization of Remote Sensing Products under Environment of Geo-spatial Grid. Journal of Wuhan University, Vol 32, No. 9 (2007/09), pp. 808-811
  • Tu J., Xia Z.G., Clarke K.C., and Frei A. 2007.Impact of urban sprawl on water quality in eastern Massachusetts, USA. Environmental Management, Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 183-200.
  • Tu J., Xia Z.G., Wang H., Li W. 2007. Temporal variations in surface ozone and its precursors and meteorological effects at an urban site in China. Atmospheric Research, Vol. 85, pp. 310-337.
  • Tu J. and Xia Z.G. 2007. Assessing the impact of Land use changes on water quality across multiple spatial scales in eastern Massachusetts. The Sixth CUNY Annual Nature, Ecology & Society Colloquium, The City University of New York, Friday, March 2, 2007.
  • Wei Y., Di L., Zhao B., Liao G., and Chen A. 2007. Transformation of HDF-EOS metadata from the ECS model to ISO 19115-based XML. Computers & Geosciences, Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 238-247.
  • Yue P., Di L., Yang W., Yu G. and Zhao P. 2007. Semantics-based automatic composition of geospatial Web services chains. Computers & Geosciences, Vol. 33, Issue 5, May, 2007. pp. 649-665.
  • Yue P., Di L., Yang W., Yu G., Zhao P. and Gong J. 2007. Semantics-enabled metadata generation, tracking and validation in the geospatial web service composition for distributed image mining. In: Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS07), 23 July-27 July 2007, Barcelona, Spain, USA. (4 pages)
  • Yue P., Di L., Yang W., Yu G., Zhao P., and Gong J. 2007. Semantic Web Services based Process Planning for Earth Science Applications. International Journal of Geographic Information Science (in press)
  • Zhou G. 2007. Improvement of GIS Distance Course Teaching Using GeoBrain Technologies, 2007 ASEE annual conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 24-27, 2007.
  • Deng M., and Di L. 2006. Facilitating Geosciences Education in Higher-Education Institutes Worldwide With GeoBrain -An Online Learning and Research Environment for Classroom Innovations. AGU 2006, San Francisco, USA.
  • Deng M., Di L. 2006. Utilization of Latest Geospatial Web Service Technologies for Remote Sensing Education Through GeoBrain System. in Proceedings of IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2006), Colorado, USA.
  • Deng M., Di L., Abolins M., Gong H. and Zhou G. 2006. Making Differences: Uses of GeoBrain in Classroom Teaching of Earth System and Geospatial Information Sciences at Higher Education Institutes Worldwide. published by GSDI-9: The 9th International Conference on Global Spatial Data Infrastructure.
  • Deng, M., Di L., and Zhou G. 2006. Improvement teaching of remote sensing course through applying Geobrain system, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference of the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure, November, 3-11, 2006, Santiago, Chile.
  • Di L., Deng M. 2006. NEHEA and GeoBrain - An Organization and System for Data-Intensive Earth System Science (ESS) Education and Research at Colleges around the World. submitted to Journal of Geoscience Education.
  • Di L., P. Zhao, W. Yang and P. Yue, 2006. Ontology-driven Automatic Geospatial-Processing Modeling based on Web-service Chaining. Proceedings of the Sixth Annual NASA Earth Science Technology Conference, June 27-29, 2006, College Partk, MD.
  • Ni-Meister W. 2006. Vegetation Structure Characteristics Extraction From Lidar Remote Sensing Data. IGARRS06, Denver, Colarado.
  • Tu J. and Xia Z.G. 2006. Assessing the Impact Of Land Use Changes On Water Quality Across Multiple Spatial Scales In Eastern Massachusetts. Fall Meeting of the Middle States Division of the Association of American Geographers, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, October 13-14, 2006.
  • Tu J. and Xia Z.G. 2006. Impact of Suburbanization on Water Quality at Multiple Spatial Scales., 2006 ESRI International User Conference, August 5-7, 2006, San Diego, California.
  • Tu J. and Xia Z.G. 2006. Assessing the Impact of Urban Sprawl on Water Quality in Eastern Massachusetts. the Fifth CUNY Annual Nature, Ecology & Society Colloquium, Graduate Center, The City University of New York, Friday, March 3, 2006.
  • Yue P., Di L., Zhao P., Yu G., and Yang W. 2006. Semantic Augmentations for Geospatial Catalogue Service. Proceedings of 2006 IEEE International Geoscience And Remote Sensing Symposium, July 31- August 04, 2006. Denver, Colorado, USA.
  • Zhao P., and Di L. 2006. Semantic Web Service Based Geospatial Knowledge Discovery. Proceedings of 2006 IEEE International Geoscience And Remote Sensing Symposium, July 31- August 04, 2006. Denver, Colorado, USA.
  • Zhao P., Di L. and Wei Y. 2006. A Virtual Data Product Toolkit Based on Geospatial Web Service Orchestration. Geoinformatics 2006, May 10-12, 2006. Reston, VA, USA.
  • Zhou G. and Chen W. 2006. Multiple-Variable Analyses of Urban Heat Island Effect, Submitted to International Journal of Remote Sensing, August 2006.
  • Zhou, G. and Chen W. 2006. At-Sensor Temperatures Calibration for Terra ASTER and Landsat ETM+ data, be submitted Remote Sensing for Environment (Revised), October 2006.
  • Chen A., Di L., Wei Y., Liu Y., Bai Y. 2005. Grid Computing Enabled Geospatial Catalogue Web Service. Proceedings of ASPRS 2005 Annual Conference. March 7-11, 2005, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
  • Di L. 2005. A Framework for Developing Web-Service-Based Intelligent Geospatial Knowledge Systems, Journal of Geographic Information Sciences. Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 24-28.
  • Di L. 2005. Customizable Virtual Geospatial Products at Web/Grid Service Environment. Proceedings of IGARSS 2005. July 25-29, Seoul, South Korea. (4 pages, Invited)
  • Di L., and Deng M. 2005. NEHEA and GeoBrain ? An Organization and System for Data-Intensive Earth System Science (ESS) Education and Research at Colleges around the World.
  • Di L. Zhao P., Yang W., Yu G., and Yue P. 2005. Intelligent Geospatial Web Services. Proceedings of IGARSS 2005. July 25-29, Seoul, South Korea. (4 pages, Invited)
  • Di L. 2005. The Implementation of Geospatial Web Services at GeoBrain. Proceedings of 2005 NASA Earth Science Technology Conference. June 28-30, 2005. College Park, MD. (7 pages, CD-ROM)
  • Young G., and Zawislak J. 2005. An observational study of vortex spacing in island wake vortex streets, submitted to Mon. Wea. Rev.
  • Zhao P., Deng D., Chen A., Di L. 2005. Geospatial Web Service Client. Proceedings of ASPRS 2005 Annual Conference. March 7-11, 2005, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
  • Di L. 2004. A Framework for Intelligent Geospatial Knowledge Discovery at Web Service Environment. Proceedings of IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2004), Sept. 20-24, Anchorage, Alaska. (4 pages, Invited)
  • Di L. 2004. GeoBrain-A Web Services based Geospatial Knowledge Building System. Proceedings of NASA Earth Science Technology Conference 2004. June 22-24, 2004. Palo Alto, CA, USA. (8 pages, CD-ROM).
  • Di L. 2004. Distributed Geospatial Information Services-Architectures, Standards, and Research Issues. The International Archives of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol. XXXV, Part 2, Commission II. (7 pages, Invited)
  • Deng M., Zhao P., Liu Y., Chen A., and Di L. 2004. The Development Of A Prototype Geospatial Web Service System For Remote Sensing Data. The International Archives of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol. XXXV, Part 2, Commission II (5 pages)
Publications - Presentation
  • Aull R., and Badurek C.A., 2009. A Comparison of Image Enhancement and Classification Techniques to Aid Feature Detection in Arid Environments. North Carolina GIS Conference, Raleigh, NC, February 19-20, 2009.
  • Edwards L.A., Colby J., and Badurek C.A. 2009. An Efficient Method for Creating and Updating High Resolution Land Use Land Cover Data Sets. North Carolina GIS Conference, Raleigh, NC, February 19-20, 2009.
  • Colby J., Badurek C.A., and Edwards L.A. 2009. Application of NASA EOS Data to Research and Education in Mountain-focused Geographic Information Science. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, NV, March 22-27, 2009.
  • Gentry J., and Badurek C.A., 2009. A Spatial Analysis of Socioeconomic Indicators and Refugee Camp Environmental Impacts in Western Tanzania. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, NV, March 22-27, 2009.
  • Gentry J., and Badurek C.A., 2008. Multi-method Geographic Analysis of Refugee Impacts in Western Tanzania. Southeast Division of the Association of American Geographers Meeting, Greensboro, NC, Nov. 22-25, 2008.
  • Prakash A. 2008. Remote-sensing and GIS based case studies for geological, mining and environmental engineers. theAlaska Section Meeting of American Institute of Professional Geologist, April 10, 2008, Fairbanks, AK.
  • Sugg J.W., and Badurek C.A., 2008. A GIScience Investigation of Mass Balance Change of the Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand. 31st International Geographical Congress, Tunis, Tunisia, August 15-19, 2008.
  • Zhao P., Di L., Han W., Wei Y. and Li X. 2008. Building Service-Oriented Architecture Based Geospatial Web Portal, Geoinformatics 2008. June 11-13, 2008. Potsdam, Germany.
  • Xia Z.G. 2007. GeoBrain for Student Learning & Research: Presented at the NASA NEHEA/GeoBrain Project Team Meeting, 6301 Ivy Lane, Suite 620, Greenbelt, Maryland, May 17-18, 2007.
  • Tu J., Xia Z.G. 2007. Spatial and Temporal Relationships between Land Use Changes and Water Quality in Eastern Massachusetts: Presented at the Second International Conference on Emerging Issues along Urban/Rural Interfaces, Atlanta, Georgia, April 9-12, 2007.
  • Tu J., Xia Z. G. 2007. Assessing the impact of Land use changes on water quality across multiple spatial scales in eastern Massachusetts: Poster Presentation at the Sixth CUNY Annual Nature, Ecology & Society Colloquium, Graduate Center, The City University of New York, Friday, March 2, 2007.
  • Cole L., Estep T., Abolins M., and Collins L. 2006. Maps And Satellite Images For A Geology For Teachers Course In Costa Rica. 2006 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting.
  • Ford R., Burgess P., and Ong S. Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) for National Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) for National Development and Biodiversity Conservation. SCGIS (Society for Conservation GIS) June 25, 2006.
  • Gong H. 2006. GIS: A creative resource for education. China Institute in New York City, January 22, 2006.
  • Tu J. and Xia Z.G. 2006. Assessing the Impact Of Land Use Changes On Water Quality Across Multiple Spatial Scales In Eastern Massachusetts. Fall Meeting of the Middle States Division of the Association of American Geographers, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, October 13-14, 2006.
  • Tu J. and Xia Z.G. 2006. Impact of Suburbanization on Water Quality at Multiple Spatial Scales., 2006 ESRI International User Conference, August 5-7, 2006, San Diego, California.
  • Tu J. and Xia Z.G. 2006. Assessing the Impact of Urban Sprawl on Water Quality in Eastern Massachusetts. the Fifth CUNY Annual Nature, Ecology & Society Colloquium, Graduate Center, The City University of New York, Friday, March 3, 2006.
  • Zhao P., Di L. and Wei Y. 2006. A Virtual Data Product Toolkit Based on Geospatial Web Service Orchestration, Geoinformatics 2006. May 10-12, 2006. Reston, VA, USA.
  • Deng M., and Di L. 2005. Globalization and Mobilization of Earth Science Education with GeoBrain Geospatial Web Service Technology. AGU. San Francisco, CA. December 2005.
  • Deng M., and Di L. 2005. GeoBrain Education Poster Presentation. ESIP Federation Winter Meeting. Washington DC., January 2005.
  • Di L., and Deng M. 2005. NEHEA and GeoBrain - An Organization and System for Data-Intensive Earth System Science Education. a paper presented and published at the joint special education session of International Society for Global Spatial Data Infrastructure and International Federation of Surveyors in April 2005.
  • Di L. 2005. OGC WCS Specification as a Standard of NASA ES Data Systems (Request for Comments). NASA Earth Science Data Systems Working Groups Meeting. Baltimore, MD. October 2005.
  • Di L. 2005. Recent progress on setting geospatial interoperability standards. MIPPR 2005. Wuhan, China (Keynote). October 2005
  • Di L. 2005. Web-based Distributed Geospatial Information and Knowledge Service System. Seminar at Sun Yet-sen University, China. October 2005.
  • Di L. 2005. Web services, Geospatial processing models, Workflows, and Virtualization of Geospatial Products. CEOS WGISS meeting, September 2005. Kiev, Ukraine.
  • Di L. 2005. Serving Satellite Remote Sensing Data to User Community through the OGC Interoperability Protocols. AGU. San Francisco, CA. December 2005.
  • Di L., Zhao P., and Yue P. 2005. GeoBrain Geospatial Web Services. ESIP Federation Winter Meeting. Washington DC., January 2005.
  • Di L., and Bai Y. 2005. Catalog Service Federation for Supporting Geospatial Web Services. ESIP Federation Winter Meeting. Washington DC., January 2005.
  • Lee S., and Ni-Meister W. 2005. Mapping Water Clarity in New York Harbor Using Landsat Data. AAG meeting regional meeting, 2005, New Jersey.
Publications - Poster
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  • What is GeoBrain?
    GeoBrain is a comprehensive cyberinfrastructure uniquely providing advanced, specialized, value-added, and well-integrated Earth observation data, information and knowledge services to worldwide users. It makes large amounts of computing resources (analytic functions, software tools, computing models, high performance computing systems, and other computing facilities) as well as data and information resources at large organizations and distributed locations all linked together and easily accessible, available, and usable online. Large amounts of data from major federal Earth observation agencies, including NASA, NOAA, and USGS, are online accessible and analyzable through GeoBrain's online user portals, essentially providing an unprecedented, data-intensive, and CI-enabled online learning and research environment with adequate data services, geoprocessing and analysis functions, and modeling software tools to anyone who has a laptop/desktop computer connected to the Internet. The GeoBrain online environment is an on-demand, human-centered and specialized computational cyber-laboratory, which allows scientists, educators, and students to conduct dynamic geospatial discovery, teaching and learning tasks from any Internet connected computer at any time. For this end, GeoBrain not only meets diverse Earth science data and computational needs of a wide range of geosciences research, education and applications, but also enables geographically distributed geosciences communities to pursue their research and learning goals with dramatically relaxed or no constraints of time and distance.
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