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Stephen Egbert
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Research Interests and Current Projects |
| Use of time-series satellite imagery to characterize and monitor land use and land cover. |
| Evaluation of geospatial technologies for mapping and maintaining minefield databases. |
| Geographic aspects of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and related crimes against humanity. |
Courses Taught and Teaching Awards |
| GEOG 104: Principles of Physical Geography |
| GEOG 526: Remote Sensing I |
| GEOG 571: Geography of Genocide (with Shannon O'Lear) |
| GEOG 658: Introduction to GPS for Environmental Applications |
| GEOG 980: Seminar in Geog: Remote Sensing Topics |
| Awards |
| Kemper Fellowship for Teaching, 2005 |
| Nominee for Byron L. Alexander Graduate Mentor Award, 2002 |
Publications During the Last 5 Years |
| Refereed Publications |
Slocum, T.A., Dunbar, M., and Egbert, S.L. Evaluating the Potential of the GeoWall for Geographic Education. (Accepted by Journal of Geography.) |
Wardlow, B.D., Egbert, S.L., and Kastens, J.H. Analysis of Time-Series MODIS 250m Vegetation Index Data for Crop Classification in the U.S. Central Great Plains. (Accepted by Remote Sensing of Environment.) |
Anderson, R.P., Peterson, A.T., and Egbert, S.L. Modeling the Spread of a Recently Detected Invasive Species Using Remotely Sensed Data: Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in Kansas. Southwestern Naturalist 51(4):471-480. |
Wardlow, B.D., Kastens, J.D., and Egbert, S.L. 2006. Using USDA Crop Progress Data and MODIS Time-Series NDVI for Regional-Scale Evaluation of Greenup Onset Date. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 72(11):1225-1234. |
Park, S. and Egbert, S.L. Assessment of Soil Erodibility Indices for Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Lands in Southwestern Kansas Using Satellite Imagery and GIS Techniques. Environmental Management 36(6):886-898. |
Park, S. Feddema, J.J., and Egbert, S.L. 2005. MODIS Maximum-Temperature Composite Data and Their Relationships with Climatic Water Budget Factors in the Central Great Plains. International Journal of Remote Sensing 26(6):1127-1144. |
Peterson, D.L., Egbert, S.L., Price, K.P., and Martinko, E.A. 2004. Identifying Historical and Recent Land-Cover Changes in Kansas Using Post-Classification Change Detection Techniques. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 107(3/4):105-118. |
Park, S. Feddema, J.J., and Egbert, S.L. 2004. Impacts of Hydrologic Soil Properties on Drought Detection with MODIS Thermal Data. Remote Sensing of Environment 89(2004): 53-62. |
Wardlow, B.D. and Egbert, S.L. 2003. A Comparative Analysis of the GAP and NLCD Land Cover Data Sets for Kansas. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 69(12): 1387-1397. |
Egbert, S.L., Park, S., Price, K.P., Lee R.Y., Wu, J., and Nellis, M.D. 2002. Using Conservation Reserve Program Maps Derived from Satellite Imagery to Characterize Landscape Structure. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 37(1-3): 141-156. |
Proceedings Articles |
Kostelnick, J.C., Dobson, J.E., Egbert, S.L., and Dunbar, M.D. 2005. Cartographic Symbols for Landmine Hazards and Humanitarian Demining. International Cartographic Conference. A Coruña, Spain, July 9-16. |
Wardlow, B.D. and Egbert, S.L. 2005. State-Level Crop Mapping in the U.S. Central Great Plains Agroecosystem Using MODIS 250-meter NDVI Data. Pecora 16 “Global Priorities in Land Remote Sensing,” Sioux Falls, South Dakota, October 23-27. |
Wardlow, B.D. and Egbert, S.L. 2002. Discriminating Cropping Patterns for the U.S. Central Great Plains Region Using Time-Series MODIS 250-meter NDVI Data – Preliminary Results. Proceedings, 15th William T. Pecora Memorial Remote Sensing Symposium, Denver, Colorado. (CD-ROM) |
Egbert, S. L., E. Martinez-Meyer, M. A. Ortega-Huerta, and A. T. Peterson. 2002. Use of Datasets Derived From Time-Series AVHRR Imagery As Surrogates For Land Cover Maps in Predicting Species' Distributions. Proceedings IEEE 2002 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) 4:2337-2339. |
Park, S., Feddema, J.J., and Egbert, S.L. 2002. MODIS Land Surface Temperatures and Their Relationship with Hydroclimatological Parameters. Proceedings, Thermosense XXIV. Orlando, Florida, April 1-5. (CD-ROM) |
Anderson, A.K., and Egbert, S.L. 2002. Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Hydrocarbon and Brine Seepage in Hutchinson, Kansas. Proceedings, 2002 ASPRS-ACSM Annual Conference and FIG XXII Congress. Washington, DC, April 22-26. (CD-ROM) |
Mercier, B.N., Whistler, J.L., Peterson, D.L., Egbert, S.L., Price, K.P., and Martinko, E.A. 2002. Remote Sensing Tools for Statewide Management: Developing a Landsat 7 Imagery Database of Kansas. Proceedings, 2002 ASPRS-ACSM Annual Conference and FIG XXII Congress. Washington, DC, April 22-26. (CD-ROM) |
Park, S., Feddema, J.J. and Egbert, S.L. 2002. Evaluation of MODIS Land Surface Temperature Data as a Drought Detection Indicator. Proceedings, 2002 ASPRS-ACSM Annual Conference and FIG XXII Congress. Washington, DC, April 22-26. (CD-ROM) |
Other Significant Publications |
Ortega-Huerta, M.A., Martinez-Meyer, E., Egbert, S.L., and Price, K.P. 2000. Mapping the Land Cover of Mexico Using AVHRR Time-Series Data Sets. Geocarto International 15(3): 5-18. |
Peterson, A.T., Egbert, S.L., Sanchez-Cordero, V., and Price, K.P. 2000. Geographic Analysis of Conservation Priority: Endemic Birds and Mammals in Veracruz, Mexico. Biological Conservation 93 (2000): 85-94. |
Egbert, S.L., Lee, R.Y, Price, K.P., Nellis, M.D., and Boyce, R. 1998. Mapping Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands Using Multi-Seasonal Thematic Mapper Imagery. Geocarto International 13(4):17-24. |
Egbert, S.L., Peterson, A.T., Sanchez-Cordero, V., and Price, K.P. 1998. Modeling Conservation Priorities in Veracruz, Mexico. In, Morain, S. (ed.), GIS Solutions in Natural Resource Management: Balancing the Technical-Political Equation. High Mountain Press (pp. 55-63). |
Price, K.P., Egbert, S.L., Nellis, M.D., Lee, R.Y., and Boyce, R. 1997. Mapping Land Cover in a High Plains Agro-Ecosystem Using a Multi-Date Landsat Thematic Mapper Modeling Approach. Transactions, Kansas Academy of Sciences 100(1-2): 21-33. |
Wu, J., Nellis, M.D., Ransom, M.D., Price, K.P., and Egbert, S.L. 1997. Evaluating Soil Properties of CRP Land Using Remote Sensing and GIS in Finney County, Kansas. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 52/5: 352-358. |
Nellis, M.D., Price, K.P., Egbert, S.L., and Wu, J.P. 1996. Natural Resource Capability of CRP Lands as Grasslands in Southwest Kansas: A Remote Sensing and GIS Perspective. Geocarto International 11(3): 23-28. |
Whistler, J.L., Jakubauskas, M.J., Egbert, S.L., Martinko, E.A., Baumgartner, D., and Lee, R.Y. 1996. Development of a Land Use / Land Cover Map. In Morain, S. (ed.) Raster Imagery in Geographic Information Systems, Chap. 5, Case Studies (pp. 328-334). |
Slocum, T.A. and Egbert, S.L. 1993. Knowledge Acquisition from Choropleth Maps. Cartography and Geographic Information Systems 20(2):83-95. |
Egbert, S.L. and Slocum, T.A. 1992. EXPLOREMAP: An Exploration System for Choropleth Maps. Annals, Association of American Geographers 82(2):275-288. |
Slocum, T.A., Robeson, S.H., and Egbert, S.L. 1990. Traditional Versus Sequenced Choropleth Maps: An Experimental Investigation. Cartographica 27(1): 67-88. |
Campbell, C.S. and Egbert, S.L. 1990. Animated Cartography: Thirty Years of Scratching the Surface. Cartographica 27(2): 24-46. |




