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Steve Egbert

Stephen Egbert
Associate Professor

Office: 217C Lindley Hall
Phone: 785-864-4252/1507
Email: segbert@ku.edu

  • Ph.D., Kansas (1994)

Vita (pdf)

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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.

 

 


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