1. EXAMINING LANDSCAPE-SCALE MOVEMENT OF SNOWSHOE HARE (LEPUS AMERICANUS) IN A MANAGED FOREST Open Access Author: Fountain, Matthew Title: EXAMINING LANDSCAPE-SCALE MOVEMENT OF SNOWSHOE HARE (LEPUS AMERICANUS) IN A MANAGED FOREST Graduate Program: Spatial Data Science (MS) Keywords: Canada lynxGPS collarLepus americanusLynx CanadensisNational Forestsregenerative growth standssnowshoe hareSouthern RockiesCanada LynxLequs americanusLyns CanadensisNational ForestRegenerative growth standsColorado File: Download M_Fountain_ThesisV2.pdf Committee Members: Anthony Robinson, Program Head/ChairErica A H Smithwick, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorFrances E Buderman, Committee Member
2. Avalanche Forecasting with Geospatial Analysis in Southwestern Colorado Open Access Author: Tyrrell, Emma Title: Avalanche Forecasting with Geospatial Analysis in Southwestern Colorado Graduate Program: Spatial Data Science (MS) Keywords: AvalancheGISSpatial Data ScienceHigh Resolution Rapid Refresh ModelColorado Avalanche Information CenterArcGIS ProArcGIS InsightsArcpy File: Download EmmaTyrrell_SDSMastersThesis_ForSubmissionV2.pdf Committee Members: Patrick Joseph Kennelly, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMike Cooperstein, Committee MemberAnthony Robinson, Program Head/Chair
3. Performance Evaluation of ICP Variants for Lidar Data Registration: A Comparative Study on KITTI Visual Benchmark Suite Open Access Author: Spackman, Everett Title: Performance Evaluation of ICP Variants for Lidar Data Registration: A Comparative Study on KITTI Visual Benchmark Suite Graduate Program: Spatial Data Science (MS) Keywords: ICP RegistrationIterative Closest PointlidarLIDARPoint to point ICPPoint to plane ICPGeneralized ICPKISS ICPFast GICPGICPIterative Closest Point RegistrationAutonomous VehiclesAVLidar Mapping File: Download Spackman_Everett_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Anthony Robinson, Program Head/ChairS. Ilgin Guler, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKaren Schuckman, Committee Member
4. Identifying Primary Drivers of Streamflow Quantity Changes in the Alaska Southern Cordillera Region Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Graham, Emily Title: Identifying Primary Drivers of Streamflow Quantity Changes in the Alaska Southern Cordillera Region Graduate Program: Spatial Data Science (MS) Keywords: Alaskasurface hydrologystreamflow quantity changeclimate change File: Login to Download Committee Members: Brandi Gaertner, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorPanagiotis Giannakis, Committee MemberAnthony Robinson, Program Head/Chair
5. Estimating Total Mangrove Carbon Stock with Airborne LiDAR, Multi-spectral Imagery, and Geographic Object-Based Image Analysis in the Everglades National Park Open Access Author: Fazzino, Alexander Title: Estimating Total Mangrove Carbon Stock with Airborne LiDAR, Multi-spectral Imagery, and Geographic Object-Based Image Analysis in the Everglades National Park Graduate Program: Spatial Data Science (MS) Keywords: Blue CarbonMangrovesAboveground BiomassBelowgroud Carbon StockCarbon SequestrationRemote SensingNAIPNDVIGEOBIATotal Carbon Stock File: Download AFazzino_PSU_Thesis_SDS_2023.pdf Committee Members: Brandi Gaertner, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorJitendra Bal Sharma, Committee MemberAnthony Robinson, Program Head/Chair
6. BOKO HARAM – A GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS OF A TERRORIST GROUP USING SPATIAL DATA SCIENCE AND GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE Open Access Author: Frost, Joshua Title: BOKO HARAM – A GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS OF A TERRORIST GROUP USING SPATIAL DATA SCIENCE AND GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE Graduate Program: Spatial Data Science (MS) Keywords: Boko HaramGeospatial IntelligenceSpatial Data ScienceTerrorismGeospatialGISG functionAfricaWestCentralNigeriaNigerCameroonChadLake ChadDistance-based functionsDescriptive spatial statisticsterroristGlobal Terrorism DatabaseSTARTRStudioGeoDaArcGISproximityIslamic State of West AfricaISWAal-QaedaTalibanISIS File: Download Frost_Joshua_Thesis2023.pdf Committee Members: Daniel Steiner, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorFritz Connor Kessler, Committee MemberAnthony Robinson, Program Head/Chair