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Dawn's Research and Recent Publications

Current Research Interests/Projects

• Application and analytical issues in geographic information systems (GIS) for oceanographic data, particularly data modeling (see below), spatial analysis, and data interoperability.
• Marine data modeling and ocean metadata, ontologies, vocabularies, informatics

• Cyberinfrastructure, particularly geographic/geospatial semantic web issues and tools, web portal and services (e.g., recent PNAS paper)

• Processing, production, visualization, and interpretation of seafloor maps based on multibeam bathymetry, sidescan sonar, towed camera imagery, and submersible observations.

• Benthic terrain and habitat characterization, especially on coral reefs

• Marine sanctuary exploration and mapping | Recent results and data
• Advancing partnerships, collaborative platforms, and knowledge networks in the Earth Sciences, particularly via the new Esri Ocean GIS Initiative, the UNESCO IOC IODE International Coastal Atlas Network and NSF EarthCube.
• Click HERE to read about projects funded by NSF.
• Click HERE to see a full list of current projects.

Selected Snippets

• Research news item for the Leopold Leadership Program
• Brief appearance on CBS Evening News, in association with coverage of 9/29/09 M 8.1 earthquake south of Samoan islands and resulting tsunami
• Advocacy and public testimony for Oregon Territorial Seafloor Mapping (mapping launched in August 2009)
• Arc Marine: GIS for a Blue Planet, published by ESRI Press
• Cruise KOK0510, Pisces V submersible dives to Am. Samoa Coral Reefs
• Fulbright in Ireland
• A quote in Wired magazine!

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