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Greg Dobson

The Culture of Data Visualization and Understanding I: Visualizing Local GIS Data (Panel Discussion)

Presenter: Greg Dobson, GIS Research Associate, National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center, University of North Carolina Asheville.

Contact Information:
CPO # 2345, 1 University Heights
Rhoades Hall 201F
UNC Asheville
Asheville, NC 28804
Phone: (828) 251-6973
Fax: (828) 250-3863

http://orgs.unca.edu/nemac

Abstract: This Panel Discussion, which will involve key local GIS professionals, will focus on how local GIS data is viewed for such topics as flood modeling, issues of scale, updated 3D visualizations of Buncombe County, downtown Asheville 3D visualizations, time-lapse of Asheville area nighttime lights, mapAsheville, and RENCI and natural hazard mitigation/planning efforts. The visualization of GIS data can be critical, especially when providing spatial information to the public. This discussion will present current methods and challenges for visualizing local GIS data, as well as present some current projects that are utilizing these visualization techniques.

Biographical Sketch: Greg Dobson has recently joined the National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center (NEMAC) team as a GIS Research Associate. He will be coordinating all GIS efforts with in the center. Greg Dobson is a recent graduate of Appalachian State University, where he earned a M.A. in Geography. His thesis research focused on flood modeling efforts in mountain environments, utilizing various sources of elevation data and at multiple scales. He also holds a B.S. in Geography from East Tennessee State University. Greg Dobson brings over six years of GIS experience to NEMAC. His research interests include incorporating GIS to study flood modeling, natural hazards (specifically those related to mountain environments), and weather and climate (floods, hurricanes, winter weather) and he is also working on the visualization of these events.

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