Graduate Research Assistants Needed on "GIS and Society" Topics

(posted 4/01)

I have three research projects slated to begin in September 2001 for which I have funds available to support three graduate students. My strong preference is for students admitted to the MS (thesis) or PhD programs in the Department of Spatial Information Science and Engineering at the University of Maine. Please read through the following project summaries. If you are interested in working on any of the projects and feel qualified to do so, please contact me.

Professor Harlan Onsrud

Boardman Hall, Room 340, University of Maine

207-581-2175

onsrud@spatial.maine.edu

www.spatial.maine.edu/~onsrud

Project 1

Conflicts in the Use of Geographic Information

This is an ethics research project involving scenario developments and survey work. NSF (1 year funding)

Project 2

Global Survey and Analysis of National Spatial Data Infrastructure Activities

This project is starting its second year and will begin to explore alternative conceptual models for widespread sharing of geographic information. Funded by NURI/FGDC (1 year funding with possible extensions)

Project 3

Personal Information Privacy Protection within Intelligent Spatial Technology Domains

This project is just beginning and involves exploration of a range of approaches for protecting privacy in ubiquitous location surveillance environments. Funded by NIMA (several years funding)