Giorgos Mountrakis@Research

Research activities (current):

Land use change modeling in Colorado over the past 70 years combining logistic regression with neural networks and a spatial autoregressive model.


Spatiotemporal analysis on animal-vehicle collisions using spatial statistics.


Satellite image classification using novel artificial intelligence methods to detect impervious surface areas.


Deer movement analysis for home range identification and female/male interactions investigation.


Forest uniqueness assessment using new spatial indicators.

Research grants (in chronological order):

• "Satellite-derived anthropogenic land use/land cover changes: Integrating detection, modeling and educational approaches"
  National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  Role: PI , Amount: $359,341 , Duration: 2008-2011
  More Information: Integrate remote sensing classifiers with urban growth models.
  

• "Establishing a Novel Forest Assessment Method: The Forestless Volume Indicator"
  TBA
  Role: PI , Amount: ~$120,000 (including 50% SUNY?ESF?match), Duration: 2008-2010
  More Information: Proposal selected by panel pending final approval.
  

• "Bridging the temporal mismatch between remotely-sensed land use changes and field-based water quality/quantity observations"
  Syracuse Center of Excellence
  Role: PI with Karin Limburg and Myrna Hall, Amount: $100,000 , Duration: 2008-2009
  More Information: Announcement.
  

• "Incorporating Spatially-Explicit Uncertainty Metrics in Image-Derived Classification of Impervious Surfaces"
  National Science Foundation
  Role: PI , Amount: $50,000 , Duration: 2007-2008
  More Information: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0648393
  

• "An Integrated Monitoring/Modeling Framework for Assessing Human-Nature Interactions in Urbanizing Watersheds: Wappinger and Onondaga Creek Watersheds"
  Syracuse Center of Excellence
  Role: Co-PI with Karin Limburg (PI), Myrna Hall and Peter Groffman , Amount: $300,000 , Duration: 2006-2008
  More Information: http://www.syracusecoe.org/CARTI/cartiawards06.aspx
  

• "Monitoring Human-Induced Land Use Changes along the Great Lakes"
  Great Lakes Research Consortium
  Role: PI , Amount: $10,000 , Duration: 2006-2007
  More Information: Funder's Homepage
  

• "Synergetic Use of Satellite Imagery and Ancillary Data for Impervious Surface Estimation in the contiguous US"
  National Academies of Science and US Geological Survey
  Role: PI , Amount: ~$80,000 , Duration: 2004-2005
  More Information: Funder's Homepage