forwarded email -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Rick Lathrop, Podcast: Remote Sensing for Detecting Urban Growth and Open Space Loss Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:30:24 -0500 http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts/remote-sensing-for-detecting-urban-growth-and-open-space-loss-a-case-s/125204 * * *Podcast: Remote Sensing for Detecting Urban Growth and Open Space Loss* In this interview, Editor in Chief Joe Francica speaks with Dr. Richard Lathrop, director for the Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis at Rutgers University. Dr. Lathrop recently published a study on land use and land cover classification of the entire state of New Jersey entitled "Changing Landscapes in the Garden State: Urban Growth and Open Space Loss in NJ 1986 thru 2007." Francica discusses some of the GIS and remote sensing technology applications used to produce this study. In this podcast, Dr. Lathrop highlights the specifics about the GIS technology and techniques he used and the implications for New Jersey’s communities and legislature to act upon his findings for smart growth initiatives within the state. http://gis.rowan.edu/projects/luc/ *Urban Growth & Open space Loss in New Jersey from 1986 through 2007 * http://www.crssa.rutgers.edu/people/lathrop/lathrop.html *Richard G. Lathrop Jr. * Director Grant F. Walton Center for Remote Sensing & Spatial Analysis Professor of Environmental Monitoring Department of Ecology, Evolution & Natural Resources Cook College, Rutgers University 1988 Ph.D. Environmental Monitoring University of Wisconsin-Madison Thesis: The Integration of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems for Great Lakes Water Quality Monitoring 1986 M.S. Forestry University of Wisconsin-Madison 1985 M.S. Environmental Monitoring University of Wisconsin-Madison - Jerry Sullivan * GIS Data Services * Bureau of Technology Services *Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources* 101 S. Webster St., Madison, WI 53707-7921 (()* **phone: ** *(608) 266-5428 (()* **fax: *(608) 266-5226 (+)* **e-mail:* [log in to unmask]