Spatial Computing

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The Department of Spatial Information Science and Engineering and the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis announce the availability of two funded PhD research assistantships.  Students will be working with advisor Professor Mike Worboys and will register for the degree of PhD.  The funding will cover a stipend, tuition, and a contribution to the […]

On April 8, 2009, Guang Jin successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis with the topic “Towards spatial queries over continuous phenomenon using sensor networks.”  His work included several approaches to compute field-based and object-based queries for detecting, estimating, and tracking continuous phenomena such as toxic chemical clouds and their boundaries using novel wireless sensor network technology.  […]

Harlan Onsrud has been selected for a Fulbright Specialists project in Law in Australia at The University of Melbourne during February and March 2009, according to the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.  Onsrud will develop and present five major lectures, known collectively as the 2009 Melbourne Fulbright […]

Dr. Reinhard Moratz and Dr. Nicholas Giudice, new faculty members in the Department of Spatial Information Science and Engineering, were welcomed by faculty, staff, and students at a recent social gathering hosted by Chair Michael Worboys.  Associate Professor Moratz comes to the University of Maine from Hamburg, Germany, where he was a Senior Researcher at […]

SIE alumnus Xavier Lopez was inducted into the Francis Crowe Society as a Distinguished Engineer at the annual Francis Crowe Society ceremony held Saturday, May 10, 2008, at Hauck Auditorium on the UMaine campus. The purpose of the Francis Crowe Society is to recognize UMaine engineering graduates as they accomplish the formidable goal of completing […]

University of Maine held its 206th Commencement on Saturday, May 10, 2008, at the Alfond Arena. Three SIE graduate students received their Master’s degree in Spatial Information Science and Engineering. Three SIE undergraduate students received their Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems Engineering. The SIE faculty hosted a celebratory luncheon in the department library where family […]

The 10th Annual Graduate Research Exposition was held April 15-16, 2008, in the Buchanan Alumni House at the University of Maine. The Expo, which is organized by UMaine’s Graduate Student Government, is an opportunity for graduate students to showcase academic excellence and creative achievement. Graduate students from the Department of Spatial Information Science and Engineering […]

ISE seniors Ben Weber and Steve Horn presented their Capstone project on May 6, 2008, in the SIE library, Boardman Hall. For the past two semesters they have been working on completing a campus model for Google Earth under the guidance of SIE Professors Harlan Onsrud and Silvia Nittel. With contributions from students in UMaine’s […]