Criterion 5: Student-based Geospatial Science Research
Criterion 5: Student-based Geospatial Science Research
For links to all course syllabi, go to https://spatial.umaine.edu/syllabi/ (Password: cae)
a) Program with geospatial focus has thesis, dissertation, student paper or independent research project requirements
An extensive list of Master’s theses and PhD dissertations in Spatial Information Science and Engineering is available at http://umaine.edu/scis/graduate-student-theses/
Links to the full text of ten illustrative theses and/or required course research projects produced within the past three years are as follows:
1. Kesavan, Saranya, Indoor Scene Knowledge Acquisition Using Natural Language Descriptions
http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/512/2015/02/1KesavanIndoor.pdf
2. Palani, Hari Prasath, Making Graphical Information Accessible Without Vision Using Touch-Based Devices
http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/512/2015/02/2PalaniGraphicalInfo.pdf
3. O’Shaughnessy, Brendan Daniel, Depth Sensing Planar Structures: Detection Of Office Furniture Configurations
http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/512/2015/02/3OShaughnessyDepth.pdf
4. Jain, Shreyans, Assessment of Audio Interfaces for Use in Smartphone Based Spatial Learning Systems
http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/512/2015/02/4JainAssessment.pdf
5. Kaim, Luke, Feature Similarity Metrics for Integrating Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI)
http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/512/2015/02/5KaimFeatureSim.pdf
6. Venkatesan, Balaji, Feasibility Study of Continuous Real-Time Spatial Interpolation Of Phenomena Using Built-In Functionlity of a Commercial Data Stream Management System
http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/512/2015/02/6BalajiFeasibility.pdf
7. Doore, Stacy, Representing dynamic context dependencies in spatial prepositions as used in natural language indoor scene descriptions and object localizations
http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/512/2015/02/7DooreContextDepend.pdf
8. Dube, Mathew, Qualitative Topological Determination from Metric Information
http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/512/2015/02/8DubeMetricToTopololgy.pdf
9. Lewis, Joshua, iNotation
http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/512/2015/02/9LewisiNotation.pdf
10. Mudannayake, Pathum, Semantic Topological Change
http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/512/2015/02/10PathumSemanticTopology.pdf
b) Geospatial sciences courses that require research papers or projects.
Geospatial science graduate courses that require a research paper or project include:
SIE 510 – GIS Applications
Syllabus: http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/512/2015/02/SIE510Syllabus.pdf
SIE 512 – Spatial Analysis
Syllabus: http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/512/2015/02/SIE512Syllabus.pdf
SIE 515 – Human Computer Interaction
Syllabus: http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/512/2015/02/SIE515Syllabus.pdf
SIE 554 – Spatial Reasoning
Syllabus: http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/512/2015/02/SIE554Syllabus.pdf
SIE 693 – Graduate Seminar
Syllabus: http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/271/2015/02/SIE693Syllabus.pdf
Links to the full text of ten illustrative project papers produced within these courses within the past three years are as follows:
1. SIE510 – Bird, Kendra, Using Python to Calculate Spatial Locations of Cataloged Archaeological
http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/512/2015/02/1-BirdUsing.pdf
2. SIE510 – Sims, Meagan, Watershed Analysis of York County
http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/512/2015/02/2SimsWatershed.1.pdf
http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/512/2015/02/2SimsWatershed.2.pdf
http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/512/2015/02/2SimsWatershed.3.pdf
3. SIE510 – Sturtevant, Luke, FEMA Floodplain Mapping
http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/512/2015/02/3SturtevantFEMA.pdf
4. SIE515 – Navneet Jain, Luke Kaim, Ben Maynard, Navigation Aids for the Elder Population: ‘Never Lost’
http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/512/2015/02/4JainEtAlNavigation.pdf
5. SIE515 – Berube, Eric, Luke Sturtevant, and Lydia Chang, Smart Homes for the Aging
http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/512/2015/02/5BerubeEtAlSmart.pdf
6. SIE515 – Perry, Raymond, Using Mobile Devices for Indoor Spatial Awareness
http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/512/2015/02/6PerryIndoor.pdf
7. SIE 693 – Jain, Navneet, The Physical Internet Routing Model
http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/512/2015/02/7NavneetPhysical.pdf
8. SIE 693 – Palani, Hari Prasath, Assistive Technology for Visually-Impaired People in Accessing Graphical Material Using Touch-Based Devices
http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/512/2015/02/8HariAssistive.pdf
9. SIE 693 – Plummer, Mark, Problems with Fields as Functions
http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/512/2015/02/9PlummerProblems.pdf
10. SIE 693 – Xu, Fuyu (Frank), Convex Hull-Based Metric Refinements for Topological Spatial Relations
http://spatial.umaine.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/512/2015/02/10XuMetric.pdf