Department Geography, Geology & Planning

Missouri State University

Spring, MO 65897

Tel: (417)836-5173

E-mail: XinMiao@missouristate.edu

EDUCATION

RESEARCH AND WORKING EXPERIENCE

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Articles

[11] Xin Miao and Jun Luo, Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Invasive Vegetation, Chapter in “Spectral Imagery in GIScience: Theory and Applications”, to be published by McGraw-Hill.

[10] Jun Luo, Danlin Yu and Xin Miao, Modeling Urban Growth Using GIS and Remote Sensing, GIScience & Remote Sensing, 2008, 45, No. 4, p. 426-442.

[9] Xin Miao, Melida Gutierrez, Jun Luo and Héctor Rubio Arias, “Change Detection and Water Budget Modelling in the Middle Rio Conchos Basin in Mexico using Multi-time TM/ETM+ images”, under review, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2006.

[8] Miao, X., Rohit Patil, Jill S. Heaton, Richard C. Tracy, accepted, "Detection and Classification of Invasive Saltcedar through High Spatial Resolution Airborne Hyperspectral imagery ", International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2009.

[7] Pu, R., Gong, P., Tian, Y., Miao, X., Carruthers, R., and Anderson, G.L., “Invasive Species Change Detection Using Artificial Neural Networks and CASI Hyperspectral Imagery”, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. June, 2007

[6] Pu, R., Gong, P., Tian, Y., Miao, X., Carruthers, R., and Anderson, G.L., “Using CASI Hyperspectral Data to Monitor Invasive Species: A Case Study of Saltcedar in Nevada, USA”, International Journal of Remote Sensing. In press, 2007

[5] Miao, X., Peng Gong, Ruiliang Pu, Raymond I. Carruthers, Jill S. Heaton, accept, “Applying Class-based Feature Extraction Approaches for Supervised Classification of Hyperspectral Imagery”, Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 2007.

[4] Miao, X., Gong, P., Swope, S., Pu, R. and Carruthers, R., Anderson, G., Heaton, J. and Tracy, C.R., in press, “Estimation of yellow starthistle abundance through CASI-2 hyperspectral imagery using linear spectral mixture models”, Remote Sensing of Environment, 2006.

[3] Miao, X., Gong, P., Swope, S., Pu, R. and Carruthers, R., in press, "Detection of Yellow Starthistle through Band Selection and Feature Extraction from Hyperspectral Imagery", Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 2007.

[2] P. Gong, Xin Miao, Ken Tate, Charles Battaglia, and Gregory S. Biging, "Water Table Level in Relation to EO-1 ALI and ETM+ Data over a Mountainous Meadow in California", Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 30(5):691-696, 2004.

[1] Xin Miao, “The Computer Interface for Portable Field Instruments“, Microcomputer Applications, in Chinese, 21(4):219-222, 2000.

Conference Papers and Abstracts

[6] Xin Miao, Jill S. Heaton, accepted, “Classification and Change Detection of Salt Cedar through CASI-2 hyperspectral imagery in Lovelock, Nevada”, ASPRS 2006 Annual Conference, May 1-5, Reno, NV.

[5] Rohit Patil, Xin Miao, Jill S. Heaton, Richard C. Tracy, accepted, “Detection and Classification of plant species through SpecTIR airborne hyperspectral imagery in Clark County, Nevada”, ASPRS 2006 Annual Conference, May 1-5, Reno, NV.

[4] Xin Miao, Rohit Patil, Jill S. Heaton, Richard C. Tracy, accepted, “Classification of Saltcedar and Honey Mesquite through SpecTIR Hyperspectral imagery in Clark County, Nevada”, AAG 2006 ANNUAL MEETING, March 7-11 2006, Chicago, IL.

[3] X. Miao, “Estimation of Yellow Starthistle Cover through CASI-2 Hyperspectral Imagery Using Linear Spectral Mixture Models”, the 101th AAG Annual Meeting, Denver, April 5-9, 2005.

[2] X. Miao, “Applying False Color Composite Visualization Techniques through CASI-2 Hyperspectral Imagery for Detecting Yellow Starthistle”, ASPRS 2005 Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, March 09, 2005.

[1] X. Miao, “Class-based Feature Extraction Approaches for Hyperspectral Images Classification”, The 100th AAG Annual Meeting, 14-19 March 2004 Philadelphia, PA.

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS

Remote Sensing Image Analysis and Application                    

Ø       Multi-platform remote sensing analysis in landscape analysis

Ø       Imaging spectrometer data analysis to surface process modeling

Ø       Environmental/ sustainability modeling

Ø       Land use/cover change detection

Ø       Invasive species mapping and monitoring

Ø       Forestland classification and evaluation

Geographic Information System Analysis and Application

Ø       Landscape dynamic planning and evaluating

Ø       Environmental resources management

Ø       Land systems classification

Ø       Road/ fragmentation analysis

Ø       Natural resources evaluation and monitoring

Quantitative Analysis and Modeling Technologies

Ø       Multivariate and spatial statistical analysis methods

Ø       Geospatial modeling approaches

Ø       Quantitative analysis methods and applications

Ø       Hyperspectral analysis in environmental science

Ø       Remote sensing image processing and analysis

AWARDS AND GRANTS

Ecosystem Indicators Project in Clark County, NV, 111K$, 2009-2011.

Summary Faculty Fellowships, 2008

Faculty Research Grant, Missouri State University, 2006

Instructional Enhancement Grants (IEG), “Instructional Materials for Geographic Information Science Education”, University of Nevada, Reno, 2006.

The 3^rd place of the Student Honor Paper Competition from the Remote Sensing Specialty Group, the 101th AAG Annual Meeting, Denver, April 5-9, 2005.

ASPRS (American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) 2005 Student Travel Grants, Baltimore, MD, March 7-11, 2005.

Recipient (Best Paper) of the Student Paper Competition from the Remote Sensing Specialty Group, the 100th AAG Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, March 14-19, 2004.

Travel award for the 100th AAG Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, March 14-19, 2004.

Graduate Student Fellowship, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley.2001-04