Projects

Delaware and Lehigh National Herritage Corridor Mapping of the Delaware and Lehigh Canal system including historic, cultural and recreational features.

Earth Conservancy Environmental characterization of 17,000 acres of land including a high percentage of abandoned strip mined areas. Implemented through an integrated approach, applying GIS, GPS, remote sensing and photogrammetry to the assessment.

GPS Measurements of Crustal Deformation at the Yellowstone Caldera To establish a moderate-sized, GPS based geodetic network that can be used for long-term monitoring of crustal deformation patterns associated with the Yellowstone caldera. Although the causative mechanisms for crustal deformation are important, the primary goal of this project is to provide an on-going, hands-on field experience for geology students. On an annual basis, and as part of a summer geology field camp at Eastern Illinois University, students will learn how GPS technology is applied to ground deformation studies at one of the Earth’s largest volcanic systems.

Luzerne County A prototype GIS was developed by the Wilkes University GIS and Remote Sensing Center for the Luzerne County Engineers Office. The process involved the orthorectification of aerial photography, the conversion, registration and intergration of tax parcels and records. In addition plannimetric mapping was done on a selected area utillizing softcopy photogrammetric mapping. All processes were done "in house" at the GIS lab.

Riverfront Parks Wilkes University is working in conjunction with the Wilkes-Barre Riverfront Parks Committee and The Luzerne County Engineers Office in developing a map of Kirby and Nesbitt Parks for management, planning and visitor use. The maps will show significant environmental features crucial to the parks management. In addition, the maps will show significant cultural and historic features to aid visitors in self guided uses of the Parks. Trails and other features will be included. The maps will eventually be placed on kiosks within the park for visitor reference.

Sullivan County Customization of ArcView for HELP-911 Map System. Extraction of centroids from scanned images. Updating of Tax Parcels.

UGI GPS Mapping of 25,000 utility poles and roads and the extraction of hydrography from aerial photography.

Wayne County Photogrammetric Mapping, Parcel Conversion and the development of a fully functional GIS database for the County's E-911.

Wildlands Conservancy Site characterization of 43 square miles of heavily stripped mined area in the Eastern Middle Fields. Generation of digital ortho photography to be used as the base for modeling, site assessment and remediation planning.

Wyoming Valley Inflatable Dam Feasibility Study Please refer to the Feasibility Study homepage.

Other Projects

Some current and past cooperative projects include:

• Northumberland County, PA (GIS database development and training)
• National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
• Pagnotti Enterprises
• GR Fisher Surveying (GPS Surveying)
• Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Labor & Industry
  (GPS, GIS and Aerial Videography for site selection)
• Luzerne County Engineers Office
• Antrim Township, PA (Parcel mapping and conversion)
• Whitehall Township, PA (GIS database development)
• PA DEP (GPS Certified Training)
• PA American Water Company (GPS data collection)
• Gannett Fleming Engineers (GIS/GPS support)
• McTish and Kunkel Associates
• Ecoscience