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Florida Atlantic University
GIS CENTER | CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES PROGRAM | GSA | AAG | FSG
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  Dr. Maria J. Garcia-Quijano
 

Maria J. Garcia-Quijano, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Email  mgarci97@fau.edu
Phone (561) 297-1114
Fax (561) 297-2745
Office PS 344
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Education

Ph.D. in Geography: Remote Sensing, GIS, Spatial Statistics ( University of South Carolina) 2006
MS in Geography: Remote Sensing, GIS (University of Alabama) 2002 
BS in Environmental Sciences, Extraordinary Award (Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain) 1999


Research Interests

Hyperspectral remote sensing for biophysical monitoring
Topographic LIDAR
Remote Sensing and Hazards 


Teaching

GIS 4035C Remote Sensing of the Environment
GEO 4022 Quantitative Methods


List of  Theses Supervised

Recent Publications

Hadley, B.C., M. García-Quijano, J.R. Jensen, and J. Tullis, 2005. Empirical versus Model-based Atmospheric Correction of Digital Airborne Imaging Spectrometer Hyperspectral Data, Geocarto International – A Multidisciplinary Journal of Remote Sensing and GIS, Vol. 20:4, 21-28.

J. R. Jensen, M. García-Quijano, B. Hadley, J. Im, Z. Wang, A. Nel, E. Teixeira, B. Davis, 2006. Remote Sensing Agricultural Crop Type for Sustainable Development in South Africa. Geocarto International – A Multidisciplinary Journal of Remote Sensing and GIS, Vol. 21: 2, 5 – 18.

García-Quijano, M., J.R. Jensen, M.E. Hodgson, J. Gladden, L. Lapine, B.C. Hadley. Significance of Altitude and Posting-density on Lidar-derived Elevation Accuracy on Hazardous Waste Sites , Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing (in press).

Jensen, J.R., M. Garcia-Quijano, J. Im, B.C. Hadley, and J. Gladden, 2006, Development of a Remote Sensing and GIS-assisted Spatial Decision Support System for Hazardous Waste Site Monitoring, Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, in review.

M. García-Quijano and Dahlman, C., Assessing the effects of war-time population displacement on land-use/land-cover change in rural Bosnia-Herzegovina using remotely sensed data, Journal of Refugee Studies, (in preparation).

Hodgson, M.E., J.R. Jensen, J. Tullis, B. Hadley, L. Lapine, M. García-Quijano.  A Comparison of USGS Hypsography and LIDAR-derived DEMs for Coastal Elevation Mapping, Remote Sensing of Environment, (in preparation).

Conferences Proceedings

Garcia Quijano, M., J. R. Jensen, B. C. Hadley, J. Buffaloe and K. Ellet, 2005, “Hazardous waste site digital elevation model extraction using soft-copy photogrammetric and lidargrammetric techniques”. Modeling and Spatial Analysis, Denver: Association of American Geographers, AAG (9 April).

García Quijano, M., 2005, “Claycap Anomaly Detection Using Hyperspectral Remote Sensing and Data Mining Techniques”. Mine Reclamation and Hazardous Waste Site Analysis, Baltimore: American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, ASPRS (9 March)

García Quijano, M., 2004, “From Spatial Data to Decisions: Developing a Remote Sensing-assisted Spatial Decision Support System for Hazardous Waste Site Monitoring”.  GIScience session, Biloxi, Mississippi: SEDAAG (22 November).

García Quijano, M., 2003, “Accuracy Assessment of Vegetation and Background Fraction Analysis through NDVI and Image Degradation”. Geography Session, Clemson: South Carolina Academy of Science, SCAS (21 March).

García Quijano, M., and L. Han, 2003, “Study of Relationship between NDVI and Vegetation Fraction through Image Degradation”. Remote Sensing of Vegetation, New Orleans: Association of American Geographers, AAG (5 March).

Technical Reports

M. García-Quijano, 2005, “NASA REASoN Year End Accomplishments Report: Development of A Remote Sensing-assisted Hazardous Waste Site Monitoring Decision Support System” CGISRS, 10 p. (December 1).

Tullis, J. A., B. Hadley, and M. García-Quijano, 2005, “Predicted Storm Surge Inundation Boundaries: SLOSH Modeling with LIDAR-derived DEMs – Phase II”, NASA Earth Science Enterprise Earth Science Applications Directorate University of South Carolina Affiliated Research Center. 39 p. (September 28).

Jensen, J. R., M. García-Quijano, B. Hadley, J. Im, Z. Wang, J. Tullis, and B. Davis, 2005, “Remote Sensing-assisted Validation of Agriculture for the Republic of South Africa Department of Water Affairs & Forestry (DWAF) Water Authorization and Resource Management System for Sustainable Development” Department of Water Affairs & Forestry, Republic of South Africa. July. 42 p. (July 15).

Chapters in Books

M. García-Quijano, contributing author in “Chapter 6: Photogrammetry” in J.R. Jensen, 2006. Remote Sensing of the Environment: An Earth Resource Perspective, Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, NJ.

 


FAU Campuses: Boca Raton/Davie/Dania Beach/Fort Lauderdale/Jupiter/Treasure Coast
Boca Raton 561-297-3000 Davie 954-236-1000 Dania Beach 954-924-7000 Fort Lauderdale 954-236-1000 Jupiter 561-799-8500 Treasure Coast 772-873-3300