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Dalia E. Varanka
Dalia E. Varanka, Ph.D.
Research Geographer
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USGS Mid-Continent Geographic Science Center
1400 Independence Road
Rolla, Missouri 65401
Phone: (573) 308-3897
Fax: (573) 308-3794
Email: dvaranka@usgs.gov
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Expertise:
- Cartography, GIS, and Spatial Analysis
- Urban Environmental Geography
- Landscape Change
Current Project:
- Geospatial Ontology for The National Map
Education:
- Ph.D., Geography, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee,
WI (1994)
- M.S., Urban Environmental Geography, University of Illinios
at Chicago, Chicago, IL (1987)
- B.S., Regional and Urban Analysis, University of Wisconsin-Green
Bay, Green Bay, WI (1978)
Professional Experience:
- 2005-present: Affiliated Scientist with the Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS), of the USGS Geospatial Information Office (GIO)
- 1998-present: Research Geographer, Mid-Continent Geographic Science
Center, USGS, Rolla, MO
- 1997-1998: GIS Specialist, Mid-Continent Mapping Center, USGS, Rolla, MO
- 1993-1997: Physical Science Technician, U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management, Milwaukee, WI
Selected Publications:
- Varanka, D., 2009, Landscape Features, Technology Codes, and Semantics in U.S. National Topographic Mapping Databases, The International Conference on Advanced Geographic Information Systems & Web Services (GEOWS), Cancun, Mexico, February 1-7, 2009.
- Varanka, D., 2009, Scaling and Generalizing Population Pressure on Urbanizing Natural Areas, in Jiang, B., and Yao, X., eds., Geospatial Analysis and Modeling of Urban Environments: New York, Springer Publishing Co.
- Varanka, D., 2008, Interpolating Missouri Population Pressure on Urbanizing Natural Areas. (2.3 Mb pdf file)
- Varanka, D., 2008, National Topographic Modeling, Ontology-Driven Geographic Information in the Context of The National Map, First International Workshop on Information Semantics and its Implications for Geographical Analysis (ISGA ´08) at GIScience 2008, the 5th International Conference on Geographic Information Science, Park City, Utah, September 23, 2008.
- Varanka, D.E., and Shaver, D.K., 2007, Land-Use Change Trends in the Interior River Lowlands Ecoregion: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5145, 12p.
- Varanka, Dalia. 2005. National Trends Regarding Aggregate Materials for
Urban Development, With a Method for the Analysis of Aggregates Distribution.
USGS Geographical Analysis and Monitoring (GAM) Urban Dynamics Topical
Report. USGS Professional Paper.
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