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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 and GIS, including quantitative methods of
spatial analysis
- Urban Environmental Geography
- Landscape Change
Current Projects:
- Geospatial Ontology for The National Map
- Interpolating Population Pressure in Missouri
- Effects of Resolution Changes on Correlations Between Distributed-Parameter Watershed Modeling Input and Output Files
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:
- 1998-present: Research Geographer, Mid-Continent Geographic Science
Center, USGS, Rolla, MO
Professional Affiliations/Achievements:
- Delegate, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM)
Selected Publications:
- 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, 2007, Ontological Foundations of Transportation Data for The National Map (USA), in XXIII International Cartographic Conference Proceedings 4-10 August 2007 Moscow, Russia, 13 p. (CD)
- Varanka, D., 2006, Centralization and Locality in The 20th Century National Topographic Mapping Program In The United States: in Postnikov, A., ed. Development of Ideas and Methods in Cartography. Moscow: Russian Academy of Sciences, p. 26-41.
- 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.
- Varanka, Dalia. Modeling Urban Expansion in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area, Report from the USGS Urban Dynamics Philadelphia Case Study.
- Varanka, D., 2008, Interpolating Missouri Population Pressure on Urbanizing Natural Areas. (2.3 Mb pdf file)
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