Digital Terrain Analysis - Project Groups and Topics

(Each group has up to 18 minutes for the final presentation)

Date	Topics	Group members
Dec 3, 12:00 – 13:50 (Ch418)	Object-Based Classification of Urban Roughness Elements Utilizing LiDAR Data: Calculating Aerodynamic Surface Roughness in Portland, OR	Lily House-Peters Whityn Owen Maren Murphy
	Using LIDAR Data to Determine the Suitability of Roof Planes for Placing Solar Collectors	Lisa Utz Scott Parker
	Comparison of Interpolation Techniques for the Construction of the Pre-Landslide Slope Surface of the Panther Creek Landslide, Oregon	Steven Sobieszczyk
	Hydraulic Modeling of Paleoflood Discharges on Rapid Creek in the Black Hills, South Dakota	Tess Harden
	Modeling Sea Level Change in the Columbia River and its Effects on the Island Refuge Chain	Amanda Stolnacke HeatherAnn VanDyke Lesley Bross
	Transportation for the Masses in Mt. Hood National Forest – A Viewshed Analysis of a Proposed Gondola from Sandy, Oregon to Timberline Lodge	Bethany Pratt Juan Gonzalez
Dec 10, 10:15 – 13:05 (CH469)	Downscaling PRISM Climate Data for Use at the Local Scale Using a Case Study in the Skagit Watershed, Washington USA 1976 - 2006	Ryan Lynch Kristina Thorneycroft Donald Waldo
	Using digital terrain and surface models to evaluate suitable locations for timber harvest in the Wilson and Kilchis River watersheds in the Tillamook State Forest, OR	Jacob Macdonald Stephen Pilson
	A Terrain Analysis of the Proposed Light Rail Expansion into the City of Sherwood	Sean Pickner Tomoko Kanai James Stevens
	Limiting Car Trips in Mt. Hood National Forest – A GIS Analysis	Jana LaFrenier Beth Chappell
	Vegetation Mapping in the Camp Creek Project Area of the Malheur National Forest using LiDAR Data	Jesse Nett Joey Roberts
	Wetland Elevation and its Relationship to Hydrology and Vegetation Patterns	Kari Kimura Kim Biafora Sarah Shewell
	Oregon Coastline Erosion Analysis	Lowell Anthony Matthew Tofte
	Surface Water Runoff in the Willamette River Watershed from Impermeable Rooftops within Downtown Portland	Scott Montegna Daniel Lyvers Angie Cirello