Stephen Egbert

Associate Professor

Department of Geography

Associate Scientist

Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Program

Contact Information

KARS
Geography

Phone	785-864-1507
Fax	785-864-1534
Email
Office	104C Higuchi

Phone	785-864-4252
Office	217C Lindley

Unit Affiliations

KARS, KUERG, KBS

Curriculum Vitae

Stephen Egbert - CV (pdf)

Detail

Specialty

Remote Sensing and GIS

Background

Steve Egbert earned his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas in 1994.

Research Interests

In over 25 years of research, most of my emphasis has centered on the use of time-series remotely sensed imagery for land cover mapping and monitoring applications. Although some of my work has used (and continues to use) multi-seasonal imagery from Landsat and similar sensors, I am currently more focused on the use of dense time-series imagery from wide-field sensors such as MODIS. Recent and current studies include using time-series imagery to map the agricultural landscape of the Central Great Plains; examining the relationship of vegetation phenology metrics (VPMs), such as onset of greenness, to actual vegetation growth stages and conditions on the ground; and exploring the impacts of date variations in maximum-value NDVI composites.

In addition to the study and application of time-series remotely sensed imagery, I am also involved in the use of geospatial technologies for responding to, and mitigating, both natural and human disasters. In that regard, I have been involved for several years with a team from KU in assisting the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining in evaluating a handheld mapping system for creating field databases of minefields. We also have ongoing research projects to create inundation databases for the state of Kansas to assist in mapping predicted flood extents.

Research

Habitat Associations and Ecological Niche Modeling in Eastern Forest Species	Oct. 2011 - present	Eastern Kansas
Vegetation assessment of Fort Riley Military Reservation, Kansas	Sept. 2010 - present	Fort Riley, Kansas
Dam Breach Modeling for Medium and High Hazard Dams in Kansas--Work Statement #2	Jan. 2010 - present	Kansas
Dam Breach Modeling for Medium and High Hazard Dams in Kansas--Work Statement #1	Jan. 2010 - present	Kansas
Evaluating the Effect of Large-Format Stereoscopic Displays on Student Learning in Introductory College Physical Geography Classes	Jan. 2010 - present	Kansas
Biofuels and Climate Change: Farmers' Land Use Decisions	Oct. 2009 - present	Statewide
2005 Kansas Land Cover Patterns - Level IV	Nov. 2006 - present	Statewide
KU Humanitarian Demining	July 2004 - present	International
StateView Program Development and Operations for Kansas	Jan. 2004 - present	Kansas
Bowman Expedition: Study of Transportation in Kazakhstan	Jan. 2009 - Dec. 2009	Kazakhstan
Contract for Professional Services between the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining and The University of Kansas 2008	Jan. 2008 - Dec. 2008	International
Database Development: Playa Basin Occurrence on the High Plains of Kansas	Jan. 2007 - Dec. 2008	Kansas High Plains
Ecological Forecasting: 2005 Land Cover - Level I	May 2006 - Nov. 2009	Kansas River Watershed
Contract for Professional Services between the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining and the University of Kansas 2006	Jan. 2006 - Dec. 2006	International
Mapping and Characterization of Playa Basins on the High Plains of Western Kansas and Development of a Regional Subclass-Specific Guidebook for Applying the Hydrogeomorphic (HGM) Approach to Assessing Wetland Functions of Playa Basin Depressional Wetlands	Jan. 2006 - Dec. 2009	Western Kansas
MODIS Time-Series Datasets for Environmental Modeling	Jan. 2005 - Dec. 2005	National
Landscape-Scale Detection and Classification of Small Water Bodies: Temporal Integration of Diverse Types of Data	Jan. 2003 - Dec. 2003	National
Research in the Incubation of Commercial Remote Sensing Products	Jan. 2002 - Dec. 2003	Statewide
Landsat 7 Satellite Imagery Database 2002	Jan. 2002 - Dec. 2003	Statewide
KansasView: Advancing the Use of Remote Sensing Data and Technology in Kansas	Jan. 2002 - Dec. 2003	Statewide
An Inventory of Dams for Kansas Using Remotely Sensed Satellite Imagery	Jan. 2002 - Dec. 2003	Statewide
Kansas GAP Land Cover Mapping	Jan. 2000 - Dec. 2001	Statewide
Digital Interpretation and Classification of Vegetation Associations, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Jan. 1998 - Dec. 1999	Chase County
Biodiversity Consequences of Global Climate Change in Mexico	Jan. 1997 - Jan. 2000	Mexico
Development of a Land Use Mapping Protocol for the Great Plains Region: A Multitemporal Remote Sensing Application	Jan. 1992 - Dec. 1992	Finney County
1990 Kansas Land Cover Patterns	Jan. 1991 - Dec. 2008	Statewide

Maps

Depth To Flood Eastern Kansas

September 25, 2009

Eastern Kansas

Published Works

Dobbs, K., J. Kastens, S. Egbert. 2010. Evaluation of NED Elevation Data and the FLDPLN Model for Inundation Extent Estimation.

Kastens, J., K. Dobbs, S. Egbert. 2010. Mapping Potential Flood Extents in Eastern Kansas.

Peterson, D., S. Egbert. 2010. KLCP2005 fact sheet.

Wardlow, B.D., S. Egbert. 2010. A comparison of MODIS 250-m EVI and NDVI data for crop mapping--a case study for southwest Kansas. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 31(3):805-830.

Peterson, D., J. Whistler, S. Egbert, E. A. Martinko. 2010. 2005 Kansas Land Cover Patterns: Phase II--final report. Kansas Biological Survey, Lawrence, KS. Report No. 167:49 pp.

Masialeti, I., S. Egbert, B. Wardlow. 2010. A comparative analysis of phenological curves for major crops in Kansas. GIScience and Remote Sensing. 47(2):241-259.

Dobson, J., S. Egbert, M.D. Dunbar, J.C. Kostelnick. 2010. Geographers tackle landmines. Focus on Geography. 53(3):92-102.

Peterson, D., J. Whistler, C. Bishop, S. Egbert, E. A. Martinko. 2009. The Kansas next-generation land use/land cover mapping initiative. Proceedings, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.

Wardlow, B.D., S. Egbert. 2008. Large-area crop mapping using time-series MODIS 250m NDVI data: An assessment for the U.S. Central Great Plains. Remote Sensing of Environment. 112(2008):1096-1116. http://www.sciencedirect.com/scienc...

Martinko, E. A., S. Egbert, M. Jakubauskas, K. Dobbs, J. Lomas, J. Whistler, D. Peterson. 2008. 2005 Kansas Land Cover Patterns Phase I--final report. Kansas Biological Survey, Lawrence, KS. Open-file Report No. 150.

Park, S., S. Egbert. 2008. Remote sensing-measured impacts of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) on landscape structure in southwestern Kansas. GIScience and Remote Sensing. 45(1):83-108. http://bellwether.metapress.com/con...

Egbert, S., S. O'Lear. 2008. Geographies of genocide.

Kostelnick, J.C., S. Egbert, M.D. Dunbar. 2008. Cartographic symbols for humanitarian demining. Cartographic Journal. 45(1):18-31. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/conte...

Wardlow, B.D., S. Egbert, J. Kastens. 2007. Analysis of time-series MODIS 250m vegetation index data for crop classification in the U.S. Central Great Plains. Remote Sensing of Environment. 108(3):290-310. http://www.sciencedirect.com/scienc...

Slocum, T.A., M. Dunbar, S. Egbert. 2007. Evaluating the potential of the GeoWall for geographic education. Journal of Geography. 106(3):91-102. http://pdfserve.informaworld.com/63...

Cully, J.F., K.M. McNyset, S. Egbert, D. Peterson, J.C. Kostelnick. 2007. Ecological niche modeling of black-tailed prairie dog habitats in Kansas using geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, and the Genetic Algorithm for Rule-set Prediction (GARP). Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 110(3/4):187-200.

Anderson, R.P., A.T. Peterson, S. Egbert. 2006. Modeling the spread of a recently detected invasive species using remotely sensed data: Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in Kansas. Southwestern Naturalist. 51(4):471-480. http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.18...

Wardlow, B.D., J. Kastens, S. Egbert. 2006. Using USDA crop progress data for the evaluation of greenup onset date calculated from MODIS 250-meter data. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing. 72(11):1225-1234.

Kostelnick, J.C., S. Egbert, M.D. Dunbar. 2005. Cartographic symbols for landmine hazards and humanitarian demining. International Cartographic Conference.

Wardlow, B.D., S. Egbert. 2005. State-level crop mapping in the U.S. Central Great Plains agroecosystem using MODIS 250-meter NDVI data. Proceedings, PECORA 16 Global Priorities in Land Remote Sensing.

Park, S., J.J. Feddema, S. Egbert. 2005. MODIS land surface temperature composite data and their relationships with climatic water budget factors in the central Great Plains. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 26(6):1127-1144. http://pdfserve.informaworld.com/55...

Park, S., S. Egbert. 2005. Assessment of soil erodibility indices for Conservation Reserve Program lands in southwestern Kansas using satellite imagery and GIS techniques. Environmental Management. 36(6):886-898. http://www.springerlink.com/content...

Peterson, D., S. Egbert, K. Price, E. A. Martinko. 2004. Identifying historical and recent land-cover changes in Kansas using post-classification change detection techniques. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 107(3/4):105-118. http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.16...

Park, S., J.J. Feddema, S. Egbert. 2004. Impacts of hydrologic soil properties on drought detection with MODIS thermal data. Remote Sensing of Environment. 89(2004):53-62.

Wardlow, B.D., S. Egbert. 2003. A state-level comparative analysis of the GAP and NLCD land-cover data sets. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing. 69(12):1387-1397.

P. Taylor, B. Mosiman, S. Egbert, J. Whistler. 2003. The Kansas Surface Water Database: Final Report. Kansas Biological Survey, Lawrence, KS. Report No. 116.

Mosiman, B., S. Egbert, J. Whistler. 2003. The Kansas Dam Inventory Project: Final Report. Kansas Biological Survey, Lawrence, KS. Report No. 114:19 pp.

Martinko, E. A., K. Price, S. Egbert, M. Jakubauskas, J. Whistler, T.J. Crooks. 2003. The NASA Great Plains Regional Earth Science Applications Center, 2000-2003. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Egbert, S., D. Peterson, A.M. Stewart, C. Lauver, K. Price, C. Blodgett, J. Cully, G. Kaufman. 2003. Kansas vegetation mapping using multi-temporal remote sensing data: A hybrid approach. Journal of the Korean Geographical Society. 38(5):667-685.

Lauver, C., D. Peterson, A.M. Stewart, S. Egbert, E. A. Martinko, K. Price. 2002. The challenge of mapping grasslands: Assessing the accuracy of the Kansas Gap Analysis Land Cover Map. Society for Range Management.

Wardlow, B.D., S. Egbert. 2002. Discriminating cropping patterns for the U.S. Central Great Plains region using time-series MODIS 250-meter NDVI data--preliminary results. Pecora 15 Land Satellite Information.

Mosiman, B., D. Peterson, J. Whistler, S. Egbert, A. Stewart, E. A. Martinko, K. Price. 2002. Remote sensing tools for statewide management: Developing a Landsat 7 imagery database of Kansas. ASPRS Annual Meeting.

Anderson, A.K., S. Egbert. 2002. Hyperspectral remote sensing of hydrocarbon and brine seepage in Hutchinson, Kansas. ASPRS-ACSM Annual Conference and FIG XXII Congress.

Egbert, S., S. Park, K. Price, R. Lee, J. Wu, M.D. Nellis. 2002. Using Conservation Reserve Program maps derived from satellite imagery to characterize landscape structure. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 37(1-3):141-156.

Egbert, S., E. Martinez-Meyer, M. Ortega-Huerta, A. T. Peterson. 2002. Use of datasets derived from time-series AVHRR imagery as surrogates for land cover maps in predicting species' distributions. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 4:2337-2339.

Peterson, D., S. Egbert, C. Lauver, A. Stewart, E. A. Martinko, K. Price, S. Park. 2001. Identifying and understanding land use/land cover change in Kansas. ASPRS Annual Meeting.

Egbert, S., D. Peterson, A.M. Stewart, C.L. Lauver, C.F. Blodgett, K. Price, E. A. Martinko. 2001. The Kansas GAP land cover map final report. Kansas Biological Survey, Lawrence, KS. Report No. 99.

Egbert, S., S. Park, A.M. Stewart, D. Peterson, C.L. Lauver, K. Price, E. A. Martinko. 2001. Landscape structure and the U.S. Conservation Research program on the Central High Plains. ASPRS Annual Meeting.

Egbert, S., R. Lee, S. Park, K. Price, J. Wu, M.D. Nellis. 2000. Using CRP maps derived from satellite imagery to characterize landscape structure and relationships. Geospatial Information in Agriculture and Forestry. I:520-526.

Lomas, J., K. Price, E. A. Martinko, D.L. Kastens, S. Egbert, A.J. Tuyahov. 2000. Development of a value-added, remotely sensed product for commercial distribution. Geospatial Information in Agriculture and Forestry.

Houts, M., R. Lee, K. Price, S. Egbert, E. A. Martinko. 2000. Using 10-meter digital airborne imagery to classify crop types in Iowa. Geospatial Information in Agriculture and Forestry. II:453-459.

Egbert, S., B. Mercier. 2000. Evaluation of time-series Landsat Thematic Mapper imagery and derived spectral indices for differentiating irrigated and non-irrigated cropland in a semi-arid environment. ASPRS Annual Meeting.

Egbert, S., K. Price, E. A. Martinko. 2000. Multi-temporal approach to Kansas natural vegetation mapping and landscape pattern analysis in Finney County, Kansas. Kansas Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting. 19:39-40.

Lauver, C., S. Egbert, C.F. Blodgett. 1999. Vegetation mapping and digital data base development for the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. Final Report, National Park Service.. Kansas Biological Survey, Lawrence, KS. Report No. 93.

Egbert, S., A. T. Peterson, K. Price, V. Sanchez-Cordero. 1998. Modeling conservation priorities in Veracruz, Mexico. GIS Solutions in Natural Resource Management - Balancing the Technical-Political Equation. High Mountain Press. 141-150.

Egbert, S., R.-Y. Yang, K. Price, M.D. Nellis, R. Boyce. 1998. Mapping Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) grasslands using multi-seasonal Thematic Mapper imagery. GeoCarto International. 13(4):17-24.

Egbert, S., C.L. Lauver, C.F. Blodgett, K. Price, E. A. Martinko. 1998. Mapping the Kansas grasslands. Kansas Maps and Gaps: Newsletter of the Kansas Gap Analysis Bulletin. 2/1:3-4.

Egbert, S. 1998. KARS named as NASA Regional Applications Center. Kansas Biological Survey, Lawrence, KS. Spring 1998:6.

Egbert, S., R.-Y. Lee, K. Price, R. Boyce, M.D. Nellis. 1997. Mapping the Kansas grasslands: A multitemporal approach. GAP Analysis Bulletin. 6:12-13.

Egbert, S., J. Whistler, K. Price. 1997. The Kansas Applied Remote Sensing Program. RSSG Newsletter: Remote Sensing Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers. 18(1):7.

Blodgett, C.F., S. Egbert, C. Lauver, K. Price, E. A. Martinko. 1997. Mapping vegetation alliances for Kansas GAP: A multi-seasonal approach. Kansas Water Office Newsletter.

Bian, L., H. Sun, C.F. Blodgett, S. Egbert, W.P. Li, L.M. Ran, A.D. Koussis. 1996. An integrated interface system to couple the SWAT model and Arc/Info. Conference/Workshop on Integrating GIS and Environmental Modeling.

Bian, L., H. Sun, C.F. Blodgett, S. Egbert, W.P. Li, L.M. Ran, A.D. Koussis. 1996. Integration architecture and internal database for coupling a hydrologic model and Arc/Info. HydroGIS. IAHS Publication Number 235:11-17.

Egbert, S., K. Price, M.D. Nellis, R. Lee. 1995. Developing a land cover modeling protocol for the High Plains using multi-seasonal Thematic Mapper imagery. ASPRS Annual Meeting.

Egbert, S., T.A. Slocum. 1994. Using C and MetaWINDOW graphics primitives to develop software for exploring spatial data. Case Study. Visualization in Modern Cartography. Chapter6. New York, NY:Pergamon Press. 94-96.

Egbert, S., T.A. Slocum. 1992. EXPLOREMAP: An exploration system for choropleth maps. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 82(2):275-288.

Baker, W.L., S. Egbert, G.F. Frazier. 1991. A spatial model for studying the effects of climatic change on the structure of landscapes subject to large disturbances. Ecological Modelling. 56(1-4):109-125.

Campbell, C.S., S. Egbert. 1990. Animated cartography: Thirty years of scratching the surface. Cartographica. 27(2):24-46.