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Assessing the Impact of Propeller Scars on Sea Grass Fragmentation in South Bay-Laguna Madre, Texas Using UAS Imagery
(2019-12)No abstract prepared. -
Pet Shelters and Planning for Sheltering Pets during Hurricane Evacuations: A Case Study of Hurricane Harvey
(2019-12)When a major hurricane strikes it is important that pets are included in evacuation plans and that they are safely sheltered. A lack of sufficient planning or communication of information during a hurricane may lead to ... -
A Comparison of Fine and Course Resolution Remote Sensing Platforms for Post Fire Severity
(2019-12)This study compares Landsat 8 dNBR with Planet dNDVI for burn severity measurement. The sensors were compared to ground reference data using the Composite Burn Index (CBI) and a radiospectrometer. CBI data was collected ... -
Methodology and Algorithm Development for Historical Addresses
(2019-08)Historical GIS is a unique relationship between historical studies, geography, and geographic information science (GIS). This area of study combines several components of various fields and the use of new techniques and ... -
Validating the Quality of Crowdsourced Data for Flood Modeling of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas
(2019-12)Flood is one of the most widespread natural hazards in the world. Hurricane Harvey, a 1000-year flood event, hit Texas in 2017 and resulted in significant property damage, bodily injury, and casualty. As one of the most ...
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Preliminary Findings for Sizing a Bioretention Pond and an Analysis of Urban Stormwater Runoff: San Marcos, TX
(2019-05)The senior engineer for the City of San Marcos has designated an existing Stormwater Control Measure (SCM), a stormwater detention pond at the City of San Marcos City Hall, for improvements to better meet the stormwater ... -
The Impact of Homelessness in Social Vulnerability Assessment: A Case Study of Austin, Texas
(2019-08)Among existing research on social vulnerability, virtually no studies have considered homelessness as a variable in their vulnerability assessments. This study identified the relevance of homelessness as a key index in ... -
Town of Highland Park, Texas: An Assessment of Water Use and Conservation Potential
(2019-08)The Town of Highland Park, Texas would like to take steps towards improving their water use conservation as a demonstration of community leadership. To do this, they have partnered with the Texas State University team ...
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A Qualitative Content Analysis of Hazard Mitigation Plans in Texas
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Beach Erosion Impacts on Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Nesting Along the South Texas Coast
(2019-05)Beach erosion is a potential threat to Kemp’s ridley sea turtle nesting populations because of a loss in nesting habitat that is critical to the survival of this endangered species. The Texas coast is experiencing beach ... -
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Testing Water Quality from Space: A Comparison between Remote Sensing and in situ Measurements
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Examining the Driving Factors of Urban Sprawl in San Antonio Metropolitan Area During 1990-2010
(2018-08)No abstract prepared. -
The Green Roof Landscape of Austin, Texas: A Contemporary Inventory of Green Roof Systems
(2018-12)No abstract prepared. -
Facing Reality: Agriculture without the Ogallala Aquifer: A Comparative Study: The Texas Panhandle and Western Australian Wheatbelt
(2018-12)Agriculture in the Texas Panhandle depends extensively on the Ogallala Aquifer for its water needs and is on path to be completely depleted. Once emptied, hydrogeologists estimate it could take over 6,000 years to fully ... -
A Study of CPTED Principles and their Relationship to Crime Risk in Beaumont, Texas
(2018-08)Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) is an approach to understanding crime which focuses on the built environment and geography instead of simply a potential offender’s behavior or socio-economic ... -
Does Better Accessibility to Exercise Facilities Mean People Use Them More?
(2018-08)GIS provides an excellent means for visualizing and analyzing health spatial data, geographically integrating large amounts of information from different sources and serving as a common platform for health data, recreation ... -
Analyzing Human Interest to Hurricane Harvey Using Location Based Social Media and Tobler's First Law of Geography
(2018-08)No abstract prepared. -
Land Use / Land Cover Change Detection and Analysis of the Upper Guadalupe River, Central Texas
(2018-08)The study was conducted to detect the land use/ cover changes in the upper Guadalupe River basin, located in central Texas over an analysis period from 1987 to 2017. Surface water bodies, vegetation, urban areas and ...
