Publications

Refereed Journal Articles
Other Journal Articles
Books and Book Chapters
National and International Confernence Proceedings
Conference Poster Presentations
CEO Technical Reports

Incoming Journal Articles

Cakir, H. I., and Khorram, S., 2008.  Correspondence Analysis Fusion. Submitted to February 2008 special data fusion issue of Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing.

Hester, D. B., H. I. Cakir, S. A. C. Nelson, and S. Khorram, 2007.  Per-pixel classification of QuickBird hyperspatial satellite imagery for urban land cover mapping.  Submitted to Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing.

Hester, D. B., H. I. Cakir, S. A. C. Nelson, and S. Khorram (in preparation). Urban land cover change mapping based on uncertainty analysis and change reasoning. International Journal of Remote Sensing.

Refereed Journal Articles

Miller, J.A., S.A.C. Nelson, G. R. Hess. 2007. A New Object-Oriented Method of Impervious Surface Classification Using Feature Analyst. In Press. Professional Geographer.

Cakir, H. I., and Khorram, S., and Nelson, S. A., 2006.  Correspondence Analysis for Detecting Land Cover Change.  Remote Sensing of Environment.  Vol. 102, pages 306–317. (Top 25 Hottest Article – downloaded during April through September 2006 period within the journal Remote Sensing of Environment: http://top25.sciencedirect.com)

Knight, J.F., R.L. Lunetta, J. Ediriwickrema, and S. Khorram, 2006. Regional Scale Land-Cover Characterization using MODIS-NDVI 250 m Multi-Temporal Imagery: A Phenology Based Approach. GIScience and Remote Sensing, 43(1), 1-23.

Nelson, S.A.C., Cheruvelil, K.S., and Soranno, P.A. 2006. Remote sensing of freshwater macrophytes using Landsat TM and the influence of water clarity. Aquatic Botany 85: 289--298. NOTE: This article was ranked #2 by ScienceDirect in the Agricultural and Biological Sciences "Aquatic Botany" sub-category as one of the "Top 25 Hottest Articles". This designation is complied from a list of the most read articles counted by worldwide download requests on ScienceDirect.com for a 3 month rating period; October--December 2006.

Colson, T.P., J.D. Gregory, S.A.C. Nelson, and E.G. Shipman. 2006. A Mobile Geographic Information System to Support Stream Identification. Maidment, David R. and John S. Grounds III (Editors), 2006. GIS and Water Resources IV. Proceedings of the American Water Resources Associations 2006 Spring Specialty Conference. American Water Resources Association, Middleburg,Virginia, TPS-06-1, CD-ROM.

Colson, T.P., J.D. Gregory, H. Mitasova, and S.A.C. Nelson. 2006. Comparison of Stream Extraction Models Using LiDAR DEMs. Maidment, David R. and John S. Grounds III (Editors), 2006. GIS and Water Resources IV. Proceedings of the American Water Resources Associations 2006 Spring Specialty Conference. American Water Resources Association, Middleburg, Virginia, TPS-06-1, CD-ROM.

Cakir, H. I., Khorram, S., and Nelson, S.A.C. 2006. Correspondence Analysis Approach for Detecting Land Use Land Cover Changes. Remote Sensing of Environment. 102(3-4): 306-317. NOTE: This article was ranked #9 and #8 by ScienceDirect in the Environmental Science "Remote Sensing of Environment" sub-category as one of the "Top 25 Hottest Articles" over two consecutive 3-month rating periods; April--June 2006 and July--September 2006, respectively.

Dennis, B. M., S. M. Kocherlakota, A. P. Sawant, L. G. Tateosian, and C. G. Healey, 2005. Designing a Visualization Framework for Multidimensional Data. IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications (Visualization Viewpoints), 25(6):10-15.

Healey, C. G., Enns, J. T., Tateosian, L. G., and Remple, M., 2004.  Perceptually-Based Brush Strokes for Nonphotorealistic Visualization.  ACM Transactions on Graphics, 23(1): 64-96.

Nelson, S.A.C., P. A. Soranno, K. S. Cheruvelil, S. A. Batzli and D. L. Skole. 2003. Regional assessment of lake water clarity using satellite remote sensing 2003. Journal of Limnology, 62 (Suppl. 1): 27-32.

Nelson, S.A.C., P. A. Soranno, J. Qi. 2002. Land Cover Change in the Upper Barataria Basin Estuary, Louisiana, from 1972-1992: Increases in Wetland Area. Environmental Management. 29(5):716-727.

Nelson, S.A.C. and W.W. Taylor. Overview of lake water clarity regional assessment using satellite remote sensing. 2003. Bolsena Conference on: Residence Times in Lakes: Science, Management, Education. Viterbo Province eds. Bolsena - Viterbo, Italy. September 29th - October 3rd 2002

Dai, X. Long and Siamak Khorram, "A Feature-based Image Registration Algorithm using Improved Chain Code Representation Combined with Moment Invariants," IEEE Trans. on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol.37, no.5, 14p., September 1999.

Dai, X. Long and Siamak Khorram, "Remotely Sensed Change Detection based on Artificial Neural Networks," Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, vol.65, no.9, 8p., September 1999.

Morisette, J., S. Khorram, T. Mace, 1999.  Land-cover change detection enhanced with generalized linear models.  International Journal of Remote Sensing, 20(14): 2703-2721.

Karimi, Hassan A., X. Long Dai, Aemal J. Khattak, Siamak Khorram, and Joseph E. Hummer, "Techniques for Automated Extraction of Roadway Inventory Features from High-Resolution Satellite Imagery," Geocarto International, vol.14, no.2, June 1999.

Dai, X. Long and Siamak Khorram, "Data Fusion using Artificial Neural Networks: A Case Study on Multitemporal Image Analysis," Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, vol.23, no.2, pp.19-31, 1999.

Dai, X. Long and Siamak Khorram, "A Hierarchical Methodology Framework for Multisource Data Fusion in Vegetation Classification," International Journal of Remote Sensing, vol.19, no.18, pp.3697-3701, December 1998.

Karimi, Hassan A., X. Long Dai, Aemal J. Khattak, Siamak Khorram, and Joseph E. Hummer, "The Emergence of High-resolution Satellite Digital Imagery for Acquisition Roadway Inventory Features," Space Energy and Transportation, vol.3, no.1., pp.19-29, November 1998.

Dai, X. Long and Siamak Khorram, "The Effects of Image Misregistration on the Accuracy of Remotely Sensed Change Detection," IEEE Trans. on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol.36, no.5, pp. 1566-1577, September 1998.

Morisette, J. T. and S. Khorram, "Exact Confidence Interval for Proportions," Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, vol.64, no.4, pp.281-283, April 1998.

Dai, X. Long, Wesley E. Snyder, Griff L. Bilbro, Rodney Williams, and R. Cowan, "Left-Ventricle Boundary Detection from Nuclear Medicine Images," Journal of Digital Imaging, vol.11, no.1, pp.10-20, February 1998.

Ediriwickrema, D. J. and S. Khorram, "A hierarchical Maximum LikelihoodClassification for Improved Accuracies," IEEE Trans. on Geoscienceand Remote Sensing, vol.35, no.4, pp.810-816, 1997.

Morisette, J. T., "An Example Using SAS to Fit the Model of Coregionalization," Computers and Geoscience, v. 23, n. 3, pp. 317-323, 1997.

Brockhaus, J.A., J. Ediriwickrema, H.M. Cheshire, and S. Khorram, 1997, "Database Development from Spectral Mixture Analysis for Use in Biogenic Emission Models," Geocarto International, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 71-77.

Khorram, S., J.A. Brockhaus, and H.M. Cheshire, 1996, "Development of Regional Land Cover Databases from the Merger of Independently Derived Data Sets," Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 19 p.

Stallings, C., S. Khorram, and R.L. Huffman. 1995. "Spatial simplification of input data for hydrologichmodels: its effect on map accuracy and model results." AutoCarto XII. Pp.341-354.

Brockhaus, J.A., S. Khorram, R.I. Bruck, and M.V. Campbell, 1992, "Characterization of Defoliation Conditions Within a Boreal Montane Forest Ecosystem," Geocarto International, Vol. 8, No. 1, 1993, pp. 35-42.

Khorram, S., H.A. Devine, J.A. Brockhaus, and H.M. Cheshire, 1992, "Remote sensing and GIS Research and Training at North Carolina State University," Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, Vol. 58, No. 8, pp. 1171-1172.

Brockhaus, J.A., and S. Khorram, 1992, "A Comparison of SPOT and Landsat TM Data for Use in Conducting Inventories of Forest Resources," International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 13, No. 16, pp. 3035-3043.

Brockhaus, J.A., S. Khorram, R.I. Bruck, M.V. Campbell, and C. Stallings, 1992, "Comparison of Landsat TM and SPOT HRV Data for Use in the Development of Forest Defoliation Models," International Journal of Remote Sensing," Vol. 13, No. 16, pp. 3235-3240.

Khorram, S. , H.M. Cheshire, A.L. Geraci, and G. LaRosa, "AWater Quality Mapping of Augusta Bay from Landsat-TM Data," InternationalJournal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 803-808, 1992.

Khorram, S., J.A. Brockhaus, and A.L. Geraci, 1991, "A Regional Assessment of Land Use/Land Cover Types in Sicily with TM Data," International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 12, No. 1, p. 69-78.

Khorram, S. , J.A. Brockhaus, R.I. Bruck, and M.V. Campbell, "A Modeling and Multitemporal Evaluation of Forest Decline with Landsat TM Digital Data," IEEE Trans. on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol. 28,No. 4, pp. 745-749, 1990.

Khorram, S., J.A. Brockhaus, and H.M. Cheshire. "Comparison of Landsat MSS and TM Data for Urban Land-Use Classification," IEEE Trans. on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol. GE-25, No. 2, pp. 237-244, 1987.

Khorram, Siamak and H. M. Cheshire, "Remote Sensing of Water Quality in the Neuse River Estuary, North Carolina," Journal of Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, Vol. 51, No. 3, pp. 329-341, 1985a.

Khorram, Siamak, "Development of Water Quality Models Applicable Throughout the Entire San Francisco Bay and Delta," Journal of Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, Vol. 51, No. 1, pp. 53-62, 1985b.

Khorram, Siamak and Katibah, E.F., "Vegetation Mapping of Wildland Areas Using Landsat Digital Data," Journal of Forest Science, SAF, Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 2548-258, 1984.

Khorram, Siamak, "A Remote Sensing-Aided Procedure for Site-Specific Estimation of Net Radiation Over Large Areas," Journal of Applied Photographic Engineering, SPIE, Vol. 89, No. 1, pp. 31-36, 1982.

Khorram, Siamak, "Use of Ocean Color Scanner Data in Water Quality Mapping," Journal of Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, Vol. 47, No. 5, pp. 667-676, 1981.

Khorram, Siamak, "Water Quality Mapping from Landsat Digital Data," International Journal of Remote Sensing, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 145-153, 1981.

Other Journal Articles

Dai, X. Long, Hassan A. Karimi, Siamak Khorram, Aemal J. Khattak, and Joseph E. Hummer, "Roadway Feature Extraction and Delineation from High-Resolution Satellite Imagery," Earth Observation Magizine (EOM), pp.34-37, May 1999.

Khattak, Aemal J. , Hassan A. Karimi, X. Long Dai, and Joseph E. Hummer, "High-Resolution Satellite Imagery Aids Roadway Data Collection," Public Works, pp. 28-30, November 1998.

Books or Book Chapters

Khorram, S., J. F. Knight, and H. I. Cakir, 2004.  Thematic Accuracy Assessment of Regional Scale Land-Cover Data. In Remote sensing and GIS Accuracy Assessment / Editors Ross S. Lunetta and John G. Lyon, Chapter 7, p. 91–103, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.  http://www.amazon.com/Sensing-Accuracy-Assessment-Mapping-Science/dp/156670443X

Cakir, H. I., S. A. Nelson, and S. Khorram.  Effects of Image Misregistration on Data Fusion. In: Image Registration for Earth Science / Editors: Jacqueline Le Moigne, Nathan Netanyahu, Roger Eastman, Cambridge Press (Accepted for publication, final version being prepared).

Dai, X. L., and S. Khorram.  Feature-Based Image Registration by Chain Code Representation and Moment Invariants.  In: Image Registration for Earth Science / Editors: Jacqueline Le Moigne, Nathan Netanyahu, Roger Eastman, Cambridge Press (Accepted for publication, final version being prepared).

Ediriwickrema, D.J. and S. Khorram,  2001. Image Classification.  In Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (24 volume).  J.G. Webster (ed.), New York:John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Vol. 3, 41 p.  http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/emrw/9780471346081/home

Khorram, S., 2000.  Digital Image Processing. Chapter in Keys to Space, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 007-029438-0, Chapter 15, pp. 15-26. http://doi.contentdirections.com/mr/mgh.jsp?doi=10.1036/0070294380

Khorram, S., G. S. Biging, N. R. Chrisman, D. R. Colby, R. G. Congalton, J. E. Dobson, R. L. Ferguson, M. F. Goodchild, J. R. Jensen, and T. H. Mace, "Accuracy assessment of remote sensing-derived change detection," Monograph, American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS): Betheda: Maryland, 64p. 1999.

Morisette, J. T. , S. Khorram; H. Cheshire and C. Stallings, "Creating an Urban-Mask Raster Image with Vector Street Files" p. 172 - 178, in Raster Imagery in Geographic Information Systems, Stan Morain ed., High Mountain Press, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 495 pp., 1996

Stallings, C., S. Khorram, and R.L. Huffman. 1996. "Use of a polygon mode filter to simplify and improve remotely-sensed agricultural land cover data." In: Raster imagery in geographic information systems. High Mountain Press, Santa Fe, New Mexico. (sub-chapter). pp. 231-238.

National and International Conference Proceedings

Turkoglu, H. D., Bolen, F., Baran, P. K., and Marans, R. W.   (2007) “Towards a Sustainable Future: Initial Findings From an Ongoing Quality of Life Study in Metropolitan Istanbul.” Paper presented at the Joint Congress of the European Regional Science Association (47th Congress) and Association de Science Regionale de Langue Francaise, (ASRDLF, 44th Congress), Paris, August 29-September 2, 2007. Proceedings available at: http://sadapt.inapg.inra.fr/ersa2007/papers_theme.php?theme=03

Baran, P. K., Smith, W. R. and Toker, U. (2007). “The Space Syntax and Crime: Evidence from a Suburban Community.” Short paper presented at the 6th International Space Syntax Symposium, Istanbul, June 12-15, 2007. Symposium proceedings available at: http://www.spacesyntaxistanbul.itu.edu.tr/, pp. 119-01 – 119-06.

Long, Y., Baran, P. & Moore, R. (2007) The Role of Space Syntax in Spatial Cognition: Evidence from Urban China. Short paper presented at the 6th International Space Syntax Symposium, Istanbul, June 12-15, 2007. Conference proceedings available at: http://www.spacesyntaxistanbul.itu.edu.tr/, pp.129-01 – 129-06.

Tateosian, L. G., Healey, C. G., and Enns, J. T. "Engaging Viewers Through Nonphotorealistic Visualizations." In Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Non-Photorealistic Animation and Rendering (San Diego, California, August 04 - 05, 2007). NPAR '07. ACM, New York, NY, 93-102.

Khorram, S., S. A. C. Nelson, H. I. Cakir, and D. B. Hester, 2006.  Land Cover Mapping and Impervious Surface Modeling in Rapidly Urbanizing Watersheds using QuickBird High-resolution Imagery. American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Annual Conference, Reno, Nevada, May 1 - 5. (Abstract)

Khorram, S., S. A. C. Nelson, H. I. Cakir, and B. Hester, 2006.  A Property Parcel-Based Approach to Urban Land Cover Change Detection Using High Spatial Resolution Satellite Imagery.  9th North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) Annual Conference "Managing Water Quality & Quantity: Integrating Science, Technology & Policy", Raleigh, NC. (Abstract)  http://www.ncsu.edu/wrri/conference/2006ac/pdf/Hester.pdf

Tateosian, L. G., Dennis, B. M., and Healey, C. G. "Stevens Dot Patterns for 2D Flow Visualization." In Third International Symposium on Applied Perception in Graphics and Visualization (Boston, Massachusetts, 2006), pp.93-100.

Hester, D. B., S. Khorram, S. A. C. Nelson and H. I. Cakir, 2005. High Resolution Land Use/Land Cover Mapping and Impervious Surface Modeling in Fast Developing Watersheds.  8th North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI)  Annual Conference "Managing Water Quality & Quantity: Integrating Science, Technology & Policy", Raleigh, NC. (Abstract) http://www.ncsu.edu/wrri/conference/2005ac/pdf/Hester.pdf

Knight, J., R. S. Lunetta, S. Khorram, H. Cakir, and B. Hester, 2005.  A pixel composition-based reference data set for thematic accuracy assessment. ASPRS 2005 Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, March 7-11, 2005, Proceeding on CD-ROM. http://oaspub.epa.gov/eims/xmlreport.display?deid=85475&z_chk=3665

Cakir, H. I., and S. Khorram, 2004.  Application of Correspondence Analysis to Change Detection.  ASPRS Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado, May 23-28, On CD-ROM (Abstract)

Cakir, H. I. and S. Khorram, 2003.  Fusing high spatial resolution imagery with high spectral resolution imagery using multiresolution approach.  ASPRS Annual Conference, Alaska, Proceeding on CD-ROM, 9 pages.

Stallings, D. F., S. Khorram, H. I. Cakir, and J. Gregory, 2003.  High resolution mapping and Monitoring of Stream Buffer Zones and Adjacent Lands Land Use and Land Cover.  ASPRS Annual Conference, Alaska, Proceeding on CD-ROM.

Khorram, S., H. I. Cakir, and D. F. Stallings, 2003. Comparison of remotely sensed data from different sensors with different spatial and spectral resolutions to detect and characterize riparian stream buffer zones.  EPA Spectral Remote Sensing of Vegetation conference, Las Vegas.  http://www.epa.gov/esd/land-sci/srsv/images/khorram.pdf

Khorram, S., J. Gregory, D. F. Stallings, and H. I. Cakir, 2003.  Detailed Stream Riparian Buffer Zone Characterization Using High Resolution Remotely Sensed Data. WRRI conference “Valuing North Carolina’s Water Resources”, Raleigh, North Carolina. http://www.ncsu.edu/wrri/conference/2003ac/Khorram.pdf

Khorram, S., J. knight, X. Dai, H. Yuan, and H. I. Cakir, et al., 2000. Issues Involved in the Accuracy Assessment of Large Scale Land Use/Land Cover Mapping and Monitoring from Remotely Sensed Data. Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS'2000 Proceedings. IEEE 2000 International.

Khorram, S., X. L. Dai, J. Knight, H. I. Cakir, H. Yuan, and Z. Mao, 2000. Improving Estimates of the Accuracy of Thematic Maps When Using Aerial Photos as the Ground Reference Source. ASPRS 2000 Proceedings, Washington, DC.

Cakir, H.I. S. Khorram, and X. Long Dai, "Merging Landsat TM and SAR Imagery with the Wavelet Transform Method to Improve Classification Accuracy," the 1999 IEEE International Geosceince and Remote Sensing Symposiums (IGARSS'99), Hamburg, Germany, June 28-July 2, 1999.

Khorram, S. and X. Long Dai, "Environmental Impacts of the 1991 Persian Gulf War: A Remote Sensing Perspective," the 1999 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposiums (IGARSS'99), Hamburg, German, June 28-July 2, 1999.

Yuan, H., S. Khorram, and X. Long Dai, "Applications of Simulated Annealing Minimization Technique to Unsupervised Classification of Remotely Sensed," the 1999 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposiums (IGARSS'99), Hamburg, Germany, June 28-July 2, 1999.

Dai, X. Long and Jing Lu, ""A Feature-based Approach to Automated Image," the 1999 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposiums (IGARSS'99), Hamburg, Germany, June 28-July 2, 1999. In Press.

X. Long Dai, "Automated Change Feature Extraction Systems in Remote Sensing," Proceedings of SPIE: Applications of Digital Image Processing XXI, vol. 3460, San Diego, CA, 19-24 July 1998, pp. 566-576.

Hugh Devine, Perver Korca, Steve Morris, and Carolyn Argentati, "A Comprehensive GIS Data System for Public Participation in Regional Planning," Paper presented at the Urban and Regional Information System Association (URISA) Annual Conference: Sharing Information Technology Solutions, Charlotte NC, July 18-22, 1998.

Dai, X. Long and Siamak Khorram, "Requirements and Techniques for an Automated Change Detection System," Proceedings: the 1998 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposiums (IGARSS'98), Seattle, WA, July 1998, pp. 2752-2754.

Dai, X. Long and Siamak Khorram, "A Hierarchical Data Fusion Framework for Vegetation Classification from Multisource Remotely Sensed Imagery," Proceedings: the 1998 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposiums (IGARSS'98), Seattle, WA, July 1998, pp. 180-182.

Hassan A. Karimi, X. Long Dai, Aemal J. Khattak, and Joseph Hummer, "Automated Roadway Feature Extraction from One-Meter-Resolution Satellite Images," Proceedings: the 1998 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposiums (IGARSS'98), Seattle, WA, July 1998, pp. 2065-2067.

X. Long Dai, "Automated Control Point Detection in Image Registration," Proceedings of American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)-RTI 1998 Annual Conference, Tampa, FL, March 30-April 3, 1998, pp. 1496-1500, 1998.

Siamak Khorram and X. Long Dai, "Change Mask Development based on the Mahalanobis Distance of Multispectral Difference Images," Proceedings of American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)-RTI 1998 Annual Conference, Tampa, FL, March 30-April 3, 1998, pp. 831-839, 1998.

X. Long Dai, Siamak Khorram, and Hassan Karimi, "A Neural Network Approach to Data Fusion in Remote Sensing," Proceedings of American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) -RTI 1998 Annual Conference, Tampa, FL, March 30-April 3, 1998, pp. 191-198, 1998.

Laura M. Pickens, "Use of Geographic Information Systems to Improve the NC Division of Forest Resources Pre-suppression Fire Planning," SOFOR GIS '98 2nd Southern Forestry GIS Conference, pp. 201-206, 1998.

Dai, X. Long and Siamak Khorram, "Quantification of the Impact of Misregistration on the Accuracy of Remotely Sensed Change Detection," in Proc.: 1997 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposiums (IGARSS'97), Singapore, pp. 1763-1765, August 1997.

Dai, X. Long and Siamak Khorram, "Development of a New Automated Land Cover Change Detection System from Remotely Sensed Imagery based on Artificial Neural Networks," in Proc.: 1997 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposiums (IGARSS'97), Singapore, pp. 1029-1031, August 1997.

Dai, X. Long and Siamak Khorram, "Development of a Feature-based Approach to Automated Image Registration for Multisensor and Multitemporal Remotely Sensed Imagery," in Proc.: 1997 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposiums (IGARSS'97), Singapore, pp. 243-245, August 1997.

Stallings, C., S. Khorram, S. Coffey, M. Rice, G. Jennings, F. Humenik, R. Huffman, K. Stone, K. Matson, R. McLaughlin, D. Osmond, M. Cook, N. Rajbhandari, Accomplishments and challenges of data collection and modeling in the North Carolina Demonstration Watershed Project, Proceedings of the National Water Quality Watershed Project Symposium, Washington, DC, Sept. 22-26, 1997.

Ediriwickrema, D.J., and S. Khorram. 1997."One-km Digital Datebase Characterizing Forest-Genus Composition for the Upper-Mid Tennessee and the Bottom-Mid Kentucky Areas. Seattle, Washington, ACSM-ASPRS Annual Convention and Exhibition. American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 12p.

Morisette, J. T. and S. Khorram, 1997. "An Introduction to Using Generalized Linear Models to Enhance Satellite Based Change Detection", Invited Paper, IEEE/IGARSS'97, Singapore, 15p.

Brockhaus, J.A., D.J. Ediriwickrema, and S. Khorram. 1996. "Derivation of Inputs to an Urban Biogenic Emission Model from Spectral and Ancillary Data. III Vols. Baltimore, Maryland: 1996 ASPRS/ACSM Annual Convention and Exhibition. American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. pp. 593-598.

Dai, X. Long, S. Khorram, and H.M. Cheshire. 1996. "Automated Image Registration for Change Detection." Proc. of IEEE/IGARSS'96, vol. III, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. May, 1996, pp. 1609-1611.

Ediriwickrema, J. and S. Khorram. 1996 "Classification Accuracy Improvement and Delineation of Mixed Pixels Using Hierarchical Image Classification." Proc. IGARSS/96, Lincoln, Nebraska. IV vols. pp. 793-795.

Ediriwickrema, J., S. Khorram, M. Gumpertz, and J.A. Brockhaus. 1996a. "Linear Mixture Modeling with Autocorrelated Errors." 2nd International Symposium on Spatial Accuracy Assessment in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. pp. 401-408.

Ediriwichrema, J., S. Khorram, M. Gumpertz, and J.A. Brockhaus. 1996b. "Estimation of Class Fractions from the AVHRR Data Using Constrained Generalized Least Squares Regression Based Linear Mixture Modeling." Proceedings, ASPRS/ACSM Annual Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, III vols., pp. 381-390.

Khorram, S., H.M. Cheshire, X. Long Dai, and J. Morisette. 1996. "Land Cover Inventory and Change Detection of Coastal North Carolina Using Landsat Thematic Mapper Data." Proceedings ASPRS/ACSM Annual Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, April, 1996, pp. 245-250.

Morisette, J.T., X. Long Dai, S. Khorram, and H.M. Cheshire, 1996, "Comparing Empirical Normalization Methods for Mosaicing Landsat Thematic Mapper Data." - Proc. ASPRS/ACSM annual conference, Baltimore, MD, April, pp. 251-259.

Stallings, C., S. Khorram, and R.L. Huffman. 1994, "GIS data integration for ground-water quality models." Poster presented at the 2nd Annual Workshop on Pesticide & Nutrient Impacts on Water Quality in North Carolina.

Stallings, C., S. Khorram, and R.L. Huffman, 1993, "Increasing the Classification Accuracy of Remotely-sensed Agricultural Land Cover Data with a GIS-based Contextual Classifier" Proc., AWRA Symposium on Geographic Information Systems and Water Resources, Mobile, Alabama, 11 p.

Aanstoos, J.V., J.A. Brockhaus, and S. Khorram, 1993, "An Application of GRASS in Land Mapping for Environmental Modeling" Proc., Eighth Annual GRASS GIS User's Conference, Reston, Virginia, 7p.

Stallings, C., S. Khorram, R.L. Huffman, and Z. Guo, 1993, "Ground water contamination potential using models, GIS,a nd remote sensing" Proc., NC GIS Conference, Raleigh, NC, 8 p.

Khorram, S., J.A. Brockhaus, and H.M. Cheshire, 1992 , "Merger of Independently Derived Wetland Inventory Data Bases" Proc., ASPRS/ACSM Convention on Monitoring and Mapping Global Change, in Washington, D.C., 1992, Vol. 1, pp. 111-119.

Brockhaus, J.A., M.V. Campbell, S. Khorram, R.I. Bruck, and C. Stallings, 1991, "Forest Decline Model Development with Landsat TM, SPOT, and Digital Elevation Model Data," Proc., Remote Sensing of the Biosphere, SPIE Conference, Orlando, FL, vol. 1492, pp., 200-206.

Cheshire, H.M., J.A. Brockhaus, S. Khorram, and C.A. Galloway, 1991,"Performance Benchmarks of Advanced Spatial Analytical Algorithms Implemented Within Supercomputer and Superminicomputer Frameworks," Proc. MCNC-NCSU, Research Triangle Park, NC, 4 p.

Cheshire, H.M., and S. Khorram, 1990, "Project Plan for Mapping and Geographics Information System Implementation of Land Use and Land Cover Categories for the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine Study", Proc., Federal Coastal Wetland Mapping Programs, USDI, Fish & Wildlife Service, Washington, D.C., Report 18, pp. 135-139.

Campbell, M.V., J.A. Brockhaus, S. Khorram, and R.I. Bruck, 1990, "TM Signal Response as a Function of Forest Composition and Stand Structures within a Declining Ecosystem," Proc., American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing ASPRS-ACSM Annual Convention, Denver, CO., pp. 68-77.

Khorram, S., J.A. Brockhaus, R.I. Bruck, and M.V. Campbell, 1989, "Multitemporal Modeling of Forest Decline from Landsat-TM Digital Data," Proc., International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IEEE, Vancouver, Canada, Vol. 3, pp. 1585-8.

Khorram, S., H.M. Cheshire, A.L. Geraci, and G. LaRosa, 1989, "Water Quality Mapping of Augusta Bay from Landsat-TM Data," International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IEEE, Vancouver, Canada, Vol. 1, pp. 335-339.

Brockhaus, J.A., M.V. Campbell, R.I. Bruck, and S. Khorram, 1989, "Analysis of Forest Decline in the Southern Appalachians with TM Data," American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, ASPRS-ACSM Annual Convention, Baltimore, MD, Vol. 1, pp. 209-217.

Campbell, M.V., J.A. Brockhaus, R.I. Bruck, and S. Khorram, 1989, "The Effect of Field Plot Location Errors Within TM Data on Forest Decline Model Development," American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, ASPRS-ACSM Annual Convention, Baltimore, MD, Vol. 1, pp. 227-237.

Conference Poster Presentations

Casson Stallings, Steve Coeffey, and Perver Korca, "Watershed Simulation Errors in the NC Coastal Plain and Their Implications for Modeling Water Quality in the Neuse River", poster presented at Nutrients in the Neuse River: Working Toward Solutions, New Bern, NC, December 8-9, 1997.

Abstract in Nutrients in the Neuse River: Working Toward Solutions Conference Proceedings, NC State University, p.84, 1997.

CEO Technical Reports

Khorram, S., S. A. C. Nelson, H. I. Cakir, and D. B. Hester, 2006. integration of high-resolution satellite imagery in cost-effective assessment of land use practices influencing erosion and sediment yield - Phase II. CEO Technical Report 222, 39 pp., Center for Earth Observation, North Carolina State University.

Khorram, S., S. A. C. Nelson, H. I. Cakir, and D. B. Hester, 2005.  Integration of high resolution imagery in cost-effective assessment of land use practices influencing erosion and sediment yield – Phase I.  CEO Technical Report 221, 35 pp., Center for Earth Observation, North Carolina State University.

Siamak Khorram, James gregory, Donald F. Stallings, and Halil I. Cakir. High Resolution Mapping Land Cover Classification of the Hominy Creek Watershed, CEO Tecnical Report NO. 220, 34pp., November 24 2003.

Siamak Khorram, Okan Pala. Identification and Mapping of riparian Vegetation in Eastern North Carolina from Remotely Sensed Data. CEO Technical Report NO. 219, pp., August 2002.

Siamak Khorram, Joseph knight, Halil Cakir, Zhiyan Mao, Okan Pala, and Hui Yuan. Accuracy Assessment of the Region 5 Dataset of the MRLC Consortium's National Land Cover Data. CEO Technical Report NO. 218, 23pp., March 2001.

Siamak Khorram, Joseph Knight, Hui Yuan, Halil Cakir, and Zhiyan Mao. Land cover Classification of the Hominy Creek Watershed. CEO Technical Report NO. 217, 15pp. June 2000.

Siamak Khorram, Xiao Long Dai, and Hui Yuan. Application of Simulated Annealing Minimization Technique to Unsupervised Classification of Remotely Sensed Data. CEO Technical Report NO. 216, 46pp., January 2000.

Siamak Khorram, X. Long Dai, Joe Knight, Hui Yuan, Halil I. Cakir, Zhiyan Mao, jim Wickham, and Limin Yang. Accuracy Assessment of the EPA Region IV Dataset of the MRLC Land Cover Mapping Program. CEO Technical Report NO. 215, 22pp., October 1999.

Dai, X. Long and Siamak Khorram. Automated Roadway Feature Detection from Remotely Sensed High-Resolution Satellite Imagery, CEO Technical Report NO. 214, 75pp., August 1998.

Siamak Khorram and X. Long Dai. Development and Evaluation of Algorithms and Methodologies of an Automated Spatial Change Information Extraction System from Satellite Imagery, Report to the Cray Research, Inc. and North Carolina Supercomputing Center, CGC Technical Report NO. 213, 43pp., January 1998.

Siamak Khorram, Heather Cheshire, Jayantha Ediriwickrema, X. Long Dai, and Jeff Morissete. Change Detection for Coastal North Carolina Using Landsat Thematic Mapper Data, Report to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), CGC Technical Report NO. 211, 69pp., June 1997.

Siamak Khorram, Heather M. Cheshire, and Kenny M. Sherin, Developing a Spatial Database for Monitoring Wetland Health in the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, CEO Report 210, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, Geosciences Laboratory, 28pp., 1997.

Khorram, S., and D.J. Ediriwickrema. 1996. "One-km Digital Database Characterizing Forest-Genus Composition for the Upper-Mid Tennessee and the Bottom-Mid Kentucky Areas." Computer Graphics Center Report Number 209. Southern Oxidant Study, Raleigh, NC. pp. 25.

Khorram, Siamak; Ediriwickerema, D. Jayantha and J.T. Morisette, "Characterization of Forest Canopy Species Composition for the Nashville Metropolitan Area," Final Report Submitted to Southern Oxidant Surveys Project, May 1995, Computer Graphic Center Report Number 204, N.C. State University, 1995.

Siamak Khorram and Heather M. Cheshire. Change Detection for Coastal North Carolina using Landsat Thematic Mapper Data, Report to NOAA, CGC Report No. 203, 7pp., May 1995.

S. Khorram, G. S. Biging, N. R. Chrisman, D. R. Colby, R. G. Congalton, J. E. Dobson, R. L. Ferguson, M. F. Goodchild, J. R. Jensen, and T. H. Mace. Accuracy Assessment of Land Cover Change Detection, Prepared for Coastal Change Analysis Program, NOAA, CGC Report No. 101, 70pp, May 1994.

Khorram, S., C. Stallings, and R.L. Huffman, 1994. "GIS Data Integratin for Ground-Water Quality Models,: Poster presented at the 2nd Annual Workshop on Pesticide & Nutrient Impacts on Water Quality in North Carolina.

Khorram, S., C. Stallings, R.L. Huffman, and Z. Guo, 1993, "Increasing the Classification Accuracy of Remotely-Sensed Agricultural Land Cover Data with a GIS-Based Contextual Classifier," Proc., NC GIS Conference, Raleigh, NC, 10 p.

Khorram, S., H.M. Cheshire, K. Sidrellis, and Z. Nagy, 1992, "Mapping and GIS Development of Land Use/Land Cover Categories for the Albemarle-Pamlico drainage basin,", NC Dept. Env., Health, and Natural Resources, Report No. 91-08, , 55 p.

Khorram, S., R.L. Huffman, C. Stallings, and Z. Guo, 1991, "Groundwater Contamination Potential Using Models, GIS, and Remote Sensing." Annual Report for USDA-CSRS, North Carolina State University, 58 p.

Khorram, S., R.I. Bruck, J.A. Brockhaus, and M.V. Campbell, 1989, "Monitoring Temporal Changes in Forest Decline in the Southern Appalachians with Landsat TM Data," Final Report to the USDA-Forest Service, National Vegetation Survey, National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program, 70 p.

Khorram, S., R.J. Roten, R.G. Mills, and M.L. Lucas, 1989, "The Database Entry and Management System for the Spruce-Fir Research Cooperative," Second Annual Report, Computer Graphics Center, NCSU, 21 p.

Khorram, S., R.J. Roten, R.G. Mills, and M.L. Lucas, 1989, "Database Entry and Management System for the Southern Commercial Forest Research Cooperative," Second Annual Report, Computer Graphics Center, NCSU, 21 p.

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