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Special issue: Implications of Spatial Autocorrelation for Environmental Modeling

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Implications of Spatial Autocorrelation for Environmental Modeling

Introduction

The Editors invite submission of papers that can be considered for inclusion in the special issue of IJGER, which focuses on the potential effects of spatial autocorrelation (SAC) on the procedure and outcomes of geospatial and environmental modeling.

Spatial autocorrelation is inherent in any type of spatial data, be they societal, environmental or biological. Hence, the potential influences of SAC and efforts to incorporate them into a geospatial modeling or mapping procedure have long been a paradigm in the literature of geospatial and environmental sciences. We invite original review or research papers that discuss the theoretical and/or methodological development related to this topic.

The potential research topics for this special issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
•Why is SAC nearly ubiquitous in spatial data?
•Measurement, analysis, and methodological questions concerning SAC
•Development of statistical techniques for detecting SAC
•Incorporation of SAC into geospatial and environmental modeling
•Effects of (not) accounting for SAC on modeling outcomes

Time-line

There is no specific deadline for submitting an abstract or a manuscript for this special issue. IJGER plans to keep this special issue open for at least next two years (i.e., until June 2018).

Inquiries should be directed to: Guest editor, Dr. Daehyun Kim (biogeokim@uky.edu)

2017 KAGES Sim Student Travel Award Application

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1. Overview
Dr. Sim, Sun Hui is currently a faculty member in the Geography Department at the University of North Alabama. Through her generous sponsorship, “Sim Student Travel Award” was established in 2010 to provide financial assistance to graduate students in the research field of Geography, Geospatial Technologies and Environmental Sciences. This scholarship is particularly designed to help meet the costs of travel to the Annual Meetings of the Association of American Geographers. This award is for supporting the work of students who implement GIS/RS/Geospatial techniques into his/her research.

2. Eligibility
a. KAGES membership
b. Scholarship is open to South Koreans and Korean-Americans.
c . Applicants must be full-time graduate or undergraduate students in colleges/universities in North America.
d. Applicants must present his/her research at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers.
e. Former Sim Student Travel Award recipients may re-apply if they did not apply in the past two rounds while maintaining membership.
f. Recipients should be present at the annual KAGES meeting to receive awards.

3. Scholarship Award
a. Amount: $500 (USD)
b. Number of awardees per year: Two
c. Field of Study: Geography, Geospatial Technologies and Environmental Sciences

4. Application material
a. 1-page cover letter (e.g., statement of professional goals, need for financial support, how this award will benefit the student’s studies)
b. Application form – Application Form
c. 1-page curriculum vitae
d. Transcript from currently-attending school (a scanned image or a PDF file directly printed off from the Web)
e. Proof of conference presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (a scanned image from the AAG site).
f. A brief letter/email indicating support from your department (e.g. Department Chair, Advisor)

5. Submission: All materials should be submitted via email (support@kages.org).

6. Application deadline: October 27, 2016
KAGES will inform scholarship recipients by November 27, 2016. Further information is available at KAGES website (www.kages.org).