Conference Proceedings - June 15 - 18, 2003

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Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering

Military Geography Specialty Group

U.S. Army Research Office

U.S. Army Topographic Engineering Center

 

Monday, 16 June 2003

1050-1120

A Military Geography of the Hudson Highlands: Focal Point of the War of the American Revolution

COL Eugene J. Palka

1120-1150

A Strategic Place on the Hudson River: The Military Geography of Fortress West Point

LTC Francis A. Galgano

     

SESSION IA: UGF AND CAVES (W5326)

1245-1305

Hyperspectral Remote Sensing and GIS as Counter-Terrorism Tools: A Retrospective Case Study of the Zhawar Kili Region of Eastern Afghanistan

Richard A. Beck

1305-1325

Military Underground Terrain: An Historical Perspective

Thomas E. Eastler

1325-1345

A GIS-Based Spatial Analysis of Caves with Applications to Predicting Cave Occurrence in Limestone Terrain

Michael R. Gross

1345-1405

Tunnel Detection:  Geosciences for Border Security

Jose L. Llopis, et al.

1405-1425

Geophysical Methods for Detecting and Locating Underground Structures

Alan Witten

     

SESSION IB: MILITARY DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS (W6004)

1245-1305

Cognitive Battlespace Terrain and Intelligence Manager (CBTIM)

Edwin C. Butterworth

1305-1325

The Use of Geographic Information Systems in the Military Decision Making Process

Brian J. Doyle

1325-1345

The Distributed Urban Terrain Information System:  A Geo-processing Approach

Joseph F. Harrison, et al.

1345-1405

Towards a Toolkit for Intelligent Combat Planning and Simulation (TINCOPS)

Amber Lo, et al.

1405-1425

A Prototype Expert System for Automated Landform Classification Using Digital Terrain Models

John E. Fels

     

SESSION IIA: MAPS AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (W5326)

1500-1520

Developing GISci Application Scenarios for Homeland Security: Charleston, South Carolina, USA

John Althausen,
et al.

1520-1540

Animated Battle Maps

Scott A. Loomer

1540-1600

Visualizing The Battle of Lake Erie with GIS

Yu Zhou

1600-1620

Using Cognitive Systems Engineering to Develop Collaborative Geospatial Military Technologies

Isaac Brewer, et al.

1620-1640

Ambush Movies and the Weapons Fan Algorithm: Military GIS Operations and Theory

Peter L. Guth

     

SESSION IIB: MILITARY OPERATIONS (W6004)

1500-1520

Groundwater: Past, Present, and Future Uses in Military Operations

Christopher Gellasch

1520-1540

Geo-Reality in Teleengineering:  Responding To Calls From The Field

Lillian D. Wakeley,
et al.

1540-1600

Tactical Rockslides: History and Advances in the Use of Remotely Sensed Geologic Structure Data for Identification of Terrain Susceptible to Weapons-Induced Rockslides

Chester F. Watts

1600-1620

Evaluation of Geocover LC™ Accuracy for Army Operational Environments

Louis A. Fatale, et al.

1620-1640

Geospatial Modeling to Identify Locations Difficult for States to Control

Douglas Way

     

Tuesday, 17 June 2003

     

SESSION IIIA: ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY (W5326)

0830-0850

The Military Science of International Environmental Security

Wendell C. King

0850-0910

Environmental Security and Regional Climatic Vulnerability: The Next Strategic-level Challenge for DoD Weather Services?

John M. Lanicci

0910-0930

Using Digital Terrain Models to Predict Potential Natural Vegetation for Ecosystem Management

John J. Fels

0930-0950

The Climatic Effects of Regional Nuclear War

Mark R. Read

0950-1010

Innovative Solutions for Water Wars in Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority

J. David Rogers

     

SESSION IIIB: PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS (W6004)

0830-0850

G.K. Warren: The Link Among Exploration, Mapping, and Terrain Analysis - Candidate for First Modern Terrain Analyst

John C. Jens

0850-0910

Military Gothic: The Evolution of West Point's Architectural Landscape

Jon C. Malinowski

0910-0930

Military Geography in Canada: An Approach Yet to be Developed

Jean Martin

0930-0950

The French Invasion of Egypt led by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1798: the First Military Campaign to be Assisted by Geologists as well as Geographers

Edward P. F. Rose

0950-1010

The Roles of German Military Geologists and Geographers During WW II in Planning for Operation 'Sealion': the invasion of England scheduled for September 1940

Edward P. F. Rose and Dierk Willig

     

SESSION IVA: HISTORICAL I [AMERICAN CIVIL WAR] (W5326)

1030-1050

Technology & the Development of Field Artillery: The American Civil War, 1861-65

Judy Ehlen

1050-1110

Field Artillery & Terrain in the American Civil War: The Battle of Perryville, October 8, 1862

Judy Ehlen, et al.

1110-1130

Geology and the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War

Danny W. Harrelson, et al.

1130-1150

The Geology of the Chickamauga Campaign

Stephen W. Henderson

 

     

SESSION IVB: HISTORICAL II (W6004)

1030-1050

Physical Geographic Factors in the Battle of New Orleans

Richard Dixon

1050-1110

Geological influences on the Battle of Isandlwana, South Africa

C. Paul Nathanail and Nick Richards

1110-1130

The Influence of Geology on Continental and British Troop Movements, July to September 8, 1781, Prior to and Including the Revolutionary War Battle of Eutaw Springs, South Carolina

Irene B. Boland and Charles A. Boland

     
 

SESSION VA: HISTORICAL III (W5326)

1300-1320

Issues of Topography, Climate, Culture, and Socioeconomic Cleavage: Linking Physical and Human Geography to US Military Operations Other Than War in Honduras and Nicaragua, 1978-1998

L. Jean Palmer-Moloney

1320-1340

War in the Heartland of the World Island: The Role of Geography in Defending Fortress Russia

Burl E. Self

1340-1400

Hannibal's Invasion of Italy in 218 BC: Geological Reconnaissance of the Alpine Route

William C. Mahaney

 

     

SESSION VB: POSTER SESSION (W5300) OPEN SESSION

 

Technological Innovation and Sand Tables

Douglas R. Caldwell

 

New Initiatives in Natural Environment Characterization for the Objective Force

Louis A. Fatale,
et al.

 

Mapping The Civil War Engagement At Liberty Gap, Tennessee Using GIS

Thomas J. Nolan

 

Geology and Warfare: The Ecological Effects of War on Terrestrial and Water Ecosystems in Kuhmo Region, Northern Finland

Juhani Virkanen and Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen

 

Identification of Geologic Variables in Development of an Archeological Predictive Model for Management of Military Lands in Desert Terrains

Eric McDonald,
et al.

 

     

Wednesday, 18 June 2003

     

SESSION VIA: LAND MANAGEMENT (W5326)

0830-0850

The Effect of Military Operations on Desert Pavement:  Case Study from Butler Pass, Arizona

Daniel A. Gilewitch

0850-0910

U.S. Army Impacts on Mojave Desert Sediment, Past and Present

Kyle K. Nichols,
et al.

0910-0930

Strategic Basing: The Geography Of Military Infrastructure

Kieran Webb

0930-0950

The Hydrogeologic Model: A Natural Resource Management Tool, Camp Shelby Training Site, Mississippi, USA

David M. Patrick, et al.

0950-1010

Defining Specific Terrain Terminology 

Ray Caputo

 

     

SESSION VIB: HISTORICAL IV (W6004)

0830-0850

Influence of Naxalite and Antinaxalite Operations by Geography with Special Reference to People's War Group

Girish Kant Pandey & Shitala Mandir Marg

0850-0910

How the West was Won: Geological Influences on the Graeco-Persian Battles of Thermopylae & Salamis

C. Paul Nathanail

0910-0930

The Development of the Geometry Of Military Geography Since 1800

Kurt Schroeder

0930-0950

Saratoga, a Decisive Battle

James B. Dalton

0950-1010

Military Geology and Geography in the American Civil War: The Cloyd's Mountain/New River Bridge Campaign in Southwestern Virginia

Robert C. Whisonant

 

     

SESSION VIIA: LAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (W5326)

1030-1050

Impact of Foot Traffic from Military Training on Soil Erosion Properties

Kenneth N. McDonald

1050-1110

The Physical Setting of UXO Detection: Guidelines for Planning UXO Surveys

Janet E. Simms,
et al.

1110-1130

Environmental Security: A Strategy for the Mitigation of Regional Instabilities

Joe D. Manous

1130-1150

Multi-Vendor Line-Of-Sight Application Validation Against Field-Collected Data

Randy Swanson

 

     

SESSION VIIB: GENERAL TOPICS (W6004)

1030-1050

Tropical Karst Terrain in Military Conflict: The Maroon Wars of Jamaica

Mick Day

1050-1110

A Comparison of Two Army Towns in Kansas: Leavenworth and Junction City

Matthew R. Sampson

1110-1130

The Influence of Local Geology on the Human History of the West Point Region

Marie Johnson and Chris Gellasch

 

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