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Yongqin Zhang

Department
Biological Sciences

Position
Associate Professor of Geospatial Technologies

Office: Walters 116B

Dr. Zhang’s Website

MAS-GIT Website

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Toronto (2007)
  • M.Sc., Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (1999)
  • B.Sc., Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (1994)

Areas of Expertise

  • Remote Sensing
  • Photogrammetry
  • GIS
  • Climatology

Research Interests

  • Hyperspectral and lidar remote sensing
  • Advanced spatial analysis
  • Invasive species detection and mapping
  • Grassland and cropland composition and productivity modeling
  • Forest biophysical and biochemical parameters retrieval
  • Use geospatial technologies and modeling approach to estimate and map
    earth system variables
  • Climate change

Courses taught

  • GIS 570. GIS Programming
  • GIS 580. GIS for the Internet and Spatial Database
  • GIS 631. Photogrammetry
  • GIS 681. Community Growth
  • GIS 690. GIS Capstone Project
  • REM 316. Remote Sensing
  • REM 611. Digital Image Processing
  • REM 616. Remote Sensing
  • REM 631. Information Extraction from Multi-, hyper-spectral and Lidar Remote Sensing
  • REM 641. Advanced Sensor Systems and Data Collection

Office Hours

  • Monday: 9-11 AM
  • Tuesday: 8-10 PM
  • Thursday: 9-11 AM; 8-10 PM
  • Friday: 9-11 AM

Dr. Zhang joined Delta State in 2011

Department of Mathematics & Sciences