We conduct and coordinate integrated and innovative research in GIScience, covering a broad range of domains from spatial cognition, through formal geo-information representation, to spatial analysis, cartography and visual analytics. Our goal is to advance GIScience theory and develop powerful human-centered methods and technologies that address scientific, social, and environmental problems through computer-supported, visually-enabled analysis of the growing wealth of geographic data.

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Ken Pelman graduated in May 2011 with his Master of GIS degree. His advisor was GeoVISTA Assistant Director Dr. Anthony Robinson. Ken came to the Penn State MGIS program (www.pennstategis.com) after completing his M.S. degree at University Park in the Department of Meteorology and taking a job in Washington, DC at NOAA. While working at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center he’s been working on his MGIS degree, in addition to raising two sons with his wife.

On May 10, 2011, Ken presented his capstone research project at the 2011 Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM) conference held in Lisbon, Portugal. Ken completed a software tool called EvacSpace (www.evacspace.com) that is designed to support rapid evacuation planning through an interactive, visually-enabled interface. Ken received a travel stipend to support his trip to Portugal to present on behalf of the GeoVISTA Center and MGIS program.

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