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A-Xing Zhu
Professor,
Department of Geography and Institute of Environmental Studies
Adjunct Professor, Institute of Geographical
Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of
Sciences
Professional
Background
Ph.D. University of Toronto, 1994
Professional Activities
Lead delegate to University Consortium for Geographical
Information Sciences (UCGIS)
Chairman of the CPGIS
Research Development Committee
Chairman of Spatial Information Analysis
Consortium (SIAC)
at UW-Madison
Research Areas
Areas of primary research focus on:
- Geographical Information Science
- Environmental Modeling with GIS
- Physical Geography
Current Research
My current research interests and projects include:
- Spatially detailed, GIS-based quantitative
environmental modeling as scenario analysis tool for land use
planning and natural resource management
- Spatial data mining and knowledge discovery
- Quantification of detailed spatial variation
of geographical phenomena using GIS and fuzzy logic
- Uncertainty in GIS and its propagation through
environmental models
- Soil survey using GIS, artificial intelligence
and fuzzy logic (SOLIM)
- Landslide mapping using GIS, remote sensing
and fuzzy logic
Honors and Awards
"One-Hundred Talent"
Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Senior Research Fellow, Chinese
Academy of Sciences
The ASPRS
Intergraph Award for best paper in spatial data standards, 1998
World Bank
Scholarship for Outstanding Chinese Scholars
Selected Publications
A.X. Zhu, 2005. "Research issues
on uncertainty in geographic data and GIS-based analysis."
In Robert McMaster and Lynn Ursery (eds.) A Research Agenda
For Geographic Information Science, CRC Press, New York,
pp. 197-223.
A.X. Zhu, R.X. Wang, J.P. Qiao, Y.B.
Chen, Q.G. Cai, C.H. Zhou, 2004. “Mapping landslide susceptibility
in the Three Gorge Area, China using GIS, expert systems and
fuzzy logic.” GIS and Remote Sensing in Hydrology,
Water Resources and Environment, IAHS Publication 289 (IAHS
Red Book), International Association of Hydrological Sciences,
Wallingford, UK, pp. 385-391.
W. Li, J.E. Burt, A.X. Zhu, C. Zhang,
and J. Feyen, 2004. “Two-dimensional Markov chain for
simulating spatial distribution of soil types.” Soil
Science Society of America Journal, Vol. 68:1479-1490.
X. Shi, A.X. Zhu, J. Burt, F. Qi, and
D. Simonson, 2004. “A case-based reasoning approach to
fuzzy soil mapping.” Soil Science Society of America
Journal, Vol. 68, pp. 885-894.
F. Qi and A.X. Zhu, 2003. “Knowledge
discovery from soil maps using inductive learning.” International
Journal of Geographical information Science, Vol. 17, No.
8, pp. 771-795.
A.X. Zhu, B. Hudson, J. E. Burt, and
K. Lubich, 2001. “Soil mapping using GIS, expert knowledge
and fuzzy logic.” Soil Science Society of America Journal,
Vol. 65, pp. 1463-1472.
A.X. Zhu and D.S. Mackay, 2001. “Effects
of spatial detail of soil information on watershed modeling.”
Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 248, pp. 54-77.
Courses Taught
Geog 120 Introduction to Global Physical Environment
Geog 377 Introduction to Geographical Information
Systems (GIS)
Geog 570 Problems in Cartography: Environmental Modeling with
GIS
Geog 578 GIS Applications
Geog 579 GIS and Spatial Analysis
Geog 970 Seminar in GIScience
View all geography syllabi
Current Graduate Students
Jian Liu (Ph.D)
Dissertation: Distributed hydro-ecological modeling as
scenario analysis tool for soil erosion assessment
Adam Simcock (Ph.D)
Dissertation: Multiscale terrain analysis using wavelets
Junghwa Ahn (Ph.D)
Dissertation:
Rongxun Wang (Ph.D)
Dissertation: Expert Knowledge-based Landslide Susceptibility
Prediction Using GIS and Fuzzy Logic
Feihua Yang (Ph.D)
Dissertation:
Qiguang Zhu (Ph.D)
Dissertation:
A Message for Prospective Graduate Students
For prospective students >
Research Focus: My research focus is
1) the development of modern spatial information processing
techniques (such as GIS/remote sensing, artificial intelligence
techniques, and fuzzy logic concepts), and 2) the application
of these techniques in natural resource management and environmental
modeling. Current efforts focus on: the quantification of gradual
spatial variation of geographic features/phenomena using GIS
techniques and fuzzy logic concepts; development of spatially
detailed, GIS-based quantitative models as scenario analysis
tool for land use planning; and natural resource management.
See the SOLIM
website for more details.
Graduate Training Focus: My focus has
been on the integration of modern spatial information processing
technology and natural resource disciplines. Most of my students
develop "dual proficiencies", that is, on one hand,
they develop a high proficiency in technical fields which allows
them to conduct comprehensive spatial analysis using modern
information technology; on the other hand, they develop a profound
background in disciplines related to the natural resource field
(such as forestry, soils, water resources, and ecology) which
allows them to apply the spatial analytical techniques effectively.
Contact Information
A-xing Zhu
Associate Professor
Department of Geography
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Room 255 Science Hall
550 North Park Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1404 USA
Phone 1-608-262-0272
Fax 1-608-265-3991
Email: azhu@wisc.edu
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