George Mason University
 

College of Science  
  

 
 
 
 

 
BARRY HAACK Barry Haack
Graduate Program Director and Professor
Contact Information:
Office:
Robinson B, Room 477-D
Office Hours:
Wednesdays 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Telephone:
(703) 993-1215
Fax:
(703) 993-1216
E-mail:
bhaack@gmu.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education:
Ph.D., Geography, University of Michigan, 1977
MS, San Diego State University, 1972
BS, University of Wisconsin, 1969

Research Interests:
Physical Geography
Remote Sensing
Resource Assessment
Environmental Studies
Developing Countries
Courses Taught:
GEOG 102 — Physical Geography
GEOG 412 — Aerial Photography
GEOG 416 — Satellite Image Analysis
GEOG 579 — Remote Sensing
GEOG 580 — Digital Remote Sensing
Recent Publications:

Haack, B., 2007. Land Use/Cover Mapping with Varied Radar Incidence Angles and Seasons, GIScience and Remote Sensing, 44 (4): 305-319.

Haack, B. and G. Khatiwada, 2007. Rice and Bricks: the Unusual Crop Rotation Pattern of the Kathmandu, Valley, Nepal. Environmental Management, 39: 774-782.

Haack, B. and A. Rafter, 2006. Urban Growth Analysis and Modeling in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Habitat International, 30: 1056-1065.

Haack, B. and N. Herold, 2006. Comparison and Integration of Radar and Optical Data for Land Use/Cover Mapping, GeoCarto International, 21 (4): 9-19.

Haack, B. and A. Falconer, 2006. Remote Sensing for Land Management, invited manuscript to the United Nations Economic Commission of Africa Land Information Management Systems in the Knowledge Economy Symposium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 4-8 December, 49 pgs, in press.

Percent Canopy Cover – Using Landsat Images to Delineate Habitat for Myanmar’s Endangered Eld’s Deer, with Koy, K. (first author), W. McShea, P. Liemgruber, and M. Aunt, Animal Conservation, 8: 289-296, 2005.

Radar Spatial Considerations for Land Cover Extraction, with N. Herold (first author) and E. Solomon, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 26 (7): 1383-1401, 2005.

Comparison of Sensor Fusion Methods for Land Cover Delineations.with N. Herold (first author) GIScience and Remote Sensing, 2004, 41 (3): 267-285.

Radar Texture for Land Cover Extraction. With N. Herold (first author) and E. Solomon, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, Vol. 5: 113-128, 2004.

The View Downward: Cultural Landscapes of North America, Places, Vol. 16 (2): 44-53, 2004.

Measures of Deforestation in the Bolivian Amazon Forest, with C. Locklin (first author), Environmental Management, 31 (6): 774-783, 2003.

Ongoing Projects:

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), invited to serve as a consultant in Kathmandu, Nepal, January 2008 on remote sensing applications and  specifically radar and Glacial Lake Outburst Flooding (GLOF)

Consultant, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the Bakhuis Bauxite Mine, Billiton Mining, Suriname, 2006- continuing.

Analysis of Japanese ALOS PALSAR quad polarization data integration with optical data for six international sites.   Support received from NASA, USDA and the Alaska Space Facility, 2007-continuing

Analysis of  Shuttle Imaging Radar - C quad polarization data intergration with optical data for Bangladesh,  2006-continuing

Double Sampling with Remote Sensing; a case study in Bangladesh.  2004-ongoing

History and Analysis of Mapping Urban Expansion in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 2004-ongoing

Advisor, Suriname Land Management Project, Ministry of Natural Resources Republic of Suriname, 2002-continuing.