People : Faculty
Dr. Ming-Hsiang Tsou
Professor of Geography
Department of Geography
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA 92182-4493
Office: Geography Annex 119
Phone: (619) 594-0205
e-mail: mtsou@mail.sdsu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Personal Web Site
Education
Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder, 2001
M.A., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1996
B.S., National Taiwan University, 1991.
Courses Taught
- GIScience and Spatial Reasoning
- Computerized Map Design (Map and Graphic Methods)
- Cartographic Design
- Introduction to Geographic Information Science
- Internet Mapping and Distributed GIServices
- Wireless Mobile GIS
Research Interests
- Internet mapping and Web-based GIS applications.
- Mobile GIS and wireless communication.
- Multimedia cartography and user interface design.
- Grid computing and geospatial cyberinfrastructure.
- Web-enhanced geospatial technology education (K-12, community colleges, and universities).
Current Projects
- Research Web site(1) geoinfo.sdsu.edu (Research Projects)
- Research Web site(2) map.sdsu.edu (San Diego Wildfire 2007)
- Internet GIS (book)
- NSF: GIS Career and Education Awareness (K-12 and community college)
- Baja Eco Info Mapping Tool (A GIS Mashup Example)
- Metropolitan Area Pluralism Study (MAPS) project: Mapping Religious Pluralism in San Diego and Tijuana. (collaboration with Religious Studies Department).
Previous Projects
- NASA REASoN Project (2003-2007)
- San Diego Watershed Common Ground Project (2004-2007)
- Web GIS for Natural Conservation (old-2002)
- Mobile GIS for Environmental Monitoring (old-2003)
- Intelligent GeoAgents (old-2003)
- San Diego Wildfire 2003 (old-2003)
- San Diego Fire Recovery Network GIS data portal
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