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GE OCODING L OCAT IONS OF HIST ORIC RE CL AMAT ION RE SE ARCH SIT E S USING GOOGL E E ART H

Ruopu Li, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Geography and Environmental Resources Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

ASMR 2017 Mo rg a nto wn, WV April 11, 2017

I NT RODUCT I ON

• T

he Ame ric a n So c ie ty o f Mining a nd Re c la ma tio n (ASMR) ha s b e e n pub lishing a nnua l c o nfe re nc e pro c e e ding s a nd jo urna l a rtic le s.

• Aro und 30 ye a rs o f c o lle c tio n o f lite ra ture o n mining re c la ma tio n
• Ma ny re se a rc h site s we re do c ume nte d b ut we re no t g e o c o de d
• Mo re e ffic ie nt use o f the ASMR re so urc e s is a ffe c te d
• Go o g le E

a rth c a n pro vide a pla tfo rm fo r g e o g ra phic da ta sha ring , ma shup a nd e xplo ra tio n.

• E

a sy to use a nd fre e ly a va ila b le

• Pla c e ma rks c a n b e inte g ra te d into a we b pa g e fo r we b ma p displa y
• T

he da ta fo rma t is wide ly suppo rte d

PROJE CT GOAL S

• T
• pro vide q ua lity-a ssure d g e o g ra phic re fe re nc e to pro c e e ding

pa pe rs pub lishe d b y the ASMR during 1988-1997 (1028 pa pe rs)

• T
• pro vide tra ining o ppo rtunitie s o f g e o spa tia l te c hniq ue s fo r

unde rg ra dua te a nd g ra dua te stude nts

ME T HODOL OGY

ME T HODOL OGY

Ste p 1: Ma nua l inte rpre ta tio n a nd info rma tio n inputs

• Re a d title s, a b stra c ts, full te xts, a nd

ma ke a pla c e ma rk

• E

a c h stude nt wa s a ssig ne d with two ye a rs

• f pro c e e ding s
• A g ra dua te a ssista nt he lpe d inspe c t the

da ta q ua lity

• K

ML

• r K

MZ da ta fo rma t

• De ve lo p a pro je c t tuto ria l a nd ha ve

mo nthly me e ting s to a ddre ss c o mmo n issue s a nd e nsure the pro g re ss

ME T HODOL OGY

Ste p 2: L

• a d the K

ML / K MZ file s into a g e o da ta b a se

• Using Arc GI

S so ftwa re

• K

ML to L a ye r to o l

• Re fo rma t the da ta with multiple fie lds
• Arc GI

S F ie ld c a lc ula to r

• E

rro rs c he c king a nd fixing Ste p 3: Da ta o rg a niza tio n a nd o utputs

• K

ML da ta o rg a nize d a s ye a rs a nd te c hnic a l divisio ns

• E

xc e l spre a dshe e t re q uire d b y the ASMR

RE SUL T S

K ML / K MZ F

• rma t

MS E xc e l F

• rma t

RE SUL T S

A to ta l o f 765 pla c e ma rks

Unite d State s: 634 (82.8% ) Canada: 66 (8.6% ) Austr alia: 19 (2.5% ) Gr e at Br itain: 15 (2% ) ASMR Pr

• c e e ding Site s 1988- 1997

DAT A QUAL I T Y

• Qua lity Assura nc e a nd Qua lity Che c k (QAQC)
• Po sitio na l a c c ura c y, a ttrib ute a c c ura c y, lo g ic a l c o nsiste nc y a nd da ta

c o mple te ne ss we re c he c ke d

• T

hre e ste ps fo r da ta q ua lity a ssura nc e

• Stude nt wo rke rs first c he c ke d the typo s, po sitio na l c o rre c tne ss, fo rma tting c o nsiste nc y

a nd da ta c o mple te ne ss b e fo re the ir sub missio n;

• T

he g ra dua te a ssista nt c he c ke d the q ua lity o f the pro duc ts a nd pro vide d fe e db a c ks to the stude nt wo rke rs;

• T

he pro je c t PI inspe c te d the e ntire da ta se t a nd fixe d a ny ide ntifie d pro b le ms.

• T

he spa tia l a c c ura c y o f the pla c e ma rks still va rie s, de pe nding o n the de ta ils a va ila b le in the pa pe rs.

HOW T HI S PROJE CT BE NE F I T E D ST UDE NT S

• I

nvo lving a to ta l o f 5 unde rg ra dua te a nd 2 g ra dua te stude nts (inc luding my RA) thro ug h the SI U GI S Club

• 6 stude nts re po rte d the re sults to the RA b i-we e kly
• T

he RA re po rte d to the pro je c t PI

• Stude nts re c e ive d tra ining a nd a tte nde d pro je c t me e ting s re g ula rly
• L

ink c la ssro o m kno wle dg e to the re a l-wo rld pro b le m so lving

• Addre sse d stude nts’ fina nc ia l ne e ds
• Stre ng the ne d stude nts’ re sume s to c o mpe te in the jo b

ma rke t

SI U GI S Club

F UT URE DI RE CT I ON

• T

he ASMR pro c e e ding c o ntrib uto rs sho uld pro vide L a titude / L

• ng itude a lo ng

with the ir pa pe r sub missio n using Go o g le E a rth

• Alte rna tive ly, a n e a sy-to -use o nline to o l c a n b e de ve lo pe d a nd inte g ra te d

with the ASMR jo urna l we b site

• Ma nua l inte rpre ta tio n is va lua b le …But no t e ffic ie nt
• Optic a l c ha ra c te r re c o g nitio n (OCR) + Ma c hine L

e a rning -> a uto ma tic g e o c o ding ? ?

• F
• rma tting issue s
• Ho w to ma tc h mo re e xa c t lo c a tio ns? (inste a d o f the c e ntro ids o f a to wn)

SUMMARY

• T

his pro je c t pro duc e d a to ta l o f 765 pla c e ma rks c a te g o rize d b y ye a rs a nd te c hnic a l divisio ns using Go o g le E a rth;

• T

he da ta we re pro duc e d a s the K ML / K MZ a nd MS E xc e l fo rma ts to me e t the ne e ds o f the ASMR;

• T

he da ta we re tho ro ug hly QA/ QC’ e d;

• T

his pro je c t pro vide d va lua b le e duc a tio na l o ppo rtunitie s fo r stude nts.

ACK NOWL E DGME NT

• We a ppre c ia te the g e ne ro us funding suppo rt fro m the Ame ric a n

So c ie ty o f Mining a nd Re c la ma tio n

• T

he e ffo rts fro m the fo llo wing SI U stude nts we re ke y to the c o mple tio n

• f this pro je c t: T

a rig Mo ha me d, Bra ndo n Po lk, Ana sta sia Ma ra nto , K a itlyn Ho ltsc la w, Ja to ya Ha le , a nd E liza b e th Wilso n.

T HANK YOU

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