Timothy L. Haithcoat
Director
Missouri Spatial Data Information Service
Director
Geographic Resources Center
office: 104 Stewart Hall
phone: (573) 882-2324

Education

• M.S. Wildlife Biology, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1987.
• B.S. Wildlife Biology, West Virginia University, 1982

Expertise

• Remote sensing & feature extraction
• Digital image processing for resource management
• GIS applications for spatial analysis
• Error and accuracy assessment
• Geospatial architecture
• Conflation
• Extensive involvement in projects with public and private sector clients  including academic units, University Extension, state agencies, federal agencies, local government, and private organizations and companies

Awards

• ESRI - Special Achievement in GIS 2005 - Missouri Spatial Data Information Service
• National States Geographic Information Council - Outstanding Service Award 2005
• National Endowment for the Humanities - We the People Award - 2004
• MidAmerica GIS Consortium - Individual Achievment Award 2000
• ESRI - Special Achievement in GIS 2000 - Geographic Resources Center

Selected Publications

• Hipple, J.D., T.A. Butchart, C. Davis, T.L. Haithcoat, U. Heiden, R.R. Jensen, and W. Song. 2005. "Characterizing and Mapping Human Settlements" in M.K. Ridd & J. D. Hipple or eds, Manual of Remote Sensing, 3rd Edition (a Series): Volume 5 Remote Sensing of Human Settlements, American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, Bethesda, MD, pages 147-203.

• Hipple, J.D. and T.L. Haithcoat. 2005. "Remote Sensing in Urban Infrastucture and Business Geographics" in Stan Aronoff ed., Remote Sensing for GIS Managers, ESRI Press, 380 New Yourk Street, Redlands, CA pages 405-413.

• Song, W. and T.L. Haithcoat. 2005. Development of Comprehensive Accuracy Assessment Indexes for Building Footprint Extraction. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing. Vol 43:2 pages 402-404.

• Batek, M.J., A.J. Rebertus, W.A. Schroeder, T.L. Haithcoat, E. Compas, and R.P. Guyette. 1999. Reconstruction of early nineteeth century vegetation and fire regimes in the Missouri Ozarks. J. Biogeography.  Vol 26: 397-412.

• T.L. Haithcoat, Drobney, R., and D. Diamond.  1999. Missouri GAP Analysis Project. Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. 150 p.

• Haithcoat, T.L.  1995.  Environmental Issues that affect production and consumption of   industrial minerals.  Proceedings of the Midcontinent Industrial Minerals Workshop. U.S. Geological Survey Bull. 2111. pgs 33-37.

• Hammer, R.D., F.J. Young, N.C. Wollenhaupt, T.W. Barney, and T.L. Haithcoat.  1995.  Slope Class Maps from Soil Survey and Digital Elevation Models. Soil Sci. Soc. of  American J. Vol. 59 (2): 509-519.

• Prato, T., Y. Wang, T. Haithcoat, C. Barnett, and C. Fulcher.  1995.   Converting hydric cropland to wetland in Missouri: A geoeconomic analysis.  J. of Soil and Water Conserv. Vol 50:1  p  101-106.

Selected Grants and Contracts

Principle Investigator

• Haithcoat and Barnett: State Emergency Management Agency Flood Modernization Program $625,250
• Haithcoat. Internship and Support for Mo. Office of Administration
• Haithcoat. The Missouri Lewis & Clark Historic Landscape Project
• Haithcoat. The Missouri Original GLO Survey Notes Project
• Haithcoat. Missouri NSDI Clearinghouse Node
• Haithcoat. Mo. Office of Administration - Census 2000
• Haithcoat. Mo. Office of Administration - Block Boundary Suggestion Project
• Haithcoat. Implementing GIS in the Mo. Dept. of Economic Development
• Haithcoat. Base-line Environ. Exposure to Toxics in St. Louis Region
• Haithcoat. Mo. Dept. of Transportation Data Base Development
• Haithcoat. Mo. Dept. of Transportation County Highway Map Project
• Haithcoat.  Flood of 1993 in Missouri:  Data base development
• Haithcoat. GIS for Integrated Emergency Management: A Booklet
• Haithcoat. Missouri Spatial Data Information Service

• Kaupp, Verne., Curt Davis, Timothy Haithcoat, Aderbal Correa, David Diamond, Kathleen Trauth,.: Raytheon Synergy V - An Infomart for State & Local Government Remote Sensing Applications $370,570

• Kaupp, Verne., Curt Davis, Timothy Haithcoat, Aderbal Correa, David Diamond, Kathleen Trauth,.: Raytheon Synergy IV - An Infomart for State & Local Government Remote Sensing Applications $942,262

• Kaupp, Verne., Timothy Haithcoat, James Hipple, and Curt Davis.: NASA Technology Assessment and Readiness Critique for the Applications Program Investment Portfolio $150,000

• Kaupp, Verne, Curt Davis, Timothy Haithcoat, Robert Peyton, Aderbal Correa, David Diamond, Kathleen Trauth, Ramanathan Sugumaran, Justin Legarsky.: Raytheon Synergy III - An Infomart for State & Local Government Remote Sensing Applications $942,262

• Davis, Curt., Aderbal Correa, David Diamond, Timothy Haithcoat, James Hipple, Kannappan Palaniappan, Robert Peyton, William Wiebold, Xinhua Zhuang: Raytheon Remote Sensing Demonstration Program (Modifications 3 and 4) $95,001

• Davis, Curt., Aderbal Correa, David Diamond, Timothy Haithcoat, James Hipple, Kannappan Palaniappan, Robert Peyton, Kathleen Trauth, Ramanathan Sugumaran, Anthony Prato, Yunxin Zhao, Jerry Richardson: NASA  University of Missouri-Columbia Commercial Remote Sensing Program  $1,800,000

• Hipple, James., Curt Davis, Timothy Haithcoat, Andrew Blanchard. Center for Local and Regional Government Applications

• Blanchard, Andrew., Aderbal Correa, Curt Davis, David Diamond, Timothy Haithcoat, James Hipple, Kannappan Palaniappan, Robert Peyton, William Wiebold, Xinhua Zhuang.  Remote Sensing Demonstration Program

• Blanchard, Aderbal Correa, Curt Davis, David Diamond, Christopher Fulcher, Timothy Haithcoat, James Hipple, Kannappan Palaniappan, Robert Peyton, Anthony Prato, Michael Urban, William Wiebold, Yunxin Zhao, Xinhua Zhuang, Joseph Engeln.  Commercial Remote Sensing Program - ICREST

• Palaniappan, Kannappan., Timothy Haithcoat, David Diamond, James Hipple.  NASA Equipment grant

• Schroeder, Walter., and Timothy Haithcoat. Historic Land Cover Mapping - 1800's

• Drobney, Ronald., and Timothy Haithcoat.  GAP Analysis Project for Missouri

Selected Professional Activities

• Missouri Adaptive Enterprise Architecture - Information Domain Chair
• United States Geological Survey - National Geospatial Programs Office - Co-lead for Unified Geospatial Enterprise Architecture Study Team
• Federal CIO Council - Geospatial Community of Practice - Geospatial Profile Development Team
• Missouri Geographic Information System Advisory Committee -  Standing Member
• Federal Geographic Data Committee - National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) -  Organizational Initiative: Stewardship Team Member
• MidAmerica Geographic Information System Consortium - Missouri Representative - 2 terms as chair
• National States Geographic Information Council
  • Chair - Geospatial Enterprise Architecture Committee
  • Chair - NASA Liaision Committee
• Missouri State Census Data Center - Core group member

Theses Committee Participation

• Nold, A.S.  1998.  Spatio-Temporal Change in Indiana Bat Summer Habitat.  100 p. MA   Thesis.  Univ. of Missouri.
• Welde, B.D. 1998. Environmental Justice in East St. Louis: An advanced GIS risk assessment methodology for determining the interconnections between air pollution, equity, and health.  157 p.  MA Thesis.  Univ. of Missouri.
• Wetteroff, K.L.  1998.  Modeling and Verifying Predicted Avian Distributions in Mid- Missouri.  229 p.  MS Thesis.  Univ. of Missouri.
• Porter, S.  1998.  Modeling Historic Woody Vegetation in the Lower Ozarks of Missouri.  134 p. MA Thesis. Univ. Missouri.
• Klingseisen, R.E. 1996.  Using Multisourcce Data to Evaluate and Refine Training Fields for Incorporation into a Neural Network Classifier.  124 p.  MA Thesis.  Univ.   Missouri.
• Muller, Steven V., 1995.  An assessment of Areal Interpolation Methods and their use in Estimating Population at the Block Level Affected by Flooding.   159 p.  MA   Thesis.  Univ.  Missouri.
• Geletta, S.  1995.  Industry concentration and rural well-being in the United States. 115 p.  PhD Dissertation.  Univ. of Missouri.