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Huiran Jin

Associate Professor, School of Applied Engr & Tech

203 Fenster Hall (FENS)

Education

Ph.D. ; State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry ; Geospatial Information Science and Engineering ; 2013

M.E. ; Peking University ; Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing ; 2009

B.S. ; Peking University ; Geographical Information System ; 2006

2025 Fall Courses

DS 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II

DS 701B - MASTER'S THESIS

DS 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT

DS 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I

DS 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES

DS 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH

DS 488 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN DS

DS 701C - MASTER'S THESIS

Past Courses

SET 203: INTRODUCTION TO REMOTE SENSING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

SET 303: PHOTOGRAM & AERIAL PHOTO

SET 303: PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND AERIAL PHOTO INTERPRETATION

SET 420: GEOGRAPHIC/LAND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

SET 420: LAND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

SET 423: REMOTE SENSING OF THE ENVIRONM

SET 423: REMOTE SENSING OF THE ENVIRONMENT

SET 433: REMOTE SENSING DIGITAL IMAGE

SET 433: REMOTE SENSING DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING

SET 490: SENIOR PROJECT IN SURVEYING

Conference Paper

"Empowering future engineers: The role of advanced technology in construction safety education"
June, 2025.

"Accelerating graduates’ preparedness for the 4IR geospatial industry: A project-based approach to developing spatial literacy in Surveying and Geomatics education"
University of Calgary , July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2023.

"Exploiting digital learning management system (LMS) capabilities for effective program assessment of competency-based education"
ASEE, June, 2023.

"Engineering pedagogical content knowledge for undergraduate engineering and technology programs: Accelerating graduates’ preparedness for the 4IR geospatial industry"
ASEE, June, 2023.

"Exploiting the connection between spatial and mathematical ability: Recruiting traditional students to Surveying/Geomatics education"
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"Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): A Conceptual Framework for Instruction and Learning the Geospatial Technology Competency Model (GTCM)"
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) - Engineering Management Division, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2022.

"Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): A conceptual framework for instruction and learning the Geospatial Technology Competency Model (GTCM)"
August, 2022.

"A conceptual framework for instruction and learning the Geospatial Technology Competency Model (GTCM)"
June, 2022.

"Cognitive Strategies in STEM Education: Supporting the Development of Engineers’ Multi- and Cross-Disciplinary Competence"
ASEE (MAS), April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2022.

Journal Article

Longhui Fu, Qibang Wang, Jianhui Li, Huiran Jin, Zhen Zhen, Qingbin Wei. 2022. "Spatiotemporal heterogeneity and the key influencing factors of PM2.5 and PM10 in Heilongjiang, China from 2014 to 2018." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health .

Ankan Dash, Junyi Ye, Guiling Wang, Huiran Jin. 2022. "High resolution solar image generation using Generative Adversarial Networks." Annals of Data Science .

Huiran Jin, Giorgos Mountrakis. 2022. "Fusion of optical, radar and waveform LiDAR observations for land cover classification." ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing , vol. 187 , pp. 171–190.

Sangchul Lee, In-Young Yeo, Megan W. Lang, Gregory W. McCarty, Ali M. Sadeghi , Amirreza Sharifi, Huiran Jin, Yongbo Liu. 2019. "Improving the catchment scale wetland modeling using remotely sensed data." Environmental Modelling & Software , vol. 122 , pp. 19p..

Rui Zhang, Chengquan Huang, Xiwu Zhan, Huiran Jin, Xiao-Peng Song. 2018. "Development of S-NPP VIIRS global surface type classification map using support vector machines." International Journal of Digital Earth , vol. 11 , no. 2 , pp. 212-232.

Zhongkui Shi, Peijun Li, Huiran Jin, Yugang Tian, Yan Chen, Xianfeng Zhang. 2017. "Improving super-resolution mapping by combining multiple realizations obtained using the indicator-geostatistics based method." Remote Sensing , vol. 9 , no. 8 , pp. 20p..

Huiran Jin, Chengquan Huang, Megan W. Lang, In-Young Yeo, Stephen V. Stehman. 2017. "Monitoring of wetland inundation dynamics in the Delmarva Peninsula using Landsat time-series imagery from 1985 to 2011." Remote Sensing of Environment , vol. 190 , pp. 26-41.

Alyssa Endres, Giorgos Mountrakis, Huiran Jin, Wei Zhuang, Ioannis Manakos, John J. Wiley, Jr, Colin M. Beier. 2017. "Relative importance analysis of Landsat, waveform LIDAR and PALSAR inputs for deciduous biomass estimation." European Journal of Remote Sensing , vol. 49 , no. 1 , pp. 795-807.

Xin Tao, Shunlin Liang, Tao He, Huiran Jin. 2016. "Estimation of fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation from multiple satellite data: Model development and validation." Remote Sensing of Environment , vol. 184 , pp. 539-557.

Cai Cai, Peijun Li, Huiran Jin. 2016. "Extraction of urban impervious surface using two-season WorldView-2 images: A comparison." Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing , vol. 82 , no. 5 , pp. 335-349.

Huimin Xu, Hutao Yang, Xi Li, Huiran Jin, Deren Li. 2015. "Multi-scale measurement of regional inequality in Mainland China during 2005-2010 using DMSP/OLS night light imagery and population density grid data." Sustainability , vol. 7 , no. 10 , pp. 13469-13499.

Huiran Jin, Giorgos Mountrakis, Stephen V. Stehman. 2014. "Assessing integration of intensity, polarimetric scattering, interferometric coherence and spatial texture metrics in PALSAR-derived land cover classification." ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing , vol. 98 , pp. 70-84.

Huiran Jin, Stephen V. Stehman, Giorgos Mountrakis. 2014. "Assessing the impact of training sample selection on accuracy of an urban classification: A case study in Denver, Colorado." International Journal of Remote Sensing , vol. 35 , no. 6 , pp. 2067-2081.

Huiran Jin, Giorgos Mountrakis. 2013. "Integration of urban growth modelling products with image-based urban change analysis." International Journal of Remote Sensing , vol. 34 , no. 15 , pp. 5468-5486.

Huiran Jin, Giorgos Mountrakis, Peijun Li. 2012. "A super-resolution mapping method using local indicator variograms." International Journal of Remote Sensing , vol. 33 , no. 24 , pp. 7747-7773.

Huiran Jin, Peijun Li, Tao Cheng, Benqin Song. 2012. "Land cover classification using CHRIS/PROBA images and multi-temporal texture." International Journal of Remote Sensing , vol. 33 , no. 1 , pp. 101-119.

Conference Abstract

"Cognitive strategies in STEM education: Supporting the development of engineers’ multi- and cross-disciplinary competence."
April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2022.

"Developing Land Surface Type Map with Biome Classification Scheme Using Suomi NPP/JPSS VIIRS Data"
Living Planet Symposium, August, 2016.

"Subpixel Mapping of Wetland Inundation Using Time-Series Landsat Data: An Assessment of Its Sensitivity to Climate Change Indices"
American Geophysical Union, December, 2014.

Conference Proceeding

"Mapping surface water extent in mainland Alaska using VIIRS surface reflectance"
Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2021.

"Subpixel urban mapping over the conterminous U.S. (CONUS) using S-NPP VIIRS"
2019 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), November, 2019.

"Integration of region growing and morphological analysis with super-resolution land cover mapping"
2016 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), November, 2016.

"Land cover classification using multitemporal CHRIS/PROBA images and multitemporal texture"
2008 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, February, 2009.

"Monitoring the spatial distribution of high-resolution leaf area index using observations from DMC+4"
2007 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2008.

Other

"Pixel-Based Classification of Land Cover and Land Use Incorporating External Modeling Products, Sampling Designs, and Multi-Type Features"
ProQuest LLC., July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2014.

Chapter

Qihao Weng, Paolo Gamba, Giorgos Mountrakis, Martino Pesaresi, Linlin Lu, Thomas Kemper, Johannes Heinzel, George Xian, Huiran Jin, Hiroyuki Miyazaki, Bing Xu, Salman Quresh, Iphigenia Keramitsoglou, Yifang Ban, Thomas Esch, Achim Roth, Christopher D. Elvidge. "Urban Observing Sensors." In Qihao Weng, eds., pp. 70-101. CRC Press, 2014.

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