Dr. Wayne L. Myers |
Dr. Wayne L. Myers earned M.F. and Ph.D. degrees in forest
ecology and forest entomology at the University of Michigan. He began his
professional career in Canada as a research forest entomologist and
biometrician. He then joined the faculty of forestry at Michigan State
University specializing in biometrics and remote sensing. The position at
Michigan State also encompassed consultancies with the U.S. Forest Service and
a work in Brazil. After 9 years at Michigan State University, he moved to Penn
State University in 1978 in the School of Forest Resources. He is professor of
forest biometrics and Director of the Office for Remote Sensing and Spatial
Information Resources (ORSSIR) in the Penn State Institutes of Environment.
He has thirty-five years of experience in research on development of remote sensing, geographic information systems, and related spatial technologies with applications focusing on natural resources and environment. This extends back to participation as a co-investigator in early investigations of ERTS/LANDSAT as the first spaceborne civilian multispectral sensor.
His recent research has focused on dual level progressive segmentation of multispectral images for purposes of compression, integration with geographic information systems and pattern-based change detection. A coarse level layer of the dual segmentation constitutes an image-map that is directly compatible with raster geographic information systems and enables both classification in the segment domain and change detection based on inconsistencies of spatial distribution for segmentation elements. A finer level of segmentation provides for approximate image restoration.
He has developed concepts and computation of echelons of spatial structure in digital surfaces that facilitate extracting major change features from change indicator images. Echelons offer alternatives to thresholding in surface or pseudo-surface rasters. Dome domains provide a further generalization of topological structure in signal surfaces.
These and other innovative approaches to spatial technologies have supported applications in regional habitat mapping for biodiversity assessment, landscape ecological classification, and multi-scale hydrological analysis/modeling for watershed stewardship.
He has extensive international experience including long-term advisory for the U.S. Agency for International Development in India and research fellowships in Malaysia. He has placed special emphasis on interdisciplinary research and team approach.