Arthur J. Lembo, Jr.
Geo-Spatial Information Science

Courses Taught

CSS 411. Resource Inventory Methods
CSS 420. Geographic Information Systems
CSS 620. Spatial Modeling and Analysis
CSS 465. Global Positioning Systems.

 

1001 Bradfield Hall
(607) 255-6328
E-mail: ajl53@cornell.edu

B.S. Geography,  State University of New York, College at Oneonta (1987)

M.A. Geography, State University of New York at Buffalo (1989)

Ph.D. , Environmental Resource Engineering,  State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (1997).

Arthur Lembo joined the Cornell faculty in 2000, after spending over 10 years in private industry implementing large-scale geographic information systems for both the public and private sector.   He is currently the immediate Past-President of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing’s (ASPRS) Central New York Region (www.esf.edu/asprs). Dr. Lembo is responsible for teaching the mapping science courses at Cornell University.  The mapping science courses provide students with the foundational skills for performing geo-spatial research on campus.  Throughout his career, Dr. Lembo has implemented some of the larger enterprise GIS projects within the country, and is a frequently invited speaker to a number of conferences and workshops focused on geographic information system technology.

Awards

2006:  State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.  
2005:  North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Teacher of Merit.
2003: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University Faculty Innovation in Teaching Award.
2002 & 2003:  University of Mississippi and NASA Master Teacher.

Research Program

Dr. Lembo's primary research interests are in the use of advanced information technologies for geo-processing. His current research projects include:

·        National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored research for the Multi-Disciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) to create an Internet based GIS application to maintain and visualize earthquake related information.

·        United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) sponsored research for the development of an internet based spatial discovery system for agricultural and environmental information.

·       National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored research for the Institute of Civil Infrastructure Systems to study advanced information system technology for improved infrastructure planning and management (www.nyu.edu/icis).  

·        National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored research to study the performance and interrelationships of the underground infrastructure at the World Trade Center during and immediately after the attacks of September 11 (see article).

·        Keyspan Energy sponsored research in the development of spatial algorithms for implementing GIS technology within the gas utility industry.

·        NASA sponsored research for the Development of the model curriculum for Geospatial Technologies.  Dr. Lembo developed two online courses: Introduction to Geospatial Information, and Business Geographics. (http://geoworkforce.olemiss.edu/).

Previously, Dr. Lembo:

·        Provided direction to Eastman Kodak in identifying future markets for imaging

·        Developed geo-processing tools for priceline.com in support of e-commerce activity,

·        Integrated global positioning system technology with personal digital assistant technology (PDA) for field data collection for the Long Island Rail Road.  As part of his work with the Long Island Rail Road, Dr. Lembo is involved in the use of dynamic segmentation modeling of linear rail networks, and the linking of very large spatial data warehouses with traditional data warehouse technology.

As part of his activities in teaching the Spatial Modeling and Analysis course, Dr. Lembo assists upwards of over 20 graduate students on a variety of research topics related to geo-spatial processing. Some of the research topics range from the creation of predictive models for zooplankton in Lake Ontario using AVHRR imagery, correlating the location of minority population with toxic release inventory locations, predicting stream flow and temperature in the Beaver Kill and Black River watersheds, to modeling phosphorous within the Otsego Lake watershed. 

Service Program 

Dr. Lembo is part of the Faculty Fellow in Residence Program, and is a Faculty Fellow in the Holland International Living Center. Each week his family has dinner with our Internationa student friends at Cornell University.  Dr. Lembo and his family are taking a year off from the program during the 2005/06 academic year.

 

Selected Publications

 

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

 

Sauders, B.D., Durak, M.Z., Fortes, E., Windham, K., Schukken, Y., Lembo, A.J., Akey, B., Nightingale, K.K., Wiedmann, M.  2006.  Molecular characterization and ecology of Listeria monocytogenes from natural and urban.  Journal of Food Protection: Vol. 69, No. 1, pp. 93–105.

 

Agnew, L.J., M.T. Walter, A. Lembo, P. Gérard-Marchant, T.S. Steenhuis. 2006. Identifying hydrologically sensitive areas: Bridging science and application. J Environ Manage. 2006 Jan;78(1):63-76. Epub 2005 Sep 19.

 

Lembo, A, Lew, M., Laba, M., Baveyye, P.  2005.  Use of Spatial SQL to Assess the Practical Significance of the Modifiable Areal Unit Problem.  Computer and Geosciences.  Elsevier Press, v. 32, n. 2, pp. 270-274.

  

Lyon, S.W., Seibert, J, Lembo, A.J., Walter, M.T. 2005. Steenhuis, T.S.  Geostatistical investigation into the temporal evolution of spatial structure in a shallow water table.  Hydrology and Earth System Science Discussions, v. 2, n. 4. 1683-1716, 2005. 

 

Sidumo, A. Shields, E, and Lembo, A. 2005. Estimating the Potato Leafhopper (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) Overwintering Range and Spring Premigrant Development by Using Geographic Information Systems. Journal of Economic Entomology, 98:03.

 

Ma, J., Scott, N., Lembo, A., and DeGloria, S. 2005.  Siting analysis of farm-based centralized anaerobic digester systems for distributed generation using GIS.  Biomass and Bioenergy, 28:6, pp. 591-600.  

 

Sinkevich, M. G., M.T. Walter, T. S. Steenhuis, A. J. Lembo, B. K. > Richards, and N. Peranginangin. 2005. A GIS-based groundwater contamination risk assessment tool for pesticides. Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation.  25 (4): 82-91.

 

Lyon, S.W., A.J. Lembo, M.T. Walter, T.S. Steenhuis.  2005.  Defining probability of saturation with indicator kriging on hard and soft data.  Advances in Water Resources.  29(2):181-193.

 

Davidson, R.A., Lembo, A.J., Ma, J., Nozick, L.K., O’Rourke, T.D. 2005.  Optimization of Investments in Natural Gas Distribution Networks.  Journal of Energy Engineering.  American Society of Civil Engineers.  Reston, VA. Accepted, Awaiting Publication.

 

O’Rourke, Lembo, and Nozick, 2003.  Lessons Learned from the World Trade Center Disaster about Critical Utility Systems.  In Natural Hazards.  Published by Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center.  University of Colorado. 

 

Gardner, Sullivan, Lembo, 2003.  Predicting stream temperatures: geostatistical model comparison using alternative distance metrics.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.  Vol. 60, no. 3, pp. 344-351.  National Research Council Canada. 

 

Lembo, O’Rourke, and Moses, 2003.  Coordinate Improvement of Vector GIS Data Using Rubbersheet Methods.  Journal of Surveying and Land Information Science.  Vol. 63, no. 1.  The American Congress on Surveying and Mapping.

 

Lembo and O’Rourke. A Historical Review of Software Innovations in the Graphical User Interface for Rubbersheet Algorithms. Journal of Surveying and Land Information Science. Vol. 63, no. 3.  The American Congress on Surveying and Mapping.

 

Lembo, Davidson, Nozick, and O’Rourke, 2003.  Computing the Distance to Nearest Utility: As-the-Crow Flies vs. As the Gas Flows.  Journal of Cartography and Geographic Information Systems.  Vol. 30, no. 4.  The American Congress on Surveying and Mapping.

 

 Lembo, 2000. The Use of Real Time Kinematic Global Positioning System (GPS) Technology for Precise Corridor Mapping. GPS Solutions, Vol. 2, No. 4. Published by John Wiley & Son. (invited publication, not refereed).

 

Lembo and Hopkins; 1998. The Use of Adjustment Computations for Improving the Positional Accuracy of GIS Data. Journal of Surveying and Land Information Systems, Vol. 58, No. 4. Published by the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping.

 

Papers published at professional meetings

 

Lembo, A.J., A. Bonneau, T.D. O’Rourke.  2006.  Integrative technologies in support of GIS-based post-disaster response.  The 100 Anniversary Earthquake Conference Commemorating the 1906 Earthquake.  San Francisco, CA.   April 18-22.  Sponsored by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute.

 

Faison, H. M. Greene, J. Marrow, G. Mulford, A.J. Lembo, and J. Love.  2006.  Mult-disciplinary development and application of information technology solutions in earthquake reconnaissance.  The 100 Anniversary Earthquake Conference Commemorating the 1906 Earthquake.  San Francisco, CA.   April 18-22. 

 

Lyon, S. W., J. Seibert, A. J. Lembo, M. T. Walter, W. J. Gburek, D. Thongs, E. Schneiderman, T. S. Steenhuis (2005), Interpolation of Water Quality Along Stream Networks from Synoptic Data, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H31I-06

 

Wagenet, L.P., M.J. Pfeffer, S.D. DeGloria, A.J. Lembo, T.J. Fahey, and G.N. Nagle. 2005.  Combining physical and social characteristics for stream management. Proc. Am. Water Res. Assoc. Seattle, WA. 4p.

 

Lembo and Francis, 2003.  A Spatial Approach to the Analysis of Election Results.  Proceedings of the Rural Sociological Society 66th Annual Meeting.”Spatial Inequality:  Continuity and Change in Territorial Stratification”.  Montreal Canada, July 27-30, 2003.

 

Lembo, Davidson, O’Rourke, Nozick, and Ma, 2003.  GIS in Support of Optimization Modeling in the Gas Utility Industry.  Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Environmental Systems Research Institute International User Conference.  San Diego, CA.  July 7-11, 2003.

 

O’Rourke, Lembo, and Nozick, 2002.  Lessons Learned in Extreme Events in Crowded Urban Environments.  In Proceedings.  Second Annual IIASA-DPRI Meeting INTEGRATED DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT: Megacity Vulnerability and Resilience IIASA, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria 29 - 31 July 2002.

 

Lembo, Annitto, and Reilly; 1995. Automated Quality Control of Photogrammetic Data. In Proceedings. 1995 Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, San Antonio, Texas.

Kramer and Lembo; 1989.  A GIS Methodology for Large Scale Commercial Development.  In Proceedings.  1989 GIS/LIS.  Orlando, Florida.

 

Technical articles, books, etc.

 

Lembo, O’Rourke, Bonneau. 2004.  Advanced Web Based GIS Management Technology. In Research Progress and Accomplishments: A selection of technical achievements of the multi-disciplinary center for earthquake engineering research.  National Science Foundation EEC-9701471.

Lembo, 2004. How do I do that in ArcGIS/Manifold?:  Illustrating classic GIS tasks.. Internet First University Press – Cornell University. 

 http://dspace.library.cornell.edu/handle/1813/165 

Lembo and DeGloria, 2001. Removal of Selective Availability: New Opportunities for Field Data Collection. Whats Cropping Up?

Lembo, 2000. The Use of Real Time Kinematic Global Positioning System (GPS) Technology for Precise Corridor Mapping. GPS Solutions, Vol. 2, No. 4. Published by John Wiley & Son.

Lembo, 1999. Implementing Enterprise GIS for Government: An Example from Nassau County. Chapter 7 in Enterprise GIS. Published by Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, edited by Nancy Von Meyer.

Lembo, 1999. Implementing Enterprise GIS for Business: An Example from the Long Island Rail Road. Chapter 8 in Enterprise GIS. Published by Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, edited by Nancy Von Meyer.

 

Extension publications (bulletins, fact sheets, newsletters edited, training materials/manuals for staff and clientele, etc.)

 

Albrecht and Lembo, 2002.  Basic Geographic Information System Use for Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning.  A workshop delivered to Cornell Cooperative Extension Field Crop Educators during the Nutrient Management Spear Program's summer retreat on September 4, 2002.

 

Lembo, O’Rourke, Nozick, 2001.  GIS-Based Decision Support for Gas Distribution Systems:  Task 2 – Identification and Selection of Relevant Databases Keyspan Energy, Hicksville, NY. 

 

Lembo and DeGloria, 2001.  Global Positioning System for Wetland Management.  Instructed Agricultural Extension Agents in the use of global positioning system technology.  This seminar include lecture, field collection of data with GPS, and processing GPS data.

 

Trade publications

 

Lembo and Davis, 2005.  Seeing is learning: the use of very large images for research and teaching.   Geoinformatics.  January, 2005.

 

Lembo, 2004.  Manifold GIS Review.  Geoworld.  Adams Business Media, New York, New York. May 2004. 

 

Lembo, DeGloria, Sullivan, 2001.  Strategies for Teaching Geographic Information Science in a Multi-Disciplinary University Environment.  GIS Educator.  Published by Environmental Research Institute Press.

 

Lembo, Powers, and Gorin, 1998. The Use of Innovative Data Collection Techniques in Support of Enterprise-wide GIS Development. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing. September, 1998.

 

Internet Publications

 

Lembo, 2003.  Evaluating water system damage.  Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems.

http://www.icisnyu.org/present/wtc.html

 

Lembo, 2003.  Earthquake damage of residential building structure.   Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems.

http://www.icisnyu.org/earthquake2_edit_000.html

 

Lembo, 2005.  SpatialSQL.

  http://dspace.library.cornell.edu/handle/1813/2489

 

Work Highlighted in Cornell Chronicle

 

http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/May03/WTClessons.html

http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/03/6.5.03/9-11_study.html

http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/01/12.13.01/O'Rourke-WTC.html

http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/05/1.27.05/tsunami_web_map.html

http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/Jan05/SriLankaGIS.ws.html

http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept05/MississippiGISweb.ws.html

http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/Dec01/ORourke.WTC.deb.html

 

Selected Conference Presentations      

Lembo, 2005.  An Introduction to Spatial SQL.  2005 New York State Conference on Geographic Information Systems, Rochester, NY.

Lembo, 2005.  IMS Strategies for Natural Disasters: An example from the Indian Ocean Tsunami.  2005 New York State Conference on Geographic Information Systems, Rochester, NY.

Lembo, 2005.  IMS Strategies for Natural Disasters: An Example from the Indian Ocean Tsunami.  13th Annual GIS/SIG Meeting.  Rochester, NY.  April, 2005. 

Lembo, 2003.  Teaching GIS in a Multidisciplinary Environment: An Example from Cornell University.  GIS/SIG Conference, Rochester, NY.

Lembo, 2002.  Migrating Laboratory Exercises to ArcGIS: Lessons Learned.  Second Annual ESRI International Educational User Conference.  San Diego, California.  Discussion on how universities can migrate existing laboratory exercises to new ESRI platform.

Lembo and Aten, 2002.  The NASA/ASPRS Model Curriculum for Introduction to Geospatial Information Technologies.  2002 New York State Conference on Geographic Information Systems, Syracuse, New York.

 

Lembo, 2002 NYS Conference on Geographic Information Systems, Syracuse, New York, (Spatial Interpolation: An Introduction to Variogram Modeling and Geostatistics) – Special invited presentation on methods of spatial interpolation. 

 

Lembo, 2002 NYS Remote Sensing Symposium, Albany, New York – Special invited presentation on the use of Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) for mapping infrastructure.

Lembo, 2001.  Strategies for Teaching GIS in a Multidisciplinary Environment.  First Annual ESRI International Educator User Conference.  San Diego, California.

Millward, Craft, and Lembo, 2002.  Spatial Pattern Analysis of Ice Storm Damage Within Eastern Adirondack Forests.  New York State Conference on Geographic Information Systems, Syracuse, New York.