John R. Jensen

Carolina Distinguished Professor
Ph.D., UCLA 1976

Department of Geography
Callcott, Room 323
Columbia, SC 29208

Phone: (803) 777-5790   Fax: (803) 777-4972
email: jrjensen@sc.edu
Personal Web Page

Areas of Interest
Remote sensing of the environment
Digital image processing
Biogeography

Recent Publications

Jensen, J. R., Garcia, M. and J. Im, 2009, “Development of a Remote Sensing-Assisted Decision Support System for Technological Hazardous Waste Sites,” Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 75(2), in press.

Im, J., Jensen, J. R., Coleman, and E. Nelson, 2009, “Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Analysis of Short Rotation Woody Crops Grown with Controlled Nutrient and Irrigation Treatments,” Geocarto International, in press.

Jensen, J. R., 2009, Invited “Introduction and Overview,” Manual of Remote Sensing: Platforms and Sensors, Mark Jackson (Ed.), American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, in press.

Jensen, J. R., Im, J., Jensen, R., and P. Hardin, 2009, “Chapter 19: Image Classification,” in Handbook of Remote Sensing, D. Nellis and T. Warner, Eds., Boca Raton: CRC Press, in press.

Rhee, J., Im, J., Carbone, G. J. and J. R. Jensen, 2008, “Delineation of Climate Regions using In situ and remotely Sensed Data for the Carolinas,” Remote Sensing of Environment, 112(2008):3099-3111.

Im, J., J. Rhee, J.R. Jensen, and M.E. Hodgson, 2008, “Optimizing the Binary Discriminant Function in Change Detection Applications,” Remote Sensing of Environment, 112(2008):2761-2776.

Im, J., J.R. Jensen, M.E. Hodgson, 2008, “Object-based Land Cover Classification using High Posting Density Lidar Data,” GIScience and Remote Sensing, 45(2):209-228.

Quijano, M. J. G., Jensen, J. R., Hodgson, M. E., Hadley, B. C., Gladden, J. B. and L. A. Lapine, 2008, “Significance of Altitude and Posting-density on Lidar-derived Elevation Accuracy on Hazardous Waste Sites,” Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 74(9):1137-1146.

Jensen, J. R., 2008, “Memorial Address: John Edward Estes,” Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 74(6):844-851.

Im, J., J.R. Jensen, and J.A. Tullis, 2008, “Object-based Change Detection Using Correlation Image Analysis and Image Segmentation Techniques,” International Journal of Remote Sensing, 29(2): 399-423.

Wilbanks, T. J., Auerbach, M. J., Dickson, N. M., Frederick, G. L., Garick, B. J.,  Jensen, J. R., Mote, T. L., Muller Karger, F. E., Ojima, D., Patz, J. A., Rattling Leaf, J., and A. R. Solow, 2007, Assessment of the NASA Applied Sciences Program, Washington: National Academy Press, 143 p.

Maidment, D. R., Edelman, Heiberg, E. R., Jensen, J. R., Maune, D. F., Schuckman, K. and R. Shrestha, 2007, Elevation Data for Floodplain Mapping, Washington: National Academy Press, 151 p.

Jensen, J.R. and J. Im., 2007, “Remote Sensing Change Detection in Urban Environments,” in R.R. Jensen, J.D. Gatrell. and D.D. McLean (Eds.), Geo-Spatial Technologies in Urban Environments Policy, Practice, and Pixels, 2nd Ed., Berlin: Springer-Verlag,  7-32.

Jensen, J. R., 2007, Remote Sensing of the Environment: An Earth Resource Perspective, 2nd Edition, Upper Saddle River: Prentice-Hall, 592 p.

Im, J., J. Rhee, J.R. Jensen, and M.E. Hodgson, 2007, “An Automated Binary Change Detection Model Using  Calibration Approach,” Remote Sensing of Environment, 106(1):89-105.

Filippi, A. M. and J. R. Jensen, 2007, “Effect of Continuum Removal on Hyperspectral Coastal Vegetation Classification
using a Fuzzy Learning Vector Quantizer,” IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 45(96):1857-1869.

Raber, G., Hodgson, M. E. and J. R. Jensen, 2007, “Impact of LIDAR Nominal Posting Density on DEM Accuracy, Hydraulic Modeling, and Flood Zone Delineation,” Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 73(7):793-804.

Jensen, J. R. and M. E. Hodgson, 2006, “Remote Sensing of Natural and Man-made Hazards and Disasters,” in Manual of Remote Sensing: Settlements, M. K. Ridd (Ed.), Bethesda: American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, 401-429.

Jean-Baptiste, N., Jensen, J. R. and B. Helmuth, 2006, “Measurement of Mangrove Characteristics in the Bocozelle Ecosystem in Haiti using ASTER Multispectral Data,” Geocarto International - A Multidisciplinary Journal of Remote Sensing & GIS, 21(4):3-8.

Jensen, J. R., Garcia-Quijano, M., Hadley, B., Im, J., Wang, Z., Nel, A. L., Teixeira, E. and B. A. Davis, 2006, “Remote Sensing Agricultural Crop Type for Sustainable Development in South Africa,” Geocarto International - A Multidisciplinary Journal of Remote Sensing & GIS, 21(2):5-18.

Filippi, A. M. and J. R. Jensen, 2006, “Fuzzy Learning Vector Quantization for Hyperspectral Coastal Vegetation Classification,” Remote Sensing of Environment, 100:512-530.

Jensen, J. R., 2005, Introductory Digital Image Processing: A Remote Sensing Perspective, 3rd Edition, Upper Saddle River: Prentice-Hall, 526 p.

Morris, J. T., Porter, D., Neet, M., Noble, P. A., Schmidt, L., Lapine, L. A. and J. R. Jensen, 2005, “Integrating LIDAR Elevation Data, Multispectral Imagery, and Neural Network Modeling for Marsh Characterization,” International Journal of Remote Sensing, 26(23):5221-5234.

Jensen, J. R., Hodgson, M. E.,  Tullis, J. A. and G. T. Raber, 2005, “Remote Sensing of  Impervious Surfaces and Building Infrastructures”, in Using Geospatial Technologies in Urban Environments, R. R. Jensen, J. Gatrell, and D. D. McLane, Eds., NY: Springer-Verlag, 5-21.

Hadley, B. C., Garcia-Quijano, M. and J. R. Jensen, 2005, “Empirical versus Model-based Atmospheric Correction of Digital Airborne Imaging Spectrometer Hyperspectral Data,” Geocarto International – A Multidisciplinary Journal of Remote Sensing & GIS, 20(4):21-28

Jensen, J. R., 2005, “An Interview with John R. Jensen,” Planning and Policy, 7:81-95.

Jackson, M. and J. R. Jensen, 2005, “Evaluation of Remote Sensing-derived Landscape Ecology Metrics for Reservoir Shoreline Environmental Monitoring,” Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 71(12):1387-1397.

Im, J. and J. R. Jensen, 2005, “Change Detection Using Correlation Analysis and Decision Tree Classification,” Remote Sensing of Environment, 99:326-340.

Hodgson, M. E., Jensen, J. R., Raber, G. T., Tullis, J. A., Davis, B. A., G. Thompson and K. Schuckman, 2005, “An Evaluation of LIDAR-derived Elevation and Terrain Slope in  Leaf-Off Conditions,”  Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 71(7):817-823.

Jensen, J. R., Saalfeld, A., Broome, F., Cowen, D., Price, K., Ramsey, D., Lapine, L. and E. Lynn Usery, 2005, Chapter 2: Spatial Data Acquisition and Integration,” in A Research Agenda for Geographic Information Science, Boca Raton: CRC Press, 17-60.

Jensen, J. R. and M. E. Hodgson, 2004, “Remote Sensing of Selected Biophysical Variables and Urban/Suburban Phenomenon” in Geography and Technology,  Stanley D. Brunn, Susan L. Cutter and J. W. Harrington, Jr. (Eds.), Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 109-154.

Qiu, F., Berglund, J., Jensen, J. R., Thakkar, P. and D. Ren, 2004, “Speckle Noise Reduction in SAR Imagery Using A Local Adaptive Median Filter, GIScience & Remote Sensing, 41(3):244-266.

Jensen, J. R., Luders, J. K., Schill, S. R. and G. T. Raber, 2004, “Identifying Riverine Sand and Gravel Deposits Using A High Resolution Day-night Temperature Difference Map and Digitized Aerial Photography,” Geocarto International – A Multidisciplinary Journal of Remote Sensing & GIS, 19(2):49-56.

Schill, S., Jensen, J. R., Raber and D. E. Porter, 2004, “Temporal Modeling of Bidirectional Reflection Distribution Function (BRDF) in Coastal Vegetation,” GIScience & Remote Sensing, 41(2): 116-135.

Quattrochi, D. A., Walsh, J. W., J. R. Jensen, and M. Ridd, 2004, "Remote Sensing" in Geography in America, G. Gaile and C. Willmott, (Eds.), 376-416.

Jensen, J. R. and M. E. Hodgson, 2004, "Remote Sensing of Selected Biophysical Variables and Urban/Suburban Phenomenon" in Geography and Technology, Stanley D. Brunn, Susan L. Cutter and J. W. Harrington, Jr. (Eds.), Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 109-154.

Karaska, M. A., Huguenin, R. L., Beacham, J. L., Wang, M., J. R. Jensen, and R. S. Kaufman, 2004, "AVIRIS Measurements of Chlorophyll, Suspended Minerals, Dissolved Organic Carbon, and Turbidity in the Neuse River, North Carolina," Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 70(1):125-133.

Qiu, F. and J. R. Jensen, 2004, "Opening the Neural Network Black Box and Breaking the Knowledge Acquisition Bottleneck of Fuzzy Systems for Remote Sensing Image Classification," International Journal of Remote Sensing, 25(9):1749-1768.

Hodgson, M. E., J. R. Jensen, Tullis, J. A. Riordan, K. D., and C. M. Archer, 2003, "Synergistic Use of Lidar and Color Aerial Photography for Mapping Urban Parcel Imperviousness," Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 69(9):973-980.

Miller, R. B., Abbott, M. R., Goetz, A. F. H., Harding, L. W., Jensen, J. R., Johannsen, C. J., Macauley, M., MacDonald, J. S. and J. S. Pearlman, 2003, Using Remote Sensing in State and Local Government: Information for Management and Decision Making, Washington: National Academy of Sciences National Research Council, 97 p.

Bossler, J. D., J. R. Jensen, McMaster, R. B. and C. Rizos. 2002. Manual of Geospatial Science and Technology, London: Tyalor & Francis, 623 p.

Jensen, J. R., Botchwey, K., Brennan-Galvin, E., Johannsen, C.J., Juma, C., Mabogunje, A.L., Miller, R.B., Price, K.P., Reining, P.A.C., Skole, D.L., Stancioff, A., and D.R.F. Taylor. 2002. Down To Earth: Geographic Information for Sustainable Development in Africa, Washington: National Academy of Sciences National Research Council, 155 p.

Miller, R.B., Abbott, M.R., Goetz, A.F.H., Harding, L.W., J. R. Jensen, Johannsen, C.J., Macauley, M., MacDonald, J.S. and J.S. Pearlman. 2002. Toward New Partnerships in Remote Sensing: Government, the Private Sector, and Earth Science Research, Washington: National Academy of Sciences National Research Council, 81 p.

Graf, W.L., Buttenfield, B.P., Harden, C.P, J. R. Jensen, Malanson, G.P., McDowell, P.F., McLafferty, S., Palm, R.I., Psuty, N.P. and H.J. Vaux. 2002. Geography in the Critical Zone: Research Opportunities for the U. S. Geological Survey, Washington: National Academy of Sciences National Research Council, 130 p.

Light, D.L. and J. R. Jensen, 2002. "Photogrammetric and Remote Sensing Consideration", in Manual of Geospatial Science and Technology, London: Taylor & Francis, 234-252.

Narumalani, S., Hlady, J.T., and J. R. Jensen, 2002. "Information Extraction from Remotely Sensed Data", in Manual of Geospatial Science and Technology, London: Taylor & Francis, 288-324.

Jensen, J. R. and R.R. Jensen. 2002. "Remote Sensing Digital Image Processing System Hardware and Software Considerations", in Manual of Geospatial Science and Technology, London: Taylor & Francis, 325-363.

Rundquist, D.C., J. R. Jensen, Nyquist, M. and T.W. Owens. 2002. "Selected Examples of Remote Sensing Projects", in Manual of Geospatial Science and Technology, London: Taylor & Francis, 364-388.

Jensen, J. R., 2002. "Remote Sensing - Future Considerations", in Manual of Geospatial Science and Technology, London: Taylor & Francis, 389-410.

Jensen, J. R., 2002. "Processing Remotely Sensed Data: Hardware and Software Considerations", in G. Schultz, A. and Engman, E.T. (Eds.), Remote Sensing in Hydrology and Water Management, Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 350 p.

Jensen, J. R., Olson, G., Schill, S.R., Porter, D.E., and J. Morris. 2002. "Remote Sensing of Biomass, Leaf-Area-Index, and Chlorophyll a and b Content in the ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve Using Sub-meter Digital Camera Imagery", Geocarto International, 17 (3): 25-34.

Raber, G.T., J. R. Jensen, Schill, S.R., and K. Schuckman. 2002. "Creation of Digital Terrain Models Using An Adaptive Lidar Vegetation Point Removal Process", Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 68 (12):1307-1315.

Raber, G., Hodgson, M. E., J. R. Jensen, Tullis, J. A., Thompson, G., Davis, B., and K. Schuckman. 2002. "Comparison of LIDAR Data Collected Leaf-on vs. Leaf-off for the Creation of Digital Elevation Models", Proceedings, Annual Meeting of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Washington: ASPRS, April 22-26, on CD.

Tullis, J.A., Cowen, D. J.., J. R. Jensen, Shirley, W. L. and D. R. Morgan. 2002. "GIS and Remote Sensing for Smart Growth Research", Proceedings, Annual Meeting of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Washington: ASPRS, April 22-26, on CD.

Jensen, J. R., Cowen, D., Shirley, L., and J. Tullis. 2002. NASA Affiliate Research Center (ARC) Program at USC for three (3) Research Projects, NASA: Washington, D.C., on the Internet at the NASA Commercial Remote Sensing Program home page and at the USC ARC Home Page.

Jensen, J. R., and S. Schill. 2001. "Temporal Modeling of BRDF Patterns and Phenological in Coastal Vegetation", Proceedings, Annual Meeting of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, St. Louis, April 27, 2001, on CD.

Jensen, J. R., Raber, G. T., and S. Schill. 2001. "Improvements of Vegetation Removal Techniques Using Multiple Return LIDAR", Proceedings, Annual Meeting of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, St. Louis, April 27, 2001, on CD.

Jensen, J. R., Schill, S., Filippi, A. M., Kelch, D. J., and M. M. Pendergast. 2001. "Hyperspectral-neural Investigation of Vegetation Conditions at the DOW Savannah River Site Using Low-altitude AVIRIS Data", Proceedings, Annual Meeting of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, St. Louis, April 27, 2001, on CD.

Jensen, J. R., Schmidt, L. B, and M.E. Hodgson. 2001. "Utility of LIDAR and IFSAR-derived Digital Elevation Models for Floodplain Mapping During Leaf-on Condition", Proceedings, Annual Meeting of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, St. Louis, April 27, 2001, on CD.

Jensen, J. R., Qiu, F., and J. Berglund. 2001. "Speckle Noise Reduction for SAR Imagery with an Improved Adaptive Median Filter", Proceedings, Annual Meeting of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, St. Louis, April 27, 2001, on CD.

Jensen, J. R., Qiu, F., and K. Patterson. 2001. "A Neural Network Image Interpretation System to Extract Rural and Urban Land Use and Land Cover Information from Remote Sensor Data", Geocarto International- A Multidisciplinary Journal of Remote Sensing and GIS, 16(1):19-28.

Means, J. E., Hopkins, P. F., J. R. Jensen, Schill, S. R., Chipman, J., Ramsey, D. and D. Stow. 2001. "ARC Partnerships: Industry and Academia Explore Remote Sensing Applications", Journal of Forestry, 99(6):4-12.

Jensen, J. R., 2001. "Remote Sensing Education and Workforce Considerations", Geocarto International- A Multidisciplinary Journal of Remote Sensing and GIS, 16(3):63-68.

Ekern, D. S., Greve, C., Huft, D. L., J. R. Jensen, Jordan, L., Kraft, W., Mcnerney, M., Leni, O., Pierzinski, D., Tayman, J. and A. Vanderval. 2001. Remote Sensing for Transportation, Washington: Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences, 98 p.

Jackson, M.W., and J. R. Jensen, 2001. "Quantifying Environmental Change from Remotely Sensed Imagery Using A Composite Ecosystem Degradation Index: A High Resolution Study of the Eastern Coast," Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology, (SPIE- International Society for Optical Engineering) 4171:214-222.

Jensen, J. R., 2000. Remote Sensing of the Environment: An Earth Resource Perspective. Prentice Hall: Saddle River, N.J.

Jensen, J. R., 2000. Processing Remotely Sensed Data: Hardware and Software Considerations. In Remote Sensing in Hydrology and Water Management, edited by G.A Schultz and E.T. Engman. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.

Cowen, D.J., J. R. Jensen, C. Hendrix, M.E. Hodgson, and S.R. Schill. 2000. "A GIS-Assisted Rail Construction Econometric Model that Incorporates LIDAR Data." Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 66 (11):1323-1328.

Jensen, J. R., F. Qiu, and M. Ji. 2000. "Predictive Modelling of Coniferous Forest Age Using Statistical and Artificial Neural Network Approaches Applied to Remote Sensor Data." International Journal of Remote Sensing 20(14):2805-2822.

Jensen, J. R., and S. Schill. 2000. "Bi-directional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) of Smooth Cordgrass (Spartina Alterniflora)," Geocarto International Ñ A Multidisciplinary Journal of Remote Sensing and GIS 15(2):21-28.

Ji, M. and J. R. Jensen, 2000. "Continuous Piecewise Geometric Rectification of Airborne Multispectral Scanner Imagery." Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 66(2):163-171.

Schill, S.R. and J. R. Jensen, 2000. "Predicting the Impact of Coastal Development on Water Quality Using Remote Sensing and GIS-assisted Hydrologic Modeling Techniques." Geocarto International — A Multidisciplinary Journal of Remote Sensing and GIS 15(4):5-14.

Teaching
Advanced Seminar in Remote Sensing
Digital Techniques of Remote Sensing
Principles of Remote Sensing

Graduate Students
Fang Bin, Ph.D. candidate
Jessica Brennan, Master's candidate
Karen Ellett, Master's candidate
Brian Hadley, Ph.D. candidate
Andrew Maceyka, Master's candidate
Elitsa Peneva, Ph.D. candidate
Jiang Wu, Master's candidate
Chang Yi, Ph.D. candidate