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Everett Wingert
Everett Wingert, Professor
Research Interests: cartographic representation, map accuracy, remote
sensing.
Phone: (808) 956-7672, 956-5053
Email: everett@hawaii.edu
Education
BA, Geography, University of Michigan, 1964
MA, Geography, University of Washington, 1967
PhD, Geography, University of Washington, 1973.
Research and Professional Endeavors
In recent years my time devoted to professional development has involved investigations in map accuracy and cartographic presentation. In the broad area of map accuracy, I have concentrated on a study of the changes in leg al precedents that have emerged from increasing litigation involving inaccurate nautical and aeronautical charts. Also I have been involved in a range of activity in Global Positioning Systems technology for mapping and for testing map accuracy. In the area of cartographic presentation, I have been exploring different methods of computer animation for visualizing the Honolulu downtown in 1855. In conjunction with the State of Hawai`i I have been working on a metadata study that is developing a data base on spatial data and producing a newsletter on Hawai'i spatial data.
Professional Cartography:
The bulk of professional material that I have produced is in the area of atlas
production and consulting and in the preparation of thematic map s to support
faculty research. In my time in Hawai`i I have been involved in 13 atlas
projects in roles ranging from Director to Consultant. Included in list are
both editions of the Atlas of Hawai`i, A Coral Reef Atlas of West Hawai`i,
The Coastal Z one Management Atlas of American Samoa, Kauai: A Coastal Resource
Inventory, Molokai: A Coastal Resource Inventory, Pohnpei: A Coastal Resource
Inventory, and An Atlas of Nearby Galaxies,
Graduate Activities
I have supervised graduate programs that have involved topics ranging from mapping bird habitats on Lysan Island to investigation of the precision of underwater topographic mapping. I have recently directed graduate seminars in Cartographic literature and Computer Animation. I plan to expand these offerings into GPS research and Legal Aspects of Mapping. I am particularly interested in working with any student who has an interest in map design, map accuracy, and map application.
