FACULTY
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Arthur B. Rex, Lecturer
368 Rankin Science West-828-262-7695
rexab@appstate.edu
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Institutional Research & Planning,
Dougherty Administration
828-262-6911
M.A., Geography, Appalachian State University , 1980
B.A., Geography, Slippery Rock University , 1977
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Interests and Research:
Art Rex has been appointed as the first Director of Space Management and Planning at Appalachian effective the summer 2005. He will oversee and implement a campus-wide scheduling package (Series 25) and GIS that will analyze space utilization and optimization.
He will continue to direct several GIS projects at Appalachian. Including a 3 year research grant in conjunction with UNC-Asheville and the USDA entitled Total Value Assessment Tool for Farmland: Geospatially Quantifying Market and Non-market Worth. This project includes undergraduate and/or graduate students giving them valuable and pratical GIS experiences.
Art was instrumental in acquiring a GPS base-station located in the department. The base-station is a byproduct of the $64 million project to capture LIDAR data for more accurate floodplain mapping of the state. The base-station gives local GPS users the ability to correct their data. It is fully functional at this time, and has RTK capabilities, so take a look at www.ncgs.state.nc.us.
On the weekends he continues to be involved with soccer service as the NCYSA vice president of state select, and coaches the 1994 NC Olympic Development Women's Team, and continues to serve as a State & National instructional staff. This fall he will be inducted into the 2007 class of the Appalachian Athletics Hall of Fame.
Publications:
Li, X., C.M. Larson, and A.B. Rex. "Creating Buffers on Surfaces." Cartography and Geographic Information Science. Fall 2005.
Rex, A.B. et al. Boone Region, Outdoor Recreation Map and Guide, Revised Edition. Blue Planet Publishing, Inc., Boone , NC. September 2003.
Rex, A.B., Watauga County Road Map. Appalachian State University Department of Geography and Planning, Boone, NC.
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