Jae Sung Kim

Contact

jaesungk@mtu.edu
906-487-3419
Dow 812

Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering

PhD, Civil Engineering, Purdue University
MSCE, Civil Engineering, Purdue University
ME, Civil Engineering, Korea University
BE, Civil Engineering, Korea University

Biography

Dr. Jae Sung Kim received his Ph.D. in Geomatics from the School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University. Later, he worked on geospatial research and education at various academic organizations. His research areas include photogrammetry, remote sensing, GIS, geodesy, geospatial cyberinfrastructure, and the application of geospatial technologies to agriculture, environmental sciences, and planetary sciences. He is serving as an associate editor of the Journal of Applied Remote Sensing published by the International Society for Optics and Photonics. Also, he is currently an assistant director of the Photogrammetric Applications Division in the ASPRS.

Courses Taught

SU 4140 - Photogrammetry and UAV Mapping
SU 5541 - Close-range Photogrammetry
SU 5998 - Practical Experience in Integrated Geospatial Technology

Research Interests

Photogrammetry
Remote Sensing
Geodesy
GIS
Geospatial Cyberinfrastructure
Application of geospatial technology to agriculture and environmental science

Recent Publications

Kim, J. S., Syswerda, S. P., & Smith, S. D. P. (2024). Detection of wintertime green vegetated cover using object-based classification with open-source remote sensing and geospatial technologies, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 18(2), 024515.
Kim, J. S. (2022). Near-automated orthorectification of archived aerial photographs, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 16(3), 036505.
Kim, J. S., & Kisekka, I. (2021). FARMs: a geospatial crop modeling and agricultural water management system. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 10(8), 553.
Kim, J. S., & Kim, K. (2018). Analysis of 2016 Minamiaso landslides using remote sensing and geographic information system. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 12(3), 036001.
Kim, J. S. (2018). The application of near-automated georeferencing technique to a strip of historic aerial photographs in GIS. Library Hi Tech, 36(1), 43-56.