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Experience & Education :
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Forest Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID (2004-Present)
- Remote Sensing Research Scientist - Hyperspectral Sensor Implementation, Moscow, Idaho, 2003-Present
- Postdoctoral Research, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, 2002-2003
- Instructor, Forest Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID (Spring Semester 2003)
- Teaching Assistant, University of Idaho, Moscow, 1998 - 2002
- Project Engineer, CCI Construction Co., Inc., Mechanicsburg, PA (1997-1998)
- Graduate Research Assistant, Forest Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR (1995 - 1996)
- Ph.D. Forest Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, 2002
- M.S. Forest Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1996
- B.S. Forestry, University of Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, Macedonia, 1992
Areas of Interest:
- GIS & Remote Sensing
- Developing design, construction, and maintenance procedures for forest roads yielding minimum environmental impacts trough modeling
- Watershed analysis and implementation to reduce sediment yields with modeling
- Terrain analysis
Courses Taught and Assisted:
University of Idaho
Aerial Photo Interpretation - Ugrad
Watershed Management - Ugrad and Grad
Remote Sensing of the Environment - Ugrad
Forestry Project Evaluation Schedule - Ugrad
Integrated Forest Management Models Ugrad
Oregon State University
Forest Roads - Ugrad and Grad
Forest Road Structures - Ugrad and Grad
Timber Harvest Area and Planning - Ugrad and Grad
Resource Transportation Planning - Ugrad and Grad
Continuing Education & Service Activities:
- USDA- Inventory method for forest roads training course
- 3-PG Forest Productivity Model Workshop (by Dick Waring), 3-PG is a dynamic process-based model for forest growth developed by Landsberg and Waring (1997), University of Idaho, April 2000.
- Trimble GPS Workshop, Using PRO XRX and Pathfinder software, University of Idaho, August 1998
- TQM (Total Quality Management) Workshop, Oregon State University, September 1994
Professional Organizations:
- Society of American Foresters
- American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing
Research:
Integrating GIS, Remote Sensing and other environmental data for the development of scale-dependent procedures or predicting and mapping landslide hazards
Integrating terrain analysis, potential vegetation type, fine resolution satellite imagery and expert knowledge to map forest vegetation type and structure
Publications:
Gorsevski PV, Jankowski P, Gessler PE. In Press. Heuristic approach for mapping landslide hazard integrating fuzzy logic with analytic hierarchy process. Control and Cybernetics.
Gorsevski PV, Gessler PE, Boll J, Elliot WJ, Foltz RB. 2006. Spatially and temporally distributed modeling of landslide susceptibility. Geomorphology 80(3-4): 178-198
Gorsevski PV, Gessler PE, Foltz RB, Elliot WJ. 2006. Spatial prediction of landslide hazard using logistic regression and ROC analysis. Transactions in GIS 10(3): 395-415
Gorsevski PV, Jankowski P, Gessler PE. 2005. Spatial prediction of landslide hazard using fuzzy k-means and Dempster-Shafer theory. Transactions in GIS 9(4): 455-474
Gorsevski PV, Gessler PE, Boll J, 2004. GIS application of distributed modeling for predicting potential non-point sources of water pollution for watershed management. Conference on Water Observation and Information System for Decision Support: Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia - 25/29 May 2004
Gorsevski PV, Gessler PE, Jankowski P. 2003. Integrating a fuzzy k-means classification and a Bayesian approach for spatial prediction of landslide hazard. Journal of Geographical Systems 5:223-251
Gorsevski PV, Gessler PE, Jankowski P. 2004. "Spatial prediction of landslide hazard using fuzzy k-means and Bayes Theorem" chapter in W. Widacki, A. Bytnerowicz, and A. Riebau (eds.), 2004, A Message From the Tatra: Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing in Mountain Environmental Research, Jagiellonian University Press: Krakow, Poland, pp 159-172.
Gorsevski PV, Gessler PE, 2003. Bayesian modeling and GIS for evaluating landslide hazard, ASPRS 2003 Annual Conference: Anchorage, AK, May 5-9, 2003
Gorsevski PV, Gessler PE, and Jankowski P. 2002. Spatial Prediction of Landslide Hazard Using Fuzzy K-Means and Bayes Theorem, Conference on Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing in Mountain Environment Research, Zakopane, Poland, 19-23 September, 2002
Gorsevski PV, Foltz RB, Gessler PE, and Cundy TW. 2001. Statistical Modeling of Landslide Hazard Using GIS, Seventh Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference: Silver Legacy, Reno, Nevada, 2(11):103-109
Gorsevski PV, Gessler PE, and Foltz RB. 2000. Spatial Prediction of Landslide Hazard Using Discriminant Analysis and GIS, GIS in the Rockies 2000 Conference and Workshop: Applications for 21st Century. Denver, Colorado. September 25 27, 2000.
Gorsevski PV, Gessler PE, and Foltz RB. 2000. Spatial Prediction of Landslide Hazard Using Logistic Regression and GIS, 4th International Conference on Integrating GIS and Environmental Modeling (GIS/EM4):Problems, Prospects and Research Needs. Banff, Alberta, Canada, September 2 - 8, 2000.
McKetta C, Robison H, and Gorsevski PV. 2000. Evaluating the Projected Incremental Costs of Proposed NPDES Permit and Water Quality Standards Rules on Silvicultural Activities: A Critique of Analyses by Environomics Inc. from an Idaho Forest Management Perspective. Under contract to American Forest and Paper Association, January 2000.
Posters Presented:
Gorsevski PV, Gessler P, Haiyan Q. 2004. High Definition Hyperspectral Imaging System (HDHIS), Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) Symposium, Glasgow, MT, September, 2004
Gessler PE, Gorsevski PV, Pocewicz A, Sesnie S, Smith A, Covert A, Naidansuren E. 2002. Strategic research for inventorying, monitoring and modeling our managed and natural ecosystems. Raytheon Synergy III Capital Hill Exposition. Washington D.C., June 2002
Sjostrom J, Gessler PE, Gorsevski PV, Pocewicz A, Covert A, Saikhan E, Cronce J, & Rutledge CE. 2001. Strategic research for inventorying, monitoring and modeling our managed and natural ecosystems. Intermountain GIS Users Conference 2001. Boise Idaho. April 2001
Gorsevski PV, and Gessler PE. 1999. Spatial Prediction of Landslide Hazard Using Statistical Modeling and GIS. Poster, International Mountain Logging and 10th Pacific Northwest Skyline Symposium Oregon State University, April 1999. |