Andre Coleman
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
Andre.Coleman@pnl.gov
Biography
Andre Coleman joined Battelle's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in August, 2000. Mr. Coleman specializes in geospatial sciences as applied to environmental and hydrologic processes. His primary specialties are in Geographic Information Sciences (GISc), GIS and hydrological model coupling, coupling of GIS and evolutionary computing/machine learning technologies, advanced terrain modeling and derivative extraction, remote-sensing, image processing, analog/digital photogrammetry, and surveying (topographic and hydrographic). Mr. Coleman brings fourteen years of experience to the science of geoinformatics applying spatial modeling, complex spatial data classifiers using artificial neural networks, real-time data harvesting, database design, GPS surveying (Real-Time Kinematic), theodolite-based surveying, single- and multi-beam bathymetry collection and processing, orthoimagery development, high-resolution photogrammetric digital terrain model development, LiDAR data processing and analysis, GIS applications development, metadata implementations, and the development of multi-agency/group data sharing cooperatives.
Other experience includes UNIX/Linux systems administration including distributed/cluster computing, hardware and software needs assessment, task automation, custom system tools development.
Research Interests
- Integration and advancement of Geographic Information Sciences for hydrologic and hydraulic modeling
- Machine learning, evolutionary computing, and data fusion technologies for pattern recognition, classification, and optimization of complex high-dimensional datasets
- Landscape erosion / sediment transport
- Watershed modeling / snow hydrology
- Real-time data harvesting for near real-time modeling
- Digital photogrammetry and digital terrain model development and analysis
- Bathymetric and terrestrial high-accuracy GPS surveying
- Distributed and cluster computing
Education and Credentials
- M.S., cum laude, Geoinformatics, Vrije Universiteit, The Netherlands, 2008
- B.S., Geography and Earth Resources, Utah State University, 1995
Affiliations and Professional Service
- Association of American Geographers
- American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing
- American Geophysical Union
Awards and Recognitions
- International Award of Academic Excellence in Geoinformatics, 2008
Selected Publications
2009
- Whelan G, ND Tenney, MA Pelton, AM Coleman, DL Ward, JG Droppo, Jr, PD Meyer, KE Dorow, and RY Taira. 2009. Techniques to Access Databases and Integrate Data for Hydrologic Modeling. PNNL-18244, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Wigmosta MS, LJ Lane, JD Tagestad, and AM Coleman. 2009. "Hydrologic and Erosion Models To Assess Land Use and Management Practices Affecting Soil Erosion." Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 14(1):27-41.
2008
- Coleman AM, MS Wigmosta, LJ Lane, JD Tagestad, and D Roberts. 2008. "A GIS-based Adaptive Management Decision Support System to Develop a Multi-Objective Framework: A case study utilizing GIS technologies and physically-based models to archieve improved decision making for site management." Journal of Map & Geography Libraries 4(2):269 - 284 . doi:10.1080/15420350802142454
2007
- Coleman AM, and WD Webber. 2007. "GeoSpatial Infrastructure at the U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Site." Journal of Map & Geography Libraries 4(1):83-95. doi:10.1300/J230v04n01_05
- Wigmosta MS, MK Gill, AM Coleman, R Prasad, and LW Vail. 2007. "A Distributed Modeling System for Short-Term to Seasonal Ensemble Streamflow Forecasting in Snowmelt Dominated Basins." In Proceedings of the 75th Annual Western Snow Conference, April 16-19, 2007, Kona, HI, ed. R Julander, pp. 187-194. Western Snow Conference, Soda Springs, CA.
2005
- Coleman AM, and WD Webber. 2005. "GIS Operations at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hanford Site: A Review of the Current Status and a Proposed Action to Ensure Long-Term Data Sustainability ." In Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Annual ESRI International User Conference, p. 12 pp. Environmental Systems Research Institute, Redlands, CA.
2004
- Waichler SR, MS Wigmosta, and AM Coleman. 2004. Natural Recharge to the Unconfined Aquifer System on the Hanford Site from the Greater Cold Creek Watershed: Progress Report 2004. PNNL-14717, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
2003
- Cook CB, MC Richmond, AM Coleman, CL Rakowski, PS Titzler, and MD Bleich. 2003. Numerically Simulating the Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Environment for Migrating Salmon in the Lower Snake River. PNNL-14297, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
2002
- Ghan SJ, X Bian, AG Hunt, and AM Coleman. 2002. "The Thermodynamic Influence of Subgrid Orography in a Global Climate Model." Climate Dynamics 20(1):31-44.