Arthur N. Benefiel
Professor
Geographic Information Systems
Central Oregon Community College
2600 NW College Way
Bend OR 97701-5998
541-383-7703
abenefiel@cocc.edu
Research Interests:
Use of spatial databases in natural resource modeling and GIS Applications in Natural Resources
Education:
1996-97 Geography, Indiana State University
1994-95 Sabbatical to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,
Blacksburg, VA
Master of Forest Resources, University of Washington, 1984
B.S. Forestry, University of Washington, 1983
A.S. Forestry Technology, Mt. Hood Community College, 1977
Positions:
1998-present Professor, Forestry and Geographic Information Systems, Central Oregon Community College, Bend OR
1992-1998 Associate Professor, Forestry and Geographic Information Systems, Central Oregon Community
College, Bend, OR
1988-1992 Assistant Professor, Forestry, Central Oregon Community College, Bend, OR
1986-88 Instructor, Forestry, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR.
1984-88 Forester, Ochoco National Forest, Prineville, OR.
1972-88 Forest Technician, Assorted National Forests.
Professional Societies, Activities:
American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Student Chapter Advisor
American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), Member
Association of American Geographers (AAG), Member
GIS Specialty Group AAG
Remote Sensing Specialty Group AAG
Awards/Honors:
Xi Sigma Pi National Forestry Honor Society, U of W
Magna Cum Laude, U of W
R.D. Merrill Scholarship, U of W
U of W Foresters’ Alumni Association Scholarship
Hugo Winkenwerder Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship, U of W
Fulbright-Hayes Study Abroad Grant to Costa Rica
Faculty Professional/Technical Award, COCC
Software Experience:
ArcGIS Desktop, ArcInfo Workstation, ArcView, ArcCAD, GRID, ENVI, ERDAS Imagine, AutoCAD, Softdesk, Pathfinder, Microsoft WORD, EXCEL, ACCESS
Academic Interests:
The use of GIS in Natural Resources, particularly Forestry and Wildland Fire.
Academic Experience Curriculum Development:
Geog 265 Geographic Information Systems
Geog 266 ArcGIS
Geog 267 GeoDatabase Design
Geog 273 Spatial Data Collection
Geog 283 Image Processing
Geog 284 GIS: Customization (of the ArcInfo User Interface using Visual Basic for Applications)
Geog 286 Remote Sensing
Geog 287 Analysis of Spatial Data
Seminars taught for various institutions, private interests, and state and federal agencies:
! GIS for the 21st Century at Indiana State University, 120 hours, Summer 1996, Summer 1997
! Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources (NCSR) Eco-System Workshop presentation, 8 hours, at COCC, August 1996, August 1997
! Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources (NCSR) Introduction to GIS Workshop presentation, 40 hours, at COCC, August 1996, August 1997
! GIS for Wildland Fire Managers, 40 hours, in Seattle WA, for Colorado State University, October 1996, October 1997, October 1998, October 1999, October 2000, October 2001, October 2002, October 2003, October 2004, October 2005
! Technical Mathematics and Computer Use for Analyzing Wildland Fire Problems, 40 hours, Seattle WA., Sept. 1996, Sept. 1997, Sept. 1998, Sept. 1999, Sept. 2000, Sept. 2001, Sept. 2002, Sept. 2003, October 2005
! Computer Cartography Institute for National Science Foundation (NSF),40 hours, at COCC, June, 1998
! GIS Dataset Creation Institute for NSF,40 hours, at COCC, June 1998
! Geographic Information Systems Institute for NSF,40 hours, at COCC, June 1998, June 1999, June 2000
! Advanced GIS/GPS Institute for National Science Foundation, 40 hours, at COCC, Jun/July 2000
! GIS: Making it Work, Institute for National Science Foundation, 40 hours, Cordoba, Veracruz, Mexico, December 2000
! Quantification of Wildland Fire and Fuels Analysis Inputs, 36 hours, Bend OR, April 2003, May 2003, March 2005, March 2006
! Fuels Analysis Techniques, 32 hours, Bend OR, May 2003, Dec. 2004, Dec. 2005
Grants, proposals, scholarly activity:
Lead Program Developer, National Science Foundation, Advanced Technological Education Center award 1995-1997.
Lead Institute Presenter, National Science Foundation, Advanced Technological Education 1995 - 2001
Publications: none