Jason Parent

Department of Natural Resources Science faculty member, Jason Parent
  • Assistant Professor
  • Department of Natural Resources Science
  • Phone: 401.874.5582
  • Email: jason_parent@uri.edu
  • Office Location: Coastal Institute, Office #003

Research

Dr. Parent’s research uses geospatial analysis and remote sensing to help address problems relating to natural resources and the environment. Research topics include: remote assessment of forest health and structure, assessment of forest risk to infrastructure, evaluation of utility vegetation management programs, high-resolution mapping of outdoor and indoor environments, and assessing urban growth and its environmental impacts. His work uses high-resolution LiDAR and spectral data collected from manned and unmanned aircraft.

Education

Ph.D.(2014), GIS and Remote Sensing, University of Connecticut
M.S. (2006), Earth Resources Information Systems, University of Connecticut
B.S. (2002), Environmental Science and Biology, University of Connecticut

Selected Publications

    1. Parent, J., T. Meyer, J. Volin, B. Fahey, C. Witharana. 2019. An Analysis of Enhanced Tree Trimming Effectiveness using a Geospatial Approach. Journal of Environmental Management 241 (1): 397-406.
    2. Bunce, A., J. Volin, D. Miller, J. Parent, M. Rudnicki. 2018. Determinants of Tree Sway Frequency in Temperate Deciduous Forests of the Northeast United States. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 266-267 (15): 87-96.
    3. W. Zhang, C. Witharana, W. Li, C. Zhang, X. Li, J. Parent. 2018. Using deep learning to identify geographic objects and estimate their locations from Google Street View images: A case study of utility poles with crossarms. Sensors.
    4. Parent, J. and Q. Lei. 2018. Estimating Percent Impervious Cover from Landsat-based Land Cover with a Simple and Transferable Regression Model. International Journal of Remote Sensing. DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2018.1447166.
    5. Wanik, D., J. Parent, E. Anagnostou, B. Hartman. 2017. Using Vegetation Management and LiDAR-Derived Tree Height Data to Improve Outage Predictions for Electric Utilities. Electric Power Systems Research 146, 236-245.
    6. Parent, J. and J. Volin. 2016. Validating Landsat-based landscape metric with fine-grained land cover data. Ecological Indicators 60, 668-677.
    7. Parent, J. and J. Volin. 2015. Assessing species-level biases in tree heights estimated from terrain-optimized leaf-off airborne laser scanner (ALS) data. International Journal of Remote Sensing 36:10, 2697-2712, DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2015.1047047.
    8. Parent, J., J. Volin, D. Civco. June 2015. A fully-automated approach to land cover mapping with airborne LiDAR and high resolution multispectral imagery in a forested suburban landscape. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 104: 18-29.
    9. Parent J., M. Graziano, X. Yang. 2014. The potential of using forest residue to offset coal use in co-fired coal power plants in the eastern United States. International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering 7: 99-105
    10. Parent, J., and J.C. Volin. 2014. Assessing the Potential for Leaf-off LiDAR Data to Model Canopy Closure in Temperate Deciduous Forests. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 95: 134-145. DOI: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2014.06.009
    11. Angel, S., J. Parent, D.L. Civco. 2012. The Fragmentation of Urban Landscapes: Global Evidence of a Key Attribute of the Spatial Structure of Cities, 1990-2000. Environment and Urbanization 24(1): 249-283.
    12. Angel, S., J. Parent, D.L. Civco, A.M. Blei. 2012. The Persistent Decline in Urban Densities: Global and Historical Evidence of Sprawl. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Working Paper.
    13. Angel, S., J. Parent, D.L. Civco, A.M. Blei. 2011. The Dimensions of Global Urban Expansion: Estimates and Projections for All Countries, 2000-2050. Progress in Planning. 75(2): 53-108.
    14. Angel, S., and J. Parent. 2011. Non-Compactness and Voter Exchange: Towards a Constitutional Cure for Gerrymandering. Northwestern Interdisciplinary Law Review 4(1): 89-146.
    15. Angel, S., J. Parent, and D.L. Civco. 2010. Ten Compactness Properties of Circles: A Unified Theoretical Foundation for the Practical Measurement of Compactness. Canadian Geographer. Volume 54 (4), 441-461.
    16. LaFleur, N., M. Rubega, and J. Parent. 2009. Do European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) Facilitate the Spread of Fleshy-Fruited Invasive Plants? Journal of Torrey Botanical Society. 136 (3): 332-341.
    17. Hayward, P. and J. Parent. 2009. Modeling the Influence of the Modifiable Areal Unit Problem (MAUP) on Poverty in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Geographer. 47 (1).

Courses

  • NRS 409/509 – Concepts in GIS and Remote Sensing
  • NRS 410 – Fundamentals of GIS
  • NRS 522 – Advanced Gis Analysis Of Environmental Data