David Forrest
Senior Lecturer
Department of Geographical & Earth Sciences
University of Glasgow
United Kingdom
Biography
David Forrest is currently working as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geographical & Earth Sciences
Research Interest
I have broad interests in cartography & GI research. The main theme focuses on the improvement in usability of GIS to help non-cartographers design and produce sensible maps. This involves the development of knowledge based systems, the theoretical issues that underpin them and the necessary data and meta data structures to make data more accessable and usable. Improving the usability of geospatial data is linked with an Ordance Survey sponsored research group. Developing an improved data model for geoscience data has been carried out in conjuction with GeoloGIS Ltd. Another main interest is the content and design of topographic maps, especially at medium scales, and the representation of topographic information on maps. Currently I have been researching the development of the International Map of the World at 1:1Million scale and its use as a base for thematic mapping. I pursue a number of issues related to tourist mapping and other maps for public information such as public transport maps; the provision of tourist/public information on the Internet; and the design and use of maps in mobile GIS. Some of this ties in with the ICA Commission on Use and User Issues. Over the years I have published several articles on cartographic & geomatics education. I have been involved in projects related to Geographic names and their use. One investigation looked at the change of names of sea areas over time and the application of dual naming of sea areas. In the past I have been active in perceptual research, but now tend to concentrate on how such work can be applied to cartographic systems to assist non cartographers to produce sensible maps. Although currently not active in these fields, I keep up to date with research in generalisation, geovisualisation, geospatial data structures and location based systems and map production.
Publications
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Li, Z., Pasquali, P., Cantone, A., Singleton, A., Funning, G. and Forrest, D. (2012) MERIS atmospheric water vapor correction model for wide swath interferometric synthetic aperture radar. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 9(2), pp. 257-261.
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Zhang, Y., Feng, W., Chen, Y., Xu, L., Li, Z. and Forrest, D. (2012) The 2009 L’Aquila MW 6.3 earthquake: a new technique to locate the hypocentre in the joint inversion of earthquake rupture process. Geophysical Journal International, 191(3), pp. 1417-1426.
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Bownes, J. et al. (2017) Supporting students in the transition to postgraduate taught study in STEM subjects. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 5(2), pp. 3-11.
