Publications:

Lowry, J.L., L. Langs, R.D. Ramsey, J. Kirby, and K. Shultz.  An Ecological Framework for Fuzzy Set Accuracy Assessment of Remote Sensing-Based Land Cover Maps.  Remote Sensing of Environment. Accepted

Lowry, J.L. Jr., R.D. Ramsey, K. Boykin, D. Bradford, P. Comer, S. Falzarano, W. Kepner, J. Kirby, L. Langs, J. Prior-Magee, G. Manis, L. O’Brien, K. Pohs, W. Rieth, T. Sajwaj, S. Schrader, K.A. Thomas, D. Schrupp, K. Schulz, B. Thompson, C. Wallace, C. Velasquez, E. Waller, and B. Wolk.  2007.  Mapping Meso-Scale Land Cover Over Very Large Geographic Areas Within a Collaborative Framework:  A Case Study of the Southwest Regional Gap Analysis Project (SWReGAP).  Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol. 108, pp 59-73

Nield, S.J., J.L. Boettinger, R. D. Ramsey.  2007.  Digitally Mapping Gypsic and Natric Soils Using Landsat and Topographic Data.  Soil Science Society of America Journal, Vol. 71(1), pp 245- 252

N.E. Zimmermann, R.A. Washington-Allen, R.D. Ramsey,  M.E. Schaepman, L. Mathys, B. Koetz, M. Kneubuehler, T.C. Edwards. Modern remote sensing for environmental monitoring of landscape states and trajectories.  Chapter 3.1 in: A Changing World:  Challenges for Landscape Research Series: Landscape Series, Vol. 8.  Kienast, F., O. Wildi, and S. Ghosh, (Eds.)

Sexton, J.O., R. D. Ramsey, D.L. Bartos.  2006.  Habitone Analysis of Quaking Aspen in the Utah Book Cliffs: Effects of Site Water Demand and Conifer Cover.  Ecological Modeling, 198:  pp 301-311

Washington-Allen, R.A., N. E. West, R. D. Ramsey, and R. A. Efroymson. 2006. A Protocol for Retrospective Remote Sensing-Based Ecological Monitoring of Rangelands, Rangeland Ecology and Management. 59(1): pp 19-29

White, M.A., J.D. Shaw, R.D. Ramsey. 2005. Accuracy Assessment of the Vegetation Continuous Field Tree Cover Product Using 3954 Ground Plots in the Southwestern USA . International Journal of Remote Sensing, 26(12): pp 2699-2704.

Wright, D.L., V.P. Rasmussen, and R.D. Ramsey . 2005. Comparing the Use of Remote Sensing with Traditional Techniques to Detect Nitrogen Stress in Wheat. Geocarto International 20(1): pp 63-68.

West, N.E., F. L. Dougher, G.S. Manis, R.D. Ramsey. 2005. A Comprehensive Ecological Land Classification for Utah 's West Desert. Western North American Naturalist 65(3): pp281-309.

Wright, D.L., V.P. Rasmussen, R.D. Ramsey, D.J. Baker, and J.W. Ellsworth. 2004. Canopy Reflectance Estimation of Wheat Nitrogen Content for Grain Protein Management. GIScience and Remote Sensing. 41(4):287-300.

John Lowry, Christine Garrard and Douglas Ramsey . 2004. Land Cover Mapping Using StatMod: An ArcView 3.x Extension for Classification Trees Using SPLUS. GAP Analysis Bulletin No. 12., U.S.Geological Survey.

Washington-Allen, R.A., R.D. Ramsey, and N.E. West. 2004. Spatiotemporal Mapping of the Dry Season Response of Sagebrush Steppe. Community Ecology, Vol 5(1): pp69-79

Washington-Allen, R.A., T.G. Van Niel, R.D. Ramsey, and N.E. West . Remote Sensing-Based Piosphere Analysis. GIScience and Remote Sensing, Vol 41(2) pp. 136-154.

Ramsey, R.D., D. Wright, C. McGinty. 2004. Evaluating the Use of Landsat 30m Enhanced Thematic Mapper to Monitor Vegetation Cover in Shrub-Steppe Environments. Geocarto International, Vol. 19(2): pp 39-47

Ramsey, R. D., L Shultz. 2004. Evaluating the Geographic Distribution of Herbarium Collections in Utah from the Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Utah. Western North American Naturalist, Vol. 64(4) pp. 421-432.

Wright, D., C. Stephens, V.P. Rasmussen, R.D. Ramsey, and D.J. Baker. 2003. On top of the world: The best applications of 2003. Remote Sensing Estimates Wheat Yield. Geospatial Solutions , August 2003 Online Issue.

Wright, D.L. Jr., G.L. Ritchie, V.P. Rasmussen, R.D. Ramsey, and D. Baker. 2003. Managing Grain Protein in Wheat Using Remote Sensing. Online Journal of Space Communications, Vol. 3, http://satjournal.tcom.ohiou.edu/issue03/applications.html

Washington-Allen, R.A., N.E. West, R. Douglas Ramsey, and D.K. Phillips. 2003. Retrospective Assessment of soil stability on a landscape subject to commercial grazing. Proceedings of the VIIth International Rangeland Congress. 26th July - 1st August, Durban, South Africa. pp. 782-784.

Washington-Allen, R.A., N.E. West, and R. Douglas Ramsey. 2003. Remote sensing-based dynamical systems analysis of sagebrush steppe vegetation in rangelands. Proceedings of the VIIth International Rangeland Congress. 26th July - 1st August, Durban, South Africa. pp. 416-418.

Manis, G., J. Lowry, and R. D. Ramsey. 2001. Preclassification: An Ecologically Predictive Landform Model. GAP Analysis Bulletin #10. pp. 11-13

Means, J.E., P.F. Hopkins, J.R. Jensen, S.R. Schill, J.W. Chipman, R.D. Ramsey, and D.A. Stow. 2001. ARC Partnerships: Industry and Academia Explore Remote Sensing Applications. Journal of Forestry Vol. 99(6). PP. 4-12.

Manis, G. , C. Homer, R.D. Ramsey, J. Lowry, T. Sajwaj, and S. Graves. 2000. The Development of Mapping Zones to Assist in Land Cover Mapping Over Large Geographic Areas: A Case Study of the Southwest ReGAP Project. GAP Analysis Bulletin #9. pp13-15.

Shultz, L.M., N. Morin, and R.D. Ramsey. 1998. Floristics in North America: Tracking Rare Species Electronically. In Ching-I Peng and P.P. Lowry II, Eds. Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Floras of Asia and the Pacific Rim. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Floras of Asia and the Pacific Rim, Taipei, 1996. Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica Monograph Series No. 16. Taipei

Washington Allen, R.A., R.D. Ramsey, B.E. Norton, N.E. West. 1998. Change Detection of the Effect of Severe Drought on Subsistence Agropastoral Communities on the Bolivian Altiplano. International Journal of Remote Sensing. Vol. 19(7), pp1319-1333.

Ricotta, C., G.C. Avena, E. Olsen, D. Ramsey and D.S. Winn. 1998. Monitoring the Landscape Stability of Mediterranean Vegetation in Relation to Fire With a Fractal Algorithm, International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 19(5), pp871-881.

Ricotta, C, E. R. Olsen, R. D. Ramsey, and D. S. Winn. 1997. A Generalized Non-Regression Technique for Evaluating the Fractal Dimension of raster GIS Layeres Consisting of Non-Square Cells. COENOSES Vol. 12(1):23-26.

Homer, Collin G., R. Douglas Ramsey, Thomas C. Edwards, Jr., and Allan Falconer. 1997. Landscape Cover Type Modeling Using A Multi Scene Thematic Mapper Mosaic. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing. Vol 63(1) pp. 59 68.

Bosakowski, Thomas, R. Douglas Ramsey, and Dwight G. Smith. 1996. Habitat and Spatial Relationships of Nesting Swainson's Hawks (Buteo swainsonii) and Red Tailed Hawks (B. Jamaicensis) in Northern Utah. The Great Basin Naturalist, Vol 56(4): 341 347.

Ramsey, R.D., A. Falconer, and J.R. Jensen. 1995. The Relationship Between NOAA AVHRR NDVI and Ecoregions in Utah. Remote Sensing of Environment. 53(3) pp188 198.

Bissonette, J. A., S. S. Sherburne, and R. D. Ramsey. 1994. Analyzing Telemetry Data by a GIS Based Vector Structure. Int. J. of GIS, Vol 8(6).

Olsen, Eric R., R. Douglas Ramsey, and David S. Winn. 1993. A Modified Fractal Dimension as a Measure of Landscape Diversity. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing. Vol 59(10):1517 1520.

Homer, C. G., T. C. Edwards Jr., R. D. Ramsey, and K. P. Price. 1993. Use of Remote Sensing Methods in Modeling Sage Grouse Winter Habitat. J. of Wildlife Management, Vol. 57(1):78 84

O'Neill, W. A., R. D. Ramsey, J. Chou. 1992. Analysis of Transit Service Areas Using Geogrpahic Information Systems. Transportation Research Record No. 1364 A peer reviewed Publication of the Transportation Research Board. pp.131 138

Dewey, S. D., K. P. Price, and D. Ramsey, 1991. Satellite Remote Sensing to Predict Potential Distribution of Dyers Woad (Isatis tinctoria). Weed Technology, Vol. 5, pp. 479 484.

Wright, P. M., H. Lira, and R. D. Ramsey. 1990. Interpretation of Landsat Thematic Mapper Satellite Imagery at Los Azufres Geothermal Field, Michoacan, Mexico. Geothermal Resources Council Transactions, Vol. 14, part 2. pp 1553 1559.