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John South

Lecturer

University of North Texas

Department of Geography and the Environment

Email: John.South@unt.edu

Education

  • MA, Pennsylvania State University, 2019
    Major: Geographic Information Systems
  • MBA, University of Dallas, 1997
    Major: Telecommunications Management

Professional Memberships

  • Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. (January 16, 2022 - Present).
  • American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. (September 2016 - Present).

Development Activities

  • Workshop, Early Career Faculty Workshop: Potentially Unanticipated Nuances as the Semester Ends, UNT College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (December 2024 - December 2024).
  • Workshop, Early Career Workshop III: Roundtable Discussion, UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (October 2024 - October 2024).
  • Self-Study Program, Make an Impact with Modern Geo Apps, ESRI. Redlands,California,United States of America. (September 25, 2024 - October 20, 2024).
  • Self-Study Program, Spatial Data Science: The New Frontier in Analytics, ESRI. Redlands,California,United States of America. (August 21, 2024 - October 5, 2024).
  • Workshop, Early Career Workshop I: Setting Purpose, UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (August 2024 - August 2024).
  • Workshop, Early Career Workshop II: Organizing Your Week for Success, UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (August 2024 - August 2024).
  • Self-Study Program, Crime Analysis Solution: Creating Information Products, ESRI. Redlands,California,United States of America. (July 15, 2024 - July 15, 2024).
  • Self-Study Program, Mapping Clusters: Introduction to Statistical Cluster Analysis, ESRI. Redlands,California,United States of America. (July 15, 2024 - July 15, 2024).
  • Self-Study Program, Crime Analysis Solution: Investigative Analysis, ESRI. Redlands,California,United States of America. (July 11, 2024 - July 11, 2024).
  • Self-Study Program, Crime Analysis Solution: Tactical and Strategic Analysis, ESRI. Redlands,California,United States of America. (July 10, 2024 - July 10, 2024).
  • Self-Study Program, Crime Analysis Solutions: Selections and Queries, ESRI. Redlands,California,United States of America. (July 10, 2024 - July 10, 2024).
  • Self-Study Program, Crime Analysis Solution: Data Management, ESRI. Redlands,California,United States of America. (July 7, 2024 - July 7, 2024).
  • Self-Study Program, Introduction to the Crimne Analysis Solution, ESRI. Redlands,California,United States of America. (July 7, 2024 - July 7, 2024).
  • Self-Study Program, Extracting Features with Deep Learning using ArcGIS Online, ESRI. Redlands,California,United States of America. (June 30, 2024 - June 30, 2024).
  • Self-Study Program, GIS for Climate Action, ESRI. Redlands,California,United States of America. (April 24, 2024 - June 8, 2024).
  • Self-Study Program, Cartography, ESRI. Redlands,California,United States of America. (April 3, 2024 - May 13, 2024).
  • Self-Study Program, Creating an ArcGIS Storymaps Briefing, ESRI. Redlands,California,United States of America. (January 16, 2024 - January 16, 2024).
  • Self-Study Program, ArcGIS Survey 123: Using ArcGIS Survey 123 Connect, ESRI. Redlands,Califronia,United States of America. (January 2, 2024 - January 2, 2024).
  • Self-Study Program, ArcGIS Survey123: Creating and Publishing Surveys, University of North Texas. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (December 30, 2023 - December 30, 2023).
  • Self-Study Program, ArcGIS Survey123 Basics, ESRI. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (October 4, 2023 - December 29, 2023).
  • Self-Study Program, PyTorch Essential Training: Deep Learning, LinkedIn Learning. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (November 15, 2023 - November 27, 2023).
  • Self-Study Program, Using Arcade Expressions in ArcGIS Dashboards, ESRI. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (October 11, 2023 - October 12, 2023).
  • Self-Study Program, Take Your Web Maps Offline with ArcGIS Field Maps, ESRI. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (September 30, 2023 - September 30, 2023).
  • Self-Study Program, Get Started with ESRI Experience Builder, University of North Texas. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (September 25, 2023 - September 25, 2023).
  • Self-Study Program, ArcGIS Online: An Introduction, University of North Texas. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (September 1, 2023 - September 1, 2023).
  • Self-Study Program, Telling Stories with GIS Maps, ESRI. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (August 30, 2023 - August 30, 2023).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • GEOG 2110 - Foundations of Geographic Research, 4 courses.
  • GEOG 3500 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, 15 courses.
  • GEOG 4525 - Using LiDAR Data in GIS, 1 course.
  • GEOG 4530 - Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing, 2 courses.
  • GEOG 4540 - Introduction to Enterprise GIS Applications, 1 course.
  • GEOG 5530 - Remote Sensing and Digital Image Analysis, 2 courses.
  • GEOG 5900 - Special Problems, 1 course.

Directed Student Learning

  • Other (Honors Contract Mentoring), Honors College. (August 21, 2023 - December 15, 2023).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Ray, N., Dong, P., South, J., Liang, L. (2024). Wind-urban structure interplay in PM2.5 variation: Insights from multi-seasonal mobile air quality campaign.. 3 (1) 61-79. Transactions in Urban Data, Science, and Technology.
  • South, J. (2023). Integrating low-cost sensor monitoring, satellite mapping, and geospatial artificial intelligence for intra-urban air pollution predictions.. Environmental Pollution. 331 (1) Berkeley, California, Elsevier. 1155 Union Circle

Presentations Given

    Oral Presentation

  • South, J. (Author & Presenter), Wolverton, S.J. (Author), Nagaoka, L.A. (Author & Presenter), SWAAG and AGX, Dynamics of Team-teaching Foundations of Geographic Thought, United States of America. (2024).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Chair, Advancement Committee. (January 2024 - Present).
  • Faculty Advisor, Drone 4D Mapping Club. (January 2024 - Present).
  • Faculty Advisor, Academic Faculty Advising. (November 2023 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Strategic Planning Committee. (September 2023 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Undergraduate Committee. (September 2023 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Advisory Committee (scholarships, awards). (August 2023 - Present).
  • Faculty Mentor, Graduate GIS TAs. (August 2023 - Present).
  • Faculty Advisor, Mean Green Fund Project. (January 2024 - December 2024).
  • Chairperson, Advancement Committee. (August 19, 2024 - December 13, 2024).

Public Service

  • Board Member, Collin College Board of Advisors - GIS Program. Plano, TX. (August 30, 2024 - Present).
  • Mentor, University of North Texas. Denton, Texas. (September 2023 - Present).