Guofeng Cao
Assistant Professor of Geography • GIScience, GeoAI, geostatistics/spatial statistics, and remote sensing • PhD University of California Santa Barbara 2011
GIS
guofeng.cao@colorado.edu
303-492-8528, GUGG 201A

Research Interests

My research is characterized by an interdisciplinary perspective on geographic information science driven by advances of spatial Big Data (e.g., social media and remote sensing), machine learning/artificial intelligence, and computational sciences. I am interested in deep learning of heterogeneous geographic information to support uncertainty-aware geographic knowledge discovery and decision making. Particularly, I focus on the development of novel statistical/machine learning and computational methodologies for (a) integrating heterogeneous sources of geographic information (e.g., incompatible scales) for geographic analysis; (b) characterizing and modeling complex spatiotemporal patterns (e.g., land cover and land use changes); (c) characterizing and modeling spatiotemporal bias and uncertainty of geographic information and the associated impacts; (d) addressing the computing challenges when the data scale and model complexity are not manageable; and (e) building geospatial-enabled cyberinfrastructure for domain scientists. Domain applications focus on natural hazards, environmental sciences, public health and global changes.

Recent Courses Taught

  • Spring 2024  GEOG 4023/5023  Quantitative Methods
  • Spring 2024  GEOG 4403/5403  GIS: Space Time Analytics
  • Spring 2023  GEOG 4023/5023  Quantitative Methods
  • Spring 2023  GEOG 4403/5403  GIS: Space Time Analytics
  • Spring 2021  GEOG 4023/5023  Quantitative Methods
  • Fall 2021  GEOG 3023 Statistics and Geographic Data
  • Spring 2021  GEOG 4023/5023  Quantitative Methods
  • Spring 2021  GEOG 4103/5103  GIS: Spatial Analytics
  • Fall 2020  GEOG 3023 Statistics for Geography

 

Recent Publications

Intelligent Spatial Prediction and Interpolation Methods

CU Boulder Authors: Cao, Guofeng
All Authors: Zhu D; Cao G
Publication Date: 2023-12-08
Type: Chapter

Identifying active retrogressive thaw slumps from ArcticDEM

CU Boulder Authors: Cao, Guofeng; Willis, Mike; Huang, Lingcao; Tiampo, Kristy F
All Authors: Huang L; Willis MJ; Li G; Lantz TC; Schaefer K; Wig E; Cao G; Tiampo KF
Published in: ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Publication Date: 2023-11-01
Type: Journal Article

Bayesian Super-Resolution of Geospatial Datasets with Deep Generative Models

CU Boulder Authors: Cao, Guofeng
All Authors: Li G; Cao G
Publication Date: 2023-09-12
Type: Conference Proceeding

Object-based continuous monitoring of land disturbances from dense Landsat time series

CU Boulder Authors: Cao, Guofeng
All Authors: Ye S; Zhu Z; Cao G
Published in: Remote Sensing of Environment: an interdisciplinary journal
Publication Date: 2023-03-01
Type: Journal Article

Cross-Scale-Guided Fusion Transformer for Disaster Assessment Using Satellite Imagery

CU Boulder Authors: Cao, Guofeng
All Authors: Xiao W; Su J; Chen Y; Cao G
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
Publication Date: 2023-01-01
Type: Journal Article

Towards the intelligent era of spatial analysis and modeling

CU Boulder Authors: Cao, Guofeng
All Authors: Zhu D; Gao S; Cao G
Publication Date: 2022-11-01
Type: Conference Proceeding

Pattern Recognition and Matching

CU Boulder Authors: Cao, Guofeng
All Authors: Cao G; Buttenfield B
Publication Date: 2022-04-01
Type: Journal Article

Examination of Diffusion Patterns of Tornado Warning Using an Agent-Based Model and Simulation

CU Boulder Authors: Cao, Guofeng
All Authors: Liang D; Cong Z; Cao G
Published in: Weather, Climate and Society
Publication Date: 2022-04-01
Type: Journal Article

Forecasting People's Needs in Hurricane Events from Social Network

CU Boulder Authors: Cao, Guofeng
All Authors: Nguyen L; Yang Z; Li J; Pan Z; Cao G; Jin F
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Big Data
Publication Date: 2022-02-01
Type: Journal Article

Principles and applications of topography in precision agriculture

CU Boulder Authors: Cao, Guofeng
All Authors: Rabia AH; Neupane J; Lin Z; Lewis K; Cao G; Guo W
Publication Date: 2022-01-13
Type: Journal Article

Deep Learning of Big Geospatial Data: Challenges and Opportunities

CU Boulder Authors: Cao, Guofeng
All Authors: Cao G
Publication Date: 2022-01-01
Type: Chapter

Spatial perspectives in family health research

CU Boulder Authors: Cao, Guofeng
All Authors: Coman EN; Steinbach S; Cao G
Published in: Family Practice
Publication Date: 2021-12-15
Type: Journal Article

Field-scale spatial variability of soil calcium in a semi-arid region: Implications for soil erosion and site-specific management

CU Boulder Authors: Cao, Guofeng
All Authors: SUN Y; GUO W; WEINDORF DC; SUN F; DEB S; CAO G; NEUPANE J; LIN Z; RAIHAN A
Published in: Pedosphere
Publication Date: 2021-10-01
Type: Journal Article

Integrating remote sensing and social sensing to examine; socioeconomic dynamics: A case study of Twitter and nighttime light imagery

CU Boulder Authors: Cao, Guofeng
All Authors: Cao G; Zhao N
Publication Date: 2021-01-01
Type: Chapter

Social media data and housing recovery following extreme natural hazards

CU Boulder Authors: Cao, Guofeng
All Authors: Jamali M; Nejat A; Moradi S; Ghosh S; Cao G; Jin F
Published in: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
Publication Date: 2020-12-01
Type: Journal Article

Time series analysis of VIIRS-DNB nighttime lights imagery for change detection in urban areas: A case study of devastation in Puerto Rico from hurricanes Irma and Maria

CU Boulder Authors: Cao, Guofeng
All Authors: Zhao N; Liu Y; Hsu F-C; Samson EL; Letu H; Liang D; Cao G
Published in: Applied Geography
Publication Date: 2020-07-01
Type: Journal Article

Remote sensing and social sensing for socioeconomic systems: A comparison study between nighttime lights and location-based social media at the 500 m spatial resolution

CU Boulder Authors: Cao, Guofeng
All Authors: Zhao N; Cao G; Zhang W; Samson EL; Chen Y
Published in: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
Publication Date: 2020-05-01
Type: Journal Article

Integrate machine learning and geostatistics for high-resolution mapping of ground-level PM2.5 concentrations

CU Boulder Authors: Cao, Guofeng
All Authors: Liu Y; Cao G; Zhao N
Publication Date: 2020-01-01
Type: Chapter

Integrate machine learning and geostatistics for high-resolution mapping of ground-level PM2. 5 concentrations

CU Boulder Authors: Cao, Guofeng
All Authors: Liu Y; Cao G; Zhao N
Publication Date: 2020-01-01
Type: Chapter

Statistical regression analysis of functional and shape data

CU Boulder Authors: Cao, Guofeng
All Authors: Guo M; Su J; Sun L; Cao G
Published in: Journal of Applied Statistics
Publication Date: 2019-09-26
Type: Journal Article

Revisiting the estimations of PM2.5-attributable mortality with advancements in PM2.5 mapping and mortality statistics

CU Boulder Authors: Cao, Guofeng
All Authors: Liu Y; Zhao N; Vanos JK; Cao G
Published in: Science of the Total Environment
Publication Date: 2019-05-20
Type: Journal Article

Improving Nighttime Light Imagery With Location-Based Social Media Data

CU Boulder Authors: Cao, Guofeng
All Authors: Zhao N; Zhang W; Liu Y; Samson EL; Chen Y; Cao G
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
Publication Date: 2019-04-01
Type: Journal Article

Social media data and post-disaster recovery

CU Boulder Authors: Cao, Guofeng
All Authors: Jamali M; Nejat A; Ghosh S; Jin F; Cao G
Published in: International Journal of Information Management
Publication Date: 2019-02-01
Type: Journal Article

Learning from data: A post classification method for annual land cover analysis in urban areas

CU Boulder Authors: Cao, Guofeng
All Authors: Liu S; Su H; Cao G; Wang S; Guan Q
Published in: ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Publication Date: 2019-01-01
Type: Journal Article

Twitter vs news: Concern analysis of the 2018 california wildfire event

CU Boulder Authors: Cao, Guofeng
All Authors: Du H; Nguyen L; Yang Z; Abu-Gellban H; Zhou X; Xing W; Cao G; Jin F
Publication Date: 2019-01-01
Type: Conference Proceeding

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