Sung-Gheel (Gil) Jang
Lecturer
Faculty Director, Geospatial Sciences
Education:
Ph.D.2005
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Research Topics:
Geospatial Sciences, geographic information systems
- Bio/Research
Bio/Research
Sung-Gheel Jang is the director of Geospatial Center, and the faculty director of the Advanced Graduate Certificate program in Geospatial Science and Minor in Geospatial Science (GSS). Dr. Jang teaches both fundamental and applied topics in geospatial sciences/geographic information systems (GIS) including digital cartography, geospatial narratives, GIS design and application I & II, GIS database and design, GIS project management, and geospatial science for the coastal zone. All his courses feature extensive hands-on exercises, equipping students with practical knowledge and geospatial problem-solving skills they can apply in their future careers.
His research interests include geospatial information sharing, coastal GIS, and sustainable and resilient urban systems. He has conducted spatial data analytics to examine the distributional aspects of public services using government big data, developed a spatio-temporal index for marine resource managers, and created an inequity framework for the clean energy transition to quantify clean energy inequity potential in the United States. In collaboration with CEWIT researchers, he co-developed the Clean Energy Equity Index for New York State and for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), supported by the IBM Sustainability Accelerator. Through the Geospatial Center, he has provided GIS research and consulting services to Stony Brook University’s research community and to conservation organizations on Long Island, including the Peconic Estuary Partnership.
- Publications
Publications
Chen, H., Jang, S.-G., Zhang, Y., and Liu, Y. (2024), Clean energy for all? Mapping inequity potential in the clean energy transition in the United States, Energy Research and Social Science, 108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
erss.2023.103400 Chen, H., Zhang, H., Jang, S.-G., Liu, X., Xing, L., Wu, Z., Zhang, L., Liu, Y., and Chen, C. (2024), Road criticality assessment to improve commutes during floods, Journal of Environmental Management, 349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
jenvman.2023.119592 Clark, B. Y., Brudney, J. L., Jang, S.-G. and Davy, B. (2019), Do Advanced Information Technologies Produce Equitable Government Responses in Coproduction? An Examination of 311 Systems in 20 US Cities, The American Review of Public Administration, In Press.
Bokuniewicz, H. and Jang, S. G. (2018), Dredging Intensity: a spatio-temporal indicator for managing marine resources, Environmental Management, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-018-1084-8.
Clark, B. Y., Brudney, J. L. and Jang, S.-G. (2013), Coproduction of Government Services and the New Information Technology: Investigating the Distributional Biases, Public Administration Review, 73: 687–701.
Kim, T. J. and Jang, S.-G. (2012), Ubiquitous Geographic Information, In W. Kresse and D. M. Danko (eds.), Springer Handbook of Geographic Information. Springer, Berlin, pp. 643-656.
Kang, S., Kim, T. J. and Jang, S.-G. (2007), Location-Based Services: Enabling Technologies and a Concierge Service Model, In H. J. Miller (ed.), Societies and Cities in the Age of Instant Access, Springer, Berlin, pp. 227-239.
Lee, S. M., Jang, S.-G., Kim, T. J. and Kang, S. (2007), Integrated Information Systems for Highway Safety Management: Conceptual Design for Interoperability, International Conference on Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering (MUE’07), pp. 518-523.
Jang, S.-G. and Kim, T. J. (2006), Modeling an Interoperable Multimodal Travel Guide System using the ISO 19100 Series of International Standards, Proceedings of the 14th ACM International Symposium on Advances in Geographic Information Systems, pp. 115-122.
Sohn, J., Hewings, G. J. D., Kim, T. J., Lee, J. S., and Jang, S.-G. (2004), Analysis of Economic Impacts of an Earthquake on Transportation Network, In Y. Okuyama and S.E. Chang (eds.), Modeling Spatial and Economic Impacts of Disasters, Springer, Berlin, pp. 233-256.
Sohn, J., Hewings, G. J. D., Kim, T. J., Lee, J. S., and Jang, S.-G. (2004), Retrofit Priority of Transport Network Links under an Earthquake, Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 129, pp. 195-210.
Professional Reports
Zhang, M., Bokuniewicz, H, Lin, W, Jang, S.-G., and Liu, P. (2014), NYS RISE Climate Risk Report for Suffolk and Nassau, TR-0-14-01, New York State Institute for Storms and Emergencies.
Jang, S.-G. (2011), Preliminary Working Draft, Geographic information — Ubiquitous public access — Reference model, submitted to Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, Korea.
ISO 19134, Geographic information — Location Based Services — Multimodal routing and navigation, developed as a leading contributor; published as International Standard by International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in January 2007.
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