Anna Chabaeva
1158 Hartford Tpke., Unit 34, Vernon, CT, 06066
Phone: (860) 377-9124, Fax: (860) 871-1853, E-mail:
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Connecticut - Storrs, CT
Research Assistant III January 2005 – May 2012
§ Conducted analysis of remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data for urban mapping, impervious surface characterization, data fusion
§ Documented and reported on research activities
§ Prepared manuscripts for publication in scientific journals
§ Created and maintained web pages
§ Completed customization of Image Web Server
Hatch Mott MacDonald – Holyoke, MA
GIS Specialist January 2011 – July 2011
§ Temporary staff position
§ Responsible for database management and map updates
§ Created maps of existing conditions to obtain environmental permits
§ Produced and updated proposed pipeline and workspace mapbooks and plats
§ Calculated impact of proposed construction projects
§ Integration of AutoCAD and ArcGIS projects
§ Created overview maps of the proposed pipeline route for presentation purposes
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy – Cambridge, MA
Consultant July 2009 – December 2010
§ Generated urban classification maps of the metropolitan areas of twenty eight cities in Argentina and ten cities in Brazil using Landsat imagery
§ Calculated urban growth metrics using base maps, elevation data, Python script and ArcMap Model Builder
§ Produced vector maps showing the aggregated fringe of the urban footprint
Transport and Urban Department of the World Bank - Washington, DC
Consultant January 2004 – December 2004
§ Acquired appropriate Landsat data and maintained an archive
§ Improved and tested protocols for the extraction of urban cover types and change analysis for the study cities
§ Performed urban classification of global sample of cities
§ Maintained a database of derived urban land cover, urban change maps and metadata
§ Trained students in the analysis of Landsat data and production of urban classifications
Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Connecticut - Storrs, CT
Graduate Research Assistant September 2002 – December 2003
§ Responsible for data collection, compilation, and analysis for Institute of Water Resources-sponsored project “Development of Regionally Calibrated Land Cover Impervious Surface Coefficients”
§ Calculated Impervious Surface Coefficients for watershed water quality analysis
§ Performed GIS analysis and statistical analysis, and prepared graphic reports
Connecticut Department of Environment Protection Bureau of Waste Management - Hartford, CT
Summer Intern June 2002 – August 2002
§ Compiled and maintained general database of solid and hazardous waste sites for tracking and permitting purposes
§ Created GIS layer that included all solid and hazardous waste sites for visualization and control of their activity, and linked it with a database
Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Connecticut - Storrs, CT
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Graduate Research Assistant January 2001 – May 2002
§ Lead laboratory and discussion sections for Introduction to Geology
§ Conducted hydrogeology research
§ Assisted in fracture rock study
§ Assisted in the development of hydrogeology educational CD
EDUCATION
University of Connecticut - Storrs, CT
M.S. Geographic Information Systems 2004, GPA 3.74
International University of Dubna - Dubna, Russia
M.S. Environmental Geology 1999
B.S. Natural Resources Management 1998
JOB-RELATED APPLICATIONS
Geographic Information Systems ArcGIS 9.3&10, ESRI extensions (Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst, Geostatistical Analyst, Maplex) and Model Builder, Map Logic, ET GeoWizards, ArcView, IDRISI
Remote Sensing ERDAS Imagine 9.x, ER Mapper 7.x
Global Positioning Systems GPS Pathfinder Office 4.x
Web-based Spatial Data Serving ArcIMS, ERDAS Image Web Server
Modeling HSPF, Visual Modflow, Visual Groundwater, Aqtesolv, Flownet, Phreeqci
Statistics Microsoft Excel, JMP
Programming Python
Graphics and Drafting AutoCAD, Adobe Premier
Web Design Dreamweaver, Adobe Contribute
Microsoft Office
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
PUBLICATIONS
Chabaeva, A., D. L. Civco, and J.D. Hurd. 2009. An Assessment of Impervious Surface Estimation Techniques. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 14(4):377-387.
Civco, D.L., A. Chabaeva, J. Parent, M. Ehlers, and A. Angel. 2008. Fusion of KH-Series Declassified Satellite Imagery and Landsat MSS Data in Support of Urban Land Cover Classification. Proc. 17th William Pecora Memorial Remote Sensing Symposium, Denver, CO 12 p.
Chabaeva, A.A., J. Hurd, and D.L. Civco. 2007. Quantitative Assessment of the Accuracy of Spatial Estimation of Impervious Cover. Proc. 2007 ASPRS Annual Convention, Tampa, FL 11 p.
Civco, D., Chabaeva, A., and Hurd, J. 2006. A Comparison of Approaches to Impervious Surface Characterization. IGARSS 2006 Conference Proceedings, Washington, DC, 6pp.
Angel, S., S.C. Sheppard, D.L. Civco, R. Buckley, A. Chabaeva, L. Gitlin, A. Kraley, J. Parent, and M. Perlin. 2005. The Dynamics of Global Urban Expansion. Transport and Urban Development Department, The World Bank, Washington, D.C. 199 p.
Civco, D.L., S. Angel, S. Sheppard, Chabaeva, A., and L. Gitlin. 2005. The Urban Growth Management Initiative: Confronting the Expected Doubling of the Size of Cities in the Developing Countries in the Next Thirty Years – Preliminary Results. Proc. 2005 ASPRS Annual Convention, Baltimore, MD.
Chabaeva, A., D.L. Civco, and S, Prisloe. 2004. Development of a population density and land use based regression model to calculate the amount of imperviousness. Proc. 2004 ASPRS Annual Convention, Denver, CO. 9 p.
Chabaeva, A. 2004. Development of a population density and land use based regression model to calculate the amount of imperviousness. M.S. Thesis, Department of Natural Resources Management and Engineering, University of Connecticut.
Morzhukhina, S.V., and Chabaeva, A.A. 2000. Heavy metals and their migration ways in the Sestra and Dubna rivers. Proc. 2000. IV Scientific Conference, Association of Young Scientists and Specialists, Dubna, Russia. p. 277-279.
Chabaeva, A. 1999. The contamination of the Volga river in the boundaries of the Dubna city and protective role of the water cleaning and drinking water quality control station (for the period of the last ten years). M.S. Thesis, International University of Dubna, Russia.
Chabaeva, A. 1998. The estimation of the chemical fiber production impact at the plant “Klinvolokno” on the composition of the surface waters and sediment materials of the Sestra and Dubna rivers. B.S. Thesis, International University of Dubna, Russia.