Faculty

Michael Gilbrook

Michael Gilbrook, Ph.D.

Lecturer
College of Undergraduate Studies

Email: michael.gilbrook@ucf.edu

Research Interests

GIS, Urban Sprawl, Wildlife Corridors, Sea Level Rise

Publications

Book Chapters/Journal Articles

  • Gilbrook, M.J. and J.W. Weishampel. 2015. A Method for Normalizing Classified Land Cover Imagery for Use in Change Detection Analysis. URISA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 2: 5 – 24.
  • Gilbrook, M.J. 2000. Using GIS to Rank Environmentally Sensitive Land in Orange County, Florida. In: Environmental Problem Solving With Geographic Information Systems 1994 and 1999 Conference Proceedings. US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH.
  • Gilbrook, M.J. 1999. GIS Paves the Way. Civil Engineering, Vol. 69 (11): 34-39.
  • Gilbrook, M.J. 1999. Scouting the Route of the Eisenhower Parkway Extension. In: ESRI 1999 User Conference Proceedings. Environmental Systems Research Institute, Redlands, CA.
  • Gilbrook, M.J. 1998. On the Trail of the Appalachian Scenic Corridor: Using GIS to Find an East-West Route Across North Georgia. In: ESRI 1998 User Conference Proceedings. Environmental Systems Research Institute, Redlands, CA.
  • Gilbrook, M.J. 1994. Foundation Elements: Land Use and Land Cover. In: May, J.W., P. Butler and D. Stage (eds.). Summit ‘94 – A Conference on Developing a Comprehensive Land Information Program in Florida. Florida Chapter of the Urban and Regional Systems Association, Tallahassee, FL. pp. 45-56.
  • Gilbrook, M.J. 1993. The Regional Planning Council Role in the Development of GIS Planning Applications for Local Governments. In: J.W. May and T. Kutch (eds.), Automated Mapping and GIS for Smaller Communities. Florida Institute of Government, Tallahassee, Florida. pp. 39 – 52.
  • Gilbrook, M.J. 1990. Potential Contributions of Regional Planning Council Geographic Information Systems to Manatee Management. In: J.E. Reynolds, III and K.D. Haddad (eds.), Report of the Workshop on Geographic Information Systems as an Aid to Managing Habitat for West Indian Manatees for Florida and Georgia. Florida Marine Research Publications Number 49. Florida Marine Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Florida. pp. 39 – 44.
  • Gilbrook, M.J. 1989. Spatial and Size Distribution of Wetland Habitats in the East Central Florida Region. East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, Winter Park, Florida.
  • Gilbrook, M.J. 1989. Marina Siting Suitability in the Coastal Estuaries of East Central Florida. FDER Coastal Zone Management Contract CZM-200. East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, Winter Park, Florida.
  • Gilbrook, M.J. and P.K. Sheldon. 1987. Coping with Florida’s New Growth Management Legislation: A First Time Application of a Geographic Information System. In: R. Sommers (ed.), Building on the Past – Shaping the Future, Papers from the Annual Conference of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association. Volume II: Geoprocessing & Geographic Information Systems. Washington, D.C. p. 254 – 265.
  • Wamer, N.O. and M.J. Gilbrook. 1983. Impacts of Relief Bridges at the Port Orange Causeway on the Hydrology and Water Quality of the Halifax River. Florida Department of Transportation, Bureau of Environment, Environmental Research FL-ER-28-83. DeLand, Florida. 200 pages.

Conference Presentations

  • Gilbrook, M.J. and R. Littlefield. 2021. “Prioritizing Roadway Sea Level Rise Mitigation in the Florida Keys.” URISA GIS Pro 2021 Conference, Baltimore, MD.
  • Gilbrook, M.J. 2019. “Collecting Statewide Rail Crossing Inventories with a Smartphone App.” URISA GIS Pro 2019 Conference, New Orleans, LA.
  • Gilbrook, M.J. 2019. “Identification of Roadways at Risk from Sea Level Rise.” URISA GIS Pro 2019 Conference, New Orleans, LA.
  • Gilbrook, M.J. 2019. “A Preliminary Identification of At-Risk Roadways Due to Elevated Groundwater from Sea Level Rise.” AASHTO GIS-T Symposium, Kissimmee, FL.
    Gilbrook, M.J. 2017. “Which Field Data Collection App Should I Use?” URISA GIS Pro 2017 Conference, Jacksonville, FL.
  • Gilbrook, M.J. 2015. “Quantitative Methods for Measuring and Monitoring Sprawl in Florida.” American Planning Association Florida 2015 Conference, Hollywood, FL.
  • Gilbrook, M.J., S. Mallavaram, T. Casey, E. Dick and J. Van Kirk. 2015. “Modeling Rocket Launch Noise for Commercial Spaceports.” Esri User Conference 2015, San Diego, CA.
  • Gilbrook, M.J. 1999. “Using GIS to Rank Environmentally Sensitive Land in Orange County, Florida.” US Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Problem Solving With Geographic Information Systems Conference, Cincinnati, OH.