Fortnightly Research Seminar Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 13:24:34 -0500 From: ldecola@resdgw11.er.usgs.GOV (Lee De Cola) Message-Id: <9602141824.AA21477@resdgw11.er.usgs.gov> To: "USGS Employees at Headquarters" Cc: JLKnight@smtpgate.read.tasc.com, JWOOD@gmu.edu, abler@gwuvm.gwu.edu, beacht@guvax.acc.georgetown.edu, ckottman@mitre.org, cwarrick@gmu.edu, dt11@umail.umd.edu, dwong2@gmu.edu, fbroome@census.gov, foresman@umbc.edu, gershon@mitre.org, gmeehan@gmu.edu, isaac.meg@fnma.com, jcrampto@gmu.edu, jwharrin@nsf.gov, mulhern@agnes.gsfc.nasa.gov, musgrave@seas.gwu.edu, ntorrier@census.gov, qkoller@access.digex.net, rdubayah@texmex.umd.edu, slonecker.t@epamail.epa.gov, smjgeoknow@aol.com, tom_sisk@nbs.gov Subject: Fortnightly Research Seminar To: All Reston USGS Employees From: Lee De Cola, John W. Jones Subject: Fortnightly Research Seminar Topic: Data for ecosystems analysis Speaker: Lee De Cola, NMD Lee argues that all data exist in a conceptual space of four dimensions. He demonstrates -- with examples -- how a simple set- theoretic ordering suggests virtually all questions that might arise in the modeling and management of an ecosystem. Wednesday February 21 1996 10 - 11 AM 2D 308 For information: Lee De Cola. U.S. Geological Survey ldecola@usgs.gov 521 National Center 703-648-4178 Reston VA 22092 U.S.A. fax 4165