His research centers around the use of remote sensing and GIS technologies to address both regional and local-scale questions of land use/cover change and the impacts on aquatic systems. Mr. Bill Slocumb is a Research Associate with the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, and the Center for Earth Observation. His research is on geographic information systems, global positioning systems, and remote sensing. He has developed and instructed GIS training for the National Park Service, NC Division of Forest Resources, and has assisted with the development and teaching of graduate level courses on spatial information systems.