David K Arctur
Research Fellow, Center for Research in Water Resources, Cockrell School of Engineering -- Research Fellow, Jackson School of GeosciencesDr. David Arctur is a Research Fellow in the Jackson School of Geosciences & Cockrell School of Engineering, and Lecturer in the Information School at the University of Texas at Austin. His focus of interest is in interoperability of data and models for geosciences research.
Dr. Arctur also serves as Research/Academic Advocate in the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards organization, where he was Director of Interoperability Programs from 2008-2012, managing OGC Web Services Testbed projects (OWS-6, OWS-7 and OWS-8). He was involved in OGC standards development since 1996 as a delegate from Laser-Scan and Esri GIS software companies, before joining OGC staff.
Dr. Arctur earned his Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Florida, and his BS and MS degrees in the field of electrical power systems from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Arctur is a member of AAAS, ACM, GSA, Senior Member of IEEE, and a Life Member of AGU and EGU.
Areas of Expertise
Geographic Information Systems and Database Management Systems, with focus of interest in standards for interoperability of data and models for multidisciplinary geosciences research (water resources, climate, and geohazards in particular). Data and model semantics, uncertainty, and trust are crosscutting subthemes of interest.
