Professor Guth Publications

Publications--Professor Peter Guth

(a) Reviewed Publications: Authored or co-authored papers in refereed journals or or chapters in peer-reviewed books:

Guth, P.L., 2009, Challenges for Military Application of High Resolution DEMs: in Nathanail, C.P, Abrahart, R.J., and Bradshaw, R.P., eds., The History and Technology of Military Geology and Geography, Land Quality Press, Nottingham, U.K., ISBN 0-9547474-2-9, p.302-312.
Franklin, K., and Guth, P.L., 2009, The Effects of DEM Re-interpolation on Viewshed Computations: in Nathanail, C.P, Abrahart, R.J., and Bradshaw,R.P., eds.,The History and Technology of Military Geology and Geography, Land Quality Press, Nottingham, U.K., ISBN 0-9547474-2-9, p.295-301.
Obrock, K., and Guth, P.L., 2009, Filling holes in SRTM DEMs using ASTER DEMs:i n Nathanail, C.P, Abrahart, R.J., and Bradshaw, R.P., eds.,The History and Technology of Military Geology and Geography, Land Quality Press, Nottingham, U.K., ISBN 0-9547474-2-9, p.313-322.

(Book actually appeared in mid 2009).

Guth, P.L., 2008, Geomorphometry in MICRODEM, In Hengl, T., Reuter, H.I. (eds), Geomorphometry: concepts, software, applications. Developments in Soil Science Series, Elsevier, ISBN-13: 978-0-12-374345-9, p.351-366.

Guth, P.L., 2006, Geomorphometry from SRTM: Comparison to NED: Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, special issue based on Shuttle Radar Topography Mission—Data Validation and Applications Workshop, Reston, VA, 14 June 2005, vol.72, no.3, p.269-277.

Guth, P.L, 2004, The Geometry of Line-of-Sight and Weapons Fan Algorithms: in Caldwell, D.R., Ehlen, J., and Harmon, R.S., eds., Studies in Military Geography and Geology, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, Kluwer Academic Publishers, chapter 21, p.271-285.

Guth, P.L., 2003, Eigenvector analysis of digital elevation models in a GIS: Geomorphometry and quality control: in Evans, I.S., Dikau, R., Tokunaga, E., Ohmori, H., and Hirano, M., eds., Concepts and Modelling in Geomorphology: International Perspectives: Terrapub Publishers, Tokyo, p.199-220.

Johnson, M.C., and Guth, P.L., 2002, Using GPS to teach more than accurate positions: Journal of Geoscience Education, vol.50, no.2, pp.241-246.

Guth, P.L., 2001, Terrain organization calculated from digital elevation models: in Ohmori, H., ed., DEMs and Geomorphometry, Special Publications of the Geographic Information Systems Association, Proceedings of the symposia on New Concepts and Modeling in Geomorphology and Geomorphometry, DEMs and GIS, held 24-26 August, 2001, Tokyo, Fifth International Conference on Geomorphology, ISSN 1346-7417, Vol.1, p.70-71.

Guth, P.L., 2001, Quantifying terrain fabric in digital elevation models, in Ehlen, J., and Harmon, R.S., eds., The environmental legacy of military operations, Geological Society of America Reviews in Engineering Geology , vol, 14, p.13-25.

Guth, P.L., 1999, Contour line "ghosts" in USGS Level 2 DEMs: Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, vol.65, no.3, p.289-296.

Guth, P.L., 1998, Military geology in war and peace: An introduction: in Underwood, J.R., Jr., and Guth, P.L, eds., Military geology in war and peace: Geological Society of America Reviews in Engineering Geology, vol. XIII, p.1-4.

Guth , P.L., 1998, Letter to the editor, comment on "The influence of timescales in basin modeling calculations", by R.O. Thomsen and I. Lerche, Computers & Geosciences, 23, 33-44: Computers & Geosciences, vol.24, no.1, p.101-103.
Guth, P.L., 1997, Teaching plate tectonics and marine geophysics to introductory students with a microcomputer: Journal of Geoscience Education, vol.45, no.5, pp.451-455.
Johnson, M.C., and Guth, P.L., 1997, A realistic microcomputer exercise to teach geologic reasoning: Journal of Geoscience Education, vol.45, no.4, pp.349-353.
Guth, P.L., 1995, Slope and aspect calculations on gridded digital elevation models: Examples from a geomorphometric toolbox for personal computers: Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie N.F. Supplementband 101, pp.31-52.
Guth, P.L., 1995, Personal computer labs for physical oceanography: Current The Journal of Marine Education, vol.13, no.1, pp.21-22.
Guth, P.L., 1992, Microcomputer application of digital elevation models and other gridded data sets for geologists: in Merriam, D.F., and Kürzel, H., ed., Use of Microcomputers in Geology, [Proceedings International Geological Congress], Computer Applications Series, Plenum, p.187-206.
Allmendinger, R.W., Charlesworth, H.A.K., Erslev, E.A., Guth, P., Langenberg, C.W., Pecher, A., and Whalley, J.S., 1991, Microcomputer techniques and applications--microcomputer software for structural geologists: Journal of Structural Geology, vol.13, no.9, p.1079-1084.
Guth, P.L., 1990, Superposed Mesozoic and Cenozoic deformation, Indian Springs Quadrangle: in Wernicke, B., ed., Basin and Range extensional tectonics near the latitude of Las Vegas, Geological Society of America Memoir 176, p.237-249.
Guth, P.L., 1988, Microcomputer-assisted-drawing of geologic cross sections: Mathematical Geology, vol.20, p.991-1000.
Sewall, A.J., and Guth, P.L., 1988, Microcomputer program for simulating clade diagrams: Journal of Geological Education, vol.36, no.2, p.106-107.
Guth, P.L., 1987, Designing a contouring package: the COGSSURF program: COGS [Computer Oriented Geological Society] Computer Contributions, vol.3, no.2, p.38-44.
Guth, P.L., 1987, MicroNET: interactive equal-area and equal-angle nets: Computers & Geosciences, vol.13, no.5, p.541-543.
Guth, P.L., and Smith, E.I., 1987, Comment on "Strike-slip faulting and block rotation in the Lake Mead Fault system": Geology, vol.15, no.6, p. 579-580.
Guth, P.L., Ressler, E.K., and Bacastow, T.S., 1987, Microcomputer program for manipulating large digital terrain models: Computers & Geosciences, vol.13, no.3, p.209-213.
Wernicke, B., Spencer, J.E., and Guth, P.L., 1983, Reply to Comment of Frank Royse on 'Magnitude of crustal extension in the southern Great Basin': Geology, vol.11, no.8, p.496-497.
Guth, P.L., 1983, Geology and the Wheeler Survey: Earth Sciences History, vol.2, no.1, p.57-65.
Wernicke, B., Spencer, J.E., Burchfiel, B.C., and Guth, P.L., 1982, Magnitude of crustal extension in the southern Great Basin: Geology, vol.10, no.10, p.499-503.
Guth, P.L., Hodges, K.V., and Willemin, J.E., 1982, Limitations on the role of pore pressure in gravity gliding: Geological Society of America Bulletin, vol.93, no.7, p.606-612.
Guth, P.L., 1981, Tertiary extension north of the Las Vegas Valley shear zone, Sheep and Desert Ranges, Clark County, Nevada: Geological Society of America Bulletin, vol.92, no.10, p.763-771.
Willemin, J.H., Guth, P.L., and Hodges, K.V., 1980, Comment on 'High fluid pressure, isothermal surfaces, and the initiation of nappe movement': Geology, vol.8, no.9, p.405-406.

(b) Editor of published, peer reviewed books:

Underwood, J. and Guth, P.L., eds., Military Geology in War and Peace, Reviews in Engineering Geology, v.XIII, Geological Society of America, 245 p.

(c) Biographical Memoirs:

Guth, P.L, 1999, Biographical sketch of John Adams Church in Garraty, J.A., and Carnes, M.C., eds., American National Biography, Oxford University Press, vol.4, p.871.
Guth, P.L, 1999, Biographical sketch of George Montague Wheeler, in Garraty, J.A., and Carnes, M.C., eds., American National Biography, Oxford University Press, vol.23, p.136-138.
Guth, P.L, 1999, Biographical sketch of Cyrus Ballou Comstock, in Garraty, J.A., and Carnes, M.C., eds., American National Biography, Oxford University Press, .vol.5, p.308-309.
Guth, P.L, 1999, Biographical sketch of Dennis Hart Mahan, in Garraty, J.A., and Carnes, M.C., eds., American National Biography, Oxford University Press, vol.14, p.338-339.
Guth, P.L, 1999,Biographical sketch of Gustavus Woodson Smith, in Garraty, J.A., and Carnes, M.C., eds., American National Biography, Oxford University Press, vol.20, p.191-192.
Guth, P.L., 1997, George Montague Wheeler: in Sterling, K.B., Harmond, R.P., Cevasco, G.A., and Hammond, L.F., eds., Biographical Dictionary of American and Canadian Naturalists and Environmentalists, Greenwood Press, p.817-820.

(d) Refereed conference proceedings.

Guth, P.L, Olaf Oertel, Guillaume Bénard, and Rémy Thibaud, 2003, Pocket Panorama: 3D GIS on a handheld device: in Bertolotto, M., ed., Proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems (W²GIS 2003), Dec 13, 2003, Rome, p. 92-96. [peer reviewed, version distributed at the conference. Use the version below.]
Guth, P.L, Olaf Oertel, Guillaume Bénard, and Rémy Thibaud, 2004, Pocket Panorama: 3D GIS on a handheld device: in Bertolotto, M., ed., Fourth International Conference on Web Information Systems Engineering Workshops, 2003. Proceedings, Dec 13, 2003, Rome, p 100-105. [expanded version of the paper, available though IEEE Xplor. The organizers required resubmission of the papers in a slightly different format, the conference title differed in the IEEE publication from that distributed at the conference, and I updated the paper by about one page]
R.Thibaud, F. Brugiere, P. Clad, and P. L. Guth, 2002, "Target3D: Interactive Visualization over the World Wide Web", Second International Workshop on Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems W²GIS 2002, 11 Dec 2002, Singapore.

(e) Other publications: Published in conference proceedings or other unrefereed publications:

Guth, P.L., 2009, Using upward openness for viewshed prediction: Proceedings ASPRS 2009 Annual Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, March 9-13, 10 page paper number 0029 on CD-ROM.
Guth, P.L., 2007, Global SRTM geomorphometric atlas: Geocomputation 2007, NUI Maynooth, Ireland, 3-5 September 2007, 6 page paper #P07 on Conference proceedings on flash drive.
Corter, J.A, and Guth, P.L., 2007, Unsupervised classification of submarine landslides: Geocomputation 2007, NUI Maynooth, Ireland, 3-5 September 2007, 8 page paper #1A2 on Conference proceedings on flash drive.
Thibaud, R., Guth, P.L., Alessio, P., and Méline, S., 2007, TCP Interface To Access the MICRODEM GIS Engine: Geocomputation 2007, NUI Maynooth, Ireland, 3-5 September 2007, 7 page paper #P14 on Conference proceedings on flash drive.
Guth, P.L., and Craven, T., 2006, Using DEMs to register oblique photographs and web cameras: Proceedings ASPRS 2006 Annual Conference, Reno, NV, March 7-11, 2005. 11 page paper on CD-ROM.
Hyde, J., and Guth, P.L., 2006, Geomorphometry from LIDAR DEMs: Issues of Scale and Comparison to Cartographic DEMs: Proceedings ASPRS 2006 Annual Conference, Reno, NV, March 7-11, 2005. 12 page paper on CD-ROM.
Guth, P.L., 2005, Challenges for Military Application of High Resolution DEMs: Proceedings, Sixth International Conference on Military Geology and Geography, 19 - 22 June 2005, School of Geography, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom [abstract]
Franklin, K., and Guth, P.L., 2005, The Effects of DEM Re-interpolation on Viewshed Computations: Proceedings, Sixth International Conference on Military Geology and Geography, 19 - 22 June 2005, School of Geography, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom [abstract]
Obrock, K., and Guth, P.L., 2005, Filling holes in SRTM DEMs using ASTER DEMs: Proceedings, Sixth International Conference on Military Geology and Geography, 19 - 22 June 2005, School of Geography, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom [abstract]
Guth, P.L., 2005, Shortcuts in the line-of-sight and viewshed algorithms with gridded geographic DEMs: what’s permissible and what’s illegitimate: Proceedings ASPRS 2005 Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, March 7-11, 2005. 8 page paper on CD-ROM]
Guth, P., Craven, T,. Chester, T., O'Leary, Z., and Shotwell, J., 2005, Fire location from a single Osborne firefinder and a DEM: Proceedings ASPRS 2005 Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, March 7-11, 2005. 10 page paper on CD-ROM]

GUTH, Peter L., 2004, Coastal warfare, in Schwartz, Maurice, ed., Encyclopedia of Coastal Science, Springer, p.382-386.

Guth, P.L., 2004, Terrain Fingerprints: Statistical analysis of digital elevation models: Proceedings ASPRS 2004 Annual Conference, Denver Colorado, May 23-28, 2004, paper 71 on CD-ROM, 12p.
Guth, P.L., Haugerud, R., and Morin, P., 2003, DEMs: The Topographic Dimension for Visualizing Geology, Geomorphology, and Active Tectonics, Short Course at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America, Nov 1, 2003, in Seattle, WA.
Guth, P.L, 2003, Ambush Movies and the Weapons Fan Algorithm: Military GIS Operations and Theory, in Proceedings of the International Conference on Military Geology and Geography, June 15-18, 2003, West Point NY, HTML published on CD-ROM.

Allen, B., Guth, P., and Thomsen-Noreen, 2001, Merging 10 & 30 m DEMs: 3D Artist, No. 43, p.6, 28.

Guth, P.L. 1999, Quantifying Topographic Fabric: Eigenvector Analysis Using Digital Elevation Models: in 27th Applied Imagery Pattern Recognition (AIPR) Workshop: Advances in Computer-Assisted Recognition, R.J. Merisko, ed., vol.3584, p.233-243.
Guth, P.L., 1997, Computer Simulations and Graphical Data Manipulations for Teaching Earth Sciences , in Teaching and Learning in the Next Century, Essays from a Conference for the Federal Service Academies, held at West Point 27-28 September 1996, pp.17-27
Smith, D.R., Guth, P.L., Vieira, M.E.C., Whitford, D.W., Jones, D.W., Eisman, G.A., Strong, A.E., Kren, R.S., Dillner, D.S. ,Round, R., Geer, I.W., McManus, D.E., and Murphree, J.T., 1997, The Maury Project: a three-year update: Preprints of Sixth Symposium on Education, American Meteorological Society .
Smith, D.R., Guth, P.L., Vieira, M.E.C., Whitford, D.W., Jones, D.W., Miller, E.J., Eisman, G.A., Strong, A.E., Kren, R.S., Dillner, D.S., Geer, I.W., McManus, D.E., and Murphree, J.T., 1996, The Maury Project: providing teachers with the physical foundations of oceanography: Preprints of Fourth International Conference of School and Popular Meteorology and Oceanography Education, pp.237-240.
Smith, D.R., Guth, P.L., Vieira, M.E.C., Jones, D.W., Miller, E.J., Eisman, G.A., Strong, A.E., Atangan, J.F.H., Dillner, D.S., McManus, D.E., and Geer, I.W., 1996, The Maury Project: educating teachers on topics in physical oceanography: Preprints of Fifth Symposium on Education, American Meteorological Society, Atlanta, GA, pp.25-29.
Guth, P.L., 1995, Personal computer labs for geology and oceanography, Bulletin, National Association of Geology Teachers Eastern Section, vol.45, no.2, pp.7-9.
Smith, D.R., Guth, P.L., Vieira, M.E.C., Jones, D.W., Atangan, J.F.H., Dillner, D.S., Martinek, C.A., Strong, A.E., Miller, E.J., Middleton, R.D., Eisman, G.A., McManus, D.E., and Geer, I.W., 1995, The Maury Project: a teacher enhancement program in physical oceanography: Preprints of the Fourth Symposium on Education, American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA, J1:13-16.
Guth, P.L., 1992, Spatial analysis of DEM error: ASPRS/ACSM/RT 92 Technical Papers [American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing/American Congress on Surveying and Mapping/Resource Technology 92, Washington DC, Aug 3-8, 1992], vol.2, pp.187-196.
Guth, P.L., and Waltz, D.A., 1992, Combining GPS with government digital cartographic data: Proceedings U.S. Hydrographic Conference, Fifth Biennial National Ocean Service International Hydrographic Conference, February 25-28, 1992, Baltimore, Maryland, pp.119-123.
Guth, P.L., 1991, Combining imagery and digital elevation models on a personal computer: Proceedings Eighth Thematic Conference on Geologic Remote Sensing, vol.2, p.921-929.
Guth, P.L., 1990, Manipulating large gridded data sets on a personal computer: FDC [Federal Digital Cartography] Newsletter, Newsletter No.12, p.12-14.
Guth, P.L., 1989, Structural Geology of the Indian Springs 1:100,000 quadrangle, southern Nevada, and the role of mantle-tapping in Great Basin Volcanism, in M.A. Ellis, ed., Late Cenozoic Evolution of the Southern Great Basin, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open File 89-1, p.27-31.
Guth, P.L., 1989, MICRODEM+: comparing digital elevation models on a personal computer: Proceedings of Defense Mapping Agency Systems Center Symposium 89, p.389-394.
Guth, P.L., 1989, "Day 4. Tertiary extension in the Sheep Range Area, Northwestern Clark County, Nevada", p.33-39 in Wernicke, B.P., Snow, J.K., Axen, G.J., Burchfiel, B.C., Hodges, K.V., Walker, J.D., and Guth, P.L., 1989, Extensional tectonics in the Basin and Range Province between the Southern Sierra Nevada and the Colorado Plateau: Field Trip Guidebook T138, 28th International Geological Congress, American Geophysical Union, 80 p.
Guth, P.L., Schmidt, D.L., Deibert, J., and Yount, J., 1988, Tertiary extensional basins of northwestern Clark County: in Weide, D.L., and Faber, M.L., (eds.), This Extended Land, Geological Journeys in the southern Basin and Range, Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section, Field Trip Guidebook, p.239-253.
Guth, P.L., Scott, A.J., Thomas, E.F., and Halverson, D.M., 1987, Computerizing common geologic graphics (includes Interactive stratigraphic columns on a personal computer, Ternary diagrams on a microcomputer, and Interactive rose-diagrams on a microcomputer): Geobyte, vol.2, no.4, p.31-33.
Guth, P.L., Ressler, E.K., and Bacastow, T.S., 1986, Computerized terrain analysis for the field: technology and software deployable today: 15th Army Science Conference Proceedings, June 1986, West Point, New York, vol.1, p.371-385.
Guth, P.L., 1986, Bedrock geologic map of the Black Hills 1:24,000 quadrangle, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 86-438, map, section, and 10 page text.
Bacastow, T.S., Ressler, G., and Guth, P.L., 1986, The Department of Geography and Computer Science Automates Army Topographic Support: Assembly [Association of Graduates, USMA], vol.45, no.2, p.23,54-55.
Guth, P.L., 1986, TERRANAL: microcomputer terrain mapping package: In Proceedings of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, annual meeting, Washington, DC, March 1986, vol. 1, p.114-122.
Bacastow, T.S., Ressler, E.K., and Guth, P.L., 1986, MICROFIX V2.1 automates terrain analysis: Engineer [The magazine for Army Engineers], vol.16, no.2, p.24-25.
Guth, P.L., 1986, DRILLBIT: interactive computer simulation for teaching structural and historical geology: in Burger, H.R., ed., National Association of Geology Teachers Special Publication No.1: Personal Computer Software for Geologic Education, p.115-123.
Wernicke, B., Guth, P.L., and Axen, G.J., 1984, Tertiary extensional tectonics in the Sevier belt of southern Nevada: in J. Lintz, Jr., ed., Western Geological Excursions, Geological Society of America and Department of Geological Sciences, Mackay School of Mines, vol.4, p.473-510.
Kratochvil, G.L., Winters, H.A., and Guth, P.L., 1983, West Point Area Geology Field Guide: prepared for field trip of mid states regional meeting, American Association of Geographers by Department of Geography and Computer Science, U.S. Military Academy, 24 p.
Guth, P.L., 1981, George Montague Wheeler [obituary]: Assembly [Association of Graduates, USMA], vol.40, no.3, p.124.

(f) Published CD-ROMs and DVDs::

Guth, P.L., 2002, MICRODEM Blue Marble Viewer: VIRTAS: Virtual Terrain Applications System, DVD2 2002, Standards, Applications, Technology Conference and Exhibition, June 3-4, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD.

Guth, P.L., 2000 [CD case says Oct 2000, but first copies available Feb 2001], TerraBase II [computer program], on Terrain Visualization with TerraBase II ver 3.0 Software and Tutorial [2 CD-ROM training set], U.S. Army Engineer School, CD 5-16.
Guth, P.L., and Adams, M., 2000, Serving spaghetti: Displaying vector data in a soldier-friendly system: in Proceedings of the Vector Moving Map Symposium, sponsored by the Naval Research Lab, Alexandria, VA, 3-4 August 1999. Available online at http://postoffice.nrlssc.navy.mil/mmc/Symposium/Proceedings/Frames.htm
Guth, P.L., 1999, Quantifying and Visualizing Terrain Fabric from Digital Elevation Models: in Diaz, J., Tynes, R., Caldwell, D., and Ehlen, J., eds., Geocomputation 99: Proceedings of the 4^th International Conference on GeoComputation, Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA, 25-28 July, 1999, CD-ROM ISBN 0-9533477-1-0. Available online at http://www.geovista.psu.edu/geocomp/geocomp99/index.htm
Guth, P.L. and Adams, M., 1999, MICRODEM [computer program, sample output, and related links]: in Poloni, C., ed., GRIPS 99[Government Raster Image Processing Seminar] at SIGCAT-99 [SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP ON CD APPLICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY] Demonstration CD-ROM, Washington, DC, June 1999.
Guth, P.L., 1998, MICRODEM [computer program, sample output, and related links]: in Poloni, C., ed., GRIPS [Government Raster Image Processing Seminar] at SIGCAT-98 [SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP ON CD APPLICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY] Demonstration CD-ROM, Baltimore, MD, May 1998.
Guth, P.L., 1997, Associate Professor Peter L. Guth Home Page [copy of WWW home page with software downloads]: in Poloni, C., ed., GRIPS [Government Raster Image Processing Seminar] at SIGCAT-98 [SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP ON CD APPLICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY] Demonstration CD-ROM, Baltimore, MD, May 1997.
Guth, P.L., 1997, TerraBase II [computer program], in Crawford, K., Kirby, R., Guth, P.L., Adams, M., Helms, L., and Stacy, S., eds., Terrain Visualization [CD-ROM], U.S. Army Engineer School, Version 1.0, Sept. 1997.

Last Update: 6/5/2009