Prof. Yuji Murayama

Professor

Email: mura@geoenv.tsukuba.ac.jp

Qualifications

1977  B.Sc., Geography, University of Tsukuba, Japan

Publications (Selected)

Refereed Journal Publications

1. Murayama, Y., Estoque, R.C., Subasinghe, H., Hou, H. and Gong, H. 2015.Land-use/land-cover changes in major Asian and African cities. Annual Report on the Multi Use Social and Economic Data Bank, 92, 11-58.
2. Murayama, Y., Hashimoto, M. and Lwin, K. 2014. Capture, analysis, visualization and circulation of geospatial data by field survey: Construction of campus GIS, University of Tsukuba. Studies in Human Geography, 34, 225-246. (J)
3. Murayama, Y. 2013. Development of GIS Studies in Japan. Geographical Review of Japan Series B, 86(1), 75-81.
4. Murayama, Y. 2011. Urban geography with GIS. In: L. Mierzejewska and M. Wdowicka (eds). Contemporary problems of urban and regional development. 51-60, Poznan: BoguckiWydawnictwoNaukowe.
5. Estoque, R.C., Murayama, Y. and Akiyama, C.M. (In press). Pixel-based and object-based classifications using high- and medium-spatial-resolution imageries in the urban and suburban landscapes. Geocarto International, DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2015.1027291.
6. Estoque, R.C. and Murayama, Y.2015. Classification and change detection of built-up lands from Landsat-7 ETM+ and Landsat-8 OLI/TIRS imageries: A comparative assessment of various spectral indices. Ecological Indicators, 56, 205-217.
7. Estoque, R.C. and Murayama, Y. 2014. A geospatial approach for detecting and characterizing non-stationarity of land change patterns and its potential effect on modeling accuracy. GIScience& Remote Sensing, 51, 239-252.
8. Lwin, K.K., Hashimoto, M. and Murayama, Y. 2014. Real-time geospatial data collection and visualization with Smartphone. Journal of Geographical Information Systems, 6, 99-108.
9. Lwin, K.K. and Murayama, Y. 2013. Evaluation of land cover classification based on multispectral versus pansharpenedlandsat ETM+ imagery. GIScience& Remote Sensing, 50(4), 458-472.
10. Lwin, K.K. and Murayama, Y. 2013. Smart Eco-path Finder for Mobile GIS Users, URISA Journal (Urban and Regional Information System), 25(2):5-13.

1. Murayama, Y. ed. (2012) Progress in geospatial analysis. Tokyo, Springer, 291p.
2. Murayama, Y. and Thapa, R.B.eds. (2011) Spatial analysis and modeling in geographicaltransformation process: GIS-based applications. GeoJournal Library Series, 100, Dordrecht, Springer, 300p.
3. Kamusoko, C., Mundia, C. N. and Murayama, Y. eds. (2010) Recent advances in RemoteSensing and GIS in Sub-Sahara Africa. New York, Nova Publishers, 211p.
4. Murayama, Y. ed. (2000) Japanese urban system. GeoJournal Library Series, 56, Dordrecht, Springer, 271p.