@incollection{sorokine04:_under,
  author = {Alexandre Sorokine and Thomas Bittner},
  title = {Understanding taxonomies of ecosystems: a case study},
  booktitle = {Developments in Spatial Data Handling (Proceedings of Spatial Data Handling 2004)},
  pages = {559--572},
  publisher = {Springer},
  year = {2005},
  editor = {Fisher, Peter F},
  note = {(in press)},
  cat = {conferences}
}

@inproceedings{sorokine04:_ontologica_invest_ecosystems,
  author = {Alexandre Sorokine and Thomas Bittner and Chris Renschler},
  title = {Ontological Investigation of Ecosystem Hierarchies and Formal Theory for Multiscale Ecosystem Classifications},
  year = {2004},
  booktitle = {GIScience 2004},
  cat = {conferences}
}

@inproceedings{sorokine03:_multi_spatial_data_model_decis_envir_model,
  author = {Alexandre Sorokine},
  title = {Multi-scale Spatial Data Models for Decision-making and Environmental Modeling},
  booktitle = {UCGIS Summer Assembly},
  year = {2003},
  month = {6},
  organization = {University Consortium of Geographic Information Science},
  address = {Monterey, CA},
  url = {http://www.ucgis.org/summer03/studentpapers/alexandresorokine.pdf},
  cat = {conferences}
}


@inproceedings{nowaki03,
  author = {Gregory Nowacki and Alexandre Sorokine},
  title = {The limitations of applying single-resource taxonomies to ecological partonomies},
  booktitle = {National Cooperative Soil Survey Conference Proceedings, Committee 2: Ecological Interpretations and Principles},
  pages = {17--18},
  year = {2003},
  editor = {Randy Davis and Curtis Talbot (co-chairs)},
  address = {Plymouth, MA},
  month = {June},
  organization = {USDA, National Resources Conservation Service, Supplement Report},
  cat = {conferences},
  url = {ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/NSSC/NCSS/Conferences/national/Comm_2_EcoInterps_Principles/06_nowacki_sorokine.doc}
}

@inproceedings{feng01:_incor_gis,
  author = {Chen-Chieh Feng and Alexandre Sorokine},
  title = {Incorporating hydrologic semantic information for interoperable GIS with hydrologic model},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the ninth ACM international symposium on Advances in geographic information systems},
  year = {2001},
  isbn = {1-58113-443-6},
  pages = {59--63},
  location = {Atlanta, Georgia, USA},
  doi = {http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/512161.512175},
  publisher = {ACM Press},
  cat = {conferences}
}

@inproceedings{sorokine00:_scrip_gis_applic,
  author = {Alexandre Sorokine and Kurt Ackermann},
  title = {Scripting in GIS applications: experimental standards-based framework for perl},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the eighth ACM international symposium on Advances in geographic information systems},
  year = {2000},
  isbn = {1-58113-319-7},
  pages = {102--107},
  location = {Washington, D.C., United States},
  doi = {http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/355274.355289},
  publisher = {ACM Press},
  cat = {conferences}
}

@inproceedings{merzlyakova99:_land_pamir_alai,
  author = {Irina Merzlyakova and Alexandre Sorokine},
  title = {Land-use changes in {Pamiro-Alai} (1949 -- 1991)},
  booktitle = {IGU-LUCC'99 Open International Symposium on Land Use/Cover Change},
  address = {Honolulu, HI, USA},
  organization = {University of Hawaii},
  note = {in press},
  month = {July},
  year = {1999},
  cat = {conferences}
}

@inproceedings{sorokine98:_inter,
  author = {Alexandre Sorokine and Irina Merzliakova},
  title = {Interactive map applet for illustrative purposes},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the sixth ACM international symposium on Advances in geographic information systems},
  year = {1998},
  isbn = {1-58113-115-1},
  pages = {46--51},
  location = {Washington, D.C., United States},
  doi = {http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/288692.288702},
  publisher = {ACM Press},
  cat = {conferences}
}

@inproceedings{merzlyakova97:_landus_pamir_alai,
  author = {Irina Merzlyakova and Alexandre Sorokine},
  title = {Landuse changes and decision making ({Pamiro-Alai} case study)},
  booktitle = {European Conference on Environmental and Societal Change in Mountain Regions},
  address = {UK},
  organization = {University of Oxford},
  year = {1997},
  cat = {conferences}
}

@inproceedings{sorokine96:_spatial_data_exchan_format_stand,
  author = {A Sorokine},
  title = {Spatial Data Exchange Formats and Standards: Comparative Study},
  booktitle = {Symposium on Spatial Information and the Environment},
  address = {Bayshore Inn, Waterton Lakes, Alberta, Canada},
  year = {1996},
  cat = {conferences}
}

@inproceedings{koshkarev95:_probl_gis,
  author = {A Koshkarev and A Sorokine},
  title = {Problems of standartization of {GIS} formats},
  booktitle = {Geographic information systems: theory and practice},
  pages = {57--58},
  address = {S.-Petersburg, Russia},
  organization = {S.-Petersburg University},
  year = {1995},
  cat = {conferences}
}

@inproceedings{minaeva94:_exper_russia,
  author = {T Yu Minaeva and S Shaposhnikov and A Sorokine},
  title = {Experience in using of [forest] stand valuation survey reports for vegetation survey and monitoring in large territories in {R}ussia},
  booktitle = {37th symposium of International Association of Vegetation Sciences},
  address = {Bailleul, France},
  organization = {International Association of Vegetation Sciences},
  year = {1994},
  cat = {conferences}
}

@inproceedings{borunov93:_probl_gis,
  author = {A Borunov and A Koshkarev and V Zhuravlyov and A Sorokine},
  title = {Problems of implementation of {GIS} projects},
  booktitle = {Computer geometry and graphics in higher education},
  address = {Nijnii Novgorod},
  organization = {University of Nijnii Novgorod},
  note = {(In Russian)},
  year = {1993},
  cat = {conferences}
}

@inproceedings{borunov93:_gis_russia,
  author = {A Borunov and A Koshkarev and V Zhuravlyov and A Sorokine},
  title = {{GIS} software in Russia},
  booktitle = {Geographic Information Systems: theory and practice},
  address = {S.-Petersburg},
  organization = {S.-Petersburg University},
  note = {In Russian},
  year = {1993},
  cat = {conferences}
}

@inproceedings{karimov91:_study_tver,
  author = {A Karimov and A Sorokine},
  title = {Study of land use history in {T}ver region (using database technology)},
  booktitle = {XXXIV conference of young specialists on the history of natural sciences and technology},
  address = {Moscow},
  organization = {Institute for History of Science and Technology},
  note = {(In Russian)},
  year = {1991},
  cat = {conferences}
}

@inproceedings{karimov91:_issues,
  author = {A Karimov and A Sorokine},
  title = {Issues of land use history on natural resources and environmental impact assessment},
  booktitle = {XXXIII conference of young specialists on the history of natural sciences and technology},
  address = {Moscow},
  organization = {Institute for History of Science and Technology},
  note = {In Russian},
  year = {1991},
  cat = {conferences}
}

@article{sorokine96:_techn,
  author = {A Sorokine},
  title = {Technology standards in corporate policies},
  journal = {Bulletin of GIS-Association},
  number = {4(4)},
  pages = {50},
  note = {(in Russian)},
  year = {1996},
  cat = {invited}
}

@incollection{sorokine96:_stand,
  author = {A Sorokine},
  title = {Standards on spatial data},
  booktitle = {GIS-Yearbook 95 (Russia)},
  publisher = {Russian GIS-Association},
  pages = {70-78},
  year = {1996},
  note = {in Russian},
  cat = {invited}
}

@article{sorokine96:_overv,
  author = {A Sorokine},
  title = {Overview of methodology for the exchange of complex spatial data sets using wide spread file formats},
  journal = {Bulletin of GIS-Association},
  number = {4(6)},
  pages = {34-35},
  note = {(in Russian)},
  year = {1996},
  cat = {invited}
}

@article{sorokine96:_java_gis,
  author = {A Sorokine},
  title = {Java and {GIS}},
  journal = {Bulletin of GIS-Association},
  number = {3},
  pages = {16-17},
  note = {(in Russian)},
  year = {1996},
  cat = {invited}
}

@article{sorokine96:_inter_gis,
  author = {A Sorokine and E Shedova},
  title = {Internet resources for {GIS} users},
  journal = {Bulletin of GIS-Association},
  number = {3},
  pages = {5-7},
  note = {in Russian},
  year = {1996},
  cat = {invited}
}


@incollection{sorokine96:_commit_stand_spatial_infor_trans_russia2,
  author = {A Sorokine},
  title = {Committee on Standard of Spatial Information Transfer ({R}ussia): goals and working plan},
  booktitle = {GIS-Yearbook 95 (Russia)},
  publisher = {Russian GIS-Association},
  pages = {61-69},
  year = {1996},
  note = {(in Russian)},
  cat = {invited}
}

@article{sorokine96:_commit_stand_spatial_infor_trans_russia,
  author = {A Sorokine},
  title = {Committee on Standard of Spatial Information Transfer ({R}ussia): goals and working plan},
  journal = {Bulletin of GIS-Association},
  number = {3},
  pages = {28-29},
  note = {in Russian},
  year = {1996},
  cat = {invited}
}

@article{sorokine96:_applic_virtual_vrml_gis,
  author = {A Sorokine},
  title = {Applications of Virtual reality modelling language ({VRML}) for {GIS}},
  journal = {Bulletin of GIS-Association},
  number = {2(4)},
  pages = {19-20},
  note = {(in Russian)},
  year = {1996},
  cat = {invited}
}

@article{shedova96:_gis_itern,
  author = {E Shedova and A Sorokine},
  title = {{GIS} on the Iternet},
  journal = {Bulletin of GIS-Association},
  number = {2(4)},
  pages = {35},
  note = {(in Russian)},
  year = {1996},
  cat = {invited}
}

@article{miller96:_how_gis,
  author = {S Miller and A Sorokine},
  title = {How to choose {GIS} software and hardware},
  journal = {Kompjuterra},
  number = {4},
  pages = {32-35},
  note = {in Russian},
  month = {July},
  year = {1996},
  cat = {invited}
}

@incollection{miller96:_class_gis,
  author = {S Miller and A Sorokine},
  title = {Classification and main functions of {GIS} software},
  booktitle = {GIS-Yearbook 95 (Russia)},
  publisher = {Russian GIS-Association},
  pages = {141-150},
  year = {1996},
  note = {(in Russian)},
  cat = {invited}
}

@inproceedings{sorokine04:_multi,
  author = {Alexandre Sorokine},
  title = {Multi-scale spatial data models for decision making and environmental modeling},
  booktitle = {Annual Meeting},
  year = {2004},
  address = {Philadelphia, PA},
  month = {3},
  organization = {Association of American Geographers},
  cat = {presentations}
}

@inproceedings{sorokine03:_multis,
  author = {Alexandre Sorokine},
  title = {Multiscale spatial databases for environmental modeling},
  booktitle = {Annual Meeting},
  year = {2003},
  address = {New Orleans, LA},
  month = {3},
  organization = {Association of American Geographers},
  cat = {presentations}
}

@inproceedings{sorokine02:space-networks,
  author = {Alexandre Sorokine},
  title = {The role of space in quasi-spatial networks},
  booktitle = {Annual Meeting},
  year = {2002},
  address = {Los-Angeles, CA},
  month = {3},
  organization = {Association of American Geographers},
  cat = {presentations}
}

@inproceedings{bian02,
  author = {Ling Bian and Alexandre Sorokine},
  title = {An individual-based spatially explicit epidemiological model of infectious diseases},
  booktitle = {in press},
  address = {Berkeley, CA},
  organization = {Department of Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management, UC Berkeley},
  month = {May},
  year = {2002},
  cat = {presentations}
}

@inproceedings{sorokine01:_geogr_inter_compon_envir_model,
  author = {Alexandre Sorokine},
  title = {Geographic Interfaces for Component-based Environmental Models},
  booktitle = {UCGIS Summer Assembly},
  year = {2001},
  address = {Buffalo, NY},
  month = {6},
  organization = {University Consortium of Geographic Information Science},
  cat = {presentations}
}


@inproceedings{bian01:_indiv,
  author = {Ling Bian and Alexandre Sorokine},
  title = {Individual-based and spatially explicit epidemiology modeling},
  booktitle = {Annual meeting, Southeastern Division of Association of American Geographers},
  address = {Lexington, KY},
  month = {November},
  year = {2001},
  cat = {presentations}
}

@article{sorokine05:_ontologica_invest_ecosystems,
  author = {Alexandre Sorokine and Thomas Bittner and Chris Renschler},
  title = {Ontological Investigation of Ecosystem Hierarchies and Formal Theory for Multiscale Ecosystem Classifications},
  journal = {Geoinformatica},
  year = {2005},
  note = {forthcoming},
  cat = {research}
}


@article{sorokine04:_mereot_integ_const_spatial_datab,
  author = {Alexandre Sorokine},
  title = {Mereotopological Integrity Constraints in Spatial Databases},
  journal = {Middle States Geographer},
  year = {2003},
  volume = {36},
  pages = {122--127},
  cat = {research}
}

@article{vinogradov99:_isody,
  author = {Boris V Vinogradov and K N Kulik and Alexandre Sorokine and P B Fedotov},
  title = {Isodynamic mapping and long-term monitoring of desertification and degradation of lands using nonlinear methods of modeling},
  journal = {Eurasian Soil Science},
  volume = {32},
  number = {4},
  pages = {449-458},
  month = {April},
  abstract = {The method is based on comparison of the results of land cover assessment for a long period of time (30-40 years) using aerial and satellite surveys performed at intervals of 5-10 years. Analysis of characteristics of land cover by the kriging method made it possible to compile maps of the change rates (the first derivative) and maps of change acceleration (the second derivative). Comparison of these maps permitted determination of the area, distribution, and rate of adverse changes in the environment; location of zones of risk, crisis, and disaster; as well as the location and time of onset and recession of land degradation processes.},
  url = {http://www.maik.rssi.ru/journals/soilsci.htm},
  year = {1999},
  cat = {research}
}

@article{merzlyakova99:_spatial_inter,
  author = {Irina A Merzlyakova and Alexandre D Sorokine and Alexei E Karimov},
  title = {Spatial data on the Internet: from a simple tool to the global spatial data infrastructure},
  journal = {GIS-Obozrenie},
  number = {1},
  pages = {38-43},
  note = {(in Russian)},
  year = {1999},
  cat = {research}
}

@article{vinogradov98:_mappin_ecolog_unfav_zones_use_dynam_criter,
  author = {Boris V Vinogradov and K N Kulik and Alexandre Sorokine and P B Fedotov},
  title = {Mapping of Ecologically Unfavorable Zones with the Use of Dynamic Criteria},
  journal = {Russian Journal of Ecology},
  volume = {29},
  number = {4},
  pages = {209--216},
  note = {Russian edition: Ekologiya 1998, N 4, pp. 243-251},
  abstract = {The isopleth method for constructing dynamic maps of ecologically unfavorable zones was developed and applied to mapping the Chernye Zemli (the Kalmyk Republic) with the use of the Kriging method. The maps were based on the data from series of aerial and space photographs made in 1954, 1964, 1979, 1984, and 1993. Dynamic criteria were used. On the basis of isolinear dynamic maps for these periods of time, maps of the ecological state were constructed using the dynamic criteria. In these maps, the ecological state is classified into norm, risk, crisis, and disaster.},
  url = {http://www.maik.rssi.ru/journals/ecol.htm},
  year = {1998},
  cat = {research}
}

@article{vinogradov96:_isody,
  author = {Boris V Vinogradov and N K Kulik and Alexandre D Sorokine and Pavel B Fedotov},
  title = {Isodynamic mapping of the areas of environmental hazard using series of aerial and space images},
  journal = {Transactions (Doklady) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Biological Series},
  volume = {350},
  number = {4},
  pages = {560-564},
  note = {in Russian},
  year = {1996},
  cat = {research}
}

@article{sorokine96:_probl,
  author = {Alexandre D Sorokine and Irina A Merzliakova},
  title = {Problems of spatial data transfer: foreign and domestic experience},
  journal = {GIS-obozrenie},
  number = {Summer},
  pages = {32-39},
  note = {in Russian},
  year = {1996},
  cat = {research}
}

@incollection{koshkarev96:_devel_gis,
  author = {Alexander V Koshkarev and Yuri G Puzachenko and N N Klyuev and A V Markelov and Irina A Merzliakova and Ya N Mineeva and Alexandre D Sorokine},
  title = {Development of methodology of management in emergent situations basing on standard geographic information systems ({GIS} of regional and local scale) supporting decision making to prevent and localize consequences of natural and technogenic disasters},
  booktitle = {Itogi Nauki},
  series = {"Problems of Safety"},
  year = {1996},
  note = {(in Russian)},
  cat = {research}
}

@incollection{vinogradov95:_mappin_kalmy,
  author = {Boris V Vinogradov and Alexandre Sorokine and Pavel B Fedotov},
  title = {Mapping of the climatic aridity of {K}almykia},
  booktitle = {Biota and Natural Environment of Kalmykia},
  pages = {253-258},
  year = {1995},
  place = {Moscow},
  note = {(in Russian)},
  cat = {research}
}

@article{koshkarev95:_file,
  author = {Alexander V Koshkarev and Alexandre Sorokine},
  title = {File formats and standards of spatial digital information},
  journal = {GIS-obozrenie},
  number = {spring},
  pages = {40-45},
  note = {(in Russian)},
  year = {1995},
  cat = {research}
}

@incollection{karimov94:_lands_german,
  author = {Alexei E Karimov and Alexandre Sorokine},
  title = {Landscape information systems in cultural landscape protection in {Germany}},
  booktitle = {International experience in protection of natural and historic heritage},
  publisher = {Institute of cultural and natural heritage},
  address = {Moscow},
  year = {1994},
  note = {In Russian},
  cat = {research}
}

@incollection{puzachenko93:_datab_oksky,
  author = {Yuri G Puzachenko and S G Priklonsky and Ia V Sapetin, Alexandre Sorokine and V S Kudriashov},
  title = {Database of environmental events in natural reserves and examples of its use in {O}ksky biosphere reserve},
  booktitle = {Theory and practice of nature conservation},
  pages = {141-174},
  year = {1993},
  note = {(In Russian)},
  cat = {research}
}

@incollection{borunov93:_geoin,
  author = {Alexander K Borunov and Yuri G Puzachenko and Alexander V Koshkarev and Vladimir I Juravlev and Alexandre Sorokine},
  title = {Geoinformation for prevention and mitigation of accident consequences},
  booktitle = {Safety problems in emergencies},
  publisher = {VINITI},
  number = {9},
  pages = {55-92},
  year = {1993},
  note = {in Russian},
  cat = {research}
}

@article{borunov93:_cartog,
  author = {Alexander K Borunov and Yuri G Puzachenko and Alexandre Sorokine and Elena D Akimova and M V Kuleshova},
  title = {Cartographic basis of a geographical information system created for preventing of disaster situations},
  journal = {Transactions (Doklady) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Geographical Series},
  volume = {1 5},
  pages = {90-96},
  note = {In Russian},
  year = {1993},
  cat = {research}
}