Gorgeous drone photography https://droneawards.photo/gallery/2023
Panama's COVID-19 Mapping
Excellent geospatial NPR piece.
IESA Seminar: The Water Tower
On March 19th the UNG IESA seminar series featured Kristan VandenHeuvel. Ms. VandenHeuval is the Strategic Director of Research and Engagement with the Gwinnett County Water Tower. She is an environmental scientist focused on water reuse research and has a passion for helping others understand the importance of water for every aspect of life. Ms. VandenHeuvel's background is in research planning and project management with expertise in water resources, including water reuse, agricultural water reuse, desalination, wastewater treatment, and public outreach. She will speak with IESA about the ongoing "Water Tower" project.
Orbital Prediction & Overpass Tool
Shout-out to the European Space Agency (ESA) EO Validation Data Center (EVDC) Orbital Prediction and Overpass Tool (OPOT)! Calculate satellite fly-over times for your local area … and watch the adorable satellite fly-over animation, to boot!
This website was helpful for fieldwork and will be a phenomenal RS teaching tool.
ARSET Trainings
APPLIED REMOTE SENSING TRAINING PROGRAM “ARSET offers online and in-person trainings for beginners and advanced practitioners alike. Trainings cover a range of datasets, web portals, and analysis tools and their application to air quality, agriculture, disaster, land, and water resources management. Since 2009, the program has reached over 32,000 participants from 170 countries and more than 7,500 organizations worldwide.”
https://appliedsciences.nasa.gov/what-we-do/capacity-building/arset
Planet IESA Seminar
We were happy to host Planet at the IESA Friday Seminar in February.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9_sUQ9nb3M&feature=emb_logo
Mapscaping Podcast
Global Forest Watch
Pillagers Of Tropical Forests Can't Hide Behind Clouds Anymore
1955 Historic Hall County, GA
The U.S. federal government collected black and white photography using airplanes throughout the mid-twentieth century. These aerial photos helped guide agricultural policy throughout the country. This web app allows comparison of historic photos from 1955 with recent imagery for Hall county, Georgia.
Notice the substantial landcover change in the region. The construction of Lake Sidney Lanier and inundation of lands is particularly striking. Lastly, please note historic aerial prints were actively used for analysis and may include small remnant notations and pencil marks.
GEE script and interactive map by Amber Ignatius. Historic imagery orthorectified, georeferenced, & mosaiced by JB Sharma.
https://arignatius.users.earthengine.app/view/hall-co-ga-historic-1955
Scene From Above Podcast
First up…. a recommendation for my favorite remote sensing podcast, “Scene From Above”
https://scenefromabove.podbean.com