Catch up on the previous day’s events here. _____________________________ Breakfast 7:30 Presentations by KWF associates Mission site Lots of flying around Dusty dusty dusty Mission: possible! (Flights in groups of three) Armadillo friend? Final KWF presentation Roasting marshmallows Rainy cold…
Documentary Video – Research trip to St. Catherines Island
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St. Catherines Island: The Place, the Sights, the Saga (Day 2)
Catch up on the previous day’s events here. _____________________________ 5:30 wakeup, breakfast, and charging batteries: surely an ideal start to the first day of Spring Break. Bleary-eyed and somewhat disoriented, our crew was still impressively on-time and packed up for…
St. Catherines Island: The Place, the Sights, the Saga (Day 1)
As a brief prelude, the delay in writing this much-anticipated post stems from the fact that our travels to Georgia involved a lot more than any of us bargained for. It’s taken a couple weeks post-trip to relax, gather my…
I [Sea] Turtles, Do You?
It’s now been over a month since our flagship J-term course wrapped up. Everyone is starting to feel the crunch as classes are getting into gear and calendars are flooded with meetings, workshops, sessions, and office hours. But those of…
Fly-Day the 13th: The Conclusion of “Fun with Drones”
As this week comes to a close, we marked Friday, 1/13, as the final day of our first interterm drone course here at Smith. We asked a lot of our eager students from Day One, but they maintained a level…
J-Term: Earning Our Wings (or… Propellers?)
After some simulated flights, initial practice inside our gym, and practice flights, we’ve had the chance to fly our first mission up at MacLeish Field Station!
Readings and Resources: J-Term 2017 (Day 4)
Schedule: 10:00 AM: Mission Planning and/or planning photoshoot additional work on your checklist 12:00 PM: Lunch 1:00 PM: Review Data Outputs; Simulation Training in Bass 105 additional work on mission or photoshoot planning; checklists 3:00 PM: Adjourn Readings /…
Readings and Resources: J-Term 2017 (Day 3)
Schedule: 10:00 AM: Checklists and Flight Logs 11:00 AM – Case Study: Invasive Species Mapping & Counter Drone Control Ryan Wicks, Umass 12:00 PM: Lunch 1:00 PM: Mission Planning and Mapping 2:00 PM: ITT or Scott Gym for Flight Practice…
Case Study: San Salvador Island, January 2016
Case Study: A Week in San Salvador, The Bahamas (Jan. 18-22, 2016) Written by Alex Widstrand Abstract This case study details a research trip during January of 2016 to San Salvador Island, The Bahamas. The purpose of this venture was…