The Interterm 2017 Drone Course will offer students an opportunity to learn about drone technology with a focus on mapping and image analysis to support conversation efforts. In addition to gaining an understanding of the technology, students will learn how…
Upcoming Projects in the SAL
In addition to our regular workshops and the ten classes we plan to work with this semester, the SAL staff have some exciting projects on the plate for this fall! Drones Back in June, the FAA announced new regulations on drone…
A Low Altitude Aerial Perspective of San Salvador, The Bahamas
What do the Bahamas make you think of? Maybe beautiful beaches, nice resorts, and possibly coral reefs? I know that my first associations with the Bahamas were definitely not drones and hurricanes, but this January I got to see how…
New team in the SAL
A new year and some new faces in the Spatial Analysis Lab. We have a great team to support a variety of classes and research projects. Spatial Fellow Our new post-bac Spatial Analysis Fellow, Scott Gilman from Middlebury College, started…
March Update
Spatial Analysis Lab work in March 2015 1. Class Support 2. Campus Connections 3. Outreach 1. Class Support ENV201/202: In the first two weeks of March we hosted Professor Camille Washington-Ottombre’s class Environmental Integration II: Collecting and Analyzing Information (ENV201/202)…
Last Week in Review (9/29 – 10/3):
Last week kicked off with the celebration of historic Mountain Day. While the students ventured into the mountains and apple orchards, the Spatial Analysis Lab was processing GPS data collected by Professor Amy Rhodes and Alanna Sparagna, a senior student…
Esri User Conference Report
This summer Jon and Victoria ventured out to San Diego, California for Esri’s annual User Conference. Our good friends at Esri (Environmental Systems Research Institute – the company that brings you products like ArcMap and ArcGIS Online) put together this…
Go Fly a Kite
I now have a good answer to that common question – “What did you do on Summer Vacation”? The answer is “I flew kites in Belize”. A fun answer, but this was no vacation. It was actually quite a…