AGENDA 9:15 am - 9:30 am | Arrival & Check-in | Jordan Hall 5th Floor Lobby 9:30 am - 10 am | Welcome & Introductions | 5103 Jordan Hall 10 am - 10:45 am | Icebreaker | 5103 Jordan Hall 10:50 am - 11 am | BREAK 11 am - 12 pm | Curriculum Overview | 5103…
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Dr. Ben Watson | Associate Professor | Dept. of Computer Science | NC State University Abstract: Finding our way has always been necessary, and we have always tried to make it easier. Yet today, wayfinding is changing so rapidly that it makes our heads spin. What have we lost? What might we gain? I will use…
GRASS GIS is a powerful open-source tool for performing geospatial analyses across a range of disciplines. Take your first steps in GRASS GIS by attending the Geospatial Studio and learning how to use this free software. After the introduction, there will be time to try your own data in GRASS GIS. Attendees are encouraged to…
Dr. Paul Byrne | Assistant Professor | Dept. of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences | NC State University Abstract: Until 2008 Mercury was a poorly understood planet, with less than half of it imaged by visiting spacecraft. NASA's MESSENGER mission to Mercury returned global image and topographic data and – together with gravity, spectral, and compositional…
Dr. James Wickham | Senior Research Biologist | US Environmental Protection Agency Abstract: Preserving and restoring the world’s forests is regarded as having a positive (cooling) effect on a warming climate. However, some have cautioned against reforestation and afforestation as a climate-warming-mitigation strategy outside of tropical regions, without considering the potentially counteracting biophysical effects (albedo, transpiration)…
Nate Irwin | Lead Developer | Trailhead Labs, San Francisco, CA Abstract: For a number of reasons, the relevance of GIS, as we know it, is waning. Geography, on the other hand, is alive and well. In fact, it’s so pervasive that you’d be hard-pressed to find a tech company whose portfolio doesn’t include it in…
Blender is a powerful open-source 3D modelling, simulation, and game-engine platform with the ability to integrate and visualize georeferenced information. With Blender you can easily import and intuitively interact with GIS data, and turn them into lifelike renderings of natural and urban landscapes. This Geospatial Studio will introduce you to the main features of Blender and…