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Stewart Bruce, who is the GIS Program Coordinator at Washington College in Chestertown, MD, has found that the best way to teach remote sensing is hands on. “I lecture a little bit, then have students turn the computers on and jump in,” said Bruce, who is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Anthropology, and Assistant Director,... Read More >
Background The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is one of the most ambitious satellites ever constructed, from its complex construction, launch and deployment, to its orbit around the Earth-Sun L2 Lagrange Point. This orbit is outside the Earth's orbit of the Sun where the combined gravitational pull of the Sun and Earth provides precisely... Read More >
Remote Sensing for Oil & Gas: Modern Data & Analytics for the New Age of Surface and Above-Surface Exploration, Operations, Environmental Monitoring, and Health and Safety Applications Remote Sensing and associated technologies are not new, in fact they have been around for several decades. However use of “above... Read More >
Background You know the drill. You task your analysts with searching through terabytes of data, most of it irrelevant, to find that one piece of data. The one that you didn’t even know you were looking for, but recognize the moment you see it. It is a lot like sifting through a haystack in search of a needle. There is never enough time... Read More >
Mapping Assessment of Coastal Erosion Using LiDAR and Optical Data Background The world’s coastlines are ever changing due to the constant erosion and redistribution of sediment by waves and wind. However, weather events like hurricanes can cause drastic changes in a short period of time. The resulting changes in dune and beach... Read More >