The ISU GIS Facility recently rolled out a new website (http://www.gis.iastate.edu/gisf/projects/conservation-practices) that allows users to download completed data sets from the Iowa BMP Mapping Project. Each file geodatabase contains 6 mapped conservation practices: contour buffer strips, grassed waterways, stripcropping, pond dams, terraces, and WASCOB (water and sediment control basins.) The website also allows visitors to preview
Don’t miss your chance. This is a unique opportunity to see a melding of art, science, geography, and technology here in the Ames community. Come see some great art. Kids and adults can stop in to make a color wheel or model of a Landsat satellite or search the images to complete the scavenger
The opening reception for the Earth as Art exhibit is on February, 2, 5-8pm. Several younger visitors were in attendance. They created model satellites, color wheels, and searched the gallery to complete the scavenger hunt. There was gallery talk at 6:30 pm by Brent Yantis, the LouisianaView director and the exhibit collection curator, he explained
IowaView and ISU GIS Facility will be hosting an art exhibit in the Design on Main gallery in February. It will be a unique exhibit that is a fusion of art and science – we hope that the exhibit will inspire viewers with beautiful images from around our planet and also provide a platform for
JOIN US THIS MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2017 FOR the 3rd annual OSM MAPPING PARTY in Durham Center 206. This is a fun service project. Come meet some new people, do some good (mapping) and eat pizza! MLK Jr. Day OSM Mapping Party Monday January, 16, 2017 from 10 am to 1pm, Durham 206 – Please
The ISU GIS Facility is bringing an art exhibit to Ames! Earth as Art features beautiful Landsat prints selected from the four Earth as Art collections. We are also producing some k-12 educational activities for our younger gallery visitors to enjoy. The opening reception for the exhibit is on February, 2. We are planning to
“Life’s most persistent and urgent questions is: what are you doing for others?” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The ISU GIS Facility would like to invite you to spend part of your day with us. The ISU GIS Facility, in cooperation with IowaView, will be hosting a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of
LouisianaView is loaning us their Earth as Art art exhibit for the month of February. We are working to create a fun and educational art exhibit for all. You will not want to miss this exciting event. For a preview, visit Earth as Art online: http://eros.usgs.gov/imagegallery/earth-art-4.
We had a fun and informative Earth Observation Day. Here are some highlights and pictures: There were 24 attendees. We had 15 mappers, who helped build a better basemap in for areas in Botswana. Volunteers mapped dozens of roads and over 500 buildings during our mini-mapathon (45 mins)! Dr. Brian Hornbuckle shared with us
On June 30, 2016, IowaView staff hosted a mapping workshop as part of the annual Iowa 4-H State Conference. There were 7 students in attendance. The workshop included an introduction to GIS/remote sensing, a summary of a current GIS Facility project, and two hands-on mapping projects in George, Iowa and Mount Singabung, Indonesia. For various