This year due to safety concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic the Iowa Technology and Geospatial (ITAG) Conference 2020 was cancelled. Instead of the typical four-day in person event, ITAG hosted a half-day virtual event. Here is the link to the recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y31tVqT2Y2dt68kFsefBqSNOTzq0ycIj/view?usp=sharing. Below are descriptions of presentations and links to presenters’ powerpoints: What’s New with
Have you seen this online tool for downloading conservation practices by watershed in Iowa?Check out the online tool: https://bensonvip.gis.iastate.edu/ISU/BMP/BMP.html
This week marks 40 years since the Mount St. Helens eruption. The image above is from the USGS Earthshots trading card series. The images are displayed in color infrared which is useful for showing living vegetation in red. The mountains surrounding Mount St. Helens are primarily forest. Notice the extreme change in the landscape from
The Octagon Art Center did a great post around the theme of maps. Enjoy reading with live links here: https://www.facebook.com/OctagonCenterfortheArts/photos/a.255499597795221/3209775222367629/?type=3&theater
Google Earth Engine is a platform for exploring and analyzing satellite imagery. It is available for academic, non-profit, business and government users. Several members of the AmericaView community have created tutorials to provide a foundation to quickly begin learning and using Google Earth Engine (GEE). If you are new to GEE, you will want to
This Wednesday (April 22, 2020) will mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. While many of the large scale celebrations will have to be postponed; here are some ideas for ways to celebrate in your home or neighborhood. #EarthDayAtHome with NASA – this website has a great collection of activities to explore our world. Here
The USGS has produced an amazing collection of images (also available as trading cards!) that show Earth’s change over time. The Earthshot collection has a wide variety of examples of change over time including: – natural phenomena changes (glaciers, deserts,) – social change (city growth,) – human interaction with the natural world (mining, deforestation, agriculture,)
AmericaView College-Level Remote Sensing Resources GeorgeView – AmericaView University Website: http://gaview.org/moodle30f/ IowaView – GIS and Mapping Task SheetsWebsite: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/communities/gis/quicktasksheets MinnesotaView – Remote Sensing 101Website: https://minnesotaview.rs.umn.edu/education MontanaView – Python and RWebsite: http://www.montana.edu/montanaview/ NewHampshireView – Remote Sensing WebinarsWebsite: http://www.nhview.unh.edu/educations_webinars.html VirginiaView – Remote Sensing TutorialsWebsite: https://www.virginiaview.cnre.vt.edu/education.html WestVirginiaView – Intro to GIS and R CoursesWebsite: http://www.wvview.org/course_directory.html VermontView – Youtube