The Ladies of Landsat have shared some great USGS case study videos showcasing the paths women and girls can take to become remote sensing scientists. Three scientists stories are highlighted: Jill Deines, Africa Ixmucane Flores-Anderson, and Nikki Tulley. Read more and enjoy their stories below: Africa Ixmucane Flores-Anderson: Using Landsat to Connect Pace to Village
Today is International Women’s Day. Esri Press has a 3-book series Women and GIS, each book highlights stories and contributions of 30 women doing awesome things with geospatial technology. An exciting companion to the books is a series of 3 webinars in which women highlighted in the books are able to present about their projects.
Here’s a short video created by USGS featuring the Ladies of Landsat, a twitter-based women’s Landsat science networking group. Click on the image below to check out the latest on their twitter page.
“I have seen further by standing on the shoulders of giants.” ~ Sir Isaac Newton This week is the virtual American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) conference. At today’s conference, the ASPRS Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Virginia T. Norwood. Virginia Norwood is known as the “Mother of Landsat.” When interviewed by
March is Women’s history month. Below are a few resources to begin exploring the contribution of women in GIS and related fields (cartography, remote sensing.) Women and GIS: Mapping Their Stories and it’s sequel, Women and GIS: Stars of Spatial Science highlight stories of women using GIS tools to contribute to their world and community.