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Information and discussion related to high-resolution lidar topography for the Earth sciences
Jun 18, 2014
The 2014 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting (in Vancouver, BC, Canada, October 18-22, 2014) short course program is now live. For the fifth year in a row, UNAVCO will be offering a one-day introduction to terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) short course. This course has always filled to capacity, so register early if you are interested in participating.
507. Introduction to Terrestrial Laser Scanning (Ground-Based LiDAR) for Earth Science Research
When: Sat., 18 Oct., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Where: Centre for Dialogue, ICBC Concourse Level Salon 10
Cost: US$41. Includes lunch.
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Jun 3, 2014
GSA 2014 meeting session of possible interest to the OpenTopography community. Via SCEC:
T18, Landscape Records of Earthquake Deformation, at the GSA Annual Meeting 19-22 October, 2014 in Vancouver, BC. The submission deadline is Tuesday, July 29th (http://community.geosociety.org/gsa2014/science/sessions)
Rationale:
This session will focus on the expanding array of high-resolution topographic data (i.e., lidar) and processing tools that offer new opportunities for analyzing surface deformation along active fault zones. Together with the proliferation and refinement of surface dating... more
May 6, 2014
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting
Vancouver, B.C, Canada, 19-22 October 2014
http://community.geosociety.org/gsa2014/home/
Topical Session T128.
Geological and Geomorphological Applications of Digital Terrain Analysis
Carlos Henrique Grohmann, Christopher J. Crosby, Edwin Nissen
Abstracts submission deadline: 29 July
http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2014/sessions/topical.asp
Monitoring and quantification of rates of geomorphic processes requires repeated acquisition of accurate, high resolution topographic information. The rapid growth in... more
Jan 30, 2014
Our colleagues at the Center for Spatial Information Science, The University of Tokyo are organizing a session focused on geoscience applications of high-definition topography at the 2014 JpGU meeting in Yokohama that may be of interest to the OpenTopography community:
The next JpGU meeting will take place in Yokohama, Japan from April 28 to May 2, 2014, and we would like to draw your attention to the session related to high-resolution topographic data:
H-TT08 Geoscientific applications of high-definition topographic data
Along with the technical revolution of topographic... more
Jan 8, 2014
Via the Gilbert Club email list, a PhD assistantship position at Utah State University working with Patrick Belmont on feature extraction from lidar topography data:
I have an open PhD assistantship for a project focused on feature extraction and analysis of lidar topography data. The student will be involved in an NSF/USGS Powell Center Synthesis Working Group and will have the opportunity to work closely with leaders in the field from across the US and France, including Paola Passalacqua, Jeff Simley, Dennis Staley, Joe Wheaton, Nancy Glenn, Chris Crosby, Steve DeLong, Thad Waskelwicz,... more
Dec 6, 2013
A series of three related sessions at next spring's European Geoscience Union meeting in Vienna - (27 April – 02 May, 2013) - that should be of interest to the OpenTopography community. All three sessions focus on "Digital Landscapes", and are part of the "GM2 - Geomorphometry" program group:
GM2.1 - Digital Landscapes: Insights into geomorphological processes from quantitative interrogation and use
We encourage abstracts which concern the exploitation of elevation data for geomorphological analysis. This inter-disciplinary session will highlight developments driving innovation in the... more
Oct 22, 2013
Paul Morin, Director of the Polar Geospatial Center at University of Minnesota wrote to let us know about the availability of new high-resolution (2 meter) digital elevation models for parts of the Arctic. The data are photogrammetrically derived from DigitalGlobe WorldView-1 and 2 satellite imagery. Details:
Announcing Open Distribution of High-resolution Arctic Digital Elevation Model Mosaics
The Polar Geospatial Center, in collaboration with the Byrd Polar Research Center at Ohio State University, are now distributing seamless, 2-meter resolution Digital Elevation Model mosaics of... more
Sep 26, 2013
The National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM) has announced the 2013 call for Graduate Student Seed Proposals. The NCALM Seed program provides an excellent opportunity for graduate students to obtain lidar data for their research. Data collections are limited to 40 square kilometers. The application deadline is November 1st, and details can be found on the NCALM Seed program page.
All data collected under previous NCALM seed grants are available via OpenTopography.
Sep 12, 2013
UNAVCO is running a pair of short courses at the 2013 Geological Society of America meeting in Denver next month (October 27-30th) that may be of interest to the OpenTopography community. Details are below. The early registration deadline is September 23rd.
For Researchers (faculty, graduate students and geoscience professionals):
Introduction to Terrestrial Laser Scanning (Ground-Based LiDAR) for Earth Science Research (GSA course 501)
Friday, October 25, 2013 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Held at UNAVCO, Boulder, CO
US$54; includes lunch. Limit: 20. CEU: 0.8.
Cosponsor: UNAVCO
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Geological and Geomorphological Applications of Digital Terrain Analysis Session at 2013 GSA Meeting
Jul 10, 2013
Colleagues,
OpenTopography is co-convening the following session at the 2013 Geological Society of America meeting, October 27-30th in Denver, CO. We encourage OpenTopography community members working with digital terrain data to submit an abstract.
T91. Geological and Geomorphological Applications of Digital Terrain Analysis
Sponsors: GSA Geoinformatics Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division
Conveners: Carlos Henrique Grohmann (Institute of Geosciences - Univ. of São Paulo, Brazil)... more