News & Events
News
Exploration Day at Penn State 2008, formally known as Space Day, is a celebration of the spirit and opportunity of exploration and science at Penn State featuring interactive activities, workshops for children, multimedia presentations, and planetarium shows. Collaborations with Bio Days, the Society of Physics Students, and other student groups emphasize the importance of a strong science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education (STEM). For more information, please go to the Exploration Day website
PAMAP 2006 Data Now Available
Complete PAMAP 2006 aerial photography is now available through Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access
PASDA is providing access to this data via FTP, map services, and through web based GIS applications.For more information visit the PASDA website or contact pasda@psu.edu.
NOAA/National Weather Service Satellite Map Services
Penn State Institues of Energy and the Environment has developed map services (image, WMS, and feature) of NOAA/NWS data. This data include latest infrared satellite images, latest radar, latest visible satellite and a wide array of other data sets including ozone, smoke, temperature, and precipitation.
These services can be added to ArcMap or even viewed in Google Earth.
2007 Events
Pennsylvania State University Lidar Workshop on May 15, 2007
This workshop titled "Acquisition, Processing, and Integration of Airborne Lidar for Mapping and GIS Applications" will present the fundamentals of airborne lidar technology, data acquisition, enabling technologies, processing, calibration and validation procedures, creation of surface models and applications. The workshop is designed for technicians and professionals who require an in-depth explanation of lidar technology and data characteristics, and how the products can be integrated into existing mapping and GIS applications.
The workshop will cover the following topics:
- The Theory Behind Laser Technologies
- Airborne GPS and Inertial Measurement (Direct Georeferencing)
- Components of a Lidar System and Current Capabilities
- Multiple Returns, Point Clouds, and Intensity Data Capture
- Error Budgets and Standards
- Preprocessing, Postprocessing, and Data Management
- Point Clouds to Product Development
- GIS Applications (Feature Extraction, Hazards, Forestry, FloodPlain Mapping, Geological Applications, Urban Mapping)
- Status of Lidar Technology and the Industry
- Development and Application of Standards for Lidar-derived Products
Instructor:
Mike Renslow
Certified Photogrammetrist (ASPRS# 1073)
Registered Professional Photogrammetrist (OR# 78313RPP)
Renslow Mapping Services
2880 Bailey Hill Road
Eugene, OR 97405
Telephone: 541-335-1251
Email: renslow76@comcast.net
Pictometry International Corp. Incorporated into Curriculum
California University of Pennsyvlania (a PaView charter member) will be incorporating Pictometry International Corp. technology into its curriculum in Geography and Emergency Management. Students at Cal U will be able to gain hands on experience with Pictometry and utlilize it in community planning, GIS, and emergency management related courses. For more on this, see http://spatialnews.geocomm.com/dailynews/2007/feb/01/news1.html
2006 Events
In 2006, PAView partners have sponsored and participated in numerous events around the region. These events include:
- Space Day at Penn State 2006
Space Day at Penn State, which is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium was held April 22nd, 2006 at Penn State University. This annual event, which celebrated its seventh year, featured workshops for k-12 students, visits to the planetarium, interactive exhibits, and speakers. The 8th annual Space Day will be held on April 14th, 2007. For more information, please check the Space Grant Consortium web site in the near future. - Remote Sensing Workshop
PaView, in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Bureau of Topographic & Geologic Survey, the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium, and the Institute for the Application of Geospatial Technology, sponsored the 3rd Annual Pennsylvania Remote Sensing Workshop. The workshop, which was held May 15th, 2006 at the Penn State Harrisburg campus, provided an opportunity for educators to have hands on experience with remotely sensed data and to hear from experts in the field. - Pennsylvania GIS Conference
The Pennsylvania GIS Conference was held May 17 & 18 in Camp Hill, PA. The conference focused on the mass commercialization of geospatial technologies through services such as Google Earth. The 2007 Conference will be held May 16 & 17, 2007. - The Central Appalachian GIS Conference
California University of Pennsylvania hosted the Central Appalachian GIS conference in August 2006. This conference, which focuses on regional issues and as well as GIS initiatives throughout the Appalachian states, offered speakers, seminars, and presentations throughout the day. In the future, this conference will be united with the 3 Rivers HAZUS Conference. - NASA World Wind Remote Sensing Workshops at California University of Pennsylvania
In Fall 2006, Dr. Thomas Mueller and Dr. Jamie Mitchem of California University of Pennsylvania presented a series of workshops to help Cal U. education majors explore and understand issues and concepts in remote sensing. This project, which was funded by the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium, focused on the use of NASA World Wind to illustrate concepts in remote sensing. The participants developed lessons using World Wind that followed the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Geography, Science, and Math Standards. These lessons were then evaluated and the top three winners were awarded scholarships.