Join UNAVCO at GSA
1 October 2017
JOIN UNAVCO AT GSA
Visit our booth
Come find us at Booth #409 in Seattle at the annual GSA meeting. Our booth is staffed by UNAVCO staff from all groups within the organization, as well as by 2017 and alumni interns from our three internship programs.
Take a short course
UNAVCO teaches community short courses every year at GSA.
502. High Resolution Topography and 3D Imaging I: Introduction to Terrestrial Laser Scanning
Friday, 20 Oct., 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Sheraton, Greenwood
Cost: US$52; lunch included. Limit: 24. CEU: 0.8
Instructors: Marianne Okal, UNAVCO; Christopher Crosby, UNAVCO
Cosponsor: UNAVCO
Abstract: This one-day course will provide faculty, students, and professionals with an introduction to Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS—a.k.a., ground-based LiDAR) for research and education. TLS provides high-resolution three-dimensional images of geologic features and has emerged as a powerful tool for applications ranging from outcrop mapping to analysis of earth-surface processes. The course will focus on TLS technology, data collection, processing and analysis, and examples of science and educational applications. A combination of lectures and hands-on demonstrations of TLS equipment and data processing will be used. Limited financial support is available for students (see the UNAVCO Short Course Series page). This course can be taken alone or together with "High Resolution Topography and 3D Imaging II: Introduction to Structure from Motion (SfM) Photogrammetry" (course #513) for an introduction to 3D imaging technology that compliments TLS.
513. High Resolution Topography and 3D Imaging II: Introduction to Structure from Motion (SfM) Photogrammetry
Saturday, 21 Oct., 8 a.m.–5 p.m., WSCC, 214
Cost: US$52, includes lunch. Limit: 40. CEU: 0.8
Instructors: Edwin Nissen, Colorado School of Mines; Ramon Arrowsmith, Arizona State Univ.; Christopher Crosby, UNAVCO
Cosponsor: UNAVCO, OpenTopography
Abstract: Structure from Motion (SfM), a photogrammetric technique that uses overlapping images to construct 3D surface models, is quickly emerging as a valuable research and education tool in geodesy, geomorphology, structural geology, and related disciplines. Images can be collected with a standard consumer-grade camera, making SfM a low-cost tool that compliments other 3D imaging technologies, such as terrestrial and airborne laser scanning (LiDAR). SfM can be collected from a hand-held camera or an airborne platform such as an aircraft, tethered balloon, kite, or UAS (unmanned aerial system), enabling 3D imaging of features ranging in size from decimeters to several kilometers. This one-day course will provide faculty, students, and professionals with an introduction to SfM technology, data collection and processing, and examples of science and educational applications. A combination of lectures and hands-on demonstrations of SfM equipment and data processing will be used. This course can be taken alone, or together with "High Resolution Topography and 3D Imaging II: Introduction to Terrestrial Laser Scanning" (course #502) for an introduction to 3D imaging technology that compliments SfM.
Stay Connected
UNAVCO Presentations and Events
Short courses
| Date | Instructors | Course Name | SC # | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 20 | Marianne Okal and Christopher Crosby | High Resolution Topography and 3D Imaging I: Introduction to Terrestrial Laser Scanning | 502 | Sheraton, Greenwood | 8am-5pm |
| Sun, Oct 21 | Edwin Nissen, Ramon Arrowsmith, and Christopher Crosby | High Resolution Topography and 3D Imaging II: Introduction to Structure from Motion (SfM) Photogrammetry | 513 | WSCC, Room 214 | 9am-5pm |
Sessions
| Date | Advocates | Session Title | Session # | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tues, Oct 24 | Jeffery Clark, Leslie Hasbargen, Beth Pratt-Sitaula | Pedagogical Applications of Point Cloud Collection and Manipulation (Posters) | 262: T123 | WSCC - Halls 4EF | 9am-6:30pm |
| Tues, Oct 24 | Stephen Boss, Aisha Morris, Sadredin Moosavi, Wendy Smythe, Darryl Reano | Building an Inclusive Geoscience Community Today for Tomorrow I | 203: T105 | WSCC - Room 2A | 8am-12pm |
| Tues, Oct 24 | Stephen Boss, Aisha Morris, Sadredin Moosavi, Wendy Smythe, Darryl Reano | Building an Inclusive Geoscience Community Today for Tomorrow II | 234: T105 | WSCC - Room 2A | 1:30pm-5:30pm |
| Weds, Oct 25 | Stephen Boss, Aisha Morris, Sadredin Moosavi, Darryl Reano, Holly Pellerin, Wendy Smythe | Building an Inclusive Geoscience Community Today for Tomorrow (Posters) | 363: T105 | WSCC - Halls 4EF | 9am-6:30pm |
UNAVCO papers
| Date | Presenter | Title | Paper # | Location | Presentation Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tues, Oct 24 | Aisha Morris | Pre-REU Internships for Community College Students Supported by a Unique Partnership Between a Community College, Facility, and Federal Agency | 233-2 | WSCC - Room 3A | 1:45pm |
| Tues, Oct 24 | Elizabeth Van Boskirk | PBO Borehole Strainmeters Observe over a Decade of Espisodic Tremor and Slip along the Cascadia Subduction Zone: Southern Vancouver Island, BC, Canada through Olympia, WA, USA | 247-6 | TCC - Tahoma 5 | 3:00pm |
| Weds, Oct 25 | Christopher Crosby | From Zero to a Trillion - Reflections on Nine Years of OpenTophography, a Platform to Enable Open Access to High Resolution Topography | 313-1 | WSCC - Room 3B | 8:00am |
| Weds, Oct 25 | Daniel Zietlow | Hands-on Geodesy: Engaging the Public and Fostering Intern Professional Development | 312-2 | WSCC - Room 2B | 8:20am |
RESESS Intern Papers
| Date | Presenter | Title | Paper # | Location | Presentation Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weds, Oct 25 | Theron Sowers | A Petrologic Database for the USGS National Crustal Model | 366-10 | WSCC - Halls 4EF | poster |
| Weds, Oct 25 | Fatima Niazy | Exhumation History of Colorado's South Park Basin and its Potential Causes from Coupling Apatite (U/TH)/HE Thermochronology with Constraints from Surface Geology | 388-10 | WSCC - Halls 4EF | poster |
Other UNAVCO-Related Papers
| Date | Presenter | Title | Paper # | Location | Presentation Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 23 | Jamie Pawloski | Building Pathways to STEM Careers through Community Colleges | 105-3 | WSCC - Room 2B | 8:35am |
| Mon, Oct 23 | Vincent Cronin | On the Cutting Edge as the Source of an Expanding Wave of Benefit | 163-6 | WSCC - Halls 4EF | poster |
| Tues, Oct 24 | Becca Walker | Using Geodetic Data to Investigate Societally Relevant Geoscience Problems in Introductory Courses: GETSI's Ice Mass and Sea Level Changes Module | 204-2 | WSCC - Room 3A | 8:20am |
| Tues, Oct 24 | Carolyn Nuyen | Isolating Long-Term Transients in Cascadia GPS Data Using a Seasonal-Trend Decomposition Procedure | 262-11 | TCC - Tahoma 5 | 2:45pm |
| Tues, Oct 24 | Cathryn Manduca | Supporting Local Pathways Linking Geoscience Learning to Community Engagement: The EarthConnections Alliance (Invited Presentation) | 233-6 | WSCC - Room 3A | 2:50pm |
| Tues, Oct 24 | Bruce Douglas | Using High Resolution Topography Data in Undergraduate Geoscience Field Courses (Invited Presentation) | 262-4 | WSCC - Halls 4EF | poster |
| Tues, Oct 24 | J. Ramóm Arrowsmith | More Than a Trillion Points On-line: Point Cloud Lessions from OpenTopography (Invited Presentation) | 262-6 | WSCC - Halls 4EF | poster |
| Tues, Oct 24 | Barrett Flynn | Structuring and Analysis of Temperature Data from Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park | 258-9 | WSCC - Halls 4EF | poster |
| Tues, Oct 24 | Colin Shaw | Teaching Information-Intensive Methods in the Field: Terrestrial Lidar Scanning of the Lone Peak Rock Glacier, Montana | 262-11 | WSCC - Halls 4EF | poster |
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