September 25, 2014
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| On Friday, September 19, 2014, SPARC at UC Merced (Spatial Analysis and Research Center) held a GIS Essentials workshop to introduce Geographic Information Systems and their capabilities to students, faculty, and visitors. Attendees included a member of the UAV team, Professor YangQuan Chen of UC Merced's MESA lab, a representative from E. & J. Gallo Winery, and various other members of the university and local community. Thomas Thayer, the UAV team member who attended the skill session, said, "The integration of GIS tools in UAV aerial imaging looks very promising. We are hoping to use spacial analysis via GIS to provide farmers with information about their crop conditions that they would have never seen without the help of aerial photography from a UAV." The GIS Essentials workshop was run by Erin Mutch, a member of SpARC. Future workshop sessions will include the topics of Remote Sensing, Mapping, Analysis, and integration with Google Maps. |
