Emerging technologies are rapidly transforming how we interact with geospatial data. From new data collection techniques, like new low cost aerial mapping platforms, to improved data management applications that allow us to draw better inferences from existing data sets, emerging technologies is changing what we can learn about our environment.
Come listen as the School of Emerging Technologies presents the results of two ongoing faculty projects:
- HydroCloud: An Online Integrative Tool for Hydrologic Data (M. McGuire, M. Roberge)
- Developing an Aerial Mapping Platform (J. Morgan, P. Reese)
HydroCloud: An Online Integrative Tool for Hydrologic Data
HydroCloud is a web-based framework for hydrologic data integration, visualization, and analysis. The system uses light-weight but sophisticated Javascript libraries to create responsive visualizations that operate in a web browser. Behind the scenes, the system uses a scaleable, distributed document-oriented database, making it possible to quickly add new data types or provide efficient access to continental-scale stream gauge and rain fall data. This presentation will discuss the technology behind the HydroCloud system, as well as its potential for application in other disciplines. New developments such as social coding and HTML 5 have made it easier than ever before to learn how to code for mobile phones, while scaleable databases and hosted cloud computing have lowered the barriers to entry for new developers.
Developing an Aerial Mapping Platform
Aerial photographs are one important source of data for geographic information systems (GIS). In addition to their use for developing planimetric or topographic maps, aerial photographs are used to provide contextual information not provided on traditional maps; they also provide stakeholders with ways to visually identify areas where recent changes have occurred in the physical or human landscape. Using funds provided by the School of Emerging Technologies, Dr. Morgan and Phil Reese have developed an aerial mapping platform based on a remote quadcopter. They will describe the platform and its capabilities, and discuss its application and use on projects both on campus and off campus.
Date: Friday, October 11, 2013
Time: 11:00 – 12:30
Place: LA 2310
The School of Emerging Technologies
Established in 2011, the School of Emerging Technologies serves as an incubator for interdisciplinary faculty/student research and other forms of scholarly and creative collaborations on the study and application of emerging technologies; it also works to develop and support innovative academic programs from the baccalaureate to the doctoral level in fields involving emerging technologies.
