Please see flyer for information about 2013 GEOINT Community Week. Many of the events are free and Technology Day will only cost you $25.00. NOVA GIS Dept will have a booth, so please stop by!
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Story Maps DC Meet Up
Come to our next Washington, DC Meet Up on Thursday, May 16, and learn how GIS can enrich your story. There are countless examples of incredible uses of GIS technology. Everything from charting at-risk communities, presidential elections, hurricanes, and various kinds of public information. Map making in this kind of capacity facilitates improved decision making, and increased ability to understand complex data and relationships.
NOVA Weather Balloon Initial Flight
Authors: Internship project by GIS student Gustavo R. Zastrow. Supervised by Professor Michael J. Krimmer and Professor James S. Brown. Northern Virginia Community College
Abstract title: Revisiting Tournachon – How balloon aerial photography has been moved out of history and into the GIS classroom
erial photography has come a long way since the famous balloonist Gaspar Felix Tournachon (known as Nadar) took the first aerial photograph in 1858. However using weather balloons for taking aerial photos is becoming increasingly popular as an inexpensive way of capturing images for GIS/Remote Sensing use. Northern Virginia Community College, department of Geospatial Studies has developed an internship project to study the use of weather balloons and modified digital cameras as a way to capture aerial imagery. This imagery will later be processed using commercial as well as open source GIS software.
This project which is currently being implemented, not only takes in consideration the affordability of the solution, but also a low environmental impact compared to traditional methods. Whereas conventional methods involve airplanes or satellites, this one uses a helium filled weather balloon on a fixed tether thus there is no need to use harmful fossil fuel or invest a huge amount of time and money for a small project. In addition a re-purposed digital camera is used to capture NIR (Near Infrared) by modifying the camera’s filter, and the camera firmware is hacked to allow for time-lapse photos to be taken as the balloon hovers over the campus. By using this approach, thousands of nadir images can be easily taken so that the chance of not having any usable images is practically nil. The resultant imagery of the Loudoun NVCC campus will be rectified and registered and will become educational material for GIS and Remote Sensing classes. In addition the photos will be the basis for using GIS software to digitize fields, parking areas, and building outlines where other campus CAD drawings are not available.
GEOINT COMMUNITY WEEK
NOVA IS WORKING ON GETTING A BOOTH FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING!! jouellette@nvcc.edu
GEOINT COMMUNITY WEEK 2013
Don’t miss this year’s GEOINT Community Week as we bring together the defense, intelligence, homeland security, and geospatial communities at-large for a week of briefings, educational sessions, learning workshops, technology exhibits and networking opportunities..
Registration is required for all events except GEOINTeration Tuesday.
REGISTER TODAY as space is limited!
- Monday, May 20 – DI2E Plugfest and Mashup (An AFEI Event – Separate Registration Required) George Mason University 0800 – 1500 Free for Government / Registration required
- Tuesday, May 21 – NGA Tech Showcase East This year’s new format will include morning briefings followed by demos at analyst workstations throughout the building. Registration is required as space is limited given the new format. NCE – Springfield, VA 0700 – 1500 Free for Government / $150 all others / Registration required
- Tuesday, May 21 – GEOINTeraction Tuesday Join us for an evening of casual networking. Walker’s Grille, 6909 Metro Park Dr, Alexandria, VA 22310 (5 minutes from NCE) 1600 -1830 Guest speaker, Ellen McCarthy, COO, NGA Free and open to all / No registration required
- Wednesday, May 22 – Spatial Literacy Workshop and YPG Session Esri will host a workshop on the geographic approach and spatial literacy. You can also join USGIF’s Young Professionals Group on managing your online presence, followed by a networking reception. Reston Hyatt, Reston, VA 1400 – 1900 Free and open to all / Registration required
- Thursday, May 23 – USGIF Technology Day Features nearly 20 professional development, education, and training offerings this year as well as 50 exhibiting organizations and a networking reception. Trainings are first-come, first-serve and will fill up quickly. Reston Hyatt, Reston, VA 0700 -1900 Free for Government / $25 all others / Registration required
REGISTER TODAY as space is limited!
2012 Geospatial Leaders interviews
This summer we will also host the Geospatial Leaders Summer Workshop July 8 – 19. Please click on the link for interviews with some of last year’s participants! We are looking for volunteers to help out again this summer. Please contact me if you are interested: jouellette@nvcc.edu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWvHsp6RzzM&feature=youtu.be
Student Opportunities at the CIA
From CIA website:
STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES
Contribute to the work of the nation before you graduate. Apply to participate in one of the outstanding student work programs at the CIA, including undergraduate student internships or undergraduate co-ops, and graduate studies programs.
This is an opportunity to learn from highly skilled professionals who support US officials that make our country’s foreign policy. You’ll assist with substantive and meaningful work assignments, while earning a competitive income and gaining invaluable practical experience. There’s no better place to learn than at the center of intelligence.
https://www.cia.gov/careers/student-opportunities/index.html
Time and Navigation Exhibit at the National Air and Space Museum
Please read the two links about an exhibit about the history of navigation currently at the Air and Space Museum:
http://timeandnavigation.si.edu/explore/time-place-connection
LOUDOUN GIS FORUM MAY 8TH
The Loudoun GIS Forum will take place on May 8th from 8 am until 3:30 pm at Loudoun Water in Ashburn, VA. The cost for advanced registration is $25.00 or pay $30.00 at the door. The agenda for the this year’s forum is “Mapping the Future: Mobile, Social Media and
the GIS Professional”. Please click on the link for the agenda, registration form and Map Gallery submission form.