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2003 Projects

ICRSEd/Remote Sensing Core Curriculum (RSCC) website
Updated links, added new content, reworked website for easy browser use and added “cookies” for search engines. Promoted, made contacts, and submitted proposals for further volumes to be added by international professors and experts in the remote sensing field. Presented technology at conferences and meetings. Number of clients served is thousands, based on the number of hits the websites receive. Publications: Volume 1 and Volume 3 updated for 2003.

Keio University
Provided lectures, power point presentations, and workshops how to use remote sensing for sustainable development and management. Number of clients served was from 100 to 2500, based on attendances at the various lectures and presentations. Publications: In the review/edit process for publication in technical journals and conference proceedings

Digital Earth/Earth Portal/ Geobrowser (DE)
This program is still developing. Digital Earth will be an online/internet database containing satellite imagery (remote sensing) of the world and databases consisting of health data, population data, cultural data, land use data and non-classified governmental data for points around the world. Digital Earth encompasses Earth Portal (the internet site) and GeoBrowser is the mechanism to navigate through the various databases in 3-D. This website will be used by universities, government institutions and NGO’s to monitor the activities in their regions. Workshops/seminars/ and international meetings will be held to educate the future users how to navigate and obtain the information. Number of clients served is currently limited to those working on the development and intended launch in 2005. Publications are journal articles and presentations at remote sensing conference and power point presentation at invitation meetings.

Hydrogen/Iceland
This program is to develop an invitational workshop to the experts in the field of hydrogen and how this fuel source can be used in the future. Remote sensing technology will monitor the progress of Iceland converting from fossil fuels to hydrogen fuel and the sustainable development. The workshop will consist of learning from the experts the problems and solutions for hydrogen use and how to monitor the progress. The workshop is to be held June 2004. Number of clients served will be the government of Iceland and the Energy Department of the USA. Publication: None at this time, a report will be produced upon completion of the June 2004 workshop.

EarthParks
This program is in the founding steps to develop workshops and programs using remote sensing technology to monitor and maintain National Parks around the globe. The Park stewards/ rangers/ managers will attend workshops to learn how to retrieve the satellite imagery from Earth Portal (see C above) and other sources, to look at the condition of their park in the past 10 years, 5 years, and at the current imagery. Using the imagery the stewards or ranges can see where encroachment /erosion/ land grabbing, etc has occurred or even natural occurring events such as mudslides and floods. This is knowledge the Park managers have a better assessment of the land they are trying to protect and promote tourism. Clients served is limited to initial meetings with Park staff in Honduras, Florida, South Africa, Czech Republic, and Japan. Publications: None at this time. First tentative workshop scheduled for early 2005

United Nations Office of Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
This program was to develop three (3) field guides for the staff in the field in various parts of the world, mostly undeveloped Nations how to use Remote Sensing, Global Position Systems (GPS), and GeoCoding/ GeoReference. The 3 guides provide the basic knowledge how to use the satellite imagery, locate themselves or the village/ refugee camp / settlement which OCHA is provided needed supplies such as food, medical and water. The GeoCoding guide is to give the OCHA field staff the knowledge how to catalog the locations and the supplies given and enter the information into handheld computers. All this information is needed for the next staff member to be able to return to the same location and know what those particle site requirements are. Clients served: 1200 OCHA field staff and future staff. Publications: Field Guide for Remote Sensing, Field Guide for Global Position Systems and Field Guide for GeoCoding, available to OCHA personal. Also provided CD’s of field guides. OCHA is to put the field guides on the web site accessible by the OCHA Field Staff.

2002 Projects

ICRSEd/Remote Sensing Core Curriculum (RSCC) website
Re-established links, promoted, made contacts (travel to ASPRS meeting in Fl and to China), and submitted proposals for further volumes to be added by international professors and experts in the remote sensing field. Number of clients served is thousands, based on the number of hits the websites receive. Publications: Volume 3 updated for 2002.

My Community, Our Earth (MyCOE)
An outreach project for senior high school and university students to use remote sensing and geographic information systems to demonstrate how these spatial tools can be used to promote sustainable environments and development in their country. Number of clients served was from 100 to 25,000, based on attendances at the various lectures and presentations. Presented projects at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa and the 22nd Annual ESRI conference in San Diego, Ca. Publications: My Community, Our Earth: A student Project Guide to Sustainable Development and Geography and A System for Survival: GIS and Sustainable Development.

UNEP Contract
This program was to consultant to the United Nations Environmental Program, Nairobi, Kenya matters regarding using remote sensing and geographic information systems technology to non-governmental, governmental agencies, other UN affiliate agencies for environmental and sustainable development. Clients served 2,000 – 25,000, based on attendances at conferences, lectures and presentations. Presented at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa and Map Asia, GSDI-6, and CEOS (China). Publications: Numerous articles in trade journals and peer view journals and UN reports.

Digital Earth/Earth Portal/ Geobrowser (DE)
This program is the beginning of re-introducing Digital Earth. Digital Earth will be an online/internet database containing satellite imagery (remote sensing) of the world and databases consisting of health data, population data, cultural data, land use data and non-classified governmental data for points around the world. Digital Earth encompasses Earth Portal (the internet site) and GeoBrowser is the mechanism to navigate through the various databases in 3-D. This website will be used by universities, government institutions and NGO’s to monitor the activities in their regions. Workshops/seminars/ and international meetings will be held to educate the future users how to navigate and obtain the information. Number of clients served is currently limited to those working on the development and intended launch in 2005. Publications are journal articles and presentations at remote sensing conference and power point presentation at invitation meetings.

Global Atlas
This project was to develop a book using remotely sensed satellite imagery to demonstrate the changes in the earth. The imagery used for a site would be the current satellite image and an image 10, 20 or 30 years previous. The text would explain the change due to mankind or Mother Nature. Number of clients served: 50-100, an audience to promote funding for the publication. Publication: Draft proof.

United Nations Office of Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
This program was to develop three (3) field guides for the staff in the field in various parts of the world, mostly undeveloped Nations how to use Remote Sensing, Global Position Systems (GPS), and GeoCoding/ GeoReference. The 3 guides will provide the basic knowledge how to use the satellite imagery, locate themselves or the village/ refugee camp / settlement which OCHA is provided needed supplies such as food, medical and water. The GeoCoding guide is to give the OCHA field staff the knowledge how to catalog the locations and the supplies given and enter the information into handheld computers. All this information is needed for the next staff member to be able to return to the same location and know what those particle site requirements are. Clients served: 1200 OCHA field staff and future staff. Publications: To be completed in 2003: Field Guide for Remote Sensing; Field Guide for Global Position Systems; and Field Guide for GeoCoding. These guidebooks will be available to OCHA personal. CD’s of field guides will also be made of available and OCHA is to put the field guides on the web site accessible by the OCHA Field Staff.

2001 Projects

ICRSEd/Remote Sensing Core Curriculum (RSCC) website
Began to revise web links, promoted, made contacts, and worked with international professors and experts in the remote sensing field to foster additional volumes. Number of clients served 1,000+, based on the number of hits the websites receives. Publications: RSCC website.

CORSE – Conference on Remote Sensing Education
The objective of the conference was to provide educators with a comprehensive overview regarding Earth science applications and the status of sensor technology and platform characteristics related to these applications. In addition, the conference held workshop sessions designed specifically for the teaching community conducted by leading experts in Earth science fields. The primary target audience was expand to the K-14 teaching community with the teaching effort being lead by representatives from community colleges, universities, and leading science technology industries. The conference was held in Auburn, New York held at Cayuga County Community College. Number of clients served was 100. Publications: Training manual and workshop notebook for all participants.

2000 Projects

ICRSEd/Remote Sensing Core Curriculum (RSCC) website
Promoted, made contacts (travel to ASPRS, ISPRS meetings), and submitted proposals for grants and funding to further volumes to be added by international professors and experts in the remote sensing field. Number of clients served is thousands, based on the number of hits the websites receive. Publications: RSCC website.

CORSE – Conference on Remote Sensing Education
This conference was the second annual CORSE. The first held in 1999 sponsored by the International Center for Remote Sensing of Environment. The objective of the conference was to provide educators with a comprehensive overview regarding Earth science applications and the status of sensor technology and platform characteristics related to these applications. In addition, the conference held workshop sessions designed specifically for the teaching community conducted by leading experts in Earth science fields. The primary target audience was the K-12 teaching community with the teaching effort being lead by representatives from community colleges, universities, and leading science technology industries. CORSE was held in Gulfport, Mississippi. Number of clients served was 125 participants. Publications: Conference workbook, CD Rom of presentations and a CD Rom of remote sensing tutorial.