October 2003

GLCF attends the Science Planning Meeting at Dumbarton Oaks

On 23 October 2003, the Global Land Cover Facility staff joined experts from the archeology and conservation biology fields to discuss non-traditional applications for the AIRSAR instrument. The meeting was held at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington D.C.
AIRSAR has the ability to uniquely characterize sub-canopy vegetation, hydrology, and topography. As such, AIRSAR was deemed useful to both the analysis of habitat dynamics and the non-intrusive study of archeological sites. The meeting concoured that, in addition to possible monitoring of the World Heritage sites through US/ICOMOS (which is the United States Committee for the International Council on Monuments and Sites ), the MesoAmerican corridor would be an ideal place for a subsequent deployment of the instrument.

GLCF presents at the UMD College of Computer Mathematical and Physical Sciences' Alumni Reunion

October 18th, 2003: The Global Land Cover Facility (GLCF) presented at the UMD College of Computer Mathematical and Physical Sciences' Alumni Reunion. In the most highly attended alumni event in University history, GLCF provided an overview of its current research and a sneak preview of its new "Earth Science Data Interface V.2". Visitors were provided with brochures, briefings and had a chance to discuss Earth satellite data distribution and application with GLCF employees. An area of great interest was the state of the Amazon rainforest. Alumni with ongoing interest in this or other global change issues should email us directly with the online form.
Finally, a big thank you to our all of our Alumni and our fellow presenters, including ESSIC, the Departments of Meteorology and Astronomy and HCIL for making the event a success! Feel free to browse our pictures from the event below:
Click here to view the picture taken at the event