by Johanna Bozuwa | Feb 2, 2017 | Community Fellow Blog
Hello World! Round Two with the Education Committee My name is Johanna Bozuwa, and I am a second year ESIP Fellow. I’m very excited to be on board again this year with the Education Committee! Last year we taught teachers how to use drones in their places of...
by Lindsay Barbieri | Dec 9, 2016 | Community Fellow Blog
We are sitting in a brightly-lit computer lab with 19 other University of Vermont (UVM) students. Everyone is scrolling through satellite imagery of landscapes in Zambia, looking for small grey clusters of pixels with regular shadows that indicate buildings. When we...
by Johanna Bozuwa | Nov 23, 2016 | Community Fellow Blog
I recently attended the UN climate change talks, COP 22, in Marrakech as a part of Climate Generation's delegation to work on the importance of education, training and capacity building. But why does it matter? In this highly technical negotiation space, why should...
by Sophie Hou | Nov 21, 2016 | Collaboration Updates, Community Fellow Blog
At the International Data Forum this year (held on September 14th, 2016, which was also part of the International Data Week), three different data stories were represented during the Data Stories Session, including one from ESIP’s Vice President, Christine White. From...
by Alison Adams | Nov 20, 2016 | Community Fellow Blog
This year I had the pleasure of serving as the Student Fellow in the EnviroSensing Collaboration Area. Although my Master’s thesis work was in remote sensing and applications of remotely-sensed products to landscape ecology, I was in well over my head when I joined...
by Johanna Bozuwa | Sep 18, 2016 | Community Fellow Blog
Collective Impact: Reaching Across Boundaries in Climate EducationOver the past few months, the Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN) has been ramping up discussion about how we can effectively scale change in climate literacy through collective...
by Lindsay Barbieri | Aug 10, 2016 | Community Fellow Blog
I work with drones (also known as UAS or UAV – unmanned aerial systems/vehicles), and this is a question I get a lot. It is not typically asked in a forceful or suspicious manner, but I always have a momentary adrenaline rush when I see the curious bystander /...
by Johanna Bozuwa | Jul 27, 2016 | Community Fellow Blog, Meeting News
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away drones took over the Grand Ballroom. An ominous buzz filled the room as the drones zoomed, gained altitude, and spun into unknowing bystanders. The room was tense with anticipation, as those present wondered what the Attack of...
by ESIP Comunication | Jul 18, 2016 | Collaboration Updates
Tune in to six short talks related to Recreational Drones and STEM Education on Tuesday July 19 via two 30-minute sessions! Remote Participation Link https://www.gotomeeting.com/join/764163477 Remote Participation Access Code 764-163-481 Remote Participation Phone...
by Sean Barberie | Jul 10, 2016 | Community Fellow Blog
This is my second blog post in a short series on my research trip to New Zealand. You can find Post #1 here. This is also cross-posted with a post on my github-pages blog. Find it here. Intro Some of the predominant challenges in using an off-the-shelf drone for...
