Remote Sensing User Group
The Yale Remote Sensing User Group (RSUG) meets on the first Monday of the month during the academic semester. Meetings are from 5-6 p.m in the Environmental Science Center, Room 110. Talks are about various aspects of the field of remote sensing and other geospatial technologies. All are welcome to attend.
Fall 2016
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Oct. 3 |
Jane Foster | Reconciling the surprising rebound in montane spruce-fir forests with dire predictions of their fate under climate change |
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Nov 7 |
Ethan Miller Ross Donihue |
Drones and Mapping at Yale |
Spring 2016
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Feb. 1 |
Matt Montanaro | How Landsat satellite thermal images are made, and what it means to you |
Fall 2015
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Oct. 5 |
Joseph Muhlhausen |
A new tool to study environmental dynamics: micro drone applications in photogrammetry and as a LIDAR alternatives |
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Nov 2 |
Henry Glick | Mapping Tree Density at a Global Scale |
Spring 2015
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Feb. 2 |
Steve Santovasi Burns & McDonnell |
Postponed due to storm - An Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Systems |
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Mar. 2 |
Steve Santovasi Burns & McDonnell |
An Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Systems |
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Apr 6 |
Joe Calamia | Invisible Clouds: Detecting Cirrus with Landsat 8 Over Lake Taihu, China |
Fall 2014
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Oct. 6 |
Charlie Bettigole Lindsi Seegmiller |
Using with the “portable” spectrometer for field work and education How to create a hyperspectral algorithm to identify leafy spurge |
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Nov. 3 |
Johanna Press Bryce Kellogg |
Modeling Trace Element Concentrations in the San Francisco Bay Estuary from Remote Measurement of Suspended Solids Measuring forest biomass using LiDAR |
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Dec. 1 |
Stephanie Spera – Brown University | Examining Brazil’s agricultural frontier |
Spring 2014
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Feb. 3 |
Russ Schimmer Canceled due to snow storm |
Developing geospatial systems to monitor industrial mines and mine wastes for the surety and financial markets |
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Mar. 3 |
Russ Schimmer
Lindsi Seegmiller & |
Developing geospatial systems to monitor industrial mines and mine wastes for the surety and financial markets Hyperspectral ENVI and Google Earth Engine |
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Apr. 7 |
Allegra Gordon Jenna Hessert |
An analysis of Landsat 8 images of the Arctic’s Beaufort Sea in conjunction with in-situ land temperature measurements Remote sensing monitoring of oil spills with implications to Arctic regions and an analysis of a potential oil spill scenario |
Fall 2013
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Oct. 7 |
Larry Bonneau |
Google Earth Engine and related cloud-based tools |
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Nov. 4 |
Giuseppe Amatulli | Open source software and big data: for GIS, remote sensing, and statistical analysis Hands on exercise will be included so bring a laptop |
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Dec. 2 |
Anne Trainor Kevin McLean |
Using LiDAR data to map species habitat and distributions |
Spring 2013
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Feb. 4 |
Adam Wilson |
Using MODIS NDVI to model post-fire ecosystem recovery in South Africa |
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Mar. 4 |
Mao-Ning Tuanmu Qingling Zhang |
Global consensus land cover data for spatial biodiversity research Google Earth Engine demo using the API |
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Apr. 1 |
Lindsi Seegmiller et al | F&ES Geo SIG presentations |
Fall 2012
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Oct. 1 |
Dr. Miguel Román |
The Suomi National Polar Orbiting Partnership (NPP) Day/Night Visible Sensor: Unleashing A New Era of Nighttime Remote Sensing Applications |
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Nov. 5 |
David Butman Kate Hacker |
Landscape controls on riverine biogeochemistry Using remote sensing to identify urban slums |
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Dec. 3 |
Noel Aloysius | Use of Remotely Sensed Information in Land Surface Hydrology: A Case Study from the Congo River Basin |
Spring 2012
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Feb. 6 |
Ron Smith |
Regional Climate Mysteries Relating to the Surface Energy Budget |
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Mar. 5 |
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Recess break - no meeting |
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Apr. 2 |
KT Mertes | Rainforest fragmentation in SE Mexico AND Movement decisions reveal fine-grain species-environment relationships for three bird species in Laikipia, Kenya |
Fall 2011
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Oct. 3 |
Larry Bonneau |
Review of data import routines in ENVI |
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Nov. 7 |
Various speakers | A review of Yale Labs using remote sensing; includes FES, EPH, EEB, Anthro, and G&G |
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Dec. 12 |
Students | Remote Sensing of Land Cover and Land Use Change student project presentations |
Spring 2011
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Feb. 7 |
P. K. Joshi |
Geoinformatics for Environmental Studies & Forestry |
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Mar. 7 |
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Recess break - no meeting |
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Apr. 4 |
Chris Mackey Larry Bonneau |
Chicago Urban Heat Island Landsat gap filling with ENVI software |
Fall 2010
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Oct. 4 |
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No meetnig this month |
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Nov. 1 |
Qingling Zhang Eliza Little |
Using the NOAA “Night Lights” to map urban sprawl Looking for Dengue fever vectors |
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Dec. 6 |
KT Mertes | The relationship between tree cover and urban temperature in Los Angeles |
Spring 2010
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Feb. 1 |
Ben Zaitchik |
Improving simulations of climate and hydrology through satellite data assimilation |
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Mar. 1 |
Moe Myint and |
Landscape-level mapping of forest stand structure and type by combining multispectral reflectance and radar backscatter: An innovative integration of pixel-based and object based approch using k-mean algorithm |
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Apr. 5 |
Sarah Guagliardo Will Gardner |
Using Remote Sensing to Extract Environmental Variables in Dengue Fever Research: A Case Study in Merida, Venezuela A Nomads Response to Social Change: Landsat analysis of Ulaanbatar, Mongolia from 1989 to 2009 |
Fall 2009
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Oct. 5 |
Stacey Maples Larry Bonneau |
GIS Updates at Yale Recent remote sensing software updates |
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Nov. 2 |
Dea Doklestic Michele Trickey |
Assessing the effects of Argentina’s 2009 drought and determining the dominant land-atmosphere feedbacks Using MODIS Thermal Emissive Bands to detect atmospheric temperature versions over Chile |
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Dec. 7 |
— | No meeting this month |
Spring 2009
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Feb. 2 |
Helen Poulos |
Using Remote Sensing to Estimate Birch Canopy Productivity |
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Mar. 2 |
Qingling Zhang Tamara Machac |
Temporally and spatially complete MODIS BRDF/Albedo product for regional and global applications Regional Climate Change: Land-surface feedbacks in Semi-arid Regions |
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Apr. 6 |
Ron Smith, Karen Seto, Marcello Canuto, Marty Gilmore | This month we will host the New England Region ASPRS meeting from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Refreshments at 6:30 PM. All are welcome |
Fall 2008
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Oct. 6 |
Larry Bonneau Zach Parisa |
What’s new at the YCEO Lab, an update on software, and some exiting new sensors you will want to know about Estimating above ground carbon in a highly variable landscape, to a high degree of accuracy, with new AVNIR-II and PALSAR data |
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Nov. 3 |
Karen Seto | Our new F&ES associate professor is an expert in urban growth dynamics and remote sensing. Karen will talk about her current and future work |
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Dec. 1 |
Kim Carlson | Using feature extraction tools to classify high resolution multispectral satellite imagery in the tropics |
Spring 2008
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Feb. 4 |
Jung Hyo Chae Will Gardner |
Seasonal variation of the tropical cloud-top height from MISR observation Remote Sensing Survey of Prehistoric Land Cultivation In the Yampa and White River Drainage Basins |
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Mar. 3 |
P. K. Joshi |
Ecological Mapping in India using temporal satellite remote sensing data and other inputs |
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May 5 |
Noel Aloysius | Predictability of Vegetation Growth Conditions based on Climatic Conditions |
Fall 2007
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Oct. 1 |
Larry Bonneau |
Solar Illumination and Mountain Micro Climates |
| Oct. 15 | Roland Fletcher University of Sydney |
Angkor - urban landscape, economy and environment |
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Nov. 5 |
Karina Yager Zack Parisa |
Using remote sensing in landscape ecology studies in Sajama National Park, Bolivia Sustainable forest and rangeland management in Armenia |
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Dec. 3 |
Tom James Brenna Vredeveld |
The Darhad Valley of Mongolia as seen from Landsat and Horseback The benefits of remote sensing to prepare for field work in Quito, Ecuador |
Spring 2007
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Feb. 5 |
Ted Holford Russ Schimmer |
Spatially integrated exposure modeling Remote sensing - a new tool for genocide research and studies |
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Mar. 5 |
David Butman Abe Parrish |
Estimating Biomass Across Large Scales…trials and tribulations… GIS Education Offerings at Yale |
| Apr. 2 |
Neung-Hwan Oh Maria Diuk-Wasser |
Using GIS and remote sensing to study carbon transport in riverine systems Climate modeling for Lyme disease risk mapping |
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May 17 |
Rhead Enion | Processing images with “R” to create generalized linear models to estimate secchi disc transparency, chlorophyll a and total suspended solids in Chesapeake Bay and Long Island Sound |
Fall 2006
| Aug. 8 | Larry Bonneau | Image Analysis and ArcGIS - a demo and discussion of remote sensing education at Yale |
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Sep. 12 |
Helen Mills Emily Goble |
Advanced classification using CART and decision trees The truth about ground truthing |
| Oct. 10 |
Jason Nesbitt Heidi Brown |
Using ASTER to study archaeological landscapes Comparing vegetation indices across 3 sensors (ASTER, Landsat, and Hyperion) |
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Nov. 14 |
David Griffith Roland Geerken |
Studying carbon sequestration in the Hudson River A global LCLU classification scheme for NDVI time series |
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Dec. 12 |
Andrew Niccolai Kim Carlson |
Development of automated tree identification methodology in high spatial resolution remotely sensed imagery Using high-resolution hyperspectral data to predict plant biodiversity in tropical forests |