Geospatial Information Technologies for Natural Resource Management
Maggi Kelly (Director of the Geospatial Imaging and Informatics Facility, Professor in College of Natural Resources, UC Berkeley)
Tuesday, February 13th at 1:00pm
Grinnell Miller Library, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (3101 VLSB)

GIS, GPS and remote sensing (geospatial information technologies) increasingly support research in environmental sciences and natural resource management. And when integrated with the web, the technologies can be powerful tools for communicating with an interested public. This talk discusses some of Dr. Kelly's recent work in applied geospatial analysis of landscapes within the context of natural resource management in California, and highlights the new Geospatial Imaging and Informatics Facility (GIIF) in the College of Natural Resources.

A Desktop Watershed's Perspective: How to Use High-low Tech to go From GIS to the Field and Back
Collin Bode (Desktop Watersheds Project Manager, National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics, California Biodiversity Center, National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping)
Tuesday, April 10th at 1:00pm
Grinnell Miller Library, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (3101 VLSB)

A description of the Desktop Watershed's perspective on field work as developed by NCED (Power, et.al,2005). This talk discusses High-low tech field mapping as an example, using high resolution LIDAR and aerial photos to create simple, durable maps for use in river ecology where GPS does not work. This talk will describe the workflow process from IT to field researcher and back. A brief description of the Keck Foundation HydroWatch project will also be included as an example of the uses of remote-sensing.

Reference: Power, Mary; Brozovic, Nicholas; Bode, Collin; and Zilberman, David. Spatially explicit tools for understanding and sustaining inland water ecosystems. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 2005; 3(1):47-55