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NEON 2017 Data Workshop Notes - Day 3

June 22, 2017
Today we focused on uncertainty. Yay! http://neondataskills.org/data-institute-17/day3/ Tristan Goulden gave a talk on sources of uncertainty in the discrete return lidar data. Uncertainty comes from two main sources: geolocation - horizontal and vertical (e.g.
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Day 2 Wrap Up from the NEON Data Institute 2017

June 20, 2017
First of all, Pearl Street Mall is just as lovely as I remember, but OMG it is so crowded, with so many new stores and chains. Still, good food, good views, hot weather, lovely walk. Welcome to Day 2! http://neondataskills.
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Day 1 Wrap Up from the NEON Data Institute 2017

June 19, 2017
I left Boulder 20 years ago on a wing and a prayer with a PhD in hand, overwhelmed with bittersweet emotions. I was sad to leave such a beautiful city, nervous about what was to come, but excited to start something new in North Carolina.
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IGIS Academic Coordinator Sean Hogan teaches a workshop on drone technology at CalGIS 2017
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Reflections from CalGIS 2017

June 2, 2017
By Andy Lyons, Sean D Hogan
Last week we enjoyed attending the CalGIS 2017 conference in Oakland. This year the meeting was co-hosted with LocationCon, so it was larger than usual and had a good mix of participants from government, non-profits, academic and consulting companies.
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Mapping the Mojave Desert with Drones

May 15, 2017
By Andy Lyons, Sean D Hogan
As part of our mission to test drone technology and provide mapping services to the ANR community, IGIS recently completed data collection for our largest drone mapping project to date - 3600 acres of the Mojave Desert.
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