The PSU Geospatial Information Society student group and PSU Department of Geography will host its third one-day cartography symposium on Tuesday, November 3, in the Smith Memorial Student Union on the PSU campus. We had a full day of presentations, including a keynote address by Jim Meacham of the University of Oregon InfoGraphics Lab.
If you have not already received an evite to register for the event, please send an email to [email protected]. PRESENTATIONS Keynote address by Jim Meacham, U of O Infographics Lab: Going Deep: Representing the Complexities of Wildlife Migration Sona Andrews — PSU Provost The Language of Maps Francesca Berrini — Artist Aileen Buckley — ESRI What’s Trending with Web GIS Adam Wilbert — CartoGaia From paper map to slippy map: Leveraging map tiles to present large paper documents online Chris Grant, David Banis, and Don Pettit — PSU Geography and Oregon DEQ Standardized Symbologies for the Oregon Incident Response Information System Nicholas Martinelli — Terraseer Designing Together Grant Humphries — TriMet Approaches to Designing a Production Quality Transit Map Lightning Talks — PSU, PCC, and U of O students MAP GALLERY The event will also include a map gallery where students and cartographic professionals from all around the region can display examples of their work. DISCUSSION PANEL We also plan to have a lunchtime discussion panel on the Art and Science of teaching cartography. WHEN Tuesday, Nov 3rd - All Day Smith Memorial Student Union PSU Student Chapter of ASPRS
GIS Club are happy to host: Corey Plank, Lead Cartographer, Remote Sensing at the Bureau of Land Management The Bureau of Land Management uses data acquired through remote sensing for many applications. From aerial photography and satellite imagery to LiDAR and Phodar, users get the information they need over many disciplines. We will be discussing ongoing projects, technologies and applications used at the BLM as we probe the past to best plan for the future. This event is open to students and professionals Food and drink are on us! WHEN Friday, October 23rd 3:30-5:00 pm in Cramer Hall 413 OUTREACH NOTICE
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