GIS and Remote Sensing Research Symposium this Friday

Story reprinted from Virginia Tech GIS website (see original article)

BLACKSBURG, Va., – The Office of Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing (OGIS) (http://www.ogis.org.vt.edu/) is hosting it’s annual 2010 Virginia Tech GIS and Remote Sensing Research Symposium this Friday afternoon, April 9, 2010, from 1:00pm to 5:00pm, and will be located in the Torgersen Museum, Room 1100 of Torgersen Hall. The symposium provides a venue for faculty, students, and others interested in the topic, to share information about recent advances in geographic information systems and remote sensing applications and research. Attendance is free and no preregistration is required. All active departments and centers across campus are encouraged to attend.

The symposium focuses on interaction among participants and the sharing of data, applications, and techniques. It includes presentation and poster sessions as well as keynote speaker Andrew Turner, Chief Technology Officer of FortiusOne (http://www.fortiusone.com/Company/About-Us#andrew_turner).

For additional information, abstracts, and agenda, see the OGIS website (http://www.ogis.org.vt.edu). For additional information, contact Bruce Obenhaus at obenhaus@vt.edu or 540-231-6181. This event is sponsored by the Virginia Space Grant Consortium (http://www.vsgc.odu.edu)

OGIS (http://www.ogis.org.vt.edu) is an affiliation of Virginia Tech teaching and research faculty from 5 colleges, 15 departments, and the Virginia Tech Libraries who share an interest and expertise in Geospatial Information Technologies.

OpenStreetMap and 3-D Blacksburg Mapping Day planned for April 10

Taken from the VT news website. (See the original post here)

Help to put Blacksburg, Virginia and the Virginia Tech campus on a map that can be shared with the world and improved by everyone! Also come and learn about the launch of a new public virtual city project - the 3D Blacksburg Collaborative.

The event will be held Saturday, April 10, 2010, from 10:00am to 4:00pm, located at 3180 Torgersen Hall, on the Virginia Tech Blacksburg Campus.

It is highly recommended that you bring a digital camera and laptop computer with you to participate. Training, GPS units, lab computers and other hardware will be provided. Additional information on this project is available at the Linux and Unix Users Group website. Contact Peter Sforza at sforza@vt.edu or (540) 231-8490.

This event is hosted by the Linux and Unix Users Group, Students for Free Culture, and the Virginia Tech Center for Geospatial Information Technology.

For more information, contact Patrick Fay at (540) 231-8490.