Power plant crowd sourcing

Let’s play a game! Try to locate power plants around the world!

My professor, Dr. Kevin Robert Gurney, from Arizona State University is launching a "crowd-sourcing" website, called Ventus (latin word for wind). He is collecting the information on all the world's power plants (location, emission, generation, fuel, etc). His research focus is CO2 emissions and geolocation. It is structured as a game and a winner will be deemed who provides the most useable information after the first year. This information will be used in his global fossil fuel emissions work, a piece of carbon cycle and climate science research.

You can be the winner! Please check out these websites:

• Website: http://ventus.project.asu.edu/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VentusProject?fref=ts
• Twitter: @carbonczar

PLEASE SPREAD OUT THE WORD.

P.S. Not sure what Dr. Gurney has decided for the prize. But I am sure it will be something good.

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Risa Patarasuk
Postdoc Research Associate
School of Life Sciences
Arizona State University

Banff Multi-Temp 2013

Multi-Temp 2013: The 7th International Workshop on the Analysis of Multi-Temporal Remote Sensing Images

Join us at MultiTemp 2013 for outstanding world‐class science, set in spectacular Banff National Park in the Canadian Rocky Mountains – a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

25‐27 June 2013 Banff Alberta Canada http://geog.ucalgary.ca/multitemp2013

REGISTRATION: Early-bird rates are available through 31 May 2013 at: http://geog.ucalgary.ca/multitemp2013/content/registration

For more information visit: http://www.asprs.org/a/society/divisions/rsad/International_MultiTemp_Remote_Sensing_Conference-SUMMARY_8_May_2013.pdf

Further information is also on the conference website, above.

Like us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/Multitemp2013)

Follow us on Twitter (@Multitemp 2013)

Questions, Contact: Ross Lunetta at: Lunetta (dot) Ross (at) epa (dot) gov

Apply NOW for a Position on the ASPRS Student Advisory Council

Dear ASPRS Student Member,

You are invited to apply for one of the available positions on the ASPRS Student Advisory Council (SAC). Position descriptions are available online at http://www.asprs.org/Students/Student-Advisory-Council-Positions.html. We are looking for candidates for the following positions:

• Deputy Chair
• Deputy Education and Professional Development Councilor
• Deputy Communications Councilor
• Deputy Networking Councilor

SAC is comprised of the following positions:

• Chair (1 year term)
• Deputy Chair (1 year term, then moves up to Chair position for 1 year)
• Educational and Professional Development Councilor (1 year term) 
• Deputy Educational and Professional Development Councilor (1 year term, then moves up to councilor position) 
• Communications Councilor (1 year term) 
• Deputy Communications Councilor(1 year term, then moves up to councilor position) 
• Networking Councilor (1 year term)
• Deputy Networking Councilor (1 year term, then moves up to councilor position)

All specified term lengths are the minimums required for that specific position. Term begin on July 1 each year. In addition to assigned responsibilities, you must be able to attend the ASPRS Annual Conference and the majority of SAC teleconferences which are held once a month.

There are perks to being selected as a SAC councilor:

• You will automatically be granted a Student Assistant Position for the ASPRS Annual and Fall Specialty Conferences. This means complimentary full Student conference registration, complimentary accommodations, and a $100 stipend at the end of each conference week.
• You will gain experience planning conference sessions and activities, as well as marketing student activities through social media and print
• You will network and work with industry leaders

The Council plays an important role in student involvement within ASPRS, so we hope you will join us! If you are interested, please fill out the online application and send it, and supporting documentation, to Kim Tilley at kimt (at) asprs (dot) org by June 17th. Please email me if you have any questions or would like additional information.

Thank you,

Adam Benjamin
Chair, ASPRS Student Advisory Council Email: abenjamin1 (at) ufl (dot) edu

ASPRS Student Member Survey Extended

Dear ASPRS student member,

The ASPRS Student Advisory Council (SAC) would like to thank those of you who have already filled out our online survey. Your feed back is very valuable for us. If you did not get a chance to complete the survey, you can still do that http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ASPRS_Student_Member_Survey_5-13 until this Friday, May 10, 2013.

Thank you for your time!

Sign up now for the May 16th Accuracy Assessment Webinar

Upcoming Workshops in the ASPRS Webinar Series:
Check out the list of webinars we have lined up for you this year.
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Assessing the Accuracy of GIS Information Created from Remotely Sensed Data: Principles and Practices
Registration Deadline: May 14, 2013
Webinar date: May 16
Instructors: Dr. Russell G. Congalton and Kass Green
Course description
Don’t miss the opportunity to take this highly rated webinar which is offered infrequently due to speaker availability.
Price: ASPRS members = $200, Nonmembers = $350, ASPRS Student Members = $100
The webinar is 4 hours total, offered in two 2-hour segments.
Thursday, May 16 – 11:00 am - 1:00 pm and 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Eastern Time
(You must attend BOTH segments to qualify for CEUs)

Object-Based Image Analysis
Registration Deadline: May 31, 2013
Webinar date: June 4
Instructors: Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne and Keith Pelletier
Course description
Price: ASPRS members = $200, Nonmembers = $350, ASPRS Student Members = $100
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For complete information on these Webinar Workshops, go to http://www.asprs.org/Webinar-Series/Webinars-Offered.html. The online Registration forms for these workshops are available immediately. Don’t wait; sign up today. If you have any problems with the registration, please contact the Meeting Registrar at registrar@asprs.org

NOTE: ASPRS Webinars are intended for the sole use and benefit of those registered to take the Workshop. That means that Each Person who attends a Webinar is required to register. Attending a webinar without registering is an ethical violation.

ASPRS Sustaining Member companies who have multiple employees who want to take the webinar at the same time should contact Kim Tilley at kimt@asprs.org for information on quantity discounts.

ASPRS Student Member Survey -- SAC Needs Your Input

Dear ASPRS Student Member,

The Student Advisory Council would appreciate it if you would take some time to complete a survey that will better help us address your needs as a student member.

Go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ASPRS_Student_Member_Survey_5-13 to complete the survey. I encourage you to fill it out right away, but please try to complete it by next Wednesday, May 8th.

Thank you for your time.

Regards,

Adam Benjamin
Chair, ASPRS Student Advisory Council

Video editing help needed

 Dear ASPRS student members,

The ASPRS Student Advisory Council (SAC) is looking for help with editing the video footage taken during the last GeoLeague Challenge. If you are interested, please contact Kim Tilley using the folloing e-mail address: kimt (at) asprs (dot) org.

Ivan