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Public Lab Community Newsletter 10.19.12

by gonzoearth | October 20, 2012 06:48 20 Oct 06:48 | #4536 | #4536

This Week in Public Laboratory 
Plenty of action this week including a new balloon kit, flame spectroscopy, a prototype rasberry-pi based dual camera, and a community feedback survey.

New Balloon Kit 1.5 UPDATE “As of today, we've changed up the balloon kit parts to address concerns and improvements. Its a better kit with more stuff for the same price!” http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/mathew/10-19-2012/balloon-kit-15-changes

Classroom Flame Spectroscopy From Public Lab member Straylight: “A group of students and I put the PLOTS spectroscope to use observing the spectra from solutions of common metal salts that were excited in the flame of a bunsen burner.” http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/straylight/10-14-2012/classroom-flame-spectroscopy

Webcam Conversion to (Near-) Infrared Member JoshMc steps through converting a webcam for near-infrared with lots of images and detail. http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/joshmc/10-12-2012/webcam-conversion-near-infrared

Sensors Are Coming Don Blair ignites a discussion on analyzing microcontrollor based sensor data with consumer based computer platforms. http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/donblair/10-14-2012/videoaudio-interface-web-page-microcontroller

Prototype Raspberry Pi-based dual IR cam Jeff Warren previews a prototype dual camera platform that was collaboratively imagined at LEAFFEST for the upcoming Barnraising. http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/warren/10-17-2012/prototype-raspberry-pi-based-dual-ir-cam

Reminder: Public Lab is hiring The nonprofit arm of Public Lab is hiring a Development Manager. If you or someone you know is interested in applying, the closing date is October 23rd and we're looking for a person to be based in New Orleans or Boston.

Public Lab Web Survey There is a feedback survey going on right now on the website. It is running through next week and we really appreciate the feedback from the community:  http://publiclaboratory.org/wiki/public-lab-web-survey-october-2012

From this week on the publiclaboratory discussion list sourcing helium, iphone mapping development, and upcoming balloon flights https://groups.google.com/group/publiclaboratory

From this week on the plots-spectrometry discussion list dimmable LEDs, atmospheric spectrum, spectral workbench API https://groups.google.com/group/plots-spectrometry

New Maps

Mapping workshop in Los Angeles, map field pictures, and a sweet in-flight video http://publiclaboratory.org/map/echo-park-neighborhood-los-angeles-california/2012-09-23

Mapping workshop in Pasadena http://publiclaboratory.org/map/art-center-pasadena-california/2012-09-24

UK Midnight Madness Encampment
 http://publiclaboratory.org/map/uk-midnight-madness-encampment-lexington-kentucky/2012-09-21

Bread Loaf Campus, Middlebury College
 http://publiclaboratory.org/map/bread-loaf-campus-middlebury-college-ripton-vermont/2012-09-22

Gena Wirth uses Army Corps contract drawings to georectify her aerial imagery! http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/gwirth/10-13-2012/yellow-bar-island-habitat-creation


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