*Above: Early experiments in Vermont with the Public Lab's infrared camera tool.*

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PLOTS organizers Chris Fastie and Ned Horning are involved in multispectral imaging hardware, multispectral image processing, control and monitoring of airborne cameras, agricultural and vegetation mapping and imaging, and spectroscopy.

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Upcoming Events

**Middlebury Meetup**: An informal meeting to fly a camera over the Middlebury College Organic Farm. Kites and a quadcopter might be in action.

Place: Middlebury College Organic Farm, Route 125

Date: Tuesday April 30, 8:00 AM to 9 or 10 AM

Contact cfastie via his gmail account to be notified of last minute changes

http://publiclab.org/notes/cfastie/04-26-2013/middlebury-meetup

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**iFARM (Imaging For Agricultural Research And Management) field day** Aerial and multispectral imaging and mapping for agricultural applications. [Details of this New Hampshire meetup are here.](http://publiclab.org/notes/dorncox/4-23-2013/ifarm-imaging-agricultural-research-and-management-field-day)

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PLOTS and TAC join forces in Vermont

Public Laboratory and the Toxics Action Center are collaborating on a project to apply Public Lab tools to several Vermont projects being investigated by TAC. Details of these projects are outlined here.

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Recent Events

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Montpelier Kite Mapping Workshop

April 6, 2013

Chris Fastie led a workshop on aerial mapping with PLOTS tools.

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Vermont Environmental Summit

November 18, 2012

Chris Fastie led a workshop on aerial mapping with PLOTS tools.

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LEAFFEST

Low Elevation Aerial Flights For Earth Sensing Technology

September 21-23, 2012

Here are some Research Notes on the activities at LEAFFEST 2012.