*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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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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Vermont Environmental Summit

November 9, 2013

Chris Fastie led a workshop introducing Public Lab tools.

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LEAFFEST 2013

September 7-8, 2013

[Learning Earth Appropriate Fact-Finding Environmental Science Tools](http://publiclab.org/tag/leaffest2013)

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iFARM (NH)

May 18, 2013

[Aerial and multispectral imaging and mapping for agricultural applications](http://publiclab.org/tag/ifarm)

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Middlebury Meetup

April 30, 2013

[An informal meeting to fly a camera over the Middlebury College Organic Farm](http://publiclab.org/notes/cfastie/05-02-2013/middlebury-meetup)

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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.