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. Kalyn Rosenberg directs the Vermont office of Toxics Action Center which is applying Public Lab tools to community organizing around environmental issues.

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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.

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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.