Friday, September 4. 2009

Education Tidbits

Clarksville (TN) received a state grant of $9000 to input tree cover data into its recently purchase CITYGreen GIS app. The work will be done by students from Austin Peay State University's GIS Center; they'll digitize off of National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP) imagery.

- The Leaf Chronicle (the local paper, I kid you not!)

Kristina Unis, senior history major at Anderson University, got an internship at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. She was working working with historical objects and archival documents that pertain to the history and operations of the agency. The best part of the intership? She's got security clearance at and an "in" with intel agencies.

- Anderson University

The University of North Alabama will receive almost $500,000 to fund research and education in emergency preparedness and disaster management. The grant comes via the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science, of which Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., is a ranking member and is awarded through NOAA. "Remote sensing is an important emerging technology for severe weather prediction and disaster response," Shelby said in a press release. "This project will allow the University of North Alabama to shed further light on geospatial technology's capabilities and, in the process, improve our severe weather warning systems as well as the recovery process from a severe weather event or natural disaster."

- Daily Times

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