Mapping event Saturday May 12th!

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Stevie Lewis

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May 4, 2018, 3:56:36 PM5/4/18
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Hello! 
We're hosting an event to explore wetlands mapping and the use of low cost near infrared imaging to detect algal blooms in Fontainebleau State Park Saturday, May 12th! 

Happy to plan a carpool for those interested in heading over from New Orleans. Let me know!
-Stevie

Event: Mapping wetlands and algae blooms


Recently, Lake Pontchartrain suffered from a harmful algae bloom. This bloom was spotted along the north shore and confirmed and monitored by aircraft flyovers. Planes aren't the only way to capture great aerial imagery!

Public Lab is hosting a workshop exploring low cost, do it yourself balloon and kit mapping and near infrared imagery. These monitoring techniques provide simple ways to explore and understand what's going on in a place at a given time. They can help us understand changes in landscapes, and can help capture the stories and images of time sense events and stressors like the recent algae bloom.

When: Saturday May 12th, 10am-2pm

Where: We will meet at 10am in front of the parking lot at Fontainebleau Beach in Fontainebleau State park. For free entry, tell the ranger at the gate that you are here for the mapping workshop with Public Lab.

In the afternoon we will be heading to the Causeway Branch Public Library for lunch and a session on building maps from our aerial images.

What: We will spend the morning learning and practicing balloon and kite mapping and near infrared photography over the marshes. In the afternoon, we will enjoy lunch and share a work session building maps with the images we collected in the morning.

Notes: Wear clothing that is comfortable for indoor and outdoor activity, sunscreen, hat, sunglasses and walking shoes advised!

For questions email ste...@publiclab.org


Scott Eustis

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May 4, 2018, 5:25:38 PM5/4/18
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Yeah!  see you there, with a kayak?

There were winter blooms this year, LPBF says because of the 2016 flooding. 

NW Lake Pontchartrain, Dec 2017





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Stevie Lewis

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May 4, 2018, 5:58:01 PM5/4/18
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I'll have some kayaks there! 

-Stevie
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