Bucknell communications recently published an article on the work that Nick Urban and the other GIS student assistants did this summer for the Miller Run Restoration project. Excerpt below - click here to read the full article. LEWISBURG, Pa. - As the son of an aircraft mechanic, Nick Urban learned a thing or two about planes. The rising senior at Bucknell University … [Read more...]
Miller Run Restoration: The Details
Guest post by Michael Grasso, Environmental Studies '13 and Dan Ladd, Middlebury College '14 The G.I.S. team started the Miller Run Restoration Project at Abby Lane in and around an oat field adjacent to the driving range at the Bucknell golf course. We spent the majority of the first day becoming accustomed to the equipment. Some of us took continuous topographical … [Read more...]
Georeferencing Historic Maps of Susquehanna Valley Region
Guest Post by Robby Holler, Geography/International Relations '13 During the past two months, I’ve spent time working with other GIS interns with many of their projects. Much of my time, though, has been spent on two projects: georeferencing an 1868 atlas of central Pennsylvania and georeferencing and vectorizing a map of Lake Otsego. Both of these projects tie in … [Read more...]
Video footage from Flying Bison test run
On July 26th, Nick Urban and the summer 2011 GIS team conducted a test flight of the Flying Bison. See video to learn more about the Miller Run Restoration Project and to see footage captured by the drone during its flight. Thanks to Lindsay Coffee and Erin Murphy for their work on shooting & editing the video footage. video platform video management video solutions … [Read more...]
Me, Myself and G.I.S (cont)
Guest post by Max Stiss, Geography/Anthropology ’12 Because of Janine’s workshops with faculty and her assistance around campus, faculty and students have been able to use G.I.S as a resource for diversifying their research and project work. Janine’s extensive background with G.I.S has paved a new avenue for a broadened learning experience at Bucknell. In only Janine’s … [Read more...]