It's been a great week. I've seen and done so many new things and I'm kind of sad to leave so soon. But I'm also ready for a real shower and air conditioning and to not be getting my blood sucked by bugs at ever moment!
Today's exciting moment involved snorkeling off the dock and nearly running into a good size shark! I didn't panic as bad as you would think but I was still at a loss for what the best thing to do in that situation is! I decided a calm b-line back to the dock was probably best and it worked. I'm glad I got to see one but I never expected it would be that close!
Time for a shower! Can't wait to see/talk to friends and family again! See you soon!
Danielle
In late May 2010 19 people from Dallas' Brookhaven College again traveled from Texas to a coral reef atoll in Belize. Our purpose was to apply geospatial technologies to collect and analyze data relative to an environmental baseline study and preservation plan. Below are reflections on these adventures. We hope to help raise awareness of the issues that face coral reefs.
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Students did post to this blog site while we conducted our field study. We invite your comments and thoughts.
Our field deployment focused on three chief tasks; 1. Mapping the reef floor in 3D, 2. Shoreline Marine Debris investigation, and 3. Environmental characteristics sampling. All went exceedingly well.
This was the second trip in our long term plans. Our first trip and proof of concept was completed with great success in the Fall of 2009; our next proposed trip will be Fall 2010. Don't you want to join us?
Our field deployment focused on three chief tasks; 1. Mapping the reef floor in 3D, 2. Shoreline Marine Debris investigation, and 3. Environmental characteristics sampling. All went exceedingly well.
This was the second trip in our long term plans. Our first trip and proof of concept was completed with great success in the Fall of 2009; our next proposed trip will be Fall 2010. Don't you want to join us?
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Here are some cool sites that relate to the subjects of our study.
- ArcMarine Data Model Resources
- Biological Diversity in Belize
- Brookhaven's Geospatial Technology Program
- Coral Reefs Landsat Archive
- ESRI GIS software
- Humminbird Side Imaging Forums
- NOAA's Coral Reef Information System
- Stanford University Marine Biology & GIS
- Texas A&M Marine & Coastal Geography
- The GIS Institute
- The GLOBE Program
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Plants Database
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Field Guide
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