Hey everyone. Thanks for the post and following our blog! We have been super busy. It was overcast and raining the first two days, but the last two days were absolutely perfect! My science team has been on shoreline debris collection and we have collected trash that has washed up from all over the world. So, remember to recycle and help our cause. Last night we had freshly caught barracuda, saw tons of lemon sharks (they were very small, so don't worry) and so much more. We all have had a great time and have collected tons of good accurate data. Talk to you later. Love you all.
Brandon
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
We have been following your adventure and am glad you have had some sun this time on your second trip there. All the comments are so interesting from everyone. Keep them coming. We all love to read about what you are doing down there. Are there any pictures on this site anywhere? Mom
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