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Programmer/Analyst IG meeting at Midwinter ALA
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kurt Kopp)
Mon Feb 10 22:08:13 1997
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 15:33:43 -0600 (CST)
From: Kurt Kopp <koppk@ext.missouri.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list PACS-L <PACS-L@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU>
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU>
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The Programmer/Analyst Interest Group Meeting
ALA Midwinter - Washington D.C
Monday, February 17
Rm. 3 in the Renaissance Washington Hotel
8:30 to 11 a.m.
"Using Geospatial Remote-Sensing Data in Science Research, Libraries
and Education"
Michael Keeler of ECOlogic Corporation will be making a presentation
focusing on the Earth System Science Community (ESSC)
http://www.circles.org - and the development of the Earth System
Visualizer (ESV) - http://www1.ecologic.net/avesda2/html.
The Earth System Science Community (ESSC) includes librarians,
educators, students and scientists. The ESSC is refining an
investigation-oriented Earth system science curriculum which enables
librarians, educators, high school and university students to research
the Earth system using Earth observation data and information over the
Internet. The Earth system science curriculum is based on NASA's
strategy for the Earth Observing System and Mission to Planet Earth,
and numerous NASA online educational resources. Syllabus, project
descriptions for student investigation, which are supported by
teaching resources, test questions, activities, tutorials, and online
access to data are provided via the Internet.
The ESSC and the general public are using our data services to locate,
visualize and analyze Earth science data in their research of the
Earth system. The purpose of the ESV is to enable analysis and
intercomparison of many Earth system parameters using a variet of plot
types. The site includes a tutorial and example cases. The ESV enables
ad hoc queries and automated visualization of 2.5 degree x 2.5 degree
global data, enabling intercomparison of 12 parameters.
The discussion will address the use of geospatial data in libraries
and the future use of earth science data in high school and university
research and education.
We will have a business meeting after the presentation and
question-answer session. We still need a secretary if anyone is
interested in the position. I look forward to seeing you in
Washington.
Kurt Kopp
Chair, Programmer/Analyst IG
