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Gilbert's research highlighted by college
Claire Gilbert, an MS in Geography student advisee, recently had her thesis research using drone-based remote sensing at Ludington State...
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ELDAAG 2019 at SVSU
The East Lakes Division of the American Association of Geographers (ELDAAG) Annual Meeting has come and gone. The conference was a...
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AGU Centennial grant awarded
My departmental colleague and I recently were awarded a grant from the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Centennial Grnat Program. The...
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#WMUgeography fall colloquium
This academic year I am coordinating the Lucia Harrison Colloquium Series for my department. I am really excited to bring in a number of...
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WMUK interview
My colleague Dr. Jay Emerson and I were recently interviewed by WMUK radio (NPR affiliate) about our work with drones in the classroom...
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WMU Geography drone program highlighted
WMU News recently showcased the Department of Geography's new graduate certificate program in Geospatial Applications for UAVs. The...
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#IMAGIN2019 in Grand Rapids
This week I attended a GIS professional meeting in Grand Rapids. The IMAGIN conference emphasizes the work of GIS professionals from a...
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New article in Transactions in GIS
I recently coauthored an article in published in Transactions in GIS entitled 'GIS&T pedagogies and instructional challenges in higher...
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Straight talk about research
My former university, Oklahoma State University, recently featured my work in the Vice President for Research Straight Talk about...
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Michigan Space Grant Consortium seed grant awarded
The Michigan Space Grant Consortium recently awarded my research seed grant proposal focusing on use of remote sensing in the urban...