WyGISC News and Events:
WyGISC to Join UW School of Computing
The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees recently approved the move of the Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center (WyGISC) to UW’s new School of Computing.
The move was jointly initiated by WyGISC and the School of Computing, following months of strategic planning and feedback from both departments. The board unanimously approved the move, allowing both units to work together to position UW as a national leader in computational and digital research, education and engagement.
UW Research Scientist Part of Pecora Group Award
A University of Wyoming senior research scientist is part of the AmericaView consortium that was recently honored with a 2021 William Thomas Pecora Group Award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA.
Ramesh Sivanpillai, with UW’s Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center (WyGISC), is part of the AmericaView consortium that was recognized for advancing Earth observation education through remote-sensing science, applied research, workforce development, technology transfer and community outreach.
Geospatial Forum - Applying Geospatial Dat and Applications to Help Guide India in Sustainably Reaching Their 2030 Renewable Goals (10/26/2022)
Geospatial Forum - Geospatial Applications in Student Field Research - Adventures in Learning (10/12/2022)
Geospatial Forum WyGISC All Grown Up: Considering Our Place in an Evolving Geospatial Ecosystem (9/28/2022)
Eight Teams to Compete in John P. Ellbogen $50k Entrepreneurship Competition April 22-23
Laboratory Inventory Management Systems (LIMS) is an end-to-end solution of software and hardware designed to contextualize samples first drawn from the field, as they get processed in the lab, and long after work has concluded. LIMS offers a safe, reliable and compliant way to collect, track, maintain and report data throughout a project’s lifetime. Team members are Shannon Albeke, a senior research scientist in UW’s Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center; and Nicholas Case, a UW graduate student from Laramie, who is majoring in geospatial information science and technology.
9-H SmartRanch - Drone Operations
In this internship/project, a team of four UW students will apply their collective education, training,
and experience in addressing research questions related to identification of weed species using drone-mounted sensors, image processing software, and machine learning techniques. Students will further explore the use of drones for precise herbicide application and mosquito breeding abatement. The team will be mentored by faculty from UW’s interdisciplinary Geospatial Information Science & Technology (GIST) Program.
UW Students Use Remote Sensing to Solve Family Land Issues
Two University of Wyoming agroecology majors are using free satellite images to help knock out musk thistle strangling rangeland productivity and to scrutinize the effects of damage into the future from a heavy rain-caused event washing away dry beans.
Traylin Bruegger, of Niobrara County, and Jordan Jochems, of Cody, used skills gained in a remote sensing class to solve problems on family lands. They’ll also earn certificates in remote sensing offered by UW’s Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center (WYGISC).
Driese Appointed Emeritus Lecturer
The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees recently approved WyGISC Senior Lecturer and former Geospatial Information and Technology (GIST&T) Program Director Dr. Ken Driese as Emeritus Senior Lecturer.
The title of Emeritus Senior Lecturer is awarded to faculty members who retire after long and meritorious service to the University.
Driese joined WyGISC in 2001 as a remote sensing scientist, where he established a remote sensing lab and began teaching the core of the remote sensing curriculum at UW. Following subsequent appointments in the Botany Department and Life Sciences Program, Driese returned to WyGISC in 2019 to help design, launch, and direct the Center’s new interdisciplinary GIST Program before retiring earlier this year.
“This is a well-deserved appointment, recognizing Ken’s many contributions to WyGISC and the UW community,” notes WyGISC Director Jeff Hamerlinck.
Congratulations, Ken!
WyGISC faculty member and interim GIST director, Ramesh Sivanpillai, will be speaking in Cody, WY on Saturday, October, 2nd.
In the burgeoning manufacturing and economic hub of Coimbatore, development encroaches on wildlife corridors. Now elephants raid crop fields, resulting in infrastructure and economic losses, and in human and elephant deaths. From his work with stakeholders, Dr. Sivanpillai will discuss the measures available to protect investment and minimize casualties.
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