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Initial Publication Date: July 13, 2010

JPL: Day 7 Agenda (Tuesday, July 13, 2010)

6:30 AM to 7:30 AM (Breakfast)

  • Breakfast at the hotel

7:30 AM to 8:00 AM (Travel)

  • Meet in hotel lobby
  • Travel together by bus to JPL

8:00 AM to 9:45 AM

  • Group Photo
  • Travel Coordination
  • ImageJ Techniques

9:45 AM to 10:00 AM (Break)

  • Coffee, tea, and a light snack

10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

  • Vince Realmuto, change over time (ImageJ/Google Earth)
  • Vince Realmuto Presentation (Acrobat (PDF) 12.8MB Jul13 10)
  • Download and install DStretch Plugin for ImageJ (Zip Archive 107kB Jul13 10) Unzip this file and copy the DStretch_.jar file to your ImageJ Plugins folder. Restart ImageJ for the plugin to appear on the Plugins menu in ImageJ.
  • For more information about the DStretch plugin, go here
  • To select and download a wide variety of remotely-sensed image data, including Shuttle Radar Tomography (SRTM), go to the USGS Earth Explorer page.
  • To select and download "seamless" data of the US, including Digital Elevation Models (DEMs), shapefiles, etc., go to the National Map Seamless Server page.
  • To see maps of satellite orbits, go to the Heavens-Above web site page.

11:30 AM to 1:00 PM (Lunch)

  • Lunch catered

1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

  • Group Discussion & Evaluation
  • More ImageJ

2:30 PM to 2:45 PM (Break)

  • Coffee, tea, and a light snack

2:45 PM to 4:00 PM

  • Pack up; visit JPL Museum

4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (Travel + Break)

  • Travel back to hotel
  • Break time before dinner

6:00 PM to 7:00 PM (Dinner)

  • Buffet dinner at the hotel

7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

  • Closing Event; Certificates and Awards
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