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Unit 1-SfM: Introduction to SfM part of Analyzing High Resolution Topography with TLS and SfM
Kate Shervais (UNAVCO) Bruce Douglas (Indiana University) Chris Crosby (EarthScope)
This unit introduces students to Structure from Motion (SfM). SfM is a photogrammetric technique that uses overlapping images to construct a 3D model of the scene and has widespread research applications in ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Online Readiness: Online Ready, Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Course Module, Activities, Virtual Field Trip
Subject: Geography:Physical, Geospatial, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology, Physics:Other Sciences:Geoscience
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Unit 1-TLS: Introduction to TLS part of Analyzing High Resolution Topography with TLS and SfM
Bruce Douglas (Indiana University) Chris Crosby (UNAVCO) David Phillips (UNAVCO) Kate Shervais (UNAVCO)
Field experience using geodetic and geophysical tools provides a unique opportunity for upper-level undergraduates to learn research skills applicable to their future graduate research or career path. This unit ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Course Module, Activities:Virtual Field Trip, Activities
Subject: Geography:Physical, Physics:Optics:Lasers, Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:GIS/Mapping/Field Techniques
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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GETSI Developed This material was developed and reviewed through the GETSI curricular materials development process.
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HydroViz virtual hydrologic observatory part of Pedagogy in Action:Library:Teaching with Google Earth:Examples
Emad Habib, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
HydroViz is an educational "virtual" hydrologic observatory developed for a "real" watershed and is based on integration of field data, remote sensing observations and computer simulations of hydrologic variables and processes. The main purpose of HydroViz is to support hydrology education in engineering and earth science courses.

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Virtual Field Trip
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology, Physics:Other Sciences:Engineering
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review