Regional Application Center at UL Lafayette

AmericaView Annual Conference is April 13-16, hosted by the University of Wisconsin. The 2025 AmericaView Annual Meeting, hosted by the University of Wisconsin, will be held at the Fluno Center in Madison, WI. The conference will begin with a welcome reception at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 13, 2025, and will end by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. On Tuesday, there will be two field trips (bring good walking shoes!), followed by a student poster session and the business dinner. For more information, visit?https://lnkd.in/gsUYbePt

RAC/LouisianaView will attend the 2025 El Paso Science Festival! We will have multiple exhibit booths during the exhibit - Explore the Earth from Above. April 5 and 6, 2025 10 AM - 5:30 PM? El Paso Convention Center Exhibit Description: Journey into the world of satellite imagery and maps with hands-on activities for all ages. Piece together giant floor puzzles, test your matching skills, create art inspired by satellite images, and even explore a real stream table! Younger explorers can enjoy story time, while everyone can join the scavenger hunt in our unique satellite art exhibit. Discover the amazing things we can learn about our planet from space!?We are participating on behalf of LouisianaView and AmericaView. The festival is about showing young children the magic of science and technology, inspiring them to dream big and envision themselves as future scientists, ready to explore and shape the world.?The Festival is a collaboration that brings together academic, educational, and commercial scientific resources from across the region to create a unique experience for children and their families. For more information on the event, visit https://lnkd.in/gWXpPEyp

2025 Disaster Response/Data Mining Geospatial Workshop Thursday, June 5; 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (CST) Friday, June 6; 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (CST); Training Sessions (TENTATIVE) *New Session* This year, speakers will have an opportunity to engage participants by illustrating their (individual and/or agency) involvement in responding to Hurricanes Katrina and/or Rita 20 years earlier. Presenters will be encouraged to share how their programs have advanced in all avenues of disaster response over the last 20 years and share highlights from the 2024 storm season. (See QR code on page 2 in the photos)

The 2025 Louisiana Remote Sensing & GIS Workshop (May 6-8) is hosting a Student Poster Competition! Students are encouraged to submit posters of their original work from class projects, thesis or dissertation work, or individual research. See the flyer below for more information! LouisianaView University of Louisiana at Lafayette UL Lafayette Advance Student Research UL Lafayette School of Geosciences University of Louisiana at Lafayette Graduate School #GIS #StudentPoster #Remotesensing #conference

Brent Yantis and Courtney Poirier Chicola presented at the annual Advancing Earth and Space Sciences (AGU) conference, which supports over half a million advocates and professionals in the Earth and space sciences. The conference, which took place from December 9 to 13 in Washington, D.C., brought together more than 27,000 individuals from organizations such as the USGS, NASA, Esri, and other partners. Their presentations included: 1. **Innovative Approaches to STEM Education: Geoscience Literacy and Workforce Development** View abstract - https://lnkd.in/gaWhS3BQ 2. **GEO SERVICE: Engaging 8th-12th Grade and Undergraduate Students in Geoscience through Community-Focused Service-Learning Projects Addressing Local Environmental Issues** View abstract - https://lnkd.in/gKAqRyct #earthscience #STEM #remotesensing #geoscience #USGS #ESRI #NASA #ULLafayette #RACLafayette #LouisianaView #AGU24 LouisianaView

Congratulations! #GeauxCajuns

Happy Holidays! 2024 has been a wonderful year! Thank you to everyone who participated in our camps, events, and presentations! We look forward to even greater things in 2025! View slideshow - https://lnkd.in/gGy34xAu

Happy Thanksgiving. We are grateful for your support. Our offices will be closed on November 28 & 29.

RAC Participates in Science Day for High School Students On Friday, October 18, 2024, we hosted nearly 700 high school students at Science Day 2024. Students came from 21 high schools across 14 cities, experiencing activities led by departments and schools throughout our campus. This event gave them a chance to engage directly with our students and faculty, discovering the exciting academic and career pathways we offer in STEM. As part of the UL Lafayette School of Geosciences exhibit, the Regional Application Center and LouisianaView with colleagues from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) were able to do outreach with the students sharing #STEM-related research and application topics. The focus was on #EarthObservation and #Geospatial technologies. We showcased an #EarthasArt gallery and interactive floor puzzles, along with engaging outreach materials such as the Factory Earth game posters, USGS fact sheets, Electromagnetic Spectrum books, and Echo the Bat books. Students explored #landscape formation using our interactive stream table, participated in #Kahoot games focused on #Landsat and Earth observation topics, and learned about #3D-printed geospatial tools through our #STELLA units and #TerraROVER program. Additionally, students were given a flyer provided by the #NASA Aren Program to take home. University of Louisiana at Lafayette University of Louisiana at Lafayette Graduate School

Mr. Brent Yantis is leading the activation of the Hurricane Milton International Disaster Charter. Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm in western Florida early on Thursday, 10 October. The eye of the storm hit Florida's Gulf Coast and densely populated areas such as Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, and Fort Myers. The International Charter Space and Major Disasters is a key provider of Earth-observation satellite data and works with experts to derive information products to support disaster relief organizations in saving lives, property, infrastructure, and the environment following major disasters worldwide. Learn more about the Hurricane Milton charter - https://lnkd.in/gtf7FmHT