Research Notes

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Geologists take over Vienna

by: Adam Griffith

11 hours 25 min ago

Nearly 10,000 scientists gathered in Vienna at the end of April for the annual meeting of the...

Tags: Vienna

Bronte RC20

by: spectralworkbench

12 hours 37 min ago

-- (Cloned calibration from Calibration on MH Library Fluorescent) View full (public domain) data...

Bronte RA20

by: spectralworkbench

12 hours 42 min ago

-- (Cloned calibration from Calibration on MH Library Fluorescent) View full (public domain) data...

Bronte RA01

by: spectralworkbench

12 hours 45 min ago

-- (Cloned calibration from Calibration on MH Library Fluorescent) View full (public domain) data...

Bronte RA02

by: spectralworkbench

12 hours 49 min ago

-- (Cloned calibration from Calibration on MH Library Fluorescent) View full (public domain) data...

Powered string winder for balloons

by: natevw

13 hours 8 min ago

Here's a sketch of how we made the balloon kit's string reel compatible with a cordless drill. I've...

Tags: tricities-wa

SWM V11R w/ Warm White LED

by: spectralworkbench

13 hours 13 min ago

V11R Warm (High CRI) -- (Cloned calibration from Calibration on MH Library Fluorescent) View full...

SWM V10R w/ Neutral White LED

by: spectralworkbench

13 hours 19 min ago

V10R Neutral -- (Cloned calibration from Calibration on MH Library Fluorescent) View full (public...

SWM V11R w/ Cool White LED

by: spectralworkbench

13 hours 22 min ago

V11R Cool -- (Cloned calibration from Calibration on MH Library Fluorescent) View full (public...

Calibration on MH Library Fluorescent

by: spectralworkbench

13 hours 25 min ago

JMC View full (public domain) data: http://spectralworkbench.org/spectra/240

MapKnitter: granite-falls--wa-ca--1941

by: mapknitter

19 hours 59 min ago

(Public Domain) View map details: http://mapknitter.org/map/view/granite-falls--wa-ca--1941

Endurance of visible/NIR camera and timer

by: cfastie

1 day 56 min ago

With Jeff's help I found workable power supplies for the MK111 timer and tried the first endurance...

MapKnitter: library

by: mapknitter

1 day 5 hours ago

University of Kentucky W.T. Young Library (Public Domain) View map details: http://mapknitter.org...

NRDA process aerial image acquisition tech. specs.

by: Shannon

1 day 10 hours ago

Technical specifications and scope of work/services for aerial image acquisition and image...

Tags: gulf-coast

MapKnitter: uva-cat-art

by: mapknitter

1 day 11 hours ago

http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=17953 (Public Domain) View map details: http...

No output signal on IR kit timer

by: cfastie

1 day 13 hours ago

This was the first circuit board I have ever soldered, so I was pleased that the 555 timer kit that...

Air Column Monitor notes: 5.2.12 meeting

by: Shannon

1 day 14 hours ago

There was a successful balloon launch on Wednesday- launched sensor unit- was great had to run at...

Tags: gulf-coast, new-york-city

Sketches for "Corset-Chiton" idea for Pufferfish mod

by: eustatic

1 day 15 hours ago

After reading the Kite Balloon note and the "Pufferfish" note, and hearing Shannon's request to...

Tags: gulf-coast

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Reports

Tyvek Fleds, Theoretical & Actual Performance

by: Mathew

Thursday, 28 July, 2011 - 00:54

I've built a series of three Fled Kites out of Tyvek housewrap and bamboo. The most recent I built to the full Fled scale, 209cm across, and it rocks. I've been able to lift a kite in a steady...

WCU map completed

by: Adam Griffith

Monday, 30 May, 2011 - 14:09

In the fall of 2010, I asked for volunteers in my biology 140 class at Western Carolina University to help with a campus mapping project using cameras suspended from a balloon. I was very clear on...

PlaceMatters launches a test balloon with an iPhone attached

by: Jeffrey Warren

Wednesday, 4 May, 2011 - 16:19

iPhone Balloon Launch from PlaceMatters Videos on Vimeo. This post is re-posted with permission from the PlaceMatters.org blog. The author, Ken Snyder, is the Executive Director of PlaceMatters. Ken...

PLOTS New York Summit

by: Shannon

Thursday, 21 April, 2011 - 09:50

(This was cross-posted at the Grassroots Mapping community blog) During the weekend of March 25-27, 2011, PLOTS staff - Jeff Warren (Boston), Liz Barry (New York), Shannon Dosemagen (New Orleans...