Highlights

UNAVCO Presents LiDAR Demonstration on Capitol Hill

May 3, 2010

UNAVCO’s David Phillips gave a Terrestrial LiDAR Scanning (TLS) demo on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, as part of the 15th Annual Science-Engineering-Technology Congressional Visits Day (CVD) and LaserFest Reception. Phillips performed LiDAR scans of several congressmen, representatives, and other attendees at an evening reception on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 in the Rayburn House Office Building. UNAVCO and OpenTopography were invited to participate in the event by the American Geological Institute (AGI).
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Chile Rapid Response Data Communications

July 29, 2010

In response to the magnitude 8.8 Chile earthquake, UNAVCO engineers designed a set of portable communications units to deploy at new or existing GPS sites located in the region near the earthquake epicenter. The communications units contain either a satellite or cellular modem, and a self-sufficient power system consisting of photo-voltaic and battery power sources. This equipment telemeters data from remote sites to UNAVCO for use by researchers assessing the post-seismic response of large magnitude earthquakes. High-rate GPS data must be archived soon after significant aftershock earthquakes to permit a complete time-series.
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EarthScope Airborne LiDAR Data Products from California and Washington State Released in January 2010

May 6, 2010

New EarthScope airborne LiDAR data products from California and Washington state were announced in January 2010. With this release, DEM tiles and KML files from all southern and eastern California targets are now available, including faults in the Mojave (Lenwood, Helendale, Calico, Blackwater), eastern California (Panamint, Tin Mtn, Mud Hills, Hunter Mtn, Owens) and San Cayetano. Of these new targets, point cloud data are currently online for Panamint, Ash Hill, Tin Mtn and San Cayetano, with point data for all remaining targets to follow shortly. Also with this release, KML files and point cloud data from the Yakima fold and thrust belt in Washington are now available. DEM tiles will follow shortly.
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Teaching Geodesy in the 21st Century - A UNAVCO & NAGT Cutting Edge Workshop

April 6, 2010

In March of 2010, UNAVCO Education and Outreach staff and collaborators held a workshop to help college-level teachers incorporate geodesy and new teaching techniques into their courses. Teaching Geodesy in the 21st Century - A UNAVCO & NAGT Cutting Edge Workshop, drew sixteen enthusiastic and engaged professors, teachers, a post doc, and graduate student from around the country to Boulder, CO.
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Mw=7.2 El Mayor-Cucapah Baja California, Mexico Earthquake - UNAVCO Event Response

April 5, 2010

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake at 3:40 p.m. PT on April 4th, 2010, occurred in the upper Baja California peninsula of Mexico. Interferograms derived from ALOS PALSAR data continue to reveal the surface deformation associated with the rupture. Interpretation of interferograms over the northern end of the rupture show a combination of right-lateral strike slip motion and east side down normal faulting in agreement with field observations of the fault scarp. The most recent interferogram collected on April 17 along an ascending T211 shows the southwest end of the rupture. More important it reveals the boundaries of the liquefaction zone in the agricultural areas southeast of the fault zone. For up-to-date information about UNAVCO's event response please see our Event Reponse page.
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