December Events
GooglEarthDay: Conference on Recent Applications of Google Earth by Individuals in Ann Arbor
GooglEarthDay will explore the work currently being done with Google Earth modeling and applications by individuals in the Ann Arbor area. The morning session will take place in 2024 Dana and will feature talks by researchers in the field, and the afternoon session will allow participants to tour the Map Library at the Hatcher Graduate Library and the 3D Laboratory at the Duderstadt Center.
Meet recent winners of the Google "KML in Research" Competition and watch as they display their work: Kerry Ard and Tyler Erickson
PROGRAMOPENING REMARKS FROM CREATORS AND OFFICIAL SNRE WELCOME
- 9:00: Sandra L. Arlinghaus, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Mathematical Geography and Population-Environment Dynamics, SNRE. Also: Executive Committee Member, Community Systems Foundation.
- 9:00: Matthew Naud, M.S. Environmental Coordinator and Assistant Emergency Manager, Systems Planning Unit, City of Ann Arbor.
- 9:10: Dan Brown, Ph.D. (5 minutes), Professor and Associate Dean for Research, SNRE
- 9:15: Matthew Naud, Update on Municipal Applications of Google Earth.
- 9:45: Roger Rayle, Scio Residents for Safe Water, Research Associate Community Systems Foundation, Update on Pall-Gelman Mapping.
- 10:15: Questions and Break
- 10:30: Kerry Ard, Ph.D. Pre-Candidate SNRE and Google Earth KML Research Global Competition Winner, Student Division, 2009, Environmental Toxicity in Wayne County Michigan. Also: Honorary Intern, Community Systems Foundation.
- 11:00: Sandra Arlinghaus, Spatial Synthesis: Google Earth Visualizations and 3D Models...aka "Archimedes" in the Google 3D Warehouse; Archimedes is one of the early "Featured Modelers"; Blue Ribbon models appear in the default loadset of 3d buildings in Google Earth.
- 11:30: Tyler Erickson, Ph.D., North American Carbon KML. Google Earth KML in Research Competition, Winner, Professional Division, 2009.
- Noon: Questions, Discussion, Interchange of Ideas. Participants invited to talk about their own applications. Conversation may continue outside the room where presentations are given.
AFTERNOON TOURS
- 1:30-2:00: Karl Longstreth, Head Map Library. Map Library Tour on the 8th Floor of Hatcher Graduate Library. Visit the U of M archive of current and historical maps and atlases and more.
- 2:30-3:30: 3D Laboratory, Duderstadt Center (North Campus). Visit the U of M 3D visualization expert laboratory: giant display screens, rapid prototyping, immersion CAVE, and more.








