A Model for University-Industry
Collaboration in Remote Sensing
Workforce Development
Dr. Luke Flynn
Hawaii Space Grant Consortium
Preparing Students for Careers in Remote Sensing
Applications
Durham, New Hampshire
August 16, 2002
The Aftermath of 9/11/2001
“We live in a new reality now. With the tragedy of September
11 we were forced to see how the freedom and open way of life
we enjoy makes us vulnerable. … it is important that we
look at our country as whole, rallying our assets and
talents toward common goals. NASA's capabilities can be
marshaled to support the goal of providing for our security.”
– Mr. Sean O’Keefe, NASA Administrator
Objectives for Workforce
Development
• Remote sensing companies (NovaSol, STI) and
government organizations (HSCD, PDC) in
Hawaii are in need of skilled workers who can
interpret remote sensing images.
• Remote sensing industry can easily provide
service jobs in Hawaii without a lot of start-up
funds.
• Remote sensing industry and University should
pool resources to accomplish educational and
research tasks.
Outline of Discussion
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Steps to University-Industry Interaction
Identifying NASA Resources in Hawai’i
Remote Sensing Lessons at the K-12 level
Undergraduate Opportunities for Research
Educating and Re-educating the Workforce
in Hawai’i
Steps to University-Industry
Interaction
• Step 1: Poll potential partners to determine
workforce needs.
• Step 2: Initiate interaction through
seminars and informal workshops.
• Step 3: Develop and augment curriculum to
use NASA technology and data products to
address workforce needs.
Steps to University-Industry
Interaction
• Step 4: Develop educational support
infrastructure for K-12.
• Step 5: Work on joint products/proposals
that sponsor research assistantships in
private sector.
• Step 6: Adjust courses based on interactive
feedback from partners and advances in
NASA technology.
Remote Sensing Questionnaire
• The HSGC conducted a poll of over 70
businesses and government agencies in
Hawaii using remote sensing data.
• Questions included level of expertise
required, applications used, future resource
needs, and efficient methods of education.
• A remote sensing education seminar was
held in Hawaii to promote interaction and
participation.
Results of Questionnaire
• Master’s level candidates required.
– Software engineers to create remote sensing
applications
– Engineers with signal processing skills
• Focused short courses and workshops.
• Multi-disciplinary training preferred (EE signal processing, G&G - remote sensing,
Geog. - GIS).
Educational Resources in
Hawai’i
• Project Development - Vast image database
• Personnel covering all aspects of remote
sensing and instrumentation that can also
serve as advisors for undergraduate and
Master’s projects.
• Seek to combine NASA (ESE and Space
Grant) and other Federal support for
projects.
Image Resources
• Image resources are considerable
• Applications can be used to foster joint
industrial and government products and
proposals.
• Many of these data are not available to
persons outside of NASA Science Teams.
Due to our participation in these teams, we
are able to use these data for educational
purposes as well.
Image Resources - GOES
GOES system provides new images
every 15 minutes for most of the
Western Hemisphere.
Data available on-line for 15 days after
acquisition. (http://goes.higp.hawaii.edu)
Currently generate 6 image products for
each of 23 GOES regions every 15
minutes or 96 times a day or
approximately 4.8 million image
products a year.
GOES Channel 2 Radiances: Kilauea, July 1998
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GOES Channel 2 Radiance
Email alert issued
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Pu’u ‘O’o Surging, August 1997
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Image Resources - MODIS
MODIS is a 1-km spatial
resolution imaging system on
Terra.
MODIS data are globally
refreshed once per day.
Our MODIS thermal alert site
provides hot spot information
for the period of June, 2000 to
almost present time. (12-15
day time lag between data
collection and processing.
05/28/2001 Earth
All Thermal Alerts
Bookmark URL for this page:
http://modis.pgd.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/modis/modis.cgi?format=globe&globe=&ddate=05%2F28%2F2001
Display All
alerts for this map
Text Alert File for this map
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Display Earth
at a different GMT Date:
Display a different area
for the Date 05/28/2001 GMT:
Display Previous Day (05/21/2001 GMT)
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Alaska
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Bezymianny
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Display Current Alerts (06/15/2001 GMT)
Activity at Popo - 10/20/2000
UNIX_Time Year Mo Dy Hr Mn Longitude Latitude B21 B22 B29 B31 B32 SatZen SatAzi SunZen Line Samp Ratio
972056100 2000 10 20 05 35 -98.633339 19.026901 0.597 0.758 4.834 5.765 5.591 55.058 -96.200 166.903 1385 90 -0.761
971967300 2000 10 19 04 55 -98.627579 19.025188 2.345 4.347 5.107 6.034 5.724 24.731 79.870 157.850 231 951 -0.137
971967300 2000 10 19 04 55 -98.617622 19.026770 1.299 1.301 4.935 5.850 5.727 24.731 79.870 157.850 231 950 -0.630
972056100 2000 10 20 05 35 -98.593399 19.030983 0.581 0.662 5.264 6.127 5.886 55.058 -96.200 166.960 1385 89 -0.798
Image Resources - Landsat 7
The Landsat 7 Mission:
30m/pixel spatial resolution
17 year heritage of images
Long-term projects possible
Good calibration support
Available within 3 days of
collection
Cost = $400/scene
Image Resources - ALI
Hyperion spectra of
Kilauea lava flow
field allow for
multiple component
calculations of lava
flow temperatures
and emitting areas.
Advanced Land Imager is an
engineering test for the follow-on in
the Landsat program. This image
shows the location of active lava flow
field at Kilauea.
Image Resources - Hyperion
Part of a Hyperion image on left showing
more extensive eruption.
Saturation of detectors over hot channels
cause a radiance echo in Hyperion data.
We are working to reconstruct the original
analog signal from the saturated pixels
and the radiant echo.
Hyperion Spectra - July 22, 2001
Lave Profile Spectra: July 22th 2001
bkgd X:73 Y:3593~~1
mid start X:53 Y:3631~~1
tip X:144 Y:3656~~1
crater X:45 Y:3614~~1
edge start X:51 Y:3631~~1
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Hawaii Space Grant Consortium
Director: Dr. Luke Flynn
Exec. Director: Ms. Lorna Ramiscal
Associate Directors:
Associate Directors:
UH-Hilo: Dr. Steve Worchel
Fellowships: Dr. Ed Scott
Hawaii CC: Mr. B. Laurich
Outreach: Dr. B. Ray Hawke
HCC: Mr. Ron Takata
Space Science: Dr. G. Jeff Taylor
MCC: Mr. John Pye
Future Flight Director: Mr. Art Kimura
KCC: Mr. John Rand
F F Coordinator: Mrs. Rene Kimura
WCC: Mr. Joe Ciotti
SG Web Sites: Mrs. Linda Martel
LCC: Mr. Fritz Osell
U. Guam: Dr. Mark Lander
Education for K-12
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Future Flight Hawaii
WELES
Kids as Airborne Mission Scientists
FIRST Robotics Program
EAST Program (non-affiliated)
Future Flight Hawaii
Future Flight Hawaii is a spacetheme educational program
designed to catalyze a child's
interest in science, technology, and
the future. Using a mission format,
the summer-program participants
experience a variety of training
modules to prepare them for a
simulated space mission.
Thus far, 3500 students in grades 211 have participated in programs
investigating the Earth, Mars, and
the Moon.
WELES
• WELES - Web Enhanced Learning Environment Strategies
later became ALI’I Accessible Lesson Planning
Information Index.
• The ALI’I goal is to provide educators with an easy-to-use
method for planning lessons enhanced with NASA and
NASA-related web resources.
• An integral part of the WELES lesson planner is a database
of premier educational web sites about aeronautics and
remote sensing.
• Internet resources in this database are pre-selected and preapproved by our team of educational specialists, scientists,
and aeronautics engineers.
Kaams Project
• To use airborne remote sensing missions to
increase middle school students’ interest in
science through problem-based learning.
– Overview, Frame, Inform, Explore, Try, Support
• To develop web-based curriculum
supplements that address National
Education Standards in science, math,
technology, and geography.
FIRST Robotics Competition
FIRST - For Inspiration and
Recognition of Science and
Technology
FIRST is a 501(c)3 non-profit
organization aiming to generate
an interest in science and
engineering among today's youth.
Currently, their primary means of
accomplishing this goal is
through their annual robot
competitions, which began in
1992.
FIRST Teams unite high school
students, teachers, and local
engineers who volunteer.
Environmental and Spatial Technology
The Environmental and Spatial
Technology (EAST) model is a
dynamic, performance-based learning
environment for students in grades 912 utilizing project-based service
learning, integrated with advanced
technological applications.
Hawaii EAST Schools include Maui
High, Lahainaluna High, and Kaiser
High (Oahu).
EAST is heavily computer-, GPS-, and
GIS-project oriented. Well suited for
remote sensing applications.
Undergraduate Education
• Space Grant Fellowships
• GG 460
• CubeSat
Hawaii Space Grant Fellowships
The Hawaii Space Grant Consortium
funds fellowship projects dealing
with the understanding, utilization, or
exploration of space or with the
investigation of Earth.
Undergraduate students pair with
faculty mentors to solve current
research problems.
Undergraduates in the UH system are
eligible for a semester stipend for
project work.
GG 460: Geological Remote Sensing
The Hawaii Space Grant Consortium and the
G&G Department support remote sensing
course.
Course instructors are Drs. Scott Rowland
and Luke Flynn.
A heavy emphasis is placed on computer-lab
processing (ENVI) of current NASA remote
sensing data.
The course culminates with a field mapping
exercise to the Big Island that is supported
by the HSGC.
Hyperion image of Mayon
CubeSat
Measuring 10 centimeters on a side, and
weighing less than one kilogram, the OSSS
CubeSat Kit is a special kind of small
satellite called a microsatellite. Each CubeSat
microsatellite is a perfect cube, holding its
experiments inside like shelves in a cupboard.
Dr. Wayne Shiroma - UH Electrical
Engineering will be putting together a team
of undergraduates to develop a Hawaii
CubeSat.
The CubeSat will be launched into low Earth
orbit in about 18 months at a cost of $49,000.
Education “Threads” in Hawaii
K-8
Engineering/Instrumentation
Remote Sensing
Future Flight Modules
Future Flight
WELES/Kaams
9-12
First Robotics Competition
EAST
Undergrad
Space Grant Fellowships
SG Fellowships
CubeSat
GG 460
Adult Education and Outreach
• Future Flight Family Program
• GG460
• Teacher course through UH-Hilo Natural
Sciences 474.
• Workforce Development: Future Courses
• Workforce Development: GeoSTAC
• Workforce Development: Master’s Degree
Apprenticeships
Future Flight Hawaii - Family
Program
The Future Flight Hawaii family
program is designed for parent-child
interaction in focused science and
technology modules.
Children in Grades 2-4 and a parent
are eligible to participate in the
program.
Parent-child teams participate in a
simulated mission near the end of
the 3-day program.
GG 460: Geological Remote Sensing
GG 460 is intended to be a remote sensing
course that will appeal to non-traditional
students who are already in the workforce.
As such, the class is held in late afternoons
to accommodate potential interested
students.
While we have been able to attract
numerous high school teachers to the
course, we need better advertising to reach
the intended audience.
The course is intended to be dynamic by
addressing advances in remote sensing
Hyperion image of Erta Ale
technology.
Natural Sciences 474: Remote Sensing
for Teachers
• Course supported by Landsat education grant and
is intended to prompt teachers to use technology in
their classrooms.
• UH-Hilo course taught by Drs. Scott Rowland and
Luke Flynn
• Course was taught in Fall 2000 in Hilo, and will
be taught Fall 2002 at WCC, Fall 2003 Kauai or
Maui CC.
• Teachers are given remote sensing images, an
ALTA spectrometer, a GPS, and GIS software to
develop lesson plans, implement the plans, and
report results.
Remote Sensing Courses
Course
Existing Courses/Programs:
Introduction to GIS/GPS (GIS 100)
GIS and Computer Mapping (GEOG
480)
Remote Sensing for Teachers (NS
474)
Geological Remote Sensing (GG
460)
CubeSat Program
Remote Sensing (GG 671)
Planned Courses:
Integrated GIS/GPS/Remote
Sensing/Field Mapping
Data processing and data fusion
Signal processing, ground station
design, and data reception
Implementing Campus
Faculty
Windward
Hilo
Joe Ciotti
Hilo
Barbara Gibson
Luke Flynn and Scott Rowland
Manoa
Scott Rowland and Luke Flynn
Manoa (will include others and high
schools)
Manoa
Wayne Shiroma; assisted by 8 other
faculty members
Several faculty members
Manoa
Scott Rowland and a new faculty
member
Luke Flynn and other faculty
members
Torben Nielson, Wayne Shiroma,
and other faculty members
Manoa
Manoa
GeoSpatial Training and Analysis
Cooperative
Scott Hughes
Idaho Space Grant Consortium
and
Jeff Taylor
Hawai‘i Space Grant Consortium
GeoSTAC
Primary Goals
• Train the workforce in the use and implementation of
geospatial analysis.
• Promote end use of NASA and other remote sensing
platforms.
• Locally optimize land use and resource management,
and provide tools for political decision making
regarding these topics.
GeoSTAC
Scope
• Identify and coordinate cooperative training and research
programs in remote sensing, geographic information systems,
and GPS field mapping.
• Train professionals and provide assistance during specific
land use and land evaluation projects in an interactive
learning environment.
• Develop better methods to evaluate earth system processes and
impacts related to human activities and natural processes.
• Become a dynamic collection of individuals and centers
dedicated to unselfish sharing of ideas and facilities.
GeoSTAC
Training Programs
• Short courses in upper-division sciences: on-line modules,
interactive education, Internet-linked courses.
• Field and laboratory workshops: project-oriented training.
• Semester-length courses and topical series: combined on-line
modules and workshops.
• University curricula and training packages: Geotechnology
Certificate graduate programs at ISU.
• Use existing teaching resources, develop new materials as
needed.
GeoSTAC
Benefits for Hawaii
• Efficient transfer latest technology to help make Hawaii
business more competitive.
• Facilitate flow of ideas between Hawaii business and UH to
increase relevance of courses taught at UH.
• Training of workforce using specific projects tailored for
Hawaii businesses.
• Creation of high-tech jobs for University of Hawaii graduates.
GeoSTAC
What topics are relevant?
• watershed analysis
• interpretive planetary geology
• volcanic processes and hazards
• stream flooding
• geological, biological, and ecosystem
mapping
• industrial land use
• agricultural systems management
• recreational land use
• soil and water pollution
• slope stability
• socio-economic impacts
• human interaction with environment
• wind transport and deposition
• wildfire management issues
• crustal deformation and subsidence
• wildlife habitat management
• mining and environmental restoration
• forest management
• weather and climate patterns
• reef and ocean ecosystems
• rangeland ecology
• energy resources
• soil erosion
• habitat fragmentation
Organizational Plan
GeoSTAC
Dynamic Directorship, Executive Council,
Advisory Board, and Membership
Hawai‘i - NASA Space Grant Consortia - Idaho
ISU
UH Hilo
UHM
GeoSTAC
NOW
UI
BSU
Hawai’i
Community
Colleges
GeoSTAC
SOON
Idaho
Community
Colleges
Other Institutions – GeoSTAC FUTURE
GeoSTAC
Executive Council*
GeoSTAC Co-Directors
G. Jeffrey Taylor, Professor and Director, Hawai‘i NASA Space Grant Consortium,
Hawai’i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, UHM; Expertise: extraterrestrial
materials, planetary volcanology, igneous processes.
Scott S. Hughes; Professor and Chair, Department of Geosciences, ISU; Director, Idaho
Virtual Campus at ISU; Affiliate Director, Idaho Space Grant Consortium; Expertise:
planetary geology, volcanology, environmental geology, petrology.
Council Members
Luke P. Flynn; Associate Researcher, Hawai’i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology,
UHM; Expertise: thermal remote sensing of volcanic eruptions and biomass burning.
Nancy F. Glenn; Assistant Research Professor, Department of Geosciences, ISU;
Expertise: remote sensing, interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR), soil
moisture, anthropogenic land subsidence.
Walter S. Snyder; Professor, Department of Geology, BSU; Director, Geospatial
Research Facility; co-Director, Geotectonic Research Center; Expertise: sedimentation
and stratigraphy.
*for now, will add/replace representatives as necessary
GeoSTAC
Who may participate?
• Universities (upper division undergraduate and graduate students, post-docs,
faculty)
• Federal agencies (NPS, BLM, USFS, USGS, DOE, EPA, DOD)
• National laboratories and facilities (NASA Centers, INEEL, PNNL, HVO,
CVO)
• State agencies (Hawai‘i Dept. of Land and Natural Resources, Idaho Dept. of
Environmental Quality, Idaho Department of Fish and Game)
• County and city agencies (land use planners, waste managers, environmental
engineers, law enforcement officers, forensics specialists, fire departments
and emergency response crews)
• Environmental consultants
• Construction corporations, private developers and contractors
• Landowners (farmers, ranchers)
• Mining companies (resource evaluators, environmental analysts)
• Museums and science centers
• K-12 educational systems (in-service and pre-service teachers)
Master’s Apprenticeships
• Nova Sol and STI will “sponsor” candidates
to participate in 2-year Apprenticeship.
– Year 1: Student salary paid by HSGC, Federal Rural
Workforce Development project. Student takes courses
in signal processing, remote sensing, and computer
science/software development. Project planning.
– Year 2: Student salary paid by HSGC, FRWD, and
company. Student takes one or two courses and
completes thesis on job related project.
– Year 3: Graduation - Employed as trained worker.
University - Industry Interaction
• Establish repertoire with Hawaii remote sensing
businesses and gov’t agencies
– Determine personnel and skills needs
– Advertise courses and create new GeoSTAC courses
• Mutual Benefits
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UH trained workforce with good paying jobs in Hawaii
Increased opportunities for joint proposals (CRESSPO)
Directed Master’s projects on relevant issues.
Increased opportunities for directed graduate student
support with 3-year NASA fellowships.
Conclusions (I)
• Identify joint interests or collaborative
projects with industry/gov’t partners.
• Increase intra- (between departments) and
extra-mural communication via seminars,
open houses, yearly technology fairs.
• Work on joint NASA proposals. Shared
R&D, industry product support and sales.
Conclusions (II)
• Develop short courses (GeoSTAC) and
semester courses to support training.
• Adjust courses based on interactive
feedback from partners and advances in
NASA technology.
• Promote undergrad and grad student
projects to increase employment
opportunities and future collaborations.