May 19th, 2009

Vermont and Washington, New Affiliate Members!

Congratulations to our two newest affiliate members, VermontView and WashingtonView.

VermontView is directed by Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne, Geospatial Analyst in the Spatial Analysis Laboratory, Rubenstein School of the Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont in Burlington. Jarlath brings experience in urban ecosystem assessment and mapping, with a focus on urban canopy analysis, expertise he developed while working with the U.S. Forest Service Northern Forest Research Station in Burlington.  VermontView joins an existing state program, the Vermont Spatial Data Partnership, established in 1997 as an informal association of spatial data stakeholders committed to improving geographic information in Vermont through networking and information exchange.

WashingtonView is directed by Mark Swanson, Assistant Professor in Landscape Ecology and Silviculture in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences at Washington State University in Pullman.  Mark’s expertise is in forest ecosystem analysis and modeling, at the stand and landscape scales, using a variety of ecological and geospatial techniques. WashingtonView has identified a set of highly focused educational projects at several levels within the K-12 curriculum, emphasizing the power and excitement of remote sensing and related geospatial tools and technologies.

Welcome Jarlath and Mark!