Dear Colleague
The AmericaView Consortium is pleased to announce Earth Observation Day 2012 (EO Day 2012). AmericaView (AV) is a nationwide program that focuses on public domain remote sensing data and geospatial technology in support of applied research, K-16 education, workforce development, and technology transfer. The purposes of Earth Observation, which will be held on April 11, 2012, are: 1) to recognize the importance of using remotely sensed data to monitor the Earth and its environments; and 2) to promote the use of remotely sensed data by K-16 teachers and students. The first Earth Observation Day was held on September 21, 2006 to commemorate the U.S. Department of the Interior announcement of the Earth observing satellite program. EO Day 2010 celebrated the 25th anniversary of Landsat 5. Earth Observation Day is a joint activity of the AmericaView Consortium and the U.S. Geological Survey.
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AmericaView Members represent 37 states across the country, and support remote sensing research, applications, K-12, and higher education. Earth Observation Day is a recent initiative with the primary goal of supporting remote sensing science and technology in the K-12 curriculum. |
EO Day 2012 will focus on the concept of land cover as a critically important environmental variable in the study of Earth system science. Like the oceans and atmosphere, land cover influences Earth's climate in complex ways, and forms the foundation for terrestrial biodiversity upon which all human life depends. Because any student, regardless of location, can study land cover using simple but powerful tools such as satellite images and other geospatial technologies such as Google Earth, EO Day 2012 offers an opportunity for teachers to introduce the concept of land cover into their science curricula, using AmericaView's lessons and activities and those of our partners, with the support of scientific experts in remote sensing.
Additional information about EO Day 2012 will be available in the very near future. I hope you and your students will consider participating in our EO Day 2012!
Sincerely,
Rick Landenberger, Ph.D.
AmericaView Executive Director
P.S. AmericaView is a supporter of PennState's Geospatial Revolution Project. Click here to learn more about this public service media and outreach initiative about the world of digital mapping.
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