bruce@cast.uark.edu
phone: (479) 575-6159
- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
- Arkansas State Land Information Board (Founding Document)
- Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies
- Arkansas State University
- University of Arkansas, Monticello
- Arkansas Geographic Information Office
- Arkansas Precision Agriculture Working Group
- Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission
- Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
- University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
- The EAST Initiative
Member Benefits
1. Software for participating institutions of higher learning: It is our goal to increase consortium membership by two universities before fall 2003. For that reason, we are currently developing a "proposal" system by which potential new members, from the ranks of higher education, can obtain free PCI Geomatica 8.2 “educational bundle” software. With the funding provided by USGS, 30 seats of the software and two hard-lock devices were purchased. This will permit us to set up the three new proposed higher education remote sensing training labs with 10 seats of the PCI Geomatica 8.2 “educational bundle."
2. AmericaView is working to establish closer relationships with software and data vendors in order to obtain member discounts. We hope to announce such agreements in the near future. One company, PCI Geomatics, currently offers an AmericaView discount to educational users.
3. Members have access to discounted Landsat 7 ETM+ data. We have the potential to deliver georeferenced Landsat 7 data, and data products, on the same day as image acquisition. The ArkansasView Consortium is looking for ways to make regular membership purchases. If you have suggestions for image acquisition dates, please contact: bruce@cast.uark.edu
4. ArkansasView, in cooperation with the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service (CES), has a remote sensing education lab located on University Avenue in Little Rock. Free training sessions for members are held periodically at that location. "Introduction to Remote Sensing using PCI Geomatica," and "Advanced Remote Sensing" courses will be taught at the lab. We would like to offer customized classes for members. If you have ideas for new classes contact: bruce@cast.uark.edu
5. We would like to establish an Arkansas "Remote Sensing User Group." We plan to meet at the upcoming Arkansas GIS Users Forum this fall to discuss the creation of that important group. Please attend if you can.
