The Gypsy Moth is an invasive species and does not belong in North America. The infestation dates from 1869 when a well meaning French scientist accidentally introduced the European insect into the Boston suburbs. Ten years after the escape of a few moths in 1869, trees in Boston were being stripped of their leaves in only a few nights in late June…

Dr. Doyle R. Watts, Wright State University
Remote Sensing for Homeland Security: A Vulnerability Assessment Example

Dr. James K. Lein, Ohio University
Remote Sensing and GIS as Counterterrorism Tools in the Afghanistan War: A Case Study of the

Zhawar Kili Region
Dr. Richard Beck, University of Cincinnati

Research Fact Sheets

Evaluating Outcomes of Different “Smart Growth” Policies
Dr. Loren Siebert and Dr. Richard Klosterman, University of Akron

Web Casts: Exciting Possibilities and New Challenges for K-12 Teachers & Students
Dr. Kevin Czajkowski, The University of Toledo
Dr. Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, Kent State University
Dr. Carolyn Merry, Ohio State University
Dr. Pete Clapham, Cleveland State University
John Millard, Miami University

Many cities in the U.S. get their drinking water from lakes and rivers, which makes the quality of that water vital to America. Toxic algae blooms constitute one of the threats to safe drinking water in Lake Erie and elsewhere…

Dr. Robert Vincent, Bowling Green State University
Dr. Kevin Czajkowski, The University of Toledo
Teacher Workshop & Student-Scientist Research Observation Project
Dr. Kevin Czajkowski, The University of Toledo
Dr. Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, Kent State University
Dr. Carolyn Merry, Ohio State University
Dr. James K. Lein, Ohio University

The AmericaView Remote Sensing Consortium Educational Committee has an excellent website with lots of educational resources for remote sensing. To check it out, go to: www.earthobservationday.com

There is a great matching game with remote sensing images at: www.earthobservationday.com/index.php

Tutorials, information, and lesson plans for remote sensing projects K-12 are located at   www.earthobservationday.com/pages/resources-tutorials.htm

Presented by OhioView and Penta Career Center, and spearheaded by OhioView director Kevin Czajkowski and SATELLITES Education Chair Mikelynn Hedley, the event brought over 80 students, 10 teachers, 6 parents, and 15 volunteers from all over the state.

For these young scientists in Ohio, April 27^th was a chance to share their investigations into earth science with their peers.  Focused on the International Polar Year and climate change, students, teachers, parents, university professors and NASA scientists came together for an informative afternoon of presentations and talks.  Lively conversation filled the rooms as students showed the results of their inquiries to volunteer judges from the University of Toledo, OhioView, NASA, Ohio Aerospace Institute and the Ohio Department of Transportation.

Trophies were awarded to winning K-12 entries.  Competing University students received cash prizes.  First place winner was from the University of Toledo. Students from the University of Cincinnati won second and third place, respectively.

View the Event Album on Flickr!

DigitalGlobe has collected over 120,000 km2 of high-resolution color and black and white imagery of Haiti since activating the Crisis Event Service on Wednesday, January 13. And yesterday, we re-imaged virtually the entire country, adding another 75,000 km2 of new imagery. View the Haiti coverage map to see how the DigitalGlobe Constellation has achieved this remarkable coverage.

Interactive, browser-based image viewer
In order to view and compare multiple imagery collects more easily, we have created an interactive imagery browser based on our Crisis Event Service, and Open Layers. View the Haiti Imagery Browser …

Winners listed after the jump!

Grades K-6

1st place – Nadia Coleman, McTigue Middle School, Toledo, OH, Which Wing of McTigue is the coldest?, Teacher-Penny Choma

2nd place – Brandon Stralka and Summer Motton, South Suburban Montessori, Brecksville, OH, What is the Relationship between Elevation and Snow Cover?, Teacher-Kim White

3rd place – Jake Keating and Mike Rotter, Highlands Elementary School, Naperville, IL, Water is falling; tempreatures aer rising and drowning, Teacher-Susan Kouri

Grades 7-9

1st place – Samantha Gordon, Alain Vue and Bryan Webman, Roswell Kent Middle School, Akron, OH, Surface and air temperature according to albedo, Teacher-Steve Frantz

2nd place – Austin Johnson, Michael Mowery, Boy’s Village School, Smithville, OH, Climate_Change and Walruses, Teacher – Debbie Beechy

3rd place – Bellefontaine High School, Temperature related by elevation, Teacher – Dennis Versele.

Grades 10-12

1st place – Kyle Francis, Alex Lachat, and Abbey Monnin, Russia High School, Russia, OH, The effects between air temperature and the formation and persistence of contrails, Teacher – Eric Sullenberger

2nd place – Corion Jones, Alexandra Davies, Abbey Janowiecki and Sydney Parker, Central Catholi High School, Toledo, OH, DOES SNOW SERVE AS A GROUND INSULATOR?, Teacher – Ann HajIbrahim

3rd place – Tiana Duncan, Derrick Holliday and Bobbi Kolson, Barberton High School, Barberton, OH, The Tundra & Taiga Versus the north and south pole, Teacher – Russ Calvert