GETSI Short Course | 2016 UNAVCO Science Workshop

2016 UNAVCO Science Workshop - Geodesy Data Teaching Modules: GETSI Short Course - CLOSED

GEodesy Tools for Societal Issues (GETSI): GETSI Short Course - CLOSED
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 from 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Presenters include Bruce Douglas (Indiana University), Gareth Funning (University of California Riverside) and Beth Pratt-Sitaula (UNAVCO) - (pratt-sitaula unavco.org)

It can be challenging to find teaching resources that feature geodetic data sets. GEodesy Tools for Societal Issues (GETSI) is a collaborative NSF-funded project that is working to rectify this gap in undergraduate learning materials by developing high-quality, geodetic data-rich modules for both introductory and majors-level courses. A particular emphasis is placed on data and quantitative analysis skills situated in the context of societal importance. Geodetic methods are well-situated to address societally critical questions regarding natural hazards, climate change, and water resources.

In this four-hour workshop, you will use resources from four modules, receive advice from instructors who have developed and used the materials, and brainstorm with colleagues on how best to adapt/adopt materials into your educational setting. The short course will also overview in-process modules and let you know ways that you could get involved in the future.

Modules currently published or in beta-version are:

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  Changing Ice Mass and Sea Level
  (Introductory-level)

  • Teaching Materials
  • Geodesy data: Sea level altimetry, InSAR, ICESat, GRACE, vertical GPS
• 

  Imaging Active Tectonics
  (Majors-level)

  • Teaching Materials
  • Geodesy data: LiDAR, InSAR
• 

  GPS, Strain, and Earthquakes
  (Majors-level) – beta-version

  • Teaching Materials
  • Geodesy data: GPS
• 

  Using TLS & SfM in undergraduate geology field courses
  (Majors-level) – beta-version

  • Teaching Materials
  • Geodesy data : TLS, Structure from Motion

Modules in development include:

• Measuring Water Resources with GPS, Gravity, and Traditional Methods (Majors-level)
  Geodesy data : Gravity, vertical GPS, reflection GPS
• Surface Process Hazards (Introductory-level)
  Geodesy data : LiDAR

Image credits from top to bottom:

• GPS station in Greenland – Michael Bevis
• InSAR and San Andreas fault lines - NASA/JPL/UCDavis (http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA03032)
• GPS velocities in California and Nevada – UNAVCO Velocity Viewer (https://www.unavco.org/software/visualization/GPS-Velocity-Viewer/GPS-Velocity-Viewer.html)
• University of Michigan field camp students using TLS – Nathan Niemi