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Friday December 7, 2012

3D Virtual Tour of the Borah Peak Earthquake Fault

A movie about the Borah Peak earthquake using LiDAR imagery, photography, Google Earth, and published reports. An accompanying teacher resource guide is also available. Produced for the Idaho Falls School District #91 (Todd Brown, Idaho Falls, ID).

Friday December 7, 2012

3D Virtual Tour of Eastern Idaho’s Water Resources

A narrated movie touring several interesting and important water resources in eastern Idaho using LiDAR imagery, photography, and Google Earth. Produced for the BLM/USFS Eastern Idaho Visitors Center (Deycie Luke (BLM); Harold “Skip” Jones (BLM) and Gretchen Martin (USFS), Idaho Falls, ID).

Friday December 7, 2012

3D Virtual Tour of the Idaho EPSCoR Raft River Research Site

A narrated movie highlighting the NSF funded study on surface energy balance and water use behavior of cheat grass communities to assess the impact of climate change on the region’s water. Uses Google Earth, photography, videography, and Landsat-based imagery.

Friday December 7, 2012

The Boise River: From Snow to River to You

This 9 minute video seeks to educate 4th-6th graders about the Boise watershed, where their water comes from, and the many uses of that water in the Treasure Valley. Produced in partnership with the NRCS Snow Survey, Boise WaterShed Environmental Education Center, and Bogus Basin Snow School. Uses LiDAR, GIS data, Google Earth, photography, diagrams, narration, and musical composition.

Monday November 14, 2011

BCAL and partners awarded $668,000 in grants

Idaho State University geosciences researchers received two grants this fall totaling more than $688,000 to…

Wednesday November 9, 2011

BCAL and INL awarded grant to monitor water resources

Idaho State University’s Department of Geosciences and the Idaho National Laboratory have received an $855,000…

Friday October 21, 2011

Lidar-derived carbon estimates in encroaching juniper woodlands

Woody encroachment into shrub steppe and grassland ecosystems is a global phenomenon. Juniper encroachment is…

Sunday September 25, 2011

LiDAR for hydrological studies

An introduction to LiDAR and example of using LiDAR for hydrological studies.

Thursday May 12, 2011

A contribution from above

Inside the Boise Center Aerospace Laboratory in downtown Boise, Idaho State University researchers are monitoring…

Mapping leafy spurge with field spectroscopy

BCAL has been in forefront of research on mapping leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) and…

Tuesday July 6, 2010

Joel Sankey receives outstanding graduate student award

BCAL doctoral student Joel Sankey received ISU Outstanding Graduate Student award for 2010. A gifted…

Thursday May 20, 2010

Virtual tours of eastern Idaho water resources and Mt. Borah quake

Want to learn more about eastern Idaho’s majestic waterways and how they drive the Idaho…

Thursday December 17, 2009

NOAA funding to develop tools for watershed management

Two Idaho State University geosciences professors—Nancy Glenn and Daniel Ames—are developing high-tech tools to help…

Monday June 18, 2007

Wind erosion research may improve air quality

Drive along I-84 or I-15 in southern Idaho on a windy day, when fields are…

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