PPMM #21: Monitoring Forest Degradation Using Satellite Imagery | When Mapping Meets Arts

 

Dear mapping enthusiasts,

You’re invited to the PPMM #21, which is scheduled for Tuesday, October 29.  Please mark your calendar and extend the invite to your friends.

We have two very exciting presentations/discussions:

1.  Paul, from Aruna Technology,  is giving a presentation on remote sensing, using forest degradation monitoring as an example. We’re certain many remote sensing experts and people who’re interested in learning about forest degradation will find this presentation very informative.

2.  Dana and Team, from Our City Festival, will introduce you to the Open Call for the Our City Festival 2014. Dana is passionate about  bringing arts to the public. As an art community organizer, and having realized that mapping is a powerful tool for visualizing stories, Dana is keen to explore the virtual space of Cambodia’s cities via mapping. Let’s bring [products of] mapping exercises to the public.

If you have just the perfect idea on how to use mapping exercises to help craft a story-worth-telling for Phnom Penh, and perhaps for Battambang and Siem Reap, please let us hear your idea. If you just want to be a part of such initiative, let’s exchange contact information and get the project rolling.

Looking forward to meeting everyone 🙂

PPMM Team

Phnom Penh Mapping Meetup #17 is Happening!

You’re invited to a very special edition of the Phnom Penh Mapping Meetup! Typically, the mapping meetup is scheduled for the last Tuesday of each month. However, this very special occasion calls for a slight change to the tradition.

Bernd and Paul will speak about their experience and share ideas pertaining to mentoring. If you wish to get involved in mentoring student mappers or have ideas to discuss, we want to see you next Monday. If you are a student or know of someone who might find this panel discussion intriguing, please help us spread the words. Last but not least, we are honored to have Dr. Tri, from Can Tho University in Vietnam, give a presentation on water resources changes in the Mekong Delta.

Agenda:

PANEL DISCUSSION:  “How to Mentor Student Mappers”

Bernd Eversmann
Advisor Geographic Information Systems
And Land Management
GIZ & Royal University of Agriculture

Paul Gager
Technical Director
Aruna Technology

PRESENTATION*: “Water resources changes in the (Vietnamese) Mekong Delta: A review from the multidisciplinary approach”

VAN, P.D. Tri                                                          
Research Advisor
Research Institute for Climate Change
Can Tho University, Vietnam

* Dr. Tri wishes to organize a training workshop on Hydrodynamic Modeling in Cambodia, in the near future. Should you find this opportunity intriguing, we invite you to chat with him, over drinks, after his presentation.

The Open Development Cambodia Team thanks our panelists and presenter for making this event possible. We hope to see you on Monday (June 17), at 6pm!