Monday 27 June 2016

iFly

Just completed an excellent refresher course on drone ops with iFly technology. Amazing to think how far the practices and rules have come since we started back in 2012 with the Falcon. But i suppose when you consider how much the rules have changed since just last Christmas, that is hardly surprising!! 


Thankfully we broke for the match at 2.

Wednesday 15 June 2016

SCS CPD on Remote Sensing and Flooding

Not a bad turn-out at the CPD event last night considering it is the summer - 20 attended the talk and 22 online. Thanks to Jonathon at TOPCON for the photo. Link to video of my presentation here if anyone is interested.




Edit - I got an update from the SCS CPD officer - it has since been watched by 76 people, I'm very pleased to see there was some interest.

Friday 10 June 2016

iCRAG Summit 2016

I had a great time at the iCRAG summit in Athlone this week. The hotel, on the banks of Lough Ree was a great venue and very picturesque. The last time I was in Athlone was attending SciCom, and I raced the rain out of town at the beginning of the terrible weather that lead to flooding in early December 2015/Jan 2016 - so I was pleased to be warm, dry and see it looking so well. A great turn out, some really interesting talks on geology that even a non-geologist like me could comprehend and some really funny presenters. I find that anyone who graduated from a 'geo' course is generally extremely likeable and good company.

Looking forward to the 2017 event. 


Tuesday 7 June 2016

Cloud Map

Another great example of how, "one person's noise is another person's data". As remote sensers we spend most of our time looking for cloud free images, but this is a map of clouds. Interesting that the cloudiest months for Ireland are the summer months!





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My name is Conor. I am a Lecturer at the Department of Geography at Maynooth University. These few lines will (hopefully) chart my progress through academia and the world of research.