Alaska puts the remote in remote sensing (Science for Alaska Lecture Series)
March 2, 2018
The UAF Geophysical Institute presents the 2018 Science for Alaska Lecture Series.
Come to the Raven Landing Center at 1222 Cowles Street on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. to learn
about exciting science from a history of Alaska weather to how beavers are colonizing
the Arctic, and more.
On March 6, Nettie La Belle-Hamer will present "Alaska puts the Remote in Remote Sensing."
Last spring many people watched with interest as the iconic, big blue antenna on top
of the Elvey Building was dismantled, and a new, bigger, bluer dish was assembled
in its place. Another large dish in the woods on North Campus was joined by a nearly
identical one in 2013. At the same time, the Alaska Satellite Facility added two new
antennas along the Richardson Highway. As we prepare to build two additional larger,
more capable antennas for NASA and install many antennas for small satellites, curiosity
in the community is building. Why is NASA so interested in Alaska? Why so many antennas,
and why here? Part of the answer can be borrowed from your friendly neighborhood real
estate broker: location, location, location. But location is not enough. Find out
the rest of the story with a look at remote sensing in Alaska, the Arctic and beyond.
For more information visit www.gi.alaska.edu/science-alaska-lecture-series/.