Umesh Haritashya from the University of Dayton joins us to talk about trying to major in zoology and ending up in geology instead, then trying to get into petroleum and ending up in remote sensing instead, ASTER data evaluation and the Global Land Ice Measurement from Space project, glacier datasets that paved the way for modern geospatial studies of the cryosphere, research in Nepal, the long trek to Lake Imja, the advantages of learning through field work, studying changes to glaciers in relation to climate, the impact of glaciers on freshwater resources, the effects of melting glaciers, using DEMs and field measurements for measuring glacial changes, scenario modeling of lake outburst floods, machine learning applications, and much more. Show notes and photos are available at: https://americaview.substack.com

Morgan Crowley from the Great Lakes Forestry Centre joins us to talk about growing up with maps and aerial images, Russ Congalton’s mentorship of Morgan at the University of New Hampshire, Ladies of Landsat, WildFireSat, fire monitoring, Canadian wildfires, Morgan’s co-editing a book on Google Earth Engine, deep learning models, trusting data, using remote sensing data for fire management and monitoring, science outreach, knowledge exchange, and much more. Show notes and photos are available at: https://americaview.substack.com

Ramesh Sivanpillai from the University of Wyoming joins us to talk about his taking a mandatory remote sensing class for his physics degree, remote sensing data access, how Wyoming and Kazakhstan look striking similar, the 25th anniversary of WyomingView, training the future workforce, students connecting satellite imagery to what’s on the ground, Congressional outreach, Ramesh’s time on the AmericaView Board of Directors, Ramesh’s work with disaster management as Project Manager for the International Charter, student involvement with disaster activations, and much more. Show notes and photos are available at: https://americaview.substack.com