Remote sensing curriculum for advanced technology education at the community college level - Mississippi State University and USDA cooperating

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven J. Thomson ◽  
Donald L. Sudbrink ◽  
Gretchen F. Sassenrath ◽  
Molly B. Walker ◽  
Patrick J. English ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Community College ◽  
Technology Education ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Mississippi State University ◽  
State University ◽  
College Level

LiDAR – A new tool for forest measurements?

2006 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L Evans ◽  
Scott D Roberts ◽  
Robert C Parker
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Forest Inventory ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Mississippi State University ◽  
State University ◽  
Individual Tree ◽  
Sensing Technology ◽  
High Measurement ◽  
Application Potential ◽  
Forest Measurement

LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is a remote sensing technology with strong application potential in forest resource management. It provides high measurement precision that can be used for tree and stand measurements. Although LiDAR has not been used widely as an operational measurement tool, there is a significant body of research and a number of projects at Mississippi State University (MSU) that illustrate the potential for this technology to be incorporated into operational forest assessments. This paper provides basic background on the capabilities of LiDAR in a forest measurement context that illustrates specific examples of LiDAR use including: 1) individual tree assessments, 2) a forest inventory protocol currently being operationally tested, 3) forest structure analysis, and 4) forest typing. Key words: LiDAR, remote sensing, tree identification, tree measurements, forest inventory, forest types

scholarly journals Non-Destructive Lumber and Engineered Pine Products Research in the Gulf South U.S. 2005–2020

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
R. Dan Seale ◽  
Rubin Shmulsky ◽  
Frederico Jose Nistal Franca
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Wood Products ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Mississippi State University ◽  
State University ◽  
White Oak ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Mass Timber ◽  
Structural Lumber

This review primarily describes nondestructive evaluation (NDE) work at Mississippi State University during the 2005–2020 time interval. Overall, NDE is becoming increasingly important as a means of maximizing and optimizing the value (economic, engineering, utilitarian, etc.) of every tree that comes from the forest. For the most part, it focuses on southern pine structural lumber, but other species such as red pine, spruce, Douglas fir, red oak, and white oak and other products such as engineered composites, mass timber, non-structural lumber, and others are included where appropriate. Much of the work has been completed in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory as well as the Agricultural Research Service with the overall intent of improving lumber and wood products standards and valuation. To increase the future impacts and adoption of this NDE-related work, wherever possible graduate students have contributed to the research. As such, a stream of trained professionals is a secondary output of these works though it is not specifically detailed herein.

Development of cooperative industrial education at Mississippi State University

1986 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 235
Author(s):  
Eugene Grimley ◽  
Leon L. Combs ◽  
Charles U. Pittman
Keyword(s):  
Mississippi State University ◽  
State University ◽  
Industrial Education

Pre-College Technology Education and Instructional Technology: Preparing Students for the Workplace

1991 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas T. Liao
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Technology ◽  
Technology Education ◽  
Real World ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Contextual Learning ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Functional Skills ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Instructional Activities ◽  
Real World Problems

Two technology education programs are reviewed to determine how well they are designed to prepare students for the workplace or engineering careers. A list of workplace related functional skills is used as evaluation criteria for the assessment. Another aspect of this review concerns how contextual learning has been implemented. Both programs were judged to contain instructional activities that use advanced technology effectively to prepare students for the workplace or college. These programs are also excellent models of how to help students learn concepts and skills via real-world problems and examples.

scholarly journals Constructing authority: Using the ACRL Framework to connect with underserved students

2020 ◽  
Vol 81 (10) ◽  
pp. 508
Author(s):  
Andy Foskey ◽  
Amanda Roper
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Adult Students ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Library Instruction ◽  
College Level ◽  
Supportive Services ◽  
Underserved Students ◽  
Returning Adult Students ◽  
Underserved Groups ◽  
Innovative Instruction

At the community college level, rethinking library instruction in light of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education often feels like a puzzle. But like many things we do at the library, it all comes back to helping our most vulnerable students. In this column, we outline our library’s outreach efforts to engage with two intersecting and underserved groups: returning adult students and students in the LGBTQ+ community. As job markets become more competitive, older adults are returning to community colleges in order to obtain degrees and earn credentials. As awareness and acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community increases, so does the need to provide supportive services for these students. At our library, engaging with the Framework provided an opportunity to design innovative instruction and programming.

scholarly journals From Disaster to Resilience

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Perkes ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Hurricane Katrina ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Gulf Coast ◽  
Community Design ◽  
Design Studio ◽  
Mississippi State University ◽  
State University ◽  
Art And Design ◽  
Mississippi Gulf Coast

What is changing in the world so that the word “resilience” is so frequently used? 2015 marks the ten year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the five year anniversary of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The Gulf Coast Community Design Studio has been working on the Mississippi Gulf Coast since Hurricane Katrina and their work provides the vantage point of this paper. The Gulf Coast Community Design Studio is an off-campus research and service center of Mississippi State University College of Architecture, Art and Design located in Biloxi, Mississippi. It was created to respond to Hurricane Katrina and has evolved from disaster response to long-term efforts of resilience. The design studio’s evolution is not an isolated story. It is part of a national move toward resilience.

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