Last week I managed to escape the cold and wet UK weather by heading to Gran Canaria for the Ocean Optics XXVI conference, organised by The Oceanography Society. I spent my days walking along the promenade to, and from, the … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Ocean Optics
Lidar: From space to your garage and pocket
Lidar isn’t a word most people use regularly, but recent developments in the field might see a future where is becomes part of everyday life. Lidar, an acronym for LIght Detection And Ranging, was first developing in the 1960’s and … Continue reading
A Few Days In Portland: Phytoplankton, Sea Ice and Cake!
As I talked about in my last blog, this week I’m attending the Ocean Optics XXII Conference in Portland, Maine in the USA. I arrived last Thursday and spent the weekend at a two day pre-conference meeting entitled ‘Phytoplankton Composition … Continue reading
Citizen Science, Secchi Disks & Ocean Optics
Tomorrow I’m off to the Ocean Optics conference, which has taken place every two years since 1965 and brings together specialists united by light in the ocean; this year the conference has topics as varied as environmental management, fluorescence, remote … Continue reading
Current Work in Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry
Last week the annual Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society (RSPSoc) conference was held in Aberystwyth. Now I’ve stepped down as RSPSoc Chairman I could relax and enjoy this year’s event as a delegate. Arriving on Wednesday morning, the first session … Continue reading