Although we feel grateful to have new members joining our research group, it is always sad to say goodbye to members graduating and departing for new career opportunities. We always enjoy Akash’s presence at the party, thanks to the remote work option of his new job. Last week, we gathered together to appreciate Sun’s contribution to our research group during …

Tippecanoe county surveyor, Zach Beasley, visited Purdue to give a guest lecture in the CE203 class. It was very nice to learn real-world examples from someone who knows about surveying!

Megan Compton and Shaun Scholer from Indiana Geographic Information Office gave a guest lecture for CE 203 on Apr 6, 2022.

Our work continues out at the low head dam site in Logansport, IN. This past July we met with Dr. Jerry Sweeten’s group (Senior Research Ecologist with Ecosystems Connections Institute) and Greg Toth (Superintendent of the Logansport Municipal Utilities) along the banks of the Eel river and captured UAV imagery of the dam. Since then, the dam has been demolished …

Nikhil and Joshua drove out to Lakewood, Ohio on November 10th, 2021 to collect data along a portion of Lake Erie’s coastline known as the Gold Coast. This mission is part of a collaborative effort with KS Associates, an Ohio-based civil engineering firm, to explore the application of UAV mapping in civil engineering projects. The goal of this mission was …