Edge of Space Drone

Teaching

Browse the GIS and remote sensing courses that Dr. Meerdink offers within the School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability.

Field Data Collection with LiCOR

Equipment

Check out the equipment available in LOQATE for research. If interested in using this equipment, contact Dr. Susan Meerdink.

News

Figure 1 from Chan et al. 2026 Ecology Article

New Lab Publication: Cicadas are declining due to century-old forest removal

Friday, September 4, 2026
Check out our the new publication that was developed in collaboration with friends in Biology where we used old air photos to determine areas that retained or lost forest over the century and presence of cicadas: https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ecy.70487
Figure 2 from NASA’s hyperspectral EMIT mission improves invasive plant detection in Everglades National Park

New publication - NASA’s hyperspectral EMIT mission improves invasive plant detection in Everglades National Park

Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Check out our new article on detecting Brazilian peppertree, an invasive shrub, in Biological Invasions!
Jalissa Pirro with Drone for Graduation

Jalissa successfully defends thesis!

Monday, July 20, 2026
Congratulations to Jalissa for successfully defending her thesis titled "Quantifying Early-Season Miscanthus × giganteus Spatiotemporal Patterns Using High-Resolution UAS LIDAR". We have truly appreciated her time and expertise while she was here. We wish her the best of luck back in New York State!

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