Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science

The stockings were hung by the tripod with care... in hopes that St. Rick (Richard Smith)... ahem... St. Nick... soon would be there. 🎄 As we approach the final days of 2024, we're grateful for the many measured successes and thoughtful collaborations the year has brought. Thank you for being part of our journey and here's to new horizons in 2025. Happy Holidays!

Isabel Garcia's research, Accessing Vulnerability of a Sea Turtle Nesting Habitat Using a Mapping-Grade Mobile Lidar System on Padre Island National Seashore, Texas, was shared as part of the poster sessions held at the AGU2024 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. Isabel is a Coastal and Marine Systems Science Ph.D. student and Graduate Research Assistant with CBI’s Measurement Analytics (MANTIS) Lab. Congratulations, Isabel!

Members of CBI AI2ES' Risk Communication team and collaborators recently met at the 2024 Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas. CBI Graduate Research Assistant and Coastal and Marine System Science PhD student Miranda White was among those who presented her research to colleagues and other students in attendance.

Mohammad Sohail, a Computer Science Ph.D. student and Graduate Research Assistant in CBI's Measurement Analytics (MANTIS) Lab, presented his research at the AGU2024 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. His presentation focused on the 2022 megaflood and land surface deformation in southern Pakistan, a region highly susceptible to severe flooding during summer monsoons. Using satellite imagery from Sentinel-1A and 2A, combined with ground-based validation surveys, Mohammad analyzed floodwater depth and land displacement across the hardest-hit areas of the Indus floodplain. Excessive rainfall and floodwater debris were found to be the main drivers of land deformation due to the immense pressure exerted on the land. This research underscores the vital role of remote sensing in monitoring flood impacts and land deformation, providing valuable insights for disaster management and climate resilience efforts.

Watch out, Rudolph—there’s a new holiday helper in town! ROSE the LiDAR puppy spread some high-tech holiday cheer last week delivering elves to each classroom at the the Early Childhood Development Center. Jointly operated by TAMU-CC and Corpus Christi ISD, the preschool works in partnership with TAMU-CC's College of Education and Human Development serving students ages 3-4.

Congratulations to our CBIslanders who were among the 1,000+ graduates to walk the stage at this past weekend's Islander Commencement!

Are you or someone you know passionate about smart farming and innovative agricultural technologies? 🌱✨ Our AgTech REEU program offers: ✅ Financial support ✅ Educational opportunities ✅ Hands-on research experiences ⏰ Deadline to apply: January 31, 2025 🔗 Learn more & apply: reeu.tamucc.edu

Working in collaboration with teams from NOAA Fisheries, Texas Parks and Wildlife, and Mid-Coast Sea Turtle Rescue, CBI recently deployed four additional real-time water temperature sensors in bays along the Texas coast. The sensors will enhance CBI's ability to collect critical data used to predict cold-stunning events that impact endangered sea turtles. To learn more about this and other CBI AI2ES projects, visit https://lnkd.in/gWXncMPh.

Congratulations to Geospatial Computer Science Ph.D. student José A. Pilartes-Congo Jr, sUAS for successfully defending his dissertation proposal, titled “Change Detection and Digital Twin Generation from Multi-Sensor and Multi-Scale 3D Data Fusion.” José is a Graduate Research Assistant with CBI’s Measurement Analytics (MANTIS) Lab, where his research has focused on reality capture technologies, GNSS, and GeoAI techniques for data fusion and the generation of digital twins of built and natural environments.

We spotted a familiar face on page 7 of the November 2024 edition of The Texas Surveyor (👀 at Seneca Holland, TSPS Educator of the Year)! https://lnkd.in/duu85vdC