[Geospatial] REMINDER: Geospatial/GIS meetup tomorrow, August 11

[Janet Reyes]

Hello everyone,
This is a friendly reminder that our next Geospatial/GIS meetup is tomorrow, Thursday, August 11 from 12:00 - 12:50 pm PST.
Our meetup will have an in-person element! If you're willing and able, please join us in Rivera Library, Room 140. It's a large room with tables and chairs and plenty of space to spread out. To find Room 140, turn to the right after entering the library. You'll see Room 140 on the corner of the hallway to your left just after you pass the elevators.

Note that indoor masking is strongly recommended.
Feel free to join by Zoom if that works better for you. We had a pretty successful hybrid meetup experience at the last meetup, and hopefully that will continue.
Our presenter will be Dr. Gopal Ramdas Mahajan, a visiting scientist at the USDA Salinity Lab at UCR. His topic will be Using GIS for salinity mapping and development of GIS-Geoserver based information system.

Soil salinization is a vital land degradation process that diminishes crop productivity throughout the world and is a severe constraint and threat to sustainable agricultural production. The presentation will give a brief overview of the status of salinization and how GIS research is helping to map and monitor it. An accurate inventory and information on resources are very crucial to growers, researchers, policy-makers, and extension specialists to prioritize the research and optimize the use of resources for sustainable agricultural development. Dr. Mahajan will give a brief overview of the GIS-Geoserver-based information system being developed.

Dr. Mahajan's research interest lies in soil fertility and plant nutrition, the use of remote sensing for soil and plant nutritional status, and the characterization and management of salt-affected soils. He has developed digital tools like mobile apps for agricultural resource management and has published 31 research papers in journals of international repute. To learn more:  https://ccari.icar.gov.in/Gopal.html

We'll also have time for announcements and discussion.
A recording of the meetup will be available.
Please note: tomorrow before the meetup you'll receive an email containing the Zoom meeting information if by then you have either:

  *   registered on Eventbrite<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/geospatialgis-meetups-tickets-349816890737>, or
  *   replied "yes" or "tentative" to the calendar invite some of you received on July 28.
I hope you can join us, on Zoom or in person!
Best,

Janet Reyes
Geospatial Information Librarian
UCR Library | University of California, Riverside
P.O. Box 5900 | Orbach Library, Room 128
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Office: 951.827.6421 | Fax: 951.827.2255 | janet.reyes at ucr.edu<mailto:janet.reyes at ucr.edu>

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