[Geospatial] Invitation: Geospatial/GIS meetup @ Tue Apr 7, 2026 12pm - 12:50pm (PDT) (geospatial at lists.ucr.edu)

[Janet Reyes]

Geospatial/GIS meetup
Tuesday Apr 7, 2026 ⋅ 12pm – 12:50pm
Pacific Time - Los Angeles



Hello everyone,Welcome to Springquarter! Our next Geospatial/GIS meetup  
will be held on Tuesday, April 7from 12:00-12:50 pm.This meetup willbe  
hybrid. It will take place on Zoom, and in Orbach Science LibraryRoom 122  
for those who wouldlike to attend in person. The meetup will be  
recorded.Mike Cohen, consultant for the UCR Botanic Gardens, will give a  
presentationtitled “High-Resolution Aerial Mapping of the UCR Botanic  
Gardens byDrone” In this presentation, Mike willshare his journey of  
acquiring a DJI Air 3 drone, obtaining his TRUST andFAA107A license, and  
ensuring proper registration and labeling of the drone inaccordance with  
FAA regulations. Mike will bring the drone to the meetup for ashow-and-tell  
session. Mikewill also speak on using the drone in the ongoing UCR Botanic  
Gardenshigh-resolution aerial imagery project. This project  
involves capturingdetailed aerial visuals of the diverse plant collections,  
landscapes, andfeatures, such as the Native American Garden. The goal is to  
supportdocumentation, virtual tours, and conservation efforts, ultimately  
creating anorthorectified imagery basemap.Mike Cohen is a GIS consultant,  
dronepilot, and technology educator with more than 40 years of  
experienceintegrating geospatial tools, imagery, and data-driven solutions  
across publicservice and higher education. He holds a Bachelor of Science  
in OrnamentalHorticulture from Cal Poly Pomona. Afterretiring from San  
Bernardino County—where he led enterprise GIS initiatives andmanaged  
large-scale aerial imagery programs—Mike became a GIS consultant  
andvolunteer at UCR. His projects include developing interactive  
ArcGISapplications, managing high-resolution imagery workflows, and  
mentoringstudents in applied GIS. Mike incorporates drone-based mapping  
andvisualization in educational and public-facing projects, with a focus  
onhelping students understand how emerging geospatial technologies  
translate intoreal-world careers.  The meetup willstart with announcements  
of general interest, including a description of the GIS-relatedevents  
occurring at UCR on April 13 (StarMap workshop) and April 15 (Mappingthe  
Future and the Chancellor’sDistinguished Lecture Series with Esri President  
Jack Dangermond). Meanwhile, to register for the April 7 meetup  
pleaserespond to this calendar invitation, or register through Eventbrite.  
Registrationis appreciated but not required.Here’s the Zoominformation for  
the  
meetup:https://ucr.zoom.us/j/94569944311?pwd=RmnFwgZmCwUPr4amavwoXuXwHMGGl4.1Meeting  
ID: 945 6994 4311Passcode: 613491 Please forward thisinvitation to anyone  
who may be interested.I hope you'll beable to join us, on Zoom or in  
person, for this in-depth look at drone imagery collection!Best, Janet  
ReyesGeospatial Information Librarian

Organizer
Janet Reyes
janetre at ucr.edu

Guests
Janet Reyes - organizer
Matt Vaughn
Xuanlin Du
Stephanie Gutierrez
Devanshi Upadhyaya
Kathalinne Bella Gonzalez
Raymond Uzwyshyn
geospatial at lists.ucr.edu
Daisy Herrera
Olivia Atherton
Sarah Kim
Natalie Chan
ahaglund at esri.com
Ulices Ramirez Lopez
Luis Barrios
Pratyasha Mishra
Worku Nida
Joseph Farago-Spencer
Bani Badwal
Kritika Gupta
Bhawana Acharya
Mark Long
Ariana Firebaugh Ornelas
Ramich Wori
Mariana Reyes
Emily Candido
Nirali Tailor
Deja Simon-Jennings
Daniel Khan
Aakash Nagare
Ajit Singh
Ethan Luo
Ryan Sendejas
Saloni Bonde
sufuma at gmail.com
Mario Mendoza
Nícolas Roque dos Santos
Mia Ashby
Tiffany Larrabee
Zhiyi Wang
ckurnia at esri.com
Ipek Aytac
Rocio Gomez
Ahmed Eldawy
emogulof at gmail.com
Marlene Figueroa
Lynda Vernia
Valery Chan
Akshay Jayaram
Aaron Huang
gerald.winkel at redcross.org
John Jiang
Xing Shi
Soumya Agarwal
Ariel Texis Muñoz
Dana Van
Bhumi Shah
Angelica Ortiz
Kristle Robles
Barbara Martinez Neda
Lynn Sweet
Justin Huft
Ashish Kulkarni
Emily Agurcia
Cynthia Curiel Raygoza
Cooper Crane
Suryaa Charan Shivakumar
nvmike at outlook.com
Athena Bravo
Megan Asaka
Noa Noh
Fan Bu
Shiva Shashank Adlagatta
Cristina Gomez Vidal
Joy Banik
Niloofar Shoja Razavi
Bach Tran
Rajesh Neupane
Surya Arian
Tarlan Bahadori
sarahpz596 at gmail.com
lmusa at geoinovo.com
Danelle Angeline Baronia
Laura Chansavang
William Troxel
Chun-Yu Lin
Pareeya Jiyacharoen
RJ B
Jenny Chen
Jacqueline Alba
Nan Li
David Biggs
Annie Hsu
Boluwatife Daodu
Gary Qin
laragard at yahoo.com
kiran at mapsolgeo.com
Julia Torres
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