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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This is a friendly reminder that our next Geospatial/GIS meetup is tomorrow,
<b>Thursday, August 11</b> from 12:00 – 12:50 pm PST. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Our meetup will have an in-person element! If you’re willing and able, please
<b>join us in</b> <b>Rivera Library, Room 140</b>. 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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Note that indoor masking is strongly recommended.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Feel free to join by Zoom</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> if that works better for you. We had a pretty successful hybrid meetup experience
at the last meetup, and hopefully that will continue. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Our presenter will be Dr. Gopal Ramdas Mahajan, a visiting scientist at the USDA Salinity Lab at UCR. His topic will be
<b><span style="color:black">Using GIS for salinity mapping and development of GIS-Geoserver based information system.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">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:
<a href="https://ccari.icar.gov.in/Gopal.html">https://ccari.icar.gov.in/Gopal.html</a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We’ll also have time for announcements and discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">A recording of the meetup will be available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please note</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">: tomorrow before the meetup
<span style="color:#232333;background:white">you’ll receive an </span>email containing the Zoom meeting information<b>
</b>if by then you have either<b>:</b> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#232333;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">registered on <u><span style="color:#0563C1"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/geospatialgis-meetups-tickets-349816890737">Eventbrite</a></span></u>,
</span><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt">or</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">replied “yes” or “tentative” to the calendar invite some of you received on July 28.
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I hope you can join us, on Zoom or in person!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Janet Reyes</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><br>
<i>Geospatial Information Librarian</i></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">UCR Library | University of California, Riverside<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">P.O. Box 5900 | Orbach Library, Room 128<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Riverside, CA 92517-5900<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Office: 951.827.6421 | Fax: 951.827.2255 | </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:janet.reyes@ucr.edu"><span style="color:blue">janet.reyes@ucr.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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