Ryan Kastner, a professor of computer science here at the Jacobs School, and Albert Lin, a Jacobs School alum and Qualcomm Institute research scientist, have some interesting items on their resumes, including exploring Mayan ruins in Guatemala while dodging bats, and horseback riding in the Mongolian plains to find the tomb of Ghenkis Khan. The two engineers were there to bring the latest technologies to archeological exploration sites.
In this episode of Computing Primetime, they recall some of their adventures, and the technologies behind them.
"We're at the beginning of an era of data driven exploration," Lin says.
Showing posts with label Tomnod. Show all posts
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Jacobs School alums helping to fight illegal fishing in the Persian Gulf.
A company founded by Jacobs School alums and now part of Digital Globe, a leading supplier of satellite imagery, wants your help to fight illegal fishing in the Persian Gulf.
TomNod harnesses the power of crowdsourcing to analyze satellite imagery. In this instance, users will be looking for fishing weirs, structures made of stone, reeds or wooden posts, that allow water to freely flow in at high tide and trap fish when the tide is receding.
The company has successfully used this technique in the past on several campaigns, including mapping damage from Hurricane Sandy and to look for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
TomNod is the brain child of alums Nate Riclin, Shay Har-Noy, Luke Barrington and Albert Lin.
http://www.tomnod.com/
Crowdsourcing the World
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Watch a Jacobs School alum explain how you can join the search for Malaysian Airlines flight MH 370 from your computer
Watch Jacobs school alum Luke Barrington explain Wall Street Journal reporter Deborah Kan how the company he co-founded, Tomnod, is helping look for Malaysian Airlines flight MH 370.
The company, which was acquired by Digital Globe, a leading supplier of commercial satellite imagery, harnesses the power of crowdsourcing to scour satellite images for information. The best applications for the technology are search and rescue operations during natural disasters.
See how you can join the search here.
Other news stories about Tomnod's efforts:
CNN
ABC News
Fox News
Reuters
NBC News
LA Times
San Jose Mercury News
Xconomy
More about Tomnod, which was co-founded by four Jacobs School alumni, here.
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