The Digital Earth Watch (DEW) project is a NASA research grant created to compliment environmental data taken by satellites with ground-level research. The ground-level environmental data in the project could potentially increase with citizen participation. The goal of our project was to assist DEW by documenting the data collection process in order to develop educational and expansionary resources to facilitate future user involvement. We achieved our goal by collecting vegetation imagery, analyzing the images with DEW software, and developing educational tutorials. Through the implementation of our recommendations, the DEW project can increase its effectiveness in monitoring ground-level environmental data.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Parker, Daniel David
• Grady, William Robert
• O'Brien, Patrick Joseph
• Parker, Benjamin Keyes

Subject

• Sustainability
• Environment
• Computing
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050509-114006

Keyword

• Service learning
• Electronic data processing

Advisor

• Brown, Donald R.
• Krueger, Robert

Year

• 2009

Center

• Boston, Massachusetts Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Boston Museum of Science
• Rogan, Brian

Date created

• 2009-05-05

Location

• Boston

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2020-11-20